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  • Oracle hangs on to database lead

    Oracle is clinging to the top spot in the multibillion-dollar database software market, despite mounting pressure from IBM and Microsoft, according to preliminary 2002 market share numbers released Monday.

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    Linux, having just won the fight for mainstream respectability, has moved to a challenge that's less glamorous but just as important: making itself attractive to the information technology industry.

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  • IDC gives Oracle top database spot

    A market research report on database sales last year found that Oracle has the most market share and that revenue from databases overall grew slightly last year.

  • Sapping the on-demand party dry?

    Does SAP have what it takes to succeed in the on-demand space?

  • Oracle outwitted in SME war

    The small- to medium-enterprise market has been described as manna from heaven, but a crucial lack of understanding of the SME psyche is creating costly roadblocks.

  • Is SAP's tap running dry?

    SAP may not be a household name, but it's the third largest independent software company, and has a powerful franchise. But in recent times, a confluence of economic trends threaten its enviable position.

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    Managing data storage is just as much of a task (or greater) as managing the servers themselves. It makes sense to centralise management in larger organisations wherever possible. Enter the storage area network (SAN).

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    Open-source software has already shaken up the operating systems business. Now, Java server software makers are feeling the heat.

  • Security's the message for Exchange

    Microsoft hatches plans for a new Exchange Server e-mail system, with improved security and a facelift for Outlook, in the software's first major upgrade in nearly two years.

  • Microsoft's migration plan

    A deal cinched Wednesday could help Microsoft tackle a long-standing problem: How to sell new software to customers reluctant to give up a 7-year-old version of Windows.

  • Archival survival guide

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

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