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Philippine govt, IBM quarrel in flood aftermath
News Glitch in Philippine pension system causes pileup in emergency loan applications, leading to yet another finger-pointing tiff between GSIS and IBM.
Tags: Database management, Politics, Services, Database, IBM Corp., IBM DB2, software, U.S., Information Technology, Philippine Government
Companies not cutting back on software investments
News Most user organizations in Asia-Pacific excluding Japan region will not reduce their spending on software in next 18 months, says IDC.
Tags: Customer resource management (CRM), Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Infrastructure/architecture management, Infrastructure Management, Vietnam, Investment, International Data Corp., Asia-Pacific, Singapore, Indonesia
Oracle's hardware gambit: Not so crazy
Insight commentary Larry Ellison is finally in the hardware business. Maybe the second time's a charm.
Tags: Hardware, Business development/management, Hewlett-Packard Co., Database, data warehouse, software, Oracle Corp., Wintel, Earth, database software
Oracle sues Qtrax, claims P2P site owes US$1.8M
News Oracle supplied music service with software, but Qtrax's US$1.8 million payment bounced, according to court documents.
Tags: Business applications, attorney, P2P, Northern California, Advertisement, Oracle Corp., database software, California
Oracle enters hardware market
News At OpenWorld, CEO Larry Ellison unveils the company's first-ever hardware product--a storage server to ride shotgun with database intelligence.
Tags: Servers, Storage, Google Inc., Larry Ellison, Database, Storage Server, Storage, Apple Macintosh, Hardware, software
PostgreSQL 8.4 arrives tailored for admins
News Open source database management software update is released with a focus on better tools for admin and monitoring.
Tags: Open source, Business Strategies & Functions, Database management, Network administration/implementation, Strategic analysis, Forrester Research Inc., Open-source Database, RFID, Database, PostgreSQL
Microsoft releases SQL Server 2008
News The company announces that it has finished work on the latest version of its database software, which was due out sometime this quarter.
Tags: Web services, Server platforms, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft SQL Server, Mobile, Database, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, software, financial
Ownership hampers virtualization adoption
News Virtualization's biggest barrier stems from confusion over who is responsible for software when it is "separated" from hardware, says Citrix top executive.
Tags: Virtualization, App servers, Database, Hypervisor, performance, software, database software, top executive, barrier, talent
MySQL ex-CEO tells EU to let Oracle buy Sun
News Marten Mickos urges EU antitrust regulators to approve Oracle's Sun acquisition, arguing that delay hurts customers and that Oracle won't sink Sun's MySQL group.
Tags: Open source, Business applications, Acquisitions, Regulations, Open Source, Database, Commission, European Commission, Business applications, MySQL ex-CEO
Oracle's Sun deal: Oracle may need to loosen its grip
News Oracle may be forced by the European Union to give up some control of open source MySQL database software owned by Sun Microsystems, so as not to stifle competition.
Tags: Business development/management, Database, MySQL, Oracle Corp., software, Acquisition, Sales, Sun Microsystems Inc., Business development/management, European Union
EC formally objects to Oracle buying Sun
News European regulators have formally objected to Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems. Oracle vows to fight the conclusion.
Tags: Acquisitions, Open source, Open Source, Database, Commission, Database Product, software, European Commission, U.S. Department Of Justice, Sun Microsystems Inc.
Microsoft releases preview for next SQL Server
News Preview of the next version of Microsoft's database product, SQL Server 2008 R2, has been delivered to developers and will soon be made generally available.
Tags: Business applications, Microsoft SQL Server, Database, Community Technology Preview, Environment, Server, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, business intelligence, blog
Oracle event signals Sun hardware aspirations
News Database giant isn't standing still, even as EU investigates its Sun Microsystems acquisition and HP and IBM promote programs to woo Sun customers.
Tags: Components, Processors, Larry Ellison, European Union, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Hardware, Oracle Corp., Components, Processors
Oracle has customers over a barrel
News As CEO Larry Ellison tries to extend the company's reach into hardware, more corporate clients fret about its high prices and tough tactics.
Tags: Databases, Customer resource management (CRM), Cost control, Customer support, software company, Stock, Sun Microsystems Inc., Customer, audit, Oracle Corp.
Ingres, Red Hat team on developer stack
News The open source developer stack combines the Ingres database with JBoss packages from Red Hat and is meant to measure up to proprietary tools from IBM, Oracle and others.
Tags: Open source, Linux, Cloud computing, Red Hat Inc., Berquist Co., Ingres, JBoss, Database, Developer, Cloud computing
