# New version 2.5.5 of IBM\_DB gem now available

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**Created:** [July 15, 2010, 4:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-version-2-5-5-of-ibm-db-gem-now-available/191631 "2010-07-15T16:50:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 15, 2010, 4:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-version-2-5-5-of-ibm-db-gem-now-available/191631/1 "2010-07-15T16:50:20Z")

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Hi All,

New version 2.5.5 of the IBM\_DB gem, the Rails Adapter/Ruby Driver for  
IBM DB2 and IBM Informix is now available. This release of the gem  
adds support for Graphic/Vargraphic and Bigint (in adapter) datatype.

To know more and get hands with the IBM\_DB gem download the latest gem  
from [http://rubygems.org/gems/ibm\_db](http://rubygems.org/gems/ibm_db) or  
[http://rubyforge.org/projects/rubyibm/](http://rubyforge.org/projects/rubyibm/)

Visit  
[http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/db2/express/download.html?S\_CMP=ECDDWW01&S\_TACT=ACDB206](http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/db2/express/download.html?S_CMP=ECDDWW01&S_TACT=ACDB206)  
for downloading the latest version of DB2 ExpressC edition.