SMARTsort Just Got Smarter

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