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InterSystems announces support for the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) platform; supporting the 2010 release of InterSystems CACHE and InterSystems Ensemble, an object database and development platform. “Our application partners and end-user customers have embraced cloud models and we are supporting their efforts. We recognize the growing importance of cloud-based computing,” said Robert Nagle, InterSystems […]

Devart Releases code completion tool dbForge SQL Complete; helping to increase the efficiency in Microsoft SQL Server T-SQL coding and improving code typing at least three times faster. dbForge SQL Complete wirks with SQL Server 200, 2005, and 2008 and puts the prompting of objects, keywords, parameters, and automatic code formatting at a coder’s fingertips.

CA has sued software developer ISI Software for infringement of copyright over a DB2 migration tool that would migrate clients off of CA’s Datacom database to DB2; claiming that ISI reproduced source and object code, did so without CA authorization, and cost CA licensing fees. Interesting notes on the lawsuit include CA’s issue with various […]

Triton Consulting has restructured their remote DBA support to target struggling IT budgets but allowing those same IT departments to maintain service levels. The remote DBA service provides Monday – Friday or 24X7 support for a fixed monthly cost and no hidden charges; helping to eliminate the high-salary and out of control cost of full-time […]

Queplix Virtual Data Manager automates the integration of application and datasources in the cloud, supporting public, private, and hybrid cloud architectures. Support includes cloud products like SalesForce.com, Netsuite, Taleo, and RightNow. With Application Software Blades, Queplix has the intelligence to connect to cloud based application structures, support existing security models to eliminate any impact to […]

The first annual Oracle PartnerNetwork Database Specialist Summit will be held in Scottsdale Arizona, bringing together Oracle experts to speak over two days on DBA topics such as performance, Exadata, RAC, and Security. The summit is available for any Oracle partner that has passed a specialization exam in any database-oriented specialization.

After SAP admittedly stole Oracle software, US Federal Court orders SAP to pay largest amount ever for software piracy in the amount of 1.3 billion. “For more than three years, SAP stole thousands of copies of Oracle software and then resold that software and related services to Oracle’s own customers. Right before the trial began, […]

By Manish Negandhi Manish Negandhi explains how dynamic SQL works with Sybase Replication Server and discusses various methods of setting up dynamic SQL with Sybase Replication Server, including a step-by-step example. Introduction to Dynamic SQL Instead of sending SQL language commands, dynamic SQL sends only literals to the target database and thereby improves replication performance […]

Database Performance Analysis Software from Confio is Named 2010 Editors’ Best Award Winner; bringing home gold in the Database Monitoring/Performance category. “The 2010 Editors’ Best Awards-presented in conjunction with our 2010 Community Choice Awards-are a recognition of our editors’, contributors’, and authors’ favorite products of the year,” said Jason Bovberg, senior editor at Windows IT […]

Sybase IQ 15.3 Introduces PlexQ Distributed Query Platform, a MPP architecture that can accelerate highly complex queries for increased analytic performance and scalability. PlexQ is a shared-everything architecture that manages and balances workloads for all nodes in a Sybase IQ MPP configuration; surpassing shared-nothing MPPs and helping to exceed SLAs.

Sentrigo Wins SQL Server Magazine 2010 Editors’ Best and Community Choice Awards, within the Security/Auditing/Compliance Product category, for their Hedgehog Enterprise database security and compliance solution. “Our Editors’ Best Awards let us leverage our contributing editors’ expertise to provide well-earned recognition to products that exceed industry standards,” said Jason Bovberg, senior editor at Windows IT […]

Teradata and RainStor partner for big data retention and retrieval; Improving retention and retrieval for compliance data over longer periods. RainStor’s de-duplication and compression enables a 97% storage reduction as well as providing the ability to query online data using standard SQL and BI tools. The partnership is aimed at reducing the increasing costs associated […]