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Microsoft to Offer Access Conversion Toolkit

SAN DIEGO—Acknowledging that upgrading Access databases has proven to be a major stumbling block to Office 2003 upgrades, Microsoft unveiled at TechEd 2004 here...

CA Moves with New Open-Source Licensing for Content, Database Projects

Computer Associates International Inc. will use its annual CA World user conference in Las Vegas on Monday to make a slew of open-source announcements,...

Expert Says Outsouced DBAs Are a Recipe for Disaster

Craig Mullins, Data Management Strategist for BMC Software, says that far-away outsourced DBAs cant easily solve problems, lend guidance or participate in team-development projects....

Market Definition Key in Oracle-DOJ Case

During the upcoming pretrial phase, legal experts say Judge Vaughan Walker will hear each sides motions to eliminate certain witnesses, categories of evidence and...

Oracle President Admits: Company Seen as Annoying

Oracle President Safra Catz concedes that the public perceives the company as "kind of whacky or annoying." Shes also dismayed at how CEO Larry...

Kattoon: Kattstradamus Predictions for Fall 2004

Read this weeks Spencer column.

Oracle, Microsoft Come Together in Developer Deal

Oracle Corp. and Microsoft Corp. may not be the best of friends, but the two companies did come together this week to announce that...

Sybase CEO: Unwired Enterprise Requires Aggressive Apps

Sybase CEO John Chen has been transforming the venerable Silicon Valley database developer for the past four years into a 21st-century maker of middleware...

Two Open-Source CVS Programs Spring Security Leaks

Critical flaws have been found in two open-source applications: Concurrent Versions System (CVS), a popular open-source application within which many developers store code, and...

Specialized Search Tool Aids Law Enforcement Agencies

With concern about online fraud and identity theft growing, the insurance, banking, retail and other industry sectors—not to mention law enforcement—are looking for more...