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>>Script Language and Platform: Oracle Korn shell script to compare any two instance parameter files – spfile.ora and/or init.ora on the same server. Does not connect to databases. Reports only differences. Requires no customization. This versions may not work correctly with 10g parameter files that have multi-line entries Author: Boris Shnayder Download Script: compare.sql Disclaimer: […]

[From Lorenzo Alberton] Handy quick reference sheets for Firebird SQL and PostgreSQL. Complete list of internal and UDF functions, a list of the native data types with their value ranges and limits, a reference of useful queries (including some queries against the System Tables and INFORMATION_SCHEMA). The cheat sheet for Firebird 2 is available at […]

[From DRM Watch] Just three months after it was acquired by Stellent, leading Enterprise DRM vendor SealedMedia is about to become part of a much larger company: Oracle.  The database and enterprise applications giant agreed to acquire Stellent last Thursday, in a deal valued at US $440 Million.  SealedMedia has been a stalwart player in […]

[From TMCnet] In a bid to help customers quickly and easily gain greater insight into their business information, IBM has unveiled a data warehousing platform built upon its industry-leading DB2 9 “Viper” data server. The DB2 Data Warehouse 9 is equipped with IBM’s patented pureXML technology helping customers store and use data in an XML […]

[From LinuxPlanet] Oracle’s plans for its own Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) product, announced last week, follow on the heels of Red Hat derivatives put together by dozens of open source projects, including CentOS, Pie Box, and Startcom Linux. But this week, members of the influential CentOS community voiced strong pessimism over Oracle Linux. In […]

[From internetnews.com] Analysis: Oracle’s $440 million bid to acquire Stellent consummates the company’s flirtation with enterprise content management and should further cement the software maker’s foundation as a keeper of data for corporations. Oracle has been tinkering with content management for years. But only recently has the company begun to expand its offerings in the form […]

[From SYWARE, Inc.] Major New Release of the Database Software for Windows Mobile, Pocket PC and Pocket PC Phone Edition devices adds Centralized Device Control, a Macro Builder, support for the Windows Mobile 5 Universal Camera API, Custom color capability, Navigational dropdown list, Grid control enhancements and much more. The article continues at http://www.syware.com/company/press_release/2006/2006_10_26.php

[From SearchOracle] If you’re choosing between “open source” and “closed source” to meet your company’s needs, stop — because there’s no need to differentiate the two anymore, according to speakers at last week’s Oracle OpenWorld conference. It’s important to remember that Linux and open source applications are “just other pieces” of software that should be […]

Relational Databases 101 is excerpted from the Addison-Wesley title, Hitchhiker’s Guide to Visual Studio and SQL Server. Buy this bookHitchhiker’s Guide to Visual Studio and SQL Server : Best Practice Architectures and ExamplesBy William R. Vaughn with Peter BlackburnPublished by Addison-Wesley ProfessionalSeries: Microsoft Windows Server System SeriesISBN: 0321243625; Published: 11/8/2006; Copyright 2007; Pages: T; Edition: […]

[From WebReference] RSS has become the standard technology for syndicating information to large audiences. Many people have something to say, but its finding the right audience for your voice that matters. A great place to start is by creating your own RSS feed and adding to it as often as you can. In this article […]

[From PremiumSoft] PremiumSoft released Navicat MySQL GUI for Mac OS X ver 6.3.3 featuring enhancements for Query Editor and minor bug fixes for Data Synchronization feature. Navicat is a powerful yet easy to use MySQL GUI that provides extensive functionality for managing and developing MySQL. Download a trial: http://www.navicat.com/download.html PostgreSQL ver.:http://pgsql.navicat.com/mac_detail.html The article continues at […]

[From Developer.com] Back in the old days, connecting two data grids to enable master/detail relationships wasn’t that easy. Now with Visual Studio 2005 and ASP.NET 2.0, building master/detail relationship apps is just a matter of using the right controls for the job. This tutorial describes using DB2 with ASP.NET 2.0’s master/detail relationship enhancements. The intention […]