IBM introduced the <A HREF="http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/22453.wss">IBM Data Studio, the industry's first integrated data management environment.</A> Unlike other client-side data management solutions that often only provide functionality for one aspect of the data lifecycle or focus exclusively on database administration, Data Studio unites these various aspects of data management and supports a heterogeneous data server environment.

Data Studio provides customers the ability to boost data-driven application development productivity and perform operational database administration functions from anywhere at anytime. Additionally, Data Studio allows customers to design, develop, deploy and manage their information throughout the entire data management life cycle using a common, Eclipse-based interface.

The Eclipse-based Data Studio complements the IBM Rational Software Delivery Platform, an integrated set of products and services that helps customers effectively govern the business process of software and systems delivery, and is extensible with plug-ins so customers can customize their development environment to seamlessly manage their data. The fully integrated nature of the IBM Data Studio simplifies collaboration among developers and DBAs. As direct result of this optimized, collaborative environment, development time can be slashed by up to 50 percent.