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by [[Jane Shen]]

SMARTsort, the multiplatform, high-performance, full-function sort/merge/copy data utility just got smarter with a new release Six months after the availability of Release 1, the SMARTsort team delivered SMARTsort Version 1 Release 2 SMARTsort 1 2 runs on AIX, OS/2, and Windows NT It utilizes advance-patented algorithms to deliver exceptional performance while offering a rich set of functions to meet all data manipulation needs

Here is a quick summary of enhancements in SMARTsort 1 2

* Expands the list of supported platforms to include AIX 4 1, Windows NT 3 51, OS/2 2 1, and OS/2 Warp Version 3 0 and higher
* Can be called from multiple threads within a program as a result of POSIX Thread Support
* Significantly improves the performance of DB2 LOAD with the Index Create function When the DB2-SMARTsort Accelerator is enabled under DB2 for AIX, a boost of more than 70 percent in sort performance and up to 39 percent in the overall LOAD performance can be achieved
* Is available in Japanese, Spanish, and English versions Note This is not to be confused with SMARTsort s ability to process data in more than 40 national languages
* Can be installed from CD-ROM

==A Great Product Just Got Better==

SMARTsort provides a command line interface (CLI) and an application programming interface (API) to access powerful SMARTsort capabilities from application programs SMARTsort supports user-written subroutines, providing the user with a broad range of data arrangement capabilities

SMARTsort has its own home page on the World Wide Web To access up-to- date information on SMARTsort, visit the home page on URL http //www storage ibm com/storage/software/sort/srtshome htm

The SMARTsort hotline has been actively handling inquiries from around the world To reach the SMARTsort hotline, send e-mail to smartsort vnet ibm com



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