Lisa Vaas

Computer Associates International Inc. on Monday will release a Windows version of Ingres r3, the newly open-sourced database that the company hopes will worm its way into the heart of the enterprise. CA, of Islandia, N.Y., first released the code for its relational database into the open-source community in beta form and under a license […]

Database security vendor Application Security Inc. has entered a two-year partnership with Visa International to ensure that the worlds largest credit card issuer is on the cutting edge of protecting its databases, the two firms announced this week. The partnership is geared to providing Visa, which is by far the worlds largest credit card brand, […]

MySQL AB on Wednesday released into general availability a version of its open-source database with subqueries, faster and more secure client-server communication, tools that ease installation and configuration, and support for international character sets and geographic data. MySQL Version 4.1, which can be downloaded now here, isnt the truly competitive database that everybodys waiting for […]

Now that the European Union has approved Oracle Corp.s bid for PeopleSoft Inc., as anticipated, the only remaining hurdles are PeopleSofts poison pill, its Customer Assurance Plan and a potential proxy battle to gain control of the companys board of directors, according to legal experts. “After the European Union cleared it, I dont think theres […]

Sybase Inc. is pleased as punch with its recent earnings report, results of which were announced on Wednesday. The Dublin, Calif., companys total revenue increased to $198.7 million for the third quarter, up from $193.8 million for year-ago figures. CEO John Chen credited growth in data management and mobility solutions, plus—no surprise here—kick-butt sales in […]

Its a clear win for customers that Microsoft has decided to maintain the status quo with its per-processor software licensing model after dual-core and multicore processor hardware becomes available in coming months. Microsoft announced on Tuesday that the company wont consider dual-core, four-core, eight-core or whatever-core as individual processors, but rather that such technology will […]

Hackers took advantage of a known vulnerability on an unpatched computer to potentially gain access to some 1.4 million names, Social Security numbers, telephone numbers, addresses and dates of birth at University of California at Berkeley, officials said Tuesday. The personal data was that of recipients and providers for the states In Home Supportive Services […]

Information Builders Inc. last week deepened its commitment to do what just about all BI vendors are now doing: getting business intelligence out to the masses. To do that, the New York company put out an update to its WebFocus software that ties in tighter with Microsoft Corp.s Office and Excel, scales better, and integrates […]

Critical Oracle Corp. technology vulnerabilities have been publicly exploited, the company advised in a recent security update that urged users to apply the patches contained in its Security Alert 68. “Oracle is aware of public exploits (as indicated in the latest version of the alert) for several of the vulnerabilities, and more exploits may be […]

Cognos Inc.s brand-new senior vice president of operations has been indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit multibillion-dollar securities fraud, the business intelligence company found out this week. Upon finding that Andrew Cahill was indicted in connection with financial restatements while he was employed at Peregrine Systems Inc., Ottawa-based Cognos issued a statement saying it […]

After 16 months of bloody warfare, PeopleSoft has finally voiced a willingness to sit down and discuss a deal with Oracle—a development that marks the beginning of the end for the company, according to some legal experts. PeopleSoft Inc. board member Steven Goldby, on the stand for the second day in a Delaware court trial, […]

Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer on Monday told the Financial Times newspaper that the company has no intention of stepping in as a white knight to acquire PeopleSoft Inc. and save it from Oracle Corp.s clutches. Thats not surprising, analysts said, running down a list of points that could sour Microsoft on such a deal: […]