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The Transparent Data Encryption feature of Oracle Advanced Security for Oracle Database 11g Release 2 is now even speedier while running on Intel Xeon 5600 series processor-based servers with Intel Advanced Encryption Standard New Instructions (AES-NI), as shown by recent benchmarks comparing it running on Intel Xeon X5560 processor without AES-NI. With the combination of […]

In order to simplify integration between AppSec’s DbProtect product line with other complimentary solutions and enable the strengthening of database security, Application Security, Inc. has formed the Data Security Alliance; bringing together a strategic partnerships with leading organizations that share the same belief in a lifecycle approach to database security. “We’ve brought together leading organizations […]

Oracle Database is part of the group of Oracle enterprise software that is now certified to run on the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud using Oracle VM virtualization. Oracle Database 11g R2 is also included in the set of pre-configured Amazon Machine Images based on Oracle VM Templates which Oracle and Amazon Web Services are publishing […]

A new configuration of Oracle Exadata Database Machine is now available. Designed as a high-capacity system for large OLTP, data warehousing, and consolidated database workloads, the Oracle Exadata Database Machine X2-8 helps reduce IT costs, is scalable to multi-rack configurations and provides the performance required for the most demanding database applications. Oracle Exadata Database machine […]

Fast, modern, reliable, and optimized for Oracle database, that’s what describes Oracle’s new Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel. A part of Oracle Linux, the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel was built and tested to run Oracle database, and also forms the basis for Oracle Exadata Database Machine and the new Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud, which is integrated with Oracle […]

Oracle has just announced Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud, the world’s first integrated middleware machine which has been designed to provide extreme performance while handling large-scale, mission-critical deployments, and reduce risk while meeting the highest service-level requirements. Among its other beneficial offerings, Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud is optimized for integration with Oracle Database 11g, Oracle Real […]

The release candidate for MySQL 5.5 is now available from Oracle. MySQL 5.5 demonstrated notable performance improvements over MySQL 5.1 for Windows and Linux operating systems in recent benchmarks. The MySQL release candidate offers enhancements such as optimized performance and scalability when running on multi-CPU, multi-core hardware and operating systems; along with improved failover reliability […]

In a new review on myLittleTools’ Microsoft SQL Server backup/restore solution, Anthony Wilco, president of the web hosting company Infuse Web LLC, details how myLittleBackup has saved his company from countless tedious hours of backing up and restoring SQL Server databases. Through its web-based interface, myLittleBackup allows backups and restores, downloads and uploads of SQL […]

KnowledgeMill has chosen Oracle 11g R2 database as the foundation for its content management products, and satisfied with Oracle database’s performance in one, is continuing to use it in their next generation content management platform. Oracle 11g R2 helps the company’s products organize and manage unstructured data from email and other file types, reducing cost, […]

An independent survey on what technology companies found successful in mitigating data security breaches and complying with security mandates was given by Securosis and Imperva during June and July 2010. Results of the survey include: Combining traditional approaches with technology protecting databases and applications is the most effective approach to data security Data theft because […]

DBRecovery 2010, the new version of OfficeRecovery’s database repair suite, is now available for purchase or free demo. In order to rebuild a damaged database, DBRecovery extracts data from the corrupted database files then saves it into a set of SQL scripts to use in the rebuilding process. Updates to DBRecovery 2010 include compatibility with […]

Because the number of data breaches in the higher education industry has been increasing, Application Security, Inc. is hosting a web-based roundtable to discuss the challenges these organizations face in their database layer. A panel of leading higher education institutions will talk about how they are successfully protecting the confidential information in their databases; and […]