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Teradata Metadata Management and Transformation from Teradata Corporation; helping to speed the distribution of content across platforms for studio and content owners. The solution uses master data management to drive title metadata and automate metadata output; allowing for the achievement of operational efficiencies and increased speed to market. “Teradata Metadata Management and Transformation meets a […]

dbForge Data Studio for SQL Server has been released; providing exploration, analysis, and reporting for data analysts and application developers. The solution provides: data exploring, master-detail browsing, advanced data analysis, a query builder, pivot table functionality, and professional reporting.

A new release of the OPC Data Logger from Software Toolbox enables, with the new OPC specification, connectivity to OPC data sources using latest standards. Data logged can then be managed by databases such as Oracle, SQL Server, and MySQL. “The addition of OPC UA Connectivity to OPC Data Logger reflects the commitment of Software […]

Recent research, by Shred Easy, shows that a lack of information management within two thirds of firms in the UK has created a prime environment for data security breaches to occur. Jim Watson, managing director of Shred Easy, says that “Companies are now faced with their busiest trading times, so there is less time to […]

A data compare for Oracle tool has been released by Red Gate that will compare database object data and then provide automatic SQL generation to sync them. The compare tool is available as a stand alone product by can be compared with Red Gate’s Deployment Suite for Oracle as well. A free trial is available […]

The PostgreSQL Global Development Group has released updates for the active branches of PostgreSQL that includes 9.0.2, 8.4.6, 8.3.13, 8.2.19, & 8.1.23. within the release are 79 patches for 9.0, 38 patches for 8.4, 31 patches for 8.3, 25 patches for 8.2 and 21 patches for 8.1. DBAs are encouraged to update their PostgreSQL database […]

Intro to PHP, advanced PHP, and PHP with MySQL are part of training classes offered by HTS; providing students with classes that teach building database-driven websites using PHP and MySQL, or the database of their choice. Advanced classes dive deeper into areas such as XML/XSLT, XML-RPC, Smarty Templates, Web Services, and much more.

The improvements Oracle has made with MySQL 5.5, with Windows integration, is sure to increase downloads. Improvements include 550% faster for read only, 1560% faster for read/write on Windows Server 2008. Said Tomas Ulin, vice president of MySQL development at Oracle, “these numbers are mind-blowing; it’s not every day you can come out with these […]

2011 Security Product Guide selects DbProtect as finalist; selecting DbProtect from Application Security Inc. for their vulnerability management module. DbProtect is supported by the knowledgebase from TeamSHATTTER which maintains an extensive set of database vulnerability and configuration checks and rules. “We are excited that DbProtect has been named a finalist for Info Security’s Global Excellence […]

This excerpt, extracted from Microsoft Access 2010 Inside Out packs hundreds of time-saving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds, all in concise, fast-answer format. Microsoft Access 2010 Inside Out ByJeff Conrad, John Viescas Publisher:Microsoft Press Released:August 2010 Pages:1488 Exploring the Access 2010 Interface Table of Contents Opening Access for the First Time After selecting your options […]

Proving Oracle’s commitment to MySQL, MySQL 5.5 hits general availability with new performance and scalability enhancements across a varied set of operating environments that include Windows, Linux, Solaris, and Mac OS X. MySQL 5.5 community edition is available for a free download and includes InnoDB as the default storage engine.

JNetDirect will sponsor the new SimpleJDBC Open Source Project for Amazon’s SimpleDB; helping to bridge SQL and NoSQL databases and making it possible to use standard JDBC interfaces for a variet of tools when working with relational data. “SimpleDB isn’t a traditional relational database — in fact, it’s quite different,” noted Andrew Glover, Project Owner, […]