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  • Oracle beefs up PHP driver

    Oracle announced on Wednesday the enhancement and preview release of an upgraded Oracle Call Interface (OCI8) driver for PHP.

  • Industry dept outlines MS CRM plans

    The federal Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources (DITR) has detailed plans to implement at least three new customer relationship management (CRM) systems based on Microsoft software.

  • National Archives revamps server fleet

    The National Archives of Australia (NAA) has flagged plans to refresh its mid-range server fleet, replacing up to 34 machines over the next three years.

  • MySQL hits US$50 million revenue, plans IPO

    Open-source database maker hopes going public will raise funds for acquisitions, CEO Marten Mickos says.

  • Federal family dept eyes Vista

    The federal department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs has gone to market for a new PC supplier for the next three years, specifying any new hardware it buys must be ready for Windows Vista.

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  • Security pro zeroes in on Oracle bugs

    Bug hunter David Litchfield says the Oracle community shouldn't be so smug when it comes to database security. He represents NGS Software, which has serviced Oracle in the past and Microsoft at present.

  • Is it kill or cure for Oracle's database buy?

    Purchase of a company with close ties to open-source rival MySQL has people wondering about the database giant's motives.

  • Oracle Collaboration Suite: All in the database

    Oracle is betting on the lure of cost savings and the strength of its database to help sell its new product, Oracle Collaboration Suite. Get an advance look at this competitor to Microsoft Exchange.

  • Database security in your Web-enabled apps

    Web-based applications have numerous entry points that can put your data at risk. See how to restrict access to those points and block potential attacks.

  • Database start-ups bet on open source

    Databases have been available with an open-source licence for many years. But the past few months have seen a growing number of partnerships and products aimed at maturing the industry of add-ons and support services -- vital to winning over corporate customers.

Reviews (17)

  • Beyond the Database

    Boldly going where no database has gone before, Oracle's Oracle8i Release 3 is a lot more than a database. Oracle8i is now also a file, mail, Web and Java2 Enterprise Edition application server.

  • Oracle Collaboration Suite: All in the database

    Oracle is betting on the lure of cost savings and the strength of its database to help sell its new product, Oracle Collaboration Suite. Get an advance look at this competitor to Microsoft Exchange.

  • WordPress 2.8

    If you are in the market for a blogging platform, content management system or a complete web platform, you can do far, far worse than choose WordPress.

  • Performance problems?

    We examine tools that can drill down through your applications to pinpoint exactly where loading causes trouble.

  • Networking for smarts

    In this product review, we look at tools that can monitor network performance.

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