Brian Fonseca

JNetDirect Inc. next week will announce the availability of JSecureConnect, its Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) driver that enables secure access to a variety of databases. In addition, the company plans to introduce its JSQL-Mapper product into beta release in December, according to Burke Cox, president and CEO of Herndon, Va.-based JNetDirect. Expected to be released […]

Buoyed by a new Java API (application programming interface) and enhanced replication features, Sleepycat Software on Tuesday introduced a beefed-up version of its open source Berkeley DB data management software. According to officials of the Lincoln, Mass.-based company the new Java API within Berkley DB version 4.2 is based upon the Java collections standard. Sleepycat […]

SAP AG is using partnerships with Sybase Inc. and MySQL AB to give users of its business software more database options. SAP and Sybase look to attract more small and midsize businesses with the announcement last week of a partnership that will combine SAPs applications with Sybases relational DBMS. Under the agreement, SAP, of Walldorf, […]

BMC Software, Inc. extended the compatibility and management reach of its SQL-BackTrack database backup and recovery offering on Monday by unveiling interoperability with IBM Tivoli Storage Manager. Customers of Houston, Tex.-based BMC Software will benefit from the tight integration through accelerated application deployment and testing thanks to SQL-BackTracks new Ready for IBM Tivoli software program […]

Autodesk Inc. on Friday rolled out its new package of manufacturing software and services, highlighted by beefier built-in data management capabilities that let customers get a better handle on complex model data in a multiple-user environment. In addition, the company introduced updates to some of its 2D modeling applications. Company officials said the products featuring […]

The city of San Francisco will join IBM on Wednesday to unveil CrimeMaps, a new application designed to simplify how local police officers track crime patterns to help alert the public of potential threats in the area. One year in the making and built upon IBMs DB2 technology, CrimeMaps is available to only specially trained […]

Seizing momentum on the growing popularity of open-source software, PGDG is working out the kinks in its PostgreSQL open-source object relational database software. This week the PostgreSQL Global Development Group announced the availability and a number of enhancements within Version 7.4 of the PostgreSQL Object Relational Database Management System. The upgrade polishes the “rough edges” […]

Extending its open source reach toward increasingly complex application environments, MySQL AB has added the SAP-certified MaxDB to its database product line repertoire. The Swedish company introduced MaxDB, earmarked to complement MySQL database, at Comdex Las Vegas 2003 on Monday. MaxDB is targeted at large installations of the mySAP enterprise resource planning suite and other […]