That was not the question.

To answer the question, no you don't need any client licenses since your
clients do not talk to DB2 directly, only indirectly through another
application.

"Larry" <lsedels@us.ibm.com> wrote in message
news:3F5E9EEB.595D2AC7@us.ibm.com...
> Bill,
>
> If you license DB2 V8 Enterprise Server Edition and you only access DB2
> data that resides on a UNIX server (and do not access any mainframe or
> AS/400 data), you must license DB2 V8 ESE for the total # of processors on
> the UNIX servers that DB2 resides on. This does not include host access,
> Information Integrator, or any other adjunct products like Warehouse
> manager, Cube Views, OLAP Server, etc.
>
> Larry Edelstein
>
> sql-db2-dba wrote:
>
> > We have an application running several daemon processes on a UNIX
> > server. The "user" applications communicate directly with the server
> > application via proprietory messages. Based on these messages the
> > server processes query and update the databases which resides on the
> > same UNIX server. The results if needed get passed back to the "users"
> > via the same messaging system. No DB2 client software is installed in
> > the "user" machines. Do we need to pay for licenses on these "user"
> > computers/equipments?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Bill.
> > leungb@aptea.com
>