Oracle still top dog in tough database market
Research firm IDC reports that Oracle holds the database market lead, with a 44% share.
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Oracle makes another insurance software buy
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EnterpriseDB snags Red Hat sales VP as CEO
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HP updates Neoview to better handle operational BI workloads
Short-timer: Gates down to his last month at Microsoft
FAA: Sun box disk failure caused NOTAM database crash
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Review: Sun's X4150 server shows the beef
This Sun server looks a lot like other 1U systems, but really shines when it comes to database tasks in particular, InfoWorld's reviewer found.
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Pay As You Go
A construction firm busts through piles of invoices with pro forma statements issued once a month.
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Tiny forecasting errors can cost energy firms millions. Direct Energy's software offers precision.
FAQ: Microsoft's SQL Server Data Services
For data junkies, Microsoft's announced SQL Server Data Services (SSDS) is a big deal, and one that legitimizes -- and may transform -- the nascent market for cloud-based databases. We look at the facts and ask how the company will play in the same sandbox with Amazon, the open-source community and more.
Keep Traffic Flowing
Mark Hall hears about software designed to keep a city's traffic controls safe from hackers.
The Art of Cataloging Art
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Secrets of rock star programmers
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With its latest version, Mozilla's browser continues to raise the bar for what Web browsers should be.
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