Database Software and DB Hardware - News, Trends and Analysis

Database Race Is on to Scale Up

Timothy Dyck | June 25, 2001

In the database world, as in many other areas of IT, companies are searching for ways to do more with less.

Database Size Isnt Everything

eWeek Editors | June 25, 2001

Oracle holds lead, but IBM and Microsoft battle for bigger slice of estimated $8.8 billion market.

DB2 7.2 Smoothes Data Integration Bumps

Timothy Dyck | June 25, 2001

Along with some fine-tuning around the edges, IBM's DB2 Universal Database 7.2 unfurls several areas of new or enhanced connectivity that make it easier to connect DB2 to other enterprise data sources.

New Pricing With Oracle9i

eWeek Editors | June 18, 2001

Joins clustering features to further outdistance database rivals, Ellison says

9i Comes With Competition

eWeek Editors | June 11, 2001

Despite improved clustering and new features, Oracle faces increased pressure from competitors

Oracle Raises E-Procurement Stakes

Renee Boucher Ferguson | June 11, 2001

With e-procurement competitors Ariba Inc. and Commerce One Inc. stumbling over earnings reports, Oracle Corp. is pressing its advantage.

Working on a Sequel

Tom Steinert-Threlkeld | May 28, 2001

Chairman John Chen last Tuesday opened what he called "chapter two" in the life of Sybase, one of the original pioneers of database systems that keep track of relationships between the statistics and content they store.

Look Whos Talking: May 28, 2001

Joseph C. Panettieri | May 28, 2001

The latest chatter on the partner front

Adventures in Partnering

Jacqueline Emigh | May 14, 2001

Vendors first started to hone in on these three emerging database markets with partnership programs a couple of years ago.

Consider This

eWeek Editors | May 14, 2001

How well does the open source code you're considering match up with your existing environment?

DBAs Reaction Mixed on Oracle9i Clustering

Sonia R. Lelii | May 14, 2001

Oracle Corp. is touting real Application Clusters as one of the key enhancements in the company's 9i database software, which is being readied for release in the next few months.

Whats in Store for Informix Under IBM

John Taschek | May 07, 2001

In a way, it's sad that IBM purchased Informix. the troubled but innovative underdog of a company had quite a following. On the other hand, if anyone had to do it, IBM's not a bad suitor.