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Should the database market be interesting?

Should the database market be interesting?Database Admins get no respectWhen its time to do some serious schema changes, they get a gun held to their heads to meet deadlines.Yet, when those changes are made, the programmers grumble because any slight change to that db schema causes their program logic to...

Tags: Databases, Storage, database, RDMS, database market

Discussion threads 2009-04-23

The Oracle "monopoly"

The Oracle "monopoly"Open source vs. Free source"Open source represents the same kind of problem for Oracle. Oracle, of course, also has an open source strategy, which includes free downloads of code, and it's a strategy, not a giveaway."No, open source is not downloading code for free (that's free source). Open...

Tags: Databases, database market, open source, Oracle Corp., SAP AG, database, SAP DB

Discussion threads 2006-02-12

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Office Starter 2010 private beta, with 'Office to GO,' goes to testers

Installing SP2010, Office 2010, and VS 2010 now...Should have a working environment by this weekend. The graphic at the bottom of the article should also include two of the more exciting services in 2010 - Access Services for hosting database driven forms and reports and Visio Services, for publishing data...

Tags: Office suites, Microsoft Office, Office Starter

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

Oracle opponent cheers delay in mySQL decision

If its MYsql the problem make a foundation out of it IF everybody is so worry about MYsql quick turn this into a foundation big time and sell support.Give away the code , give a version of mysql to a competition on EU to shut them...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Databases, MySQL, Oracle Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

A Better Finder Rename 8.41 (Mac)

A Better Finder Rename is the most complete renaming solution available on the market today. That's why, since 1996, thousands of hobbyists, professionals and businesses depend on A Better Finder Rename to organize and maintain files. A Better Finder Rename's user interface supports complex renaming tasks without sacrificing ease and...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, File, Small And Medium Business, Better Finder Rename, Instant Preview Feature, Smb/Sme

Software downloads 2009-11-19

IBM feels cozy on sidelines as Oracle-Sun deal languishes in anti-trust purgatory

IBM should thank M$for activating its agents in the EC and stalling the Oracle-Sun deal.MySQL/MariaDB may be where most of the data residesYes, Oracle and DB2 have a significant market share of large DB installations, but most of the data in the world isn't aggregated by a few large companies,...

Tags: Corporate law, Databases, Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp., IBM Corp., antitrust

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

CodeNGen 2.0.0 (Windows)

CodeNGen is an n-tier code generation tool which drastically reduces development time to create scalable data driven applications. CodeNGen utilizes table structures and relationships in an existing database to generate C# business entities, data access code, and stored procedures. The result is a combination of base classes and object specific...

Tags: Business Entity, Stored Procedure, Microsoft Windows, Data Access, CodeNGen

Software downloads 2009-11-18

Revolution 4.0 (Mac)

Choosing Revolution as your development solution means you can move between platforms as your needs change or your market expands, without messy code rewrites. You can even publish to the Web, via any major browser, on any platform. Revolution supports XML, multimedia objects, SQL database connections, Internet access, and much...

Tags: Multimedia, Apple Macintosh, Platform, Runtime Revolution, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-11-18

Three new codenames and how they fit into Microsoft's cloud vision

They are named V / W / TThey came up with some good names:VirusWormTrojan;)Wow! Did you figure that out all by yourself? You get a gold star! [nt].Windows 'BOT CLOUD' now that is NEW!Instead of the MILLIONS of compromised Windows servers/desktop world wide and growing.The Windows cloud will pollute the...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Windows Azure, Microsoft Corp., operating system, vision

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Dell's answer to Apple's Mac mini - The Inspiron Zino HD

People Actually Buy These Things?Almost a $1000.00 for a cutsey, low powered designer computer? Do people actually buy these things? Maybe they should check out your Very Best Kit list.adrian please 959$ you dont put 959 for a low-end entry level machine you can have...

Tags: Desktops, Apple Mac Mini, Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp., Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

3D Charts 2.5 (Windows)

Create eye catching visual enticing animated and interactive 3D + 2D FLASH (swf as1-3) chart presentations with this system, one of the most comprehensive 3D charting tools around. Combine Column Cylinder Wall Area floating Line Surface charts colored by series and region colors by height plus the innovative Candlestick and...

Tags: 3D, 2D, Microsoft Windows, XML File, Advance-Media, XML, Software/Web Development, Web Development

Software downloads 2009-11-12

Microsoft whittles away at Oslo; now plans to fold it into SQL Server

Let's wait for PDC09 firstOk, it's a fact that the Oslo umbrella has little left of the glory it once had. On the other hand, the original plan would never have yielded a stable, full-featured product or a set of products in v1. If the new direction results in shipping...

Tags: Databases, Enterprise software, Servers, OK IT, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft SQL Server, server

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

Open source be not proud

microsoft over java???hardly.Ellison should use GPL v3 for mysqland commit 1 billion dollars to it.This deal will sail through and everyone will be happy.It is a pyramid schemeFor a long time open source companies were only "profitable" because their perceived value.MySQL is a very good example of this. They sold...

Tags: Databases, open source, MySQL

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

Is MySQL an "albatross" around the neck of Larry Ellison?

The EC is CLUELESSAbsolutely NOTHING changes about MySQL or its license open source with the buy out.infiltrated M$ agents are obfuscating this issueThe MySql should be a slam dunk, but M$ agents are feeding false information to the commision to harm OSS.Are you sure about that?MySql (and of course SUN...

Tags: Databases, MySQL, open source, Larry Ellison, Microsoft Corp., agent

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

Oracle: EC has 'profound misunderstanding' of database market

Seems to me the EC is interested in protecting Open Source......and not choice.The flipside of that argument I presume is thatOracle does not need to acquire MySQL and hence the EC's concerns might be met. How about it Oracle. Sell it or set it free, completely. Put your money where...

Tags: Databases, database, Oracle Corp., MySQL, open source

Discussion threads 2009-11-09

Oracle: EC has 'profound misunderstanding' of database market; DOJ seems to agree

Oracle says today that European regulators have a "profound misunderstanding" of the technologies behind Oracle's acquisition of Sun and that there is no evidence of anti-competitive behavior to hold up the acquisition. by Sam Diaz

Tags: Acquisition, Database, Oracle Corp., U.S. Department Of Justice, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-11-09

DBF Recovery 2.65 (Windows)

DBF Recovery works by looking at your DBF files that have been damaged or corrupted. The software determines file formats automatically and the program recognizes all of the formats used by popular DBF file processing applications: Dbase III/IV, Foxpro, Visual Foxpro, and others. A completely automated recovery engine uses its...

Tags: Recovery, Microsoft Windows, HiBase, DBF Recovery, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-11-07

Oracle giving EU a hard time over Sun buy

Oh my, must not up set the crazy EU.Pfttt....A small question why EU can stop or affect a deal inside usa ..... or is the deal is global ....Also we EU dont fork MYSQL into something purely EU ... and tell Oracle to go to hell. If the...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Databases, Oracle Corp., MySQL, Sun Microsystems Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Microsoft to drop Office Accounting product, services

DumbWhat a dumb move their Accounting software was one of the best products they had.Anyone notice a trend?Dumping Money, dumping Office Accounting, and all at a time when the Feds are increasingly regulating Financial firms. While MS is clearly not a "Financial" Company it looks alot like they are...

Tags: Operational accounting, Financial services, accounting, Office Accounting, Microsoft Corp., Intuit QuickBooks, Microsoft Office

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

Motorola DROID on Verizon: Is this the iPhone killer you're looking for?

No it isn't.It needs two things to even dent the iPhone, much less kill it. It needs a REAL equivalent to iTunes & App store. It needs to have a crazy simple interface. I haven't seen anything which leads me to believe Droid has either of those.Well, they will not...

Tags: Smart phones, Motorola Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-10-28