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    The Australian government's approach to information management has previously often been "grandiose" and overly simplistic, according to Oracle's Australian division, which today mainly backed comments by finance minister Lindsay Tanner that the government needed to adopt Web 2.0-style tools.

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    Oracle earlier this year accused SAP of hacking into its customer support centre and stealing proprietary software code -- it turns out that SAP made some "inappropriate" downloads.

  • No tomorrow for SAP's TomorrowNow?

    When Oracle accused SAP of hacking into its customer support centre and stealing proprietary software code earlier this year, the company at the heart of the scandal was SAP's TomorrowNow -- it now faces an uncertain future.

  • Oracle architectural design tips offered

    Some tricks to ensure that Oracle architecture designs perform at optimal levels while making a design that is easy to maintain and extend are offered.

  • Rethink five outdated ideas about Oracle

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    Databases are by no means an easy product category to understand. Many of the big players now offer free or "light" versions of their databases, but comparing them all is no easy task -- as we found out.

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    Symantec Backup Exec 12 allows complete system recovery and concentrates on continuous file/data protection. Though AU$1,795 may seem a lot of money for an application, Backup Exec might be worth the investment if you're using it for irreplaceable and highly valuable data.

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    We look at which product can help improve customer satisfaction.

  • Detection and prevention: 6 intrusion detection systems tested

    Despite a rocky beginning, intrusion detection and prevention systems are an important part of any security arsenal. We road-test six hardware and software-based systems.

  • Age has not wearied them

    Despite the endless pressure to install the latest and greatest, many of the core technologies which are in use in the modern enterprise have been around for decades, if not centuries.

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