Lisa Vaas

Oracle has released a set of 49 patches that addresses new flaws in multiple versions of its Database Server, Application Server, Collaboration Suite, E-Business and Applications, and Enterprise Manager products. The patches are available on OTN (the Oracle Technology Network). The product flaws vary in terms of exploitability. Oracle Database has 12 flaws, including a […]

Oracle Corp. let Release 2 of Database 10g out of the bag on Monday, promising tighter security and better performance and availability with the much-anticipated revamp. This is the first overhaul of the database that Oracle first released in February 2004 and heralded as “the only database designed for grid computing.” “Oracle sets the bar […]

Oracles purchase of ProfitLogic on Tuesday was a shot across the bow to competitors, signaling not only that the company is determined to rule the retail sector, but also that, to compete, retail software vendors must throw sophisticated pricing, markdown and merchandising technology into the mix. ProfitLogic Inc. is a niche operator, selling a forecast […]

IBM on Thursday will reveal the first fruits of its acquisition of Ascential Software as it opens a beta for Project Hawk and Project Serrano, the two new stars of its information integration portfolio. This covers two new products: IBM Rational Data Architect and IBM WebSphere Information Analyzer. Big Blue is also rolling out updates […]

Used to be, soda was soda. Used to be, a sales rep standing in front of the cool mist pouring out of the soda pop cooler would go on gut instinct when it came to figuring out what to charge a convenience store for a shipment of RC cola or 7UP. Then there came acquisitions. […]

Salesforce.com Inc.s Summer 05 release of its on-demand CRM—which it plans to launch on Tuesday in San Francisco—will be more tightly integrated than ever with Pervasive Software Inc.s data integration technology on its back end, Pervasive announced on Monday. Pervasives announced support adds to the Salesforce.com customer relationship management package with over 200 application and […]

Business Objects has hooked up with partners to deliver what it claims is the first BI tool to take advantage of XBRL, a format in which financial information is directly filed to the SEC, the company announced on Monday. XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) is an open standard for transmitting and sharing business information. Its […]

Sleepycat Software is putting out a high-test version of its open-source Java database for developers that cranks up the performance, jacks up the standards support and runs certified on Solaris 10 for x64. In advance of Sun Microsystems Inc.s JavaOne conference for developers, Sleepycat Software Inc. will announce on Tuesday the general availability of Berkeley […]

StreamBase on Monday will unveil a version of its real-time stream processing engine thats focused on financial services and which will be able to snatch live data streams and record them back. That playback ability in StreamBase 2.0 will let users model market assumptions and trading strategies on archived market data at market or accelerated […]

Youd think that pharmaceutical companies would be ideal candidates for grid computing. They have a great need for high-performance computing in drug research, have vast amounts of data and are challenged by being one of the most geographically dispersed industries. Youd be wrong, according to a new report from The 451 Group. According to William […]

Macrovision earlier this week rolled out FLEXnet Connector, a set of connections that will enable ISVs to tap directly into Macrovisions FLEXnet platform for managing software licensing, with grid computing vendor Platform Computing standing up as one of the first ISVs to do so. Platform is hooking up its LSF License Scheduler and LSF Analytics […]

Making good on its word to keep the JD Edwards product line alive, Oracle Corp. on Wednesday rolled out a Service Pack for JD Edwards World ERP applications. A7.3 SP 16 features functionality designed to help customers improve compliance, set up self-service applications and lower their operating costs. A7.3 SP 16 includes enhancements to Cash […]