免费的IBM DB2 Express-C数据库发布了9.7.5版本，该版本最值得关注的是兼容Oracle特性，包括支持PL/SQL，CLP+，数据类型，语法等等。
新版本其他改进包括：
Enhancements for migrating SQL C applications from other database systems
Support for nested array and row types
New HexToRaw, NVL2, and SubStr2 functions and enhancements to other functions
Additional diagnostic options for various commands
