FileMaker released two versions of its database product for the Apple iPad and Apple iPhone. - FileMaker is nudging the iPad and iPhone further into the enterprise space by bringing their database technology to the mobile devices' users. The company released FileMaker Go iPhone and FileMaker Go for iPad Tuesday, and the programs are now available through Apples iTunes App Store. With File... Critical Oracle Database Security Bugs Patched in Update Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:16:11 -0400
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Oracle swatted 13 security bugs in its database products July 13 in a critical patch update. All totaled, Oracle released 59 security patches, including 21 for the Oracle Solaris product suite. - Oracle pushed out 59 security patches July 13, including 13 for its database portfolio. Six of the 13 database vulnerabilities are for the Oracle Database server. Four of these can be exploited remotely over a network without authentication, Oracle advised. Both of the vulnerabilities in the Tim... Oracle to Release Security Update Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:12:47 -0400
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Oracle plans to update its customers tomorrow with 59 security patches, including 13 for Oracle database products. Twenty-one of the security fixes affect the Solaris product suite. - Oracle is prepping a massive update for July 13 to fix 59 new security vulnerabilities across its products. The fixes follow an update in April that covered 47 vulnerabilities across Oracle's product lines. This time, 21 of the 59 impact the Solaris product suite, which the company acquired... Will EMC, Greenplum Acquisition Spark Data Warehouse Consolidation? Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:19:49 -0400
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Storage giant EMC announced this week that it plans to acquire data warehousing vendor Greenplum. Analysts say the move could be a harbinger of more acquisitions in the data warehousing space. - EMCs plan to buy data warehousing specialist Greenplum may be a harbinger of more acquisitions in the data warehousing space, analysts say. According to EMC, the deal will help lay the foundation for a new data computing product division within EMC's Information Infrastructure business. Greenplu... Sybase Enhances SQL Anywhere Mobile Database Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:29:30 -0400
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Sybase is touting the enhancements introduced in SQL Anywhere 12, the impending release of Sybase's mobile database application. - Sybase pulled the covers off SQL Anywhere 12 June 29 and revealed what users can expect in the upcoming release of the company's mobile database. In SQL Anywhere 12, the company has added new quot;support for storage and synchronization of spatial data, quot; Apple iPhones and a number of se... Quest Software Targets NoSQL Databases with New Management Tool Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:16:23 -0400
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Quest Software has released a beta version of Toad for Cloud Databases, a new management tool designed to "put NoSQL databases within reach of traditional relational database developers and administrators." - Quest Software is targeting the adherents of the NoSQL movement with the launch of a beta program for a new data access and management tool. The tool is called Toad for Cloud Databases, and is meant to help users unlock data stored in the cloud using either the SQL language or Toads visual query... 10 Database Security Threats Every IT Administrator Should Know Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:47:39 -0400
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High-profile data breaches have put the spotlight on database security. Still, security can be a headache for database administrators, and the digital aspirin they need & patches& can be tough to administer. As a result, long work days are in store when attackers sneak their way inside. Database security firm Application Security has taken a look at the most common configuration issues and security vulnerabilities plaguing DBAs, both by category as well as specific vulnerability. We have highlighted some of the major issues here, and you can click on each for more information. A complete list can be found online on the Application Security blog. As it turns out, some of the biggest threats to your enterprise database are not zero-days, but the vulnerabilities you already know. - ... Aster Data Pushes MapReduce for Enterprises Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:39:07 -0400
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Aster Data is providing customers with more than 1,000 new MapReduce-ready features designed to increase the adoption of MapReduce by enterprises dealing with big data applications. - Aster Data hopes to increase the adoption of MapReduce by enterprises dealing with big-data applications. With Aster Data Analytical Function 4.5, the company is delivering more than quot;30 business-ready advanced analytic packages and more than 1,000 MapReduce-ready functions quot; availa... Sybase Advantage Database Server Update Focuses on Developers, Performance Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:55:15 -0400
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Sybase updated its Advantage Database Server with a host of new features designed to improve performance and appeal to developers. - Sybase has released an updated version of its Advantage Database Server software with a focus on performance and developer productivity. Inside Sybase Advantage Database Server 10 (ADS), the company has packed in a number of enhancements in algorithms and intelligence used to interact with data. ... Teradata Quiet on Plans for Database Virtualization Vendor xkoto Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:13:44 -0400
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Teradata recently purchased database virtualization vendor xkoto for an undisclosed sum, but is not saying much on its plans. Analysts say however the acquisition could compliment Teradata's Agile Analytics Cloud strategy and be an asset for the company. - Teradata has quietly purchased database virtualization vendor xkoto for an undisclosed sum. Teradata confirmed the acquisition was completed last month. Though Teradata is not saying much publicly about its rationale, xkotos GRIDSCALE product load balances all the database servers in a cluster ... Vertica Bolsters Database Analytics, Performance Thu, 27 May 2010 12:33:21 -0400
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Vertica Systems strengthened analytical and performance capabilities in the latest version of its database. - Vertica Systems has upgraded its columnar database technology with a focus on performance and analytics. In Vertica Analytic Database 4.0, the company has added new time series and sessionization to bolster the databases analytic capabilities. The time series features help organizations analyze st... Sybase IQ Update Strengthens Database Query, Search Features Tue, 25 May 2010 12:58:39 -0400
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Sybase has added several enhancements to Sybase IQ 15.2, including support for full text search, query federation and role-based access controls. - Sybase is touting new full text search and query federation capabilities in the latest release of its Sybase IQ database. Building on last year's update, in Sybase IQ 15.2 the company has built in the ability to extract information currently locked in e-mail, file systems and other unstructured ... IBM DB2 Gets Sybase Migration Technology Fri, 21 May 2010 11:38:53 -0400
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IBM is pushing a new technology to allow Sybase ASE applications to seamlessly connect to a DB2 DBMS. The company announced the technology this week at its Information on Demand conference in Rome. - IBM is offering new technology that will allow Sybase users to move to IBM DB2 with virtually no changes to application code. The technology is called DB2 SQL Skin, and will be sold to DB2 customers as a feature starting May 28. Developed jointly by IBM and ANTs Software, the technology is aime... Oracle Releases MySQL Enterprise Upgrade Mon, 17 May 2010 23:46:47 -0400
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Database and enterprise application giant Oracle on May 17 released a new version of MySQL Enterprise, the first major upgrade of the open-source relational database since Oracle acquired MySQL with the buyout of Sun Microsystems. The major new component of this release is MySQL Enterprise Monitor 2.2, which provides new query performance monitoring tools. - Oracle issued on May 17 a new edition of MySQL Enterprise, the first major upgrade of the open-source relational database since Oracle completed the acquisition of MySQL's former parent, Sun Microsystems. But the release will do little to assuage the suspicions of MySQL users and open-source... SAP Acquisition of Sybase Continues in-Memory Database Push Thu, 13 May 2010 17:56:21 -0400
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SAP continues its in-memory database technology push with its plans to acquire Sybase. - SAP's $5.8 billion deal to acquire Sybase shows the company is doubling down on in-memory database technologies. The Sybase acquisition continues SAP's push for in-memory database solutions, the use of which Forrester Research predicts will grow in the next four years to the point where roughly ...