The International Components for Unicode

The International Components for Unicode (ICU) is a set of C/C++ and Java™ libraries for Unicode support and software internationalization. ICU is an open source project that is sponsored by IBM® and provides Unicode services on many platforms.

For Db2 for z/OS®, ICU is provided as part of the Accessories Suite. It is called by certain features of Db2 for z/OS and the Accessories Suite, such as Spatial Support, that require these Unicode and internationalization functions.