Date difference between Java and db2

Hello,

I am quite puzzled. I have the following environment:

-iseries DB2
-Jdk 1.5
-Hibernate 3 (jpa)
-Tomcat 5.5

When I have "31st December 2006" in the database, the webapp displays "30th December 2006" and so on.

I don't understand this one-day difference???

Does anyone has some clue of why I get this?

Thanks in advance,

Julien.

PS: The fields are typed java.util.Date

That suggests to me that the timezone for the database is not the same as the timezone for the JDK. This could happen even if both of them are running on the iSeries.

That is exactly the case Paul: Db2 is in Chicago and Tomcat in Paris. What do you suggest I do in order to avoid this problem bearing in mind I can't put my Tomcat in Chicago?
Julien.

Don't use Dates, use Calendar objects where you can set the time zone and locale.

Thanks to both of you!