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California law enforcement is backing a ballot proposal that would give them the go-ahead to operate the largest DNA database in the country. Civil libertarians say the database would spurn constitutional protections against unreasonable search and seizure, while public defenders say it would drain the states already depleted coffers. Read the full story at Yahoo […]

Whether youre talking about installing Oracle RDBMS program files or other Oracle products—Forms & Reports, Developer Suite, Application Server, etc.—having a set methodology will make your life easier. This article, which is one in a series, lays out a methodology on Unix-based systems, primarily using Solaris. Read the full story at Database Journal.

Back in 1995, Norman Mayne, the CEO of Dorothy Lane Market, knew he was creating a major stir when he was one of the first executives to start talking about “firing” customers. But he did just that, and then launched Club DLM. Still the most radical, data-driven loyalty program in the supermarket industry, Club DLM […]

When Harrahs first started its Total Gold loyalty program in 1997, it was during a time of rapid expansion of casinos in hot spots like Las Vegas and Atlantic City, N.J. The relaxation of state gaming laws only intensified the rivalry among casinos. While recognition cards aimed at boosting customer loyalty had been in the […]

There are frequent-buyer programs, frequent-flier programs, frequent-player cards and frequent-dining coupons. There are points-at-the-pump schemes, turkey giveaways at Christmas (along with $100 copper roasters in which to cook them) and, as of November 2003, donations to charities for people who use their Starbucks loyalty card to buy coffee. There are plastic cards, smart cards, thermal […]

While traditional loyalty programs are designed to boost spending at one business, eBay Inc., the San Jose, Calif.-based online auction site, is once again breaking the mold. Its teamed up with American Airlines, Hilton Hotels and eight other companies to offer consumers a new type of loyalty card—one of the first of its kind in […]

Matt Asay, Novells director of Linux Business Office; Mike Olson, CEO of Sleepycat Software, maker of the popular open-source database, Berkeley DB; Munwar Shariff, CTO of Cignex Technologies, an open source software development house; and Mike Evans, Red Hats VP of business development look into their crystal balls to see what open source will look […]

There was some turmoil in Microsoft Corp.s worldwide services organizations in late November, when Corporate VP Michael Sinneck abruptly resigned to “pursue opportunities outside of Microsoft.” Microsoft quickly appointed its chief information officer, Rick Devenuti, to act as both CIO and the head of worldwide services. Coming from IBM Global Services, Sinneck was a big […]

Microsoft Corp.s brass has committed to doubling productivity in the coming decade from the levels achieved in the 1990s. But such a promise begs the questions: How (and why) do you measure productivity? And is measuring productivity as subjective as measuring total cost of ownership? Microsoft and other industry partners, including Cisco Systems Inc., Xerox […]

MySQL AB CEO Marten Mickos gets my vote as one of the top database movers and shakers of 2003. Over the past year, this little Swedish company has been making big strides in shaking up the world of enterprise databases. While its true that the DBMS world is still owned, for the most part, by […]

From video cameras to portable music players, consumer electronics manufacturers are increasingly incorporating high-capacity hard disks into their products to store video and music. Research firm Trend Focus sees hard drive shipments to consumer electronics makers soaring to 55 million units in 2006 from an estimated 17 million this year. Blazing a trail for the […]