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Database Complexity Poses Greater Security Risks

It used to be, an Oracle database would ship ready to run on one port. Youd lock that one port down, and youd be...

Progress Software Acquires DataDirect

Progress Software Corp. opened its wallet late last week to the amount of $88 million to purchase all the assets and certain subsidiaries of...

Oracle Issues High-Severity Vulnerability Warning

Oracle this week issued a high severity security alert warning of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) vulnerabilities that will require the immediate attention of managers...

Microsoft to Junk Flagship Products, Cites Java Settlement

Microsoft will phase out a slew of products as of December 15, citing its 2001 legal settlement with Sun Microsystems over Java as the...

Microsoft Releases SQL Server Hotfix Patch

Microsoft on Friday issued a hotfix aimed at distributed queries that may incorrectly use SQL Server startup account permissions when SQL Server 2000 is...

IBM and SuSE Linux Launch Software Integration Center

Nesting IBMs DB2 Universal Database offerings comfortably atop the SuSE Linux Enterprise Server platform looks to be among the first objectives for a new...

Red Gate SQL Server Toolkit Targets Overburdened DBAs

Red Gate Software pulled the covers off its revamped automation software developer toolkit this week to help database administrators avoid programming mishaps and clean...

Tales From Beyond the (IT) Grave

Reader reaction to a recent commentary, "Tech Job Cuts Slow Because We Hit the Bone," was that I hit some raw nerves, particularly when...

Vendor Value 2003

When IT professionals go shopping, they check how competing IT products compare with one another. But when CIOs buy equipment, engage a consultant or...

Mopping Up Dirty Data

/zimages/6/17485.gifDirect marketers have long reckoned with cleaning dirty databases loaded with duplicate names, misspelled addresses and other shortcomings. Today, companies in more diverse industries—from...