One of the most exciting
things about the software
industry is how fast it
moves. Software is
constantly optimizing
itself around the
state-of-the-art.
Inherent industry
bottlenecks change
cyclically every five
years or so.
Architectures and
solutions change too.
CPUs too costly? Enter
dumb terminals. Network
running slow? Build
client/servers.
When your next Java
application calls for a
database backend, before
you reach for JDBC and a
relational database, stop
for a moment and consider
another possibility: an
object database. As we
hope to show in this
article, an object
database may not only
simplify coding chores,
but its capabilities may
enable application
solutions that you would
otherwise not thought of.
Some businesses using
Linux as an internal
server platform may only
now be confronting the
challenge of migrating to
64-bit Linux
distributions but are
actually stepping into
familiar territory for
most Linux users in the
business world. 64-bit
Linux has been running
for years on chipset
families such as Intel's
EM64T (Extended Memory 64
Technology) and Itanium,
AMD's Athlon 64 and
Opteron, and IBM's POWER.
In addition, 64-bit Linux
distributions have been
offered for some time
from top vendors such as
Red Hat and Novell/SuSE,
and have been available
as a server operating
system choice from
hardware vendors such as
Dell, IBM, and HP.
Information Technology, a
provider of fast,
always-on and affordable
databases, announced the
availability of the beta
version of its open
source product, solidDB
for MySQL. solidDB for
MySQL is covered under
GNU Public License (GPL)
and is downloadable from
http://forge.mysql.com
and http://dev.soliddb.co
m/download.
In an event hosted by
Oracle President, Charles
Phillips, Oracle unveiled
plans to help customers
and partners more easily
control, secure and
manage large volumes of
unstructured content.
With Oracle Content
Database and Oracle
Records Database,
organizations can manage
the full information
spectrum of structured
data and unstructured
content to help increase
user productivity, meet
regulatory compliance
mandates and reduce
business risk and costs
associated with the legal
discovery process.
Smart Style, the MySQL
solution experts in
Japan, has announced that
it has extended its
membership in the MySQL
partner program in order
to expand its MySQL sales
activities throughout
Japan. 'We welcome Smart
Style, as a Platinum
partner in Japan,' said
Mr. Larry Stefonic,
president of MySQL K.K.
Franprix and Leader Price
have chosen open source
Database MySQL to manage
the data in their
enterprise-wide supply
chain and product
distribution platforms --
servicing over 620
Franprix stores and 490
Leader Price outlets. The
MySQL-based information
system covers all the
business needs of the
entire supply and
distribution chain.
Unisys Corporation has
announced that it has
signed a worldwide
distribution agreement
with MySQL, Inc. that
will enable Unisys to
distribute MySQL software
products and provide
consulting, integration
and support services for
customers implementing
MySQL open source
databases in their
technology
infrastructures.
EnterpriseDB's Andy Astor
and Dennis Lussier speak
with Roger Strukhoff
about winning a
LinuxWorld award for best
database solution and
about Enterprise DB as
well.
EnterpriseDB, potential
proprietary-database
giantkillers, won a major
award here at LinuxWorld
Conference and Expo
yesterday: the company's
flagship product,
EnterpriseDB 2005, was
chosen as the 'Best
Database Solution' in
LinuxWorld's Product
Excellence Awards,
managed by the editors of
LinuxWorld Magazine and
announced at the show by
SYS-CON Media West Coast
bureau chief Roger
Strukhoff.
EnterpriseDB, based in
Edison, New Jersey, has
announced what it calls
an 'enterprise class'
open-source database
strategy that leverages
PostgreSQL with Oracle
compatibility. In an
exclusive SYS-CON.TV
interview, Andy Astor,
co-founder and CEO said
the company will offer
'enterprise class'
functionality and
capability with its
EnterpriseDB (EDB)
software, which is
available immediately for
download.
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One of the most exciting
things about the software
industry is how fast it
moves. Software is
constantly optimizing
itself around the
state-of-the-art.
Inherent industry
bottlenecks change
cyclically every five
years or so.
Architectures and
solutions change too.
CPUs too costly? Enter
dumb terminals. Network
running slow? Build
client/servers. 
When your next Java
application calls for a
database backend, before
you reach for JDBC and a
relational database, stop
for a moment and consider
another possibility: an
object database. As we
hope to show in this
article, an object
database may not only
simplify coding chores,
but its capabilities may
enable application
solutions that you would
otherwise not thought of.
Some businesses using
Linux as an internal
server platform may only
now be confronting the
challenge of migrating to
64-bit Linux
distributions but are
actually stepping into
familiar territory for
most Linux users in the
business world. 64-bit
Linux has been running
for years on chipset
families such as Intel's
EM64T (Extended Memory 64
Technology) and Itanium,
AMD's Athlon 64 and
Opteron, and IBM's POWER.
In addition, 64-bit Linux
distributions have been
offered for some time
from top vendors such as
Red Hat and Novell/SuSE,
and have been available
as a server operating
system choice from
hardware vendors such as
Dell, IBM, and HP.
EnterpriseDB's Andy Astor
and Dennis Lussier speak
with Roger Strukhoff
about winning a
LinuxWorld award for best
database solution and
about Enterprise DB as
well. 
EnterpriseDB, potential
proprietary-database
giantkillers, won a major
award here at LinuxWorld
Conference and Expo
yesterday: the company's
flagship product,
EnterpriseDB 2005, was
chosen as the 'Best
Database Solution' in
LinuxWorld's Product
Excellence Awards,
managed by the editors of
LinuxWorld Magazine and
announced at the show by
SYS-CON Media West Coast
bureau chief Roger
Strukhoff. 
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