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Microsoft Getting a Bigger Slice of Database Pie

As the absolute size of corporate and government databases continues to swell, more users are turning to technology they previously didnt consider for very...

Open-Source Databases Win New Converts

Rapid commoditization of databases is sparking momentum for open-source database vendors, such as MySQL AB, among others, to firmly establish notoriety for quicker-paced, less...

What Price Security? US-VISIT

Attention taxpayers: The United States government is about to spend at least $10 billion to build a state-of-the-art nationwide computer system that will use...

Oracle CFO Henley Appointed Chairman

Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp.s flamboyant chairman and CEO, is relinquishing his role as chairman of the board. The companys board of directors announced late Monday...

IBM to Preview DB2 “Stinger” at LinuxWorld

IBM Corp. next week will give customers a chance to kick the tires of code-name "Stinger," the anticipated next-generation version of its DB2 Universal...

Choosing an Open-Source Database

In terms of media coverage, open-source databases are having their day in the sun. The most recent tidbit: While the 500+ respondents to Evans...

If Oracle RAC Crashed Orbitz, Can We Trust 10g?

A few months back, the travel site Orbitz was grounded for a full day due to a technology snarl that it blamed on Oracles...

CIOs Plans for (Larger) 2004 Budgets

IDC predicts that U.S. IT spending in the coming year will be up 6 to 8 percent over 2003. What will CIOs be targeting?...

Oracle Plans to Grab Grid Control From Academia With 10g

Oracle 10g could make grid computing relevant to the enterprise, which would be a big shift away from what it is now: namely, a...

Updating and Enhancing SQL Server 6.5

How do you assess the health of an older database—specifically, one that wasnt designed properly in the first place—and bring it on up on...