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Database software
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October 18, 2006
18
Oct'06
Oracle to offer management packs for Enterprise Manager 10g
Oracle plans to deliver advanced application management, monitoring, and service level capabilities over the coming months, as part of its Enterprise Manager 10g product.
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October 16, 2006
16
Oct'06
Oracle fixes 101 flaws
Attackers could exploit 45 of the 101 flaws remotely without a username or password. Meanwhile, the new CPU offers more detail on the number of flaws patched and their severity.
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October 09, 2006
09
Oct'06
Asset tracker delivers cooler TNT datacentre
TNT is using datacentre asset tracking software to determine the impact of new hardware installations.
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October 09, 2006
09
Oct'06
Tera chip prototype challenges developers
Intel has built a prototype chip with 80 cores that can exchange data at 1Tbyte per second.
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September 26, 2006
26
Sep'06
Auto intelligence company rolls out grid computing
RL Polk, an automotive industry market research and intelligence firm, has rolled out grid computing based on Oracle 10g software to power its data warehouse and provide real-time information.
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September 26, 2006
26
Sep'06
Hot skills: XSL - Take a more sophisticated approach to style sheets
Hot skills XSL can transform XML data into CSS/HTML
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September 25, 2006
25
Sep'06
Users add configuration management databases
More and more users are implementing configuration management databases (CMDB), with CMDB adoption set to double over the next year, according to a report.
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September 20, 2006
20
Sep'06
Oracle ships database add-ons
Oracle has started shipping Oracle Content Database and Oracle Records Database, content management add-ons for the company's flagship Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition.
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September 20, 2006
20
Sep'06
Oracle uses results to attack SAP
Oracle has posted results which show net profits up 29% for the first quarter and used the figures to attack rival SAP.
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September 14, 2006
14
Sep'06
Three ways to create clustered storage, page 3
Clustered storage systems run on storage servers, NAS gateways and hosts. Here's how to determine which clustered file-system architecture is best for your needs and storage environment.
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September 12, 2006
12
Sep'06
US Army to adopt new battlefield data system
The US Army is to adopt a new data search and transfer system to aid soldiers’ performance in the battlefield.
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September 12, 2006
12
Sep'06
Health datacentre back online
CSC and NHS Connecting for Health have taken more than a month to restore patient data systems to the local service provider's primary datacentre in Maidstone.
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September 11, 2006
11
Sep'06
BFI opens film library to web searches
The British Film Institute has rolled out a database to handle its enormous library covering world cinema, film and television, and present it on a searchable website.
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September 04, 2006
04
Sep'06
EDF system scales data mountain
EDF Energy has managed to keep its mainframe capacity the same for the past three years despite the number of records on its database increasing by two million a year.
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August 29, 2006
29
Aug'06
Oracle extends PeopleSoft Enterprise suite
Oracle has unveiled PeopleSoft Enterprise Performance Management 9.
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August 28, 2006
28
Aug'06
Machine learning used to block SQL injection hacks
UK company Secerno has devised an innovative way to detect when a database is being attacked using the SQL (Structured Query Language) injection hacking technique.
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August 25, 2006
25
Aug'06
Legacy replacements drive supply chain software market
Worldwide supply chain management software revenues will reach $2.5bn (£1.3bn) in manufacturing industry alone by 2010, according to a new study by industry analyst Datamonitor.
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August 24, 2006
24
Aug'06
How do I establish recovery priority for my applications?
If it's at the IT level, it comes from a data perspective. When you start moving up a little bit into the business side, people start looking at the applications because they don't really know where the data is. If we talk today about virtualization...
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August 24, 2006
24
Aug'06
BEA snaps up another company
Infrastructure software firm BEA Systems has acquired metadata repository specialist Flashline.
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August 24, 2006
24
Aug'06
BSI sets standard for geographical data
National standards body BSI has launched a new standard defining how street, land, property and address data is supplied for IT systems.
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August 21, 2006
21
Aug'06
Web 2.0 boosted by open source, says MySQL
MySQL is trumpeting its open source database as the power behind a range of pioneering “Web 2.0” internet sites.
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August 15, 2006
15
Aug'06
Oracle updates Peoplesoft CRM software
Oracle has announced the launch of PeopleSoft Enterprise Customer Relationship Management 9.
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August 11, 2006
11
Aug'06
Government adopts IT standard for childcare data
The government’s GovTalk programme has adopted a new IT standard for managing childcare provider data.
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August 08, 2006
08
Aug'06
Data is key ingredient in chemists' merger
Alliance Boots takes low-risk, low-cost route on post-merger IT
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August 07, 2006
07
Aug'06
Hot skills: Financial sector puts a premium on Sybase skills
Relational database system widely used in the City
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August 01, 2006
01
Aug'06
Litchfield: Database security is 'IT's biggest problem'
At Black Hat USA 2006, database security guru David Litchfield unveils 20-plus IBM Informix flaws that attackers could exploit to create malicious files, gain DBA-level privileges and access sensitive data.
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July 31, 2006
31
Jul'06
Oracle 10g XE offers free training ground for self-improvers
Hot skills: You can learn Oracle without an employer's budget
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July 25, 2006
25
Jul'06
Publish Gateway review data, says government CIO
The government's new CIO, John Suffolk, wants some information from Gateway reviews of major, high-risk IT-related projects in the public sector to be published.
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July 18, 2006
18
Jul'06
MySQL sets support deadline for open source database
MySQL has introduced a support lifecycle policy, setting out how long it will provide support and updates for current and older versions of the open source database.
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July 16, 2006
16
Jul'06
Palm stops shipping its smartphone, Treo 650 -- and other news in brief
Short takes on the week's news
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July 12, 2006
12
Jul'06
Google joins ODF lobby to turn up heat on Microsoft
Google has joined the lobbying group supporting the use of the OpenDocument file format (ODF), designed to challenge the proprietary data formats from Microsoft.
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June 27, 2006
27
Jun'06
Oracle shows PeopleSoft commitment with Enterprise 9
Oracle has released PeopleSoft Enterprise 9 in a move designed to reassure users of PeopleSoft products that the company is committed to supporting them.
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June 21, 2006
21
Jun'06
Sybase expands into infrastructure integration
Sybase, a provider of enterprise infrastructure software, has acquired Solonde, a provider of next-generation solutions for data integration and interface management needs.
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June 20, 2006
20
Jun'06
Oracle offers content management products
Oracle has announced a move into content management with the launch of two products aimed at helping businesses manage large volumes of unstructured data.
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June 14, 2006
14
Jun'06
IBM adds server bite with Viper
IBM has launched the next generation of its DB2 9 data server, called Viper, which it says delivers the most significant database technology enhancements in over two decades.
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June 06, 2006
06
Jun'06
Lab drills into RFID tag data
Teradata has set up a lab to allow retailers and consumer goods companies to analyse data captured by radio frequency identification applications across their supply chains.
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May 25, 2006
25
May'06
Teradata establishes RFID data analysis lab
Teradata has established an analytics lab to allow retailers and consumer goods companies to analyse data captured by radio frequency identification (RFID) applications across their supply chains.
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May 25, 2006
25
May'06
Alfred MacAlpine rolls out new £3m back office
Alfred McAlpine is rolling out a £3m Oracle back office system to streamline the company’s business processes following the organisation’s expansion.
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May 18, 2006
18
May'06
Symantec warns of bot that is targeting Veritas users
Symantec has warned users that a remote bot or “zombie” computer is being used to sniff out users who have not adequately patched their Veritas data back-up systems.
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May 17, 2006
17
May'06
BMC upgrades configuration management platform
BMC has updated its configuration management database technology to help customers more easily collect data from back-end systems, and enable them to run their systems more efficiently.
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May 16, 2006
16
May'06
Infor acquisition of SSA challenges Oracle and SAP
Infor is to acquire SSA Global in a $1.4bn (£0.74bn) deal that will create the world’s third largest enterprise software firm.
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May 15, 2006
15
May'06
SAP extends support to Siebel users
Business applications firm SAP has launched a maintenance and support service for Siebel users in a bid to woo them away from its rival Oracle.
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May 09, 2006
09
May'06
United Nations votes for open source database
UN FAO selects open source MySQL as database standard
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May 02, 2006
02
May'06
Exploited flaw traced as far back as Oracle 8
An Oracle database bug that was exploited earlier this month has existed since version 8 of the company’s enterprise database.
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April 27, 2006
27
Apr'06
HP to offer support to MySQL users
Hewlett-Packard and open source database firm MySQL have announced a tie-up that will see HP offering consultancy and support services for MySQL software.
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April 12, 2006
12
Apr'06
Oracle buys Portal Software to launch new media billing business
Oracle is buying Portal Software for $220m (£129m) to offer its media company customers an easier way to bill their subscribers.
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April 04, 2006
04
Apr'06
Aqualogic update aims to simplify the integration of data across apps
BEA Systems has released a new version of its Aqualogic Data Services Platform (ALDSP) designed to automate the addition of services to existing applications.
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March 31, 2006
31
Mar'06
Police plan footwear detection database
The police are planning to adopt a computer system that will identify the footwear used by criminals. The police expect to add the system to their fingerprint and DNA detection databases.
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March 28, 2006
28
Mar'06
Police join forces with palm print database
The Police IT Organisation (Pito) has completed the roll-out of a searchable palm print database to all police forces in England and Wales.
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March 24, 2006
24
Mar'06
Police complete palm print database roll out
Every police force in England and Wales can now search a national database of hand prints, following the roll-out of new software by the Police Information Technology Organisation.
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March 21, 2006
21
Mar'06
Strategic data use critical to bank growth
The strategic use of data is central to the growth plans of UK retail banks, according to a global survey of 100 retail banks by professional services group Accenture.
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March 01, 2006
01
Mar'06
Free Oracle database now on general release
Oracle has now made its low-end, free-of-charge Oracle Database 10g Express Edition generally available to the public.
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February 28, 2006
28
Feb'06
Tesco drops spreadsheets for Retail Planning
Tesco is improving management information by extending the rollout of Oracle Retail Planning to replace spreadsheets previously used in planning to run lines of business.
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February 27, 2006
27
Feb'06
Salesforce.com profits up despite service problems
Customer relationship management software firm Salesforce.com has posted record fourth quarter results, despite problems with new datacentre infrastructure that caused service outages.
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February 23, 2006
23
Feb'06
Oracle announces Microsoft plug-ins
Oracle has announced seven new plug-ins for its Grid Control to add support for a series of Microsoft products.
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February 20, 2006
20
Feb'06
Relicore deal brings Clarity to Symantec
Symantec has acquired Relicore as part of its continued attempt to offer IT directors tools and technology for datacentre management.
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February 15, 2006
15
Feb'06
Government sells patient data
The government has launched a commercial patient data database to deliver operational intelligence to health providers.
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February 14, 2006
14
Feb'06
Google signs professional services deal for better enterprise search
Google is partnering with professional services provider BearingPoint to make it easier for firms to implement efficient internal data search systems.
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February 14, 2006
14
Feb'06
Open source database provider wins another £11m in funding
MySQL AB, the developer of the leading open source database, has raised a further $18.5m (£11m) in funding.
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February 14, 2006
14
Feb'06
Open source database 'years away from being a serious contender'
Gartner business intelligence summit: News and analysis from the event, which covered business strategy, technology deployment and best practice for firms using BI.
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February 09, 2006
09
Feb'06
Business Objects to spend $69m on Firstlogic
Business Objects, the business-intelligence software developer, has announced plans to acquire data-quality specialist Firstlogic in an all-cash deal worth $69m.
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February 01, 2006
01
Feb'06
Siebel shareholders approve Oracle takeover
Siebel Systems shareholders have approved Oracle's $5.85bn (£3.44bn) takeover of the company.
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January 31, 2006
31
Jan'06
Gateshead Council implements single customer database to simplify services
CRM application enables same standard of service across all channels
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January 18, 2006
18
Jan'06
SAP scores with retail IT solution
Two of the biggest global retail brands have selected SAP solutions to improve their data processing capabilities.
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January 16, 2006
16
Jan'06
Financial reporting software lets oil firm drill down into management data
JKX Oil & Gas, an energy exploration group headquartered in London, has begun using financial and management reporting software from Cartesis to give the group's boardroom decision-makers more sophisticated and timely reports covering operations in ...
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January 03, 2006
03
Jan'06
Siebel shareholders to vote on Oracle takeover
Siebel Systems shareholders will vote on 31 January on the company’s proposed acquisition by Oracle.
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December 14, 2005
14
Dec'05
Independent police complaints body links systems to all UK forces via XML data feed
Analysing data on complaints lets IPCC track cases and spot trends
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December 09, 2005
09
Dec'05
SAP and Intel develop business data search platform
SAP has joined forces with Intel to co-develop a technology to speed search and manipulation of business data.
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November 24, 2005
24
Nov'05
Oracle user group snaps up PeopleSoft users
More PeopleSoft user groups have chosen to join with the main US-based Oracle user group as Oracle’s acquisition of the company approaches its first anniversary.
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November 17, 2005
17
Nov'05
RightNow offers Siebel users CRM free for six months
RightNow Technologies is offering Siebel users six months free use of its on-demand customer relationship management (CRM) platform, in an attempt to poach them away from Oracle, which is in the process of acquiring Siebel.
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November 17, 2005
17
Nov'05
Oracle double acquisition bolsters its identity management offering
Oracle has bolstered its identity management suite with the acquisition of Thor Technologies and OctetString for undisclosed sums.
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November 08, 2005
08
Nov'05
CA sells off open-source Ingres database
Computer Associates is spinning off its open-source Ingres database technology to a private equity firm, which wants to widely promote the platform.
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November 07, 2005
07
Nov'05
Police force rolls out firearms database
Thames Valley Police has completed the roll-out of a firearms registry database and workflow system. The introduction of the web-based system comes as the Lancashire and Metropolitan Police Forces are due to start pilot schemes with the national ...
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November 04, 2005
04
Nov'05
Another CFO quits Oracle
Oracle has lost its second chief financial officer in four months with the resignation of current incumbent Greg Maffei.
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November 03, 2005
03
Nov'05
Thames Valley Police firearms database hits target
Thames Valley Police has completed the roll-out of a firearms registry database and workflow system.
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October 31, 2005
31
Oct'05
Grids move mainstream with enterprise system deployments
Companies have started deploying grid technology to run business systems, according to analyst firm Quocirca. Its Grid Index survey, commissioned by Oracle, found growing demand for the technology.
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October 26, 2005
26
Oct'05
Tetley updates EDI to meet Asda standard
Tea bag manufacturer Tetley has updated its Electronic Data Interchange facility to meet the AS2 communications standard being demanded by Asda and its US parent company Wal-Mart.
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October 25, 2005
25
Oct'05
US DoJ request delays Oracle antitrust review by a further 30 days
The US Department of Justice has requested further information in its review of Oracle’s bid to buy customer relationship management market leader Siebel Systems.
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October 18, 2005
18
Oct'05
SAP extends poaching initiative to Siebel customers
SAP has extended its "Safe Passage" programme to Siebel Systems customers, following Oracle’s planned acquisition of the company.
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October 17, 2005
17
Oct'05
Oracle updates PeopleSoft as part of ongoing Project Fusion -- and more tech news briefs
Short takes from this week's technology news
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October 14, 2005
14
Oct'05
Open source MySQL version 5 expected next month
Version 5 of the open source MySQL database is expected to be released next month.
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October 10, 2005
10
Oct'05
Pharmacy to unite data in single app
Lloyds Pharmacy has embarked on a project to enable it to access all the data it holds through a single application.
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October 10, 2005
10
Oct'05
Oracle buys open source database developer
Oracle has continued its spending spree by snapping up Finnish open source database technology developer Innobase for an undisclosed sum.
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October 07, 2005
07
Oct'05
Ex-Peoplesoft boss takes on Oracle again at Salesforce
Peoplesoft's ousted former chief executive officer has taken up a directorship at on-demand CRM specialist Salesforce.com.
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October 06, 2005
06
Oct'05
Oracle updates Peoplesoft products
Oracle has released new versions of Peoplesoft accounting and supply chain applications following its acquisition of the company this January.
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October 06, 2005
06
Oct'05
Autodesk buys Alias
CAD specialist Autodesk, which describes itself as the world’s third biggest software company behind Microsoft and Oracle, is acquiring Alias, a developer of 3D graphics technology.
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October 03, 2005
03
Oct'05
Irish Stock Exchange to deploy Red Hat as part of Oracle upgrade
The Irish Stock Exchange is preparing to deploy Red Hat Enterprise 10, as it modernises its Oracle database system.
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October 03, 2005
03
Oct'05
Fears on Oracle policy for migration from World
End-users of JD Edwards' World ERP package have voiced concern over Oracle's long-term support commitment to the product.
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September 26, 2005
26
Sep'05
Users welcome lifetime support pledge but raise question of cost
The Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG) has welcomed Oracle's pledge to provide lifetime support to its products and those acquired from mergers with PeopleSoft - JD Edwards, Retek, Siebel and others.
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September 26, 2005
26
Sep'05
Councils save with single system
Ten councils have saved £3.4m by implementing a single Oracle CRM system to manage all their transactions with the public.
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September 20, 2005
20
Sep'05
Oracle acquires supply chain specialist G-Log
Oracle is to acquire logistics and transportation management software company G-Log to improve its supply chain solutions.
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September 19, 2005
19
Sep'05
Siebel users face tough choices, warn analysts
Siebel users could face difficult choices after Oracle's £3.24bn takeover of the CRM market leader last week, analysts have warned.
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September 19, 2005
19
Sep'05
Oracle and EDS join forces on application management
At the Oracle OpenWorld conference this week, Oracle and EDS will announce they are combining their application management and software transition services into a single customer solution.
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September 12, 2005
12
Sep'05
Rotherham uses browser-based service to encourage teachers to report bullying
Local education authority aims to get accurate data through wider input.
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September 12, 2005
12
Sep'05
Oracle to buy Siebel
Oracle has announced plans to buy CRM market leader Siebel Systems, for £5.83 per share. The offer is valued at approximately £3.2bn, or £1.98bn net of Siebel's cash on hand of £1.23bn.
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September 12, 2005
12
Sep'05
Oracle user-group emphasises independence with name-change
The International Oracle Users Group is changing its name to emphasise its independence and user-driven viewpoint.
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September 06, 2005
06
Sep'05
PatchLink upgrades security management; IBM plans four-processor xSeries, among other news
Short takes on the week's news
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August 24, 2005
24
Aug'05
Travel firm to use web solution for data interchange
Travel company Sabre is replacing its more expensive electronic data interchange system with a web-based solution using tools from SeeBeyond.
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August 23, 2005
23
Aug'05
Oracle adds analysis tools to Projects
Oracle has added a Portfolio Analysis module to the latest release of its Projects suite of applications to allow users to perform impact analysis.
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August 19, 2005
19
Aug'05
Police intelligence database goes live
UK police forces have started to use a £10m national intelligence database to share information on violent criminals, paedophiles and other sex offenders.