# New Version of IBM\_DB Rails Adapter/Driver now available

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**Created:** [June 25, 2008, 12:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-version-of-ibm-db-rails-adapter-driver-now-available/196724 "2008-06-25T12:00:33Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 12:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-version-of-ibm-db-rails-adapter-driver-now-available/196724/1 "2008-06-25T12:00:33Z")

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Hi All,

New version of IBM\_DB, the Rails Adapter/Driver for IBM DataServers,  
is now available. This release includes various updates and provides  
support for Rails-2.1.0. The gem is available for download at  
[http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group\_id=2361](http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=2361) . For more details, check the  
home page of the project at [http://rubyforge.org/projects/rubyibm/](http://rubyforge.org/projects/rubyibm/) .

With this gem you can access IBM DataServers in Ruby and Ruby on Rails  
application. One can get started up with IBM\_DB gem using IBM DB2  
Express-C which is a no-charge community edition of the DB2 data  
server available for download at

> **[IBM Db2](https://www.ibm.com/products/db2)**
>
> IBM Db2 is the database to run your mission-critical workloads. Power low-latency transactions and real-time analytics across any cloud, hybrid, or on-prem.

. For more information on DB2 Express-C edition visit

> **[IBM Db2](https://www.ibm.com/products/db2)**
>
> IBM Db2 is the database to run your mission-critical workloads. Power low-latency transactions and real-time analytics across any cloud, hybrid, or on-prem.

Thanks and regards

Praveen Devarao

IBM Opensource Technologies  
India Software Labs  
Bangalore