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  • IBM brings relational XML tools to mainframes

    IBM has made its Viper engine available on mainframes, and the company predicts a bright future for Viper in driving through service-oriented architecture environments.

  • Report: Oracle pulls into tie with IBM in databases

    In the race to sell database software worldwide, Oracle improved its position to a "virtual tie" with IBM last year, according to a report by researcher Gartner.

  • Oracle revamps DBA certification

    Those of you planning to pursue Oracle DBA certiication need to be aware of a few changes before you begin. For starters, Oracle has added a requirement that candidates must take Oracle's Instructor-Led Training class.

  • Study: Database sales bouncing back

    The market for database server software, seen as a barometer of overall software market health, grew slightly last year fueled in part by sales of Linux.

  • Has clustering lost its appeal?

    Recent Transaction Processing Council findings suggest the business case for clustering has been eroded by the increasing cost-effectiveness of multiprocessor Unix systems.

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  • Oracle revamps DBA certification

    Those of you planning to pursue Oracle DBA certiication need to be aware of a few changes before you begin. For starters, Oracle has added a requirement that candidates must take Oracle's Instructor-Led Training class.

  • Linux boosts database sales?

    The market for database server software, seen as a barometer of overall software market health, grew slightly last year, fuelled in part by sales of Linux.

  • What's the best hosted virtualisation suite?

    A lot of the fuss behind virtualisation is focused around the datacentre. That's all well and good, but there is a whole world of virtualisation for workstations where competition for the best suite is red-hot and constantly improving.

  • Will virtualisation create a mainframe renaissance?

    The current buzz around virtualisation may sound familiar to anyone with experience of high-end computing's origins " so what makes today's scenario so different?

  • Community banking grows storage bank at Bendigo Bank

    Constructing a new head office was a natural step in Bendigo Bank's growth. However, the bank's IT team was forced to do some creative thinking in figuring out how to upgrade and move its 20 terabyte storage area network (SAN) to the new data centre at the bank's new headquarters.

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Reviews (19)

  • Duelling databases: Four apps tested

    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.

  • Dell Inspiron 9400

    The Dell Inspiron 9400 packs a solid set of multimedia features, and when configured with Intel's Core Duo processor, it has enough power to speed through virtually any task, from editing video to playing games.

  • Thin, but no flakes: 4 thin-clients reviewed

    Last month we looked at thin-client terminals. This month RMIT examines the back end for thin-client setups.

  • Archival survival guide

    In this special report, we review six archival options in the market.

  • Seven mail servers tested

    Microsoft Exchange might be the most popular mail server but is it the best? We test the alternatives.

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