You can use DB2 (or Informix or SQL Server) to create a database, but DB2, in and of itself, is not a database. A database is a large structured set of persistent data.

IBM Corp. is adding artificial intelligence capabilities to its Db2 relational database management system that should help make the 36-year-old software more useful in today’s data-driven world ...

Previously known for power but not usability, DB2 Universal Database has new easy-to-use wizards and strong support for open-standard XML and Java, making it a competitive solution. DB2's ...

Big Blue could "potentially offer" a free starter edition of DB2, as part of a strategy to win over developers to its database product.

DB2 Express-C is a free version of IBM's flagship database aimed at winning software developers over to its products.