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Open Source Going Strong Despite SCO Suits

Open-source use is going strong, in spite of a spate of lawsuits brought by the SCO Group Inc. According to a new report from...

Widenius: MySQL Ready to Take on the World

On the last day of MySQL ABs second-annual user conference, eWEEK.coms Database Center Editor Lisa Vaas caught up with MySQL co-founder and chief technology...

Study Finds Electronic Prescribing Records of Limited Use

As many as 400,000 deaths annually in the United States are estimated to be caused by physician error, making it the second highest cause...

Oracle VP: MySQL Cluster Not a Threat

Analysts say big database vendors must be feeling the heat from open-source database providers such as MySQL AB, which on Wednesday rolled out its...

Analysts: MySQLs Cluster Version Puts Pressure on Big Database Vendors

With Wednesdays release of MySQL ABs MySQL Cluster version of its open-source database, the little Swedish company is beginning to swim in the same...

Analyst: Grid Poses Security Risks

Grid computing—the harnessing of computers to better employ underutilized computing resources and/or to improve scalability and availability—is gaining popularity, particularly with Oracle Corp.s push...

Oracle Jilted by SQL Server Convert

Kevin Kline, president of the Professional Association of SQL Server users (PASS) user group, was once a dyed-in-the-wool Oracle aficionado. Prior to getting his...

User Group Chairman: Yukons Worth the Wait

SQL Server expert Greg Robidoux, chairman of the Professional Association for SQL Server DBA Special Interest Group (PASS DBA SIG), says that the next...

Life Sciences Software Maker Goes Private

SciQuest Inc. a company that sells life sciences supply chain management software recently said it will be purchased by Trinity Ventures for just over...

Site Launched To Help Others Build Health Infrastructure

The Foundation for E-Health Initiative last week launched its Community Learning Network, a resource of materials on health information exchange.According to the group, the...