This handbook outlines the techniques and rules related to the administration, connectivity, and development of DB2 UDB on OS/390. It presents an overview of the product family, with details concerning its tools, environments, security, structures, design, coding, application, and optimization. An accompanying CD-ROM contains a trial version of DB2 Universal Database V7.1 for Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows 95, and Windows 98. The authors are database consultants. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)