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Microsoft Brings 64-Bit Perks in SQL Server 2000 Service Pack

Microsoft on Friday shipped a new service pack for SQL Server 2000, an upgrade that brings some 64-bit computing benefits to customers.Released as a...

Analysts: Real ID Act Could Help ID Thieves

Security experts have expressed dismay about new legislation that will usher in the nations first national ID system—citing a lack of confidence in the...

Has IBM Bitten Off More Than It Can Integrate?

WESTBORO, Mass.—Like a cherry on top of a sundae, IBMs Information Management division on Wednesday put its newly acquired Ascential data integration technology on...

IBM Unveils Data Integration Products

WESTBORO, Mass.—IBM on Wednesday unveiled the first fruits of its Ascential Software Corp. integration: to wit, the next generation of WebSphere Data Integration Suite—an...

When it Comes to Data, Less is Better

Polo Ralph Lauren loses the personal information of 180,000 HSBC North America customers. DSW Shoe Warehouse discovers credit card and check data on 1.4...

Privacy Experts Scoff at Governments Plans to Secure E-Passports

Security experts and civil libertarians reacted with skepticism to the governments recent decision to reconsider data protection measures for new RFID passports. The "e-passports,"...

Oracle Integrates Apps

Oracle Corp. last week announced a new road map for certifying PeopleSoft and JD Edwards applications with its newly rebranded middleware offering, Oracle Fusion...

SQL Server 2005s Incredibly Cool CLR Integration

T-SQL is great for database code, but writing procedural code in T-SQL has always been difficult. Invariably, your project includes a stored procedure or...

Open-Source Pervasive Postgres Database Certified for SuSE Linux

Pervasive Software Inc.s packaging of the open-source Postgres database has been certified by Novell Inc. for its enterprise Linux server, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server...

SAP Allies with Oracles Competitors

SAP is emitting a dizzying flow of news from its Sapphire users conference in Copenhagen this week as it partners with giants in the...