Lisa Vaas

Ex-IBM infrastructure engineer George Perkins, laid off and out of work for 14 months, finally got an interview late last month. The interview not only ended a long, frustrating dry spell for the 20-year IT veteran; it also led to a job as supervisor of the state of Wisconsins Department of Transportations Bureau of Automation […]

PeerDirect Corp. last week announced it is providing native support for Linux on its flagship PeerDirect Distributed Enterprise suite. The move will enable its customers to decentralize and distribute database-driven business applications to far-flung locations using Linux-based application servers and databases, officials said. PeerDirect Distributed Enterprise provides bidirectional synchronization, distribution and replication of corporate data […]

Oracle Corp. and EMC Corp. last week announced joint offerings designed to enhance service and support of their respective technologies as well as make them easier to use. The new Oracle on EMC Database Accelerator Service, announced at Oracle AppsWorld in San Diego, is designed to help companies transition from direct-attached storage to what EMC […]

Sybase Inc. Thursday released a version of its Adaptive Server Enterprise relational database management system that works in conjunction with PeopleSoft CRM 8.8. The release, ASE 12.5, adds customer relationship management support to the list of other PeopleSoft Inc. applications supported by Sybase, of Dublin, Calif., including Human Capital Management, Supply Chain Management and Financial […]

The Linux Professional Institute, a developer of Linux certifications, this week announced that it is hooking up with UnitedLinux LLC, an industry initiative to streamline Linux development and certification around a global, uniform distribution of the open source operating system. The two organizations have signed a cooperative agreement to market a UnitedLinux professional certification program. […]

IBM on Monday unveiled a new program to help business partners—i.e., those vendors that distribute or incorporate IBM software technology into their own offerings—swap ideas and glean insights into industry knowledge and trends. Dubbed Insight Exchange, the program is open to both current and prospective IBM partners. It will use Webcasts, online chats, in-person presentations, […]

IBM Monday announced and demonstrated at LinuxWorld a new Linux database clustering solution for DB2 users that will allow businesses swamped by e-business-generated data to enter into the world of multi-terabyte without being shackled to proprietary systems. IBMs DB2 for Linux Clustering solution is an end-to-end offering that enables customers to scale systems from two […]

Microsoft Corp. Tuesday announced the availability of SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 3, which includes serviceability and security fixes and enhancements. SP3 includes all SQL Server fixes to date and is available by clicking here. It can be applied to an original installation or to one where SP1 or SP2 was applied previously. New features […]

Database security toolmakers application Security Inc. and Eruces Inc. are rolling out tools to help enterprises increase the security of their databases. ASI is joining with nCipher Corporation Ltd. to produce a hardware/software database security module, in addition to rolling out updates to its database security software for Microsoft Corp.s SQL Server and IBMs DB2 […]

IBM is gearing up to release the first product from its years-long Xperanto data integration research project for beta testing next quarter. The as-yet-unnamed software will enable, for example, call center representatives to access and change customer information in real time from multiple sources, an IBM spokeswoman confirmed last week. The application will tap different […]