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Open source is real Alchemy

James Governor brings up the old Alchemy idea in a recent posting. You might recall that Alchemy, introduced by Adam Bosworth during his stint at BEA (he's now at Google), was going to provide a platform that allowed Web applications to function offline. James points to Tim Bray's announcement at...

Tags: Alchemy, Derby

Blog posts 2005-12-15

Cloudscape Version 10: A Technical Overview

The core of IBM Cloudscape is the Apache Derby open source database. Derby's lightweight, embeddable architecture makes it the ideal database engine for deploying database-driven Java applications. With Derby, the database engine becomes part of the application, so the user never has to install or manage it. This paper provides...

Tags: IBM Cloudscape, Database Engine, IBM Corp., Derby, Databases, Storage, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware

White papers 2005-08-18

MySQL, JBoss most likely on "the block"

MySQL, JBoss most likely on "the block"It's going to become an application battleI totally agree that Open Source software is shaking things up. I believe that the next to battle is the application world. There is so much great open software out there these days that I makeS you think...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Databases, Oracle Corp., JBoss, Derby, Red Hat Inc., MySQL

Discussion threads 2005-05-17

Additional Resources

Yes folks, the cloud and parallel processing need killer apps

Microsoft's research chief Craig Mundie outlined his view of where computing is headed over the next decade or so and here is a big takeaway: The cloud and multiprocessor computing could use a few good killer applications. Mundie was speaking at the Technology Review Emerging Technology conference....

Tags: Killer Application, Parallel Processing, Computing, Craig Mundie, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-25

Why open source fails application security tests

Why open source fails application security testsMakes SenseMost FOSS is built by people with a passion to make something important to them. Implementing comprehensive security is not a fun task to do when developing software.RE: Why open source fails application security testsYou could have summed it up by saying that...

Tags: application security test, application security, open source, security

Discussion threads 2008-08-01

Pishtech's Ice Fishing Derby (exe)

Pishtech's Ice Fishing Derby is great fun for all ages, whether or not you enjoy ice fishing in real life. It's a five day fishing derby with big money on the line. The weather's not bad at all for the first day, but the forecast is for steadily falling temperatures....

Tags: Shop, Bait, Fish, Pishtech

Software downloads 2008-07-14

(Gallery: Roadrunner: World's fastest supercomputer)

(Gallery: Roadrunner: World's fastest supercomputer)Wow...I am seriously in love.How long to have a petaflop desktop?mputer)Well if you install Linux, you'll be halfway there already. The operating system that makes all this hardware work at petaflop speeds is Linux and Free Open Source Software.RE: (Gallery: Roadrunner: World's fastest supercomputer)Remember just how...

Tags: Linux, UNIX, Now Let, supercomputer, Roadrunner, fastest supercomputer, Gallery

Discussion threads 2008-06-18

Software bug prevents Big Brown quick pick racing payoff

A horse racing bettor discovered a software bug preventing race payoffs under certain conditions. Following inquiries from California's Horse Racing Board, Scientific Games, which manufactured the race management software / hardware system, reported a bug that "dropped the last horse in the field from quick pick...

Tags: Software, Bug, Software Bug, Tools & Techniques, Management, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-05-29

Will OpenSolaris bring a chill to Sun-Ubuntu romance?

You scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours. That seems to be the mantra of Ubuntu and Sun, both open source underdogs whose relationship and mutual platform support has been growing for three years.  On the eve of the release of OpenSolaris, both companies are banging the drum that the...

Tags: Ubuntu, OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, Open Source, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-05-02

Avalon SQL Editor (zip)

Avalon SQL Editor is a platform-independent low-cost tool, designed for database developers. Currently, it supports: Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, HSQLDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, DB2, Firebird, and Derby. Supported features Database objects tables tree with their properties shown SQL Editor with syntax highlighting, code completion, word casing. Result Pane with export. Version...

Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, Avalon Team, Avalon SQL Editor, Databases, Storage, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-03-14

Ora Time and Expense (air)

Ora Time and Expense is a small easy-to-use application for tracking and generating timesheets, expense reports, and invoices. Use the task timer for tracking time sheet activities. Start the timer when you begin a task, and stop it when you are done and total duration is automatically calculated. Use your...

Tags: Invoice

Software downloads 2008-02-11

RazorSQL (exe)

Query, edit, browse and manage all major databases from one database tool. RazorSQL is a universal database query tool, SQL editor, database navigator, and administration tool with built-in connection capabilities for DB2, Derby, Firebird, FrontBase, HSQLDB, Informix, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, OpenBase, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Anywhere, SQLite, and Sybase. Any...

Tags: Tool, RazorSQL, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2007-12-28

Jailer (zip)

Jailer is a powerful and smart data extraction tool that enables you to: Extract small consistent referentially intact row-sets from your productive database and import the data into your development and test environment. Remove and archive obsolete data from your productive database. Extracts consistent, referentially intact row-sets from your R-DB...

Tags: Data, RWisser, Jailer, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2007-12-28

RazorSQL (OSX) (dmg)

Query, navigate and manage all major databases from one database tool. RazorSQL is a universal database query tool, programming and sql editor, database navigator, and administration tool with built-in connection capabilities for DB2, Derby, Firebird, FrontBase, HSQLDB, Informix, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, OpenBase, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Anywhere, SQLite, and Sybase....

Tags: SQL, Programming, RazorSQL, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2007-12-21

All American vehicles more fuel-efficient? Not likely

So the U.S. House of Representatives has passed a new energy bill, which now moves into an unknown future. But likely this proposed law is dead before arrival. It faces both a Senate filibuster, and then a Presidential veto which would be very difficult for Congress to over-ride....

Tags: Greenhouse Gas, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2007-12-06

Windows vs. Mac vs. Linux - Which is more secure?

Windows vs. Mac vs. Linux - Which is more secure?Reality distortion field in actionThe field is strong today when the best you come up with is ad hominem arguments. Well, I dismiss your reality and replace it with my own.ZDNet disgusts me more and more everydayEvery time I get...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Desktops, Databases, Microsoft Visual Studio, Linux, tool, Calvin, Windows V, Microsoft Windows, MySQL, Apple Macintosh, Eclipse

Discussion threads 2007-06-22

Image Gallery: Google Reader's offline capability gypped of key Google Gears cog

It's been a couple of weeks since Google announced Google Gears -- a technology that makes it possible for Web applications to continue functioning even in the absence of a network connection. Given how Google has open sourced its implementation of the technology, it stands a pretty good chance of...

Tags: Web technology, Software Infrastructure, Personal Technology, Open Source, Mobile, Image Gallery, Google Apps To-Do List, General

Blog posts 2007-06-14

Can Microsoft change 'gears' for the sea-change ahead?

For the last year, I have endured ridicule, insults, and criticism for talking about the potential of a well-funded competitor like Google, let alone the collective potential of countless other smaller innovators, to prove the viability and even the supremacy of Web-based applications over their 'locally run' competition such as...

Tags: Web technology, Software Infrastructure, Personal Technology, Office 2.0, IT Management, Google Apps To-Do List, General

Blog posts 2007-06-08

Google Gears - the game has changed

Google Gears - the game has changedgoogleizeitWhat is so great about working offline. Perhaps for the users who still use dial up. Then adding downloading content to use offline would take forever. If one is using "always" connected broadband service, then why would he want to work...

Tags: Broadband Internet, Internet, game, plug-in, Google Inc., Google Gears, Adobe Systems Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-05-31

Google kicks offline Web apps into gear

Google kicks offline Web apps into gearThis is what we have been waiting for!! And, SQLite is a great littledatabase, but I have to admit that I was caught off guard by it's use here! I was thinking they would use Derby, but great to see Google helping out the...

Tags: Channel management, Storage, Web technology, miracle, Google Inc., SQLite, database, Web

Discussion threads 2007-05-30