Monday - November 7, 2005
Microsoft this week unveiled SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005 for developers and enhanced BizTalk Server 2006, claiming the new software delivered "unprecedented integration" between server infrastructure and developer tools. The company said SQL Server 2005 and its database technology would allow reliable management of complex business applications.
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Thursday - March 10, 2005
ChoicePoint Inc., a seller of information about most households and their inhabitants, became an overnight household name last month. The Alpharetta, Ga., company disclosed that criminals posing as legitimate business operators had acquired 145,000 consumer records in October 2004.
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Monday - January 24, 2005
Pervasive Software has recently joined a burgeoning field of database vendors looking to capitalize on the open-source boom by way of commercial solutions. Best known as a seasoned veteran of database infrastructure management solutions, Pervasive is now looking to take advantage of PostgreSQL's solid database reputation.
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Monday - June 21, 2004
About three weeks ago, Oracle issued a security alert describing multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in its E-Business Suite 11i and Applications 11.0. The alert carried the company's highest severity rating, which it associates with a flaw that is "high risk and requires little specialized knowledge to exploit."
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Wednesday - June 16, 2004
After the market closed Tuesday, Oracle disclosed that it earned US$990 million, or 19 cents per share, for its fourth fiscal quarter ending May 31st. The company's total revenue rose 9 percent to $3.1 billion during the quarter with its software revenue up 12 percent to $2.5 billion, and services revenue down 4 percent to $558 million.
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Friday - September 12, 2003
Oracle boosted earnings in its first quarter, with net income rising 28 percent to $440 million, but it did so largely as a result of internal cost controls put in place during 2002. Revenues in the latest quarter barely increased, up just 2 percent to $2.07 billion, while new license sales actually fell.
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Tuesday - September 9, 2003
Oracle's takeover bid for competitor PeopleSoft -- which has dominated trade press headlines during the dog days of summer -- has somewhat obscured its technology rollout strategy. But that's about to change. This week at the OracleWorld 2003 conference in San Francisco, the database software giant has revealed more information about its long-heralded database software upgrade, Oracle 10i, a product many in the industry are calling Oracle 10g because of its grid-computing design.
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Monday - September 8, 2003
With the high-tech spotlight focused squarely on it as the annual OracleWorld expo kicks off, database giant Oracle is unleashing products aimed at making it easier for customers, particularly small and mid-size businesses, to take advantage of grid computing.
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Wednesday - July 30, 2003
Part 1 of this article discussed the relative advantages and disadvantages of IBM's DB2 and Oracle's 9i software. However, IBM and Oracle are not the only vendors in the database race. Microsoft has seen tremendous growth in the last few years for its Windows-only SQL Server. Is the company Bill built starting to gain on Oracle and IBM?
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Tuesday - July 29, 2003
Although databases have been a fundamental component of the enterprise IT stable for decades, they now seem to be multiplying faster than ever before, both in number and importance. IBM's DB2 and Oracle's 9i are among the top contenders in this space. Which one is the best choice in a head-to-head comparison?
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Tuesday - April 22, 2003
Database vendors are working hard to tailor their products to appeal to the low end of the market. So, what are the key selling points for small businesses that are database
shopping?
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