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Versant to Buy Object-Relational Mapping Tool

Software maker Versant will acquire the JDO (Java Data Object) Genie product line and its customers from JDO Genie for a combination of less...

Needed: A Relational Database for Normal People

One of my big unanswered software questions is why no one has managed to make relational databases simple enough for normal—as opposed to normalized—people...

Oracle to Roll Out 10g for Apple Developers

Oracle is throwing open the doors to its 10g technology to Apple developers. The Redwood Shores, Calif., database behemoth will announce Wednesday at Apple Computer...

Microsoft Targets New Database Developers with SQL Server Express

Bearing a new name and pricing scheme targeting nonprofessional users, Microsoft Corp. says its Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, which made its debut...

Wheres Your Database?

With companies facing increasingly fierce pressures to meet shareholder and Wall Street demands for earnings growth, offshore outsourcing to cut costs has become more...

Data Center Jobs: A Bubble of Safety in These Days of Rampant Outsourcing

I recently met with Jill Eckhaus, president of AFCOM, an association that represents enterprise and Internet data center managers, executives and vendors. According to Eckhaus,...

Oracle Moves to Dismiss Suit as DOJ Rests Case

SAN FRANCISCO–Oracle Corp. Thursday asked the court to summarily dismiss the Department of Justices lawsuit on the grounds that the government had totally failed...

Oracle Pre-empts Microsoft Testimony with Profile

SAN FRANCISCO–The Department of Justice rested its case Tuesday with the understanding that it will call Doug Burgum, head of Microsoft Corp.s Business Solutions...

Ten Tips for Not Losing Your DBA Job

Make backup and recovery a priority. Set privileges on data files. Read everything. Trust nothing.Those are some of the tips from Robert Freeman, author...

Microsoft Posts SP1 for Reporting Services

Microsoft on Tuesday announced the first service pack for SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services, the BI (business intelligence) tool the company released in January. Reporting...