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Article | 15/07/2010 Oracle data grid scales .NET to new heights
A new version of Oracle's data grid software will allow Microsoft .NET applications to scale to the same large multi-server environments long enjoyed ...
Article | 15/07/2010 Study: Most MySQL users not too worried about Oracle
The MySQL community is mostly neutral or positive about the open-source database's prospects under Oracle's stewardship, according to a newly released...
Article | 15/07/2010 CouchDB NoSQL database ready for production use
The first fully production-ready nonrelational, or NoSQL, database, called CouchDB, has been released, the corporate sponsor of the project, Couchio, ...
Article | 13/07/2010 Oracle to issue 59 critical patches
Oracle on Tuesday will release 59 patches to fix security weaknesses affecting hundreds of products, according to <a href="http://www.oracle.com/techn...
Article | 8/07/2010 Oracle's Exadata delivering on hype for LinkShare
Oracle's claims about its Exadata database machine's performance capabilities are merited, but in order to get the benefits, customers have to do more...
Article | 7/07/2010 New Postgres to add the polish
With the impending release of version 9.0 of the open-source Postgres database, due in mid-August, the developers behind the project are hoping that t...
Article | 5/07/2010 SAP extends Sybase offer, awaits EU approval
SAP said Friday that it has extended its US$5.8 billion bid for Sybase while it awaits approval under European merger regulations.
Article | 5/07/2010 SkySQL joins ranks of MySQL support providers
MySQL users now have another choice for support besides Oracle, which acquired the open-source database through its purchase of Sun Microsystems.
Article | 30/06/2010 Cloudera preps Hadoop for the enterprise
Cloudera has unveiled a new set of Hadoop management tools, called Cloudera Enterprise, that the company will offer for an annual subscription fee, it...
Article | 23/06/2010 SAS preps in-memory analytic grids
SAS Institute is joining the newly hot area of in-memory processing, developing a series of high-performance analytics systems tuned for specialized t...
Article | 3/06/2010 EnterpriseDB serves all-you-can-socket PostGres special
EnterpriseDB, which offers a supported version of the open-source PostGres database, is now offering unlimited subscriptions that will allow organizat...
Article | 26/05/2010 VoltDB OLTP database exits beta
VoltDB, a new open-source database for large-scale transaction processing, emerged from beta on Tuesday.
Article | 18/05/2010 SAP co-CEO defends price of Sybase deal
Contrary to the opinions of some analysts, US$5.8 billion is not too much for SAP to pay for mobile and database technology vendor Sybase, SAP co-CEO ...
Article | 13/05/2010 SAP reportedly buying Sybase for $6 billion
SAP is nearing a deal to buy mobile and database vendor Sybase for roughly US$6 billion, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing two individuals with ...
Article | 7/05/2010 VMware's SpringSource to buy in-memory vendor GemStone
VMware's SpringSource is acquiring database-caching software company GemStone Systems, the company announced Thursday. Terms of the deal were not disc...