Matthew Hicks

Peribit Networks Inc. last week introduced a software update to a device that it said makes it easier to manage network quality of service and reduce the amount of bandwidth needed to run applications such as VOIP. The enhanced MSR (Molecular Sequence Reduction) technology in the Santa Clara, Calif., companys SR (Sequence Reducer)-50 network management […]

The creators of the open-source databases MySQL and PostgreSQL are trying to push them further into the enterprise with new features aimed at better support for transactions, database recovery and replication. MySQL ABs MySQL 4.0, expected to be released as a stable version by years end, provides the InnoDB transaction storage engine that includes row-level […]

NeoCore Inc. on Monday is announcing the next release of its native XML database with a focus on improved performance, new querying capabilities and expanded interface support. Version 2.6 of the NeoCore XML Information Management System (XMS), which will be available Aug. 30, will provide an order of magnitude improvement in query and store performance […]

SAN FRANCISCO–Oracle Corp. Chairman and CEO Larry Ellison tried to woo the LinuxWorld crowd here Wednesday by extolling the benefits of running mission-critical enterprise applications on Linux and Oracles 9i database. Ellison, in a keynote that concentrated on Oracles “unbreakable Linux” push launched in June, said the open-source operating system has become the cheapest, fastest […]

SAN FRANCISCO–IBM today is touting the increased merging of open-source software such as the Linux operating system with commercial software with a deal to provide its DB2 Universal Database for a leading open-source development Web site. At the LinuxWorld conference here, IBM is announcing that SourceForge.net, an open-source development Web site run by VA Software […]

At Arkansas State University, the days of whining about slow network connections are almost a thing of the past. The university, in Jonesboro, is putting itself near the top of the networking class by upgrading half its core network switches to 10 Gigabit Ethernet—the latest, fastest standard. In recent months, it has upgraded four Cisco […]

Array Networks Inc. will make available next quarter a network appliance for surveillance of Web traffic. The Array Security Reconnaissance Secure Web Traffic Analyzer can scan, analyze and record incoming and outgoing Web traffic, including SSL-encrypted sessions, officials said. Array, of Campbell, Calif., is targeting the new device at large enterprises that want to prevent […]

A longtime database underdog, Sybase Inc., plans a major push further into the enterprise with revamped versions of its database server. Upgrades planned for the companys ASE (Adaptive Server Enterprise) database feature improved clustering capabilities, expanded XML support and more self-management features, said officials of the Dublin, Calif., developer. In an ASE release tentatively called […]

For startup Net6 Inc., IP telephony means more than converging voice, data and video on a single network. Its also about bringing all kinds of enterprise applications directly to the telephone. Net6, of San Jose, Calif., this week is introducing a network appliance that delivers data from applications with HTML and XML interfaces to the […]

Peribit Networks Inc. last week introduced a software update to a device that it says makes it easier to manage network quality of service and reduce the amount of bandwidth needed to run applications such as voice over IP. The enhanced MSR (Molecular Sequence Reduction) technology in the companys SR-50 network management device uses DNA […]

Oracle Corp. at LinuxWorld next week will introduce an open-source cluster file system for its Oracle 9i database. The Redwood Shores, Calif., software maker is planning to announce the open-source move on Wednesday, the same day its chairman and CEO, Larry Ellison, is scheduled to address the Linux crowd at the San Francisco conference. Oracle […]

At its TechWave 2002 conference in San Diego this week Sybase Inc. announced it had expanded its partnership with PeopleSoft Inc. so that PeopleSoft would support more of its applications on Sybases ASE [Adaptive Server Enterprise] database. Sybase, of Dublin, Calif., is at a critical juncture with its database, which has steadily fallen in market […]