Lisa Vaas

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 […]

Responding to customers growing demand for Linux support, PeerDirect Corp., an operating company of Progress Software Corp., on Monday will announce native support for Linux on its flagship suite, PeerDirect Distributed Enterprise. Officials said the move will enable customers to decentralize and distribute database-driven business applications to far-flung locations using Linux-based application servers and databases. […]

Database security tool makers Application Security Inc. and Eruces Inc. are responding to customers demands that databases be secured against a rising flood of attacks. ASI is joining with nCipher Inc. Ltd. to produce a hardware/software database security module, in addition to rolling out an updates to its database security software for Microsoft Corp.s SQL […]

Linux wannabes can take the Linux Professional Institute certification test for free at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, next week at the Jacob K. Javitz Convention Center, in New York. The test, which otherwise costs $100 in the United States, will be offered in Room 1E04 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. […]

OuterBay Technologies on Monday will roll out its Application Data Management suite, software that allows enterprises to monitor and manage data growth. The ADM suite consists of three key components: ARM (Application Resource Manager), Instance Generator and LiveArchive. ARM allows users to monitor, detect, diagnose and resolve data growth thats gotten out of hand. The […]

Application Security Inc. on Monday rolled out an IBM DB2 version of its AppDetective application security vulnerability scanner. The scanning and penetration-testing software performs network-based penetration tests and security audits. AppDetective locates and identifies a variety of applications within a network, including those running on DB2 and Lotus Domino databases, as well as on databases […]

dbaDirect Inc. has put a new, interactive, graphical interface on its clientDirect Portal, a hosted Web-based user information portal that provides customers with a view of their database environment. clientDirect features a homepage that displays a five-tab layout. New viewing features in Version 2 include Event Calendar, Event Graphing, Event Summary Matrix, Advanced Event Search […]