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Software vendors add tips to flaws database

September 7, 2006 National Vulnerability Database expands information to include software vendors' comments on reported flaws. TAGS: software company, IT administrator, security software company, flaw, vendor, Red Hat Inc., patch, security, Real-Time, database

Sybase unveils data integration tool

August 7, 2006 Database software maker plans to introduce a bundle of software that gives access to data from a range of sources from one tool. TAGS: data integration, Sybase Inc., database company, software company, database

Oracle urges customers to apply critical update

January 18, 2005 Latest patch for the company's database and Web applications closes almost two dozen security holes. TAGS: Oracle Corp., flaw, Web application, patch management, software company, database, server, security

IBM sues Informix for patent infringement

February 8, 2000 IBM claims that software maker Informix is using technology that IBM has patented in at least five of its database products, including its Informix-Online Dynamic Server. TAGS: Informix Software, IBM Corp., patent, database, software company

Software's 'stack wars'

April 19, 2006 Software companies used to sell on features. Now it's "stacks," or soup-to-nuts offerings. TAGS: SAP AG, Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, stack, software company, profit, IBM Corp., business application, database, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

'Free' is the new 'cheap' for software tools

January 31, 2006 The release of IBM's free DB2 database points to the downward price pressure from open-source programmers' tools. TAGS: IBM DB2, James Gosling, Oracle Corp., software developer, programming tool, IBM Corp., open source, database server, BEA Systems Inc., database, free version, vendor, software company, Microsoft Corp., server

Unpatched flaw found in Microsoft software

April 12, 2005 Software maker investigates report of hole in Office and Access--and of published exploit code that could let attackers take control of PCs. TAGS: flaw, advisory, representative, Microsoft Access, software company, vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., researcher, Microsoft Office, security, database, PC

Patched Oracle database still at risk, bughunter says

April 26, 2006 Latest updates don't sew up a hole exploited by attack code out on the Web, a security researcher has warned. TAGS: David Litchfield, Oracle Corp., Oracle Application Server 10g, DBMS, business software company, researcher, Oracle Database, business software, flaw, software company, database, security

Trojan rides in on unpatched Office flaw

September 30, 2005 A dangerous Trojan horse exploits a hole in Microsoft's Office software that has remained unfixed for five months. TAGS: security software company, trojan horse, flaw, Microsoft Office, software company, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Access, security, Microsoft Corp., database

Phillips: Oracle may support rival databases

September 19, 2005 Decision is coming on specifics of the "Project Fusion" push to meld acquired products with Oracle software. Photos: Phillips opens OpenWorld TAGS: Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., middleware, Siebel Systems Inc., lifetime, IBM DB2, database, decision, IBM Corp., software company

MySQL Network shifts pricing, licensing

February 15, 2005 Open-source database company introduces subscription-based service with tiered support, around the General Public License. TAGS: MySQL, support services, GPL, annuity, corporate customer, software company, pricing, MySQL Database, open-source software, open source, database, IBM Corp.

Oracle sweeps up Siebel

September 13, 2005 Siebel's 12 years of independence comes to an end in the form of a $5.8 billion buyout. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, Salesforce.com Inc., buyout, Marc Benioff, acquisition, database company, CRM, Newsmaker, CEO, merger, software company, database

Service Pack 2 for SQL Server arrives

February 20, 2007 Microsoft's release of updates for database application is accompanied by rule change for use on virtual servers. TAGS: Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Microsoft SQL Server, virtualization, Service Pack 2, service pack, government, software company, server, database, Microsoft Corp.

Oracle sews up multiple security holes

April 18, 2006 Regular quarterly update tackles more than 30 flaws in the business software maker's database and other products. TAGS: Oracle Corp., business software company, security hole, business software, Oracle Database, flaw, database, security, patch management, software company, researcher, fix

Oracle shifts multicore licensing model

July 14, 2005 Will treat each core as three-quarters of a chip when calculating license costs, bringing it more in line with rivals. TAGS: multi-core processor, Oracle Corp., multi-core, policy, pricing, BEA Systems Inc., IBM Corp., application server, middleware, Forrester Research Inc., dual-core processor, software company, database, dual-core, Sun Microsystems Inc., server

Oracle buys stake in Indian banking software firm

August 2, 2005 Database giant moves in on I-flex Solutions, which provides tools and services to 575 banks in 115 countries. TAGS: Oracle Corp., banking, database company, ERP, bank, software company, India, acquisition, pricing, information technology, database

Halloween treat for Oracle: A database worm

November 1, 2005 Proof-of-concept pest is believed to be the first to target Oracle databases. TAGS: Oracle Corp., Oracle Database, worm, database, pest, security, attack, software company, CEO, password, e-mail

Oracle to bid on SAP buyout target

March 8, 2005 Two months after swallowing PeopleSoft, Oracle plans $9 per share competing bid for software maker Retek. TAGS: Retek Inc., SAP AG, Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., Larry Ellison, buyout, business management, bid, software company, acquisition, Java, database

Open source shapes up as rival to Oracle

May 25, 2006 Software maker's stronghold in databases likely to come under threat from open-source competitors, IDC and Gartner predict. TAGS: Gartner Inc., RDBMS, Oracle Corp., open source, database management system, database software, database management, market share, open-source software, database, research company, MySQL, software company, IBM Corp., Linux

HP to acquire OuterBay

February 7, 2006 Hewlett-Packard acquires the archiving software maker in an effort to bolster its storage offerings. TAGS: OuterBay Technologies, storage software, information lifecycle management, EMC Corp., HP StorageWorks, archiving, division, general manager, Oracle Corp., HP, acquisition, database, software company, server
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