Lisa Vaas

As Oracle Corp. girds for the upcoming release of its Oracle 10G database next month, the company is cranking up the G-for-grid part of the message for this major update. According to beta users, the update will feature easier-to-configure grid capabilities. But a big part of Oracles RAC (Real Application Clusters) message for the past […]

A worm code-named “Voyager Alpha Force” that targets Microsoft Corp. SQL Server databases is roaming the Internet, trying to turn insecure database servers into launching pads for applications running out of FTP sites in the Philippines. Voyager Alpha Force exploits blank SQL Server sa (system administrator) passwords, according to a security notice from Microsoft. The […]

Following the virus and worm devastation wrought by Blaster and SoBig this past week, Microsoft Corp. on Friday admitted that it has finally bitten the bullet and committed to automatic security patch updates for its SQL Server database. Work on automatic security patching began immediately after Slammer struck in late January, bringing the Internet to […]

The XDB (XML Database) in Oracle Corp.s Oracle9i Database Release 2 has a set of potential buffer overflows that a smart attacker could exploit to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) attack or to capture an active user session on Oracle9i, the companys OTN (Oracle Technology Network) informed users earlier this week. Oracle9i Release 1 and earlier […]

The European database management systems market grew feebly in 2002, at a rate of 1.4 percent, according to a new report from Gartner Dataquest. But at least it grew. In contrast, the worldwide figure for new license revenue for database systems shrank by 6 percent during the same period, according to the analyst firm. The […]

Database-management tool vendors are flooding the market with support for heterogeneous database mixes, including new offerings from Veritas Software Corp., BMC Software Inc., Quest Software Inc. and Embarcadero Technologies Inc. Veritas plans to release a version of its Veritas i3 application performance management software (formerly called Precise i3) that will be tailored for Microsoft Corp.s […]

Sleepycat Software Inc. in October will release a version of its open-source embedded database engine thats a good fit for Java developers, does a better job at replication and enables small-footprint applications. Berkeley DB 4.2 features a new Java API based on Java Collections—a capability that enables developers to manage groupings of data to facilitate […]

Veritas Software Corp. has unveiled a cluster file system for Oracle Corp.s Oracle9i Real Application Clusters (RAC) on the HP-UX 11i platform, the company announced Thursday. Veritas Database Edition/Advanced Cluster for Oracle9i Real Application Clusters is the industrys first cluster file system for the HP-UX 11i platform, according to Veritas officials, and is designed to […]

The mob of regulatory authorities eyeballing Oracle Corp.s hostile bid for PeopleSoft Inc. now includes Canada and the European Union. Robert Lancop, assistant deputy commissioner in Canadas Competition Bureaus mergers branch, said that his departments review is standard operating procedure when a proposed merger meets certain criteria. Those criteria include whenever combined companies would have […]

Database maker Sybase Inc. has joined with TIBCO Software Inc. and BearingPoint Inc. to push data in its systems out in real time. Sybase, of Dublin, Calif., said at its TechWave user conference in Orlando, Fla., last week that it will integrate TIBCOs Java Messaging Service technology into its own Adaptive Server Enterprise relational DBMS. […]