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May 29, 2002 29 May'02
Analysts slate new Oracle tools

A forthcoming report from Butler Group has found that the new Oracle 9i Developer Suite, introduced last week, falls short of...
May 27, 2002 27 May'02
Oracle courts sceptical 11i users

Oracle executives visiting last week's spring conference of the independent US-based Oracle Application User Group faced...
May 24, 2002 24 May'02
New 9i Developer focuses on productivity and reporting

Oracle has introduced the latest edition of its 9i Developer Suite, designed to improve developer productivity and business...
May 24, 2002 24 May'02
IDC: Database software market poised for surge

Worldwide sales of relational and object-relational database management systems (RDBMS) are poised to surge following the...

May 16, 2002 16 May'02
CRM firm boosts data mining tools

Seattle customer relationship management software company, Talisma, plans to improve its CRM product, also called Talisma, by...
May 16, 2002 16 May'02
Experts call for independent study of land gazetteer

ADDress data experts have called for an independent study into a national land and property database following concerns that a...
May 09, 2002 09 May'02
Property database is under-used

A national database that was supposed to help end gazumping in the property market is not being used by some of its target...
May 07, 2002 07 May'02
Gartner: IBM steals database crown from Oracle

IBM has dislodged Oracle from the top of the market for database management software, helped along by its billion-dollar purchase...
May 02, 2002 02 May'02
Error fears in property system

IT professionals have warned that a database supposed to help end gazumping in the property market could be riddled with errors.
April 30, 2002 30 Apr'02
Categorisation products tackle content chaos

Documentum and Semio have introduced categorisation technologies designed to bring order to data in portal and content management...

April 24, 2002 24 Apr'02
Co-op datawarehouse looks to save millions

Convenience store chain Co-operative Retail expects to save millions after implementing a datawarehousing system that allows...
April 10, 2002 10 Apr'02
Oracle driving users to 11i upgrade

Oracle is working overtime to entice its user base to migrate to its next generation of business applications, using as...
April 08, 2002 08 Apr'02
Appsworld: Oracle to push users to upgrade

Oracle is expected to use its Oracle AppsWorld conference in San Diego this week to prod users to upgrade to the latest release...
April 05, 2002 05 Apr'02
McData unveils 2GB switches

Nearly six months after announcing its intentions to upgrade its family of switches and directors, McData has announced the...
March 27, 2002 27 Mar'02
Gartner joins attack on Oracle licence charges

Leading research company, Gartner Group, has added its weight to the attack on Oracle's database pricing methods that was...
March 22, 2002 22 Mar'02
Oracle urges users to hand over application management

Oracle is trying to beef up its outsourcing operations with an international campaign to persuade customers to hand over...
March 20, 2002 20 Mar'02
Oracle preps 9i for IBM mainframe Linux

Oracle will release a version of its 9i database software for IBM mainframe Linux environments in mid-2002, the company said.
March 07, 2002 07 Mar'02
EDS enhances virtual design tool

Electronic Data Systems' (EDS) has announced upgrades to its virtual prototyping product, Vis Concept.
March 07, 2002 07 Mar'02
IBM announces XML for DB2

IBM has announced plans to offer a database capable of managing objects, relational data, and XML documents
February 28, 2002 28 Feb'02
Judge urges settlement in MySQL suit

A hearing in a federal court in Boston, USA, has been adjourned earlier than expected when District Court Judge Patti B. Saris...
February 25, 2002 25 Feb'02
SAP/Oracle support escalation fails users

SAP and Oracle have been criticised by analyst firm Gartner after a software bug, brought down a major user's installation for 14...
February 11, 2002 11 Feb'02
Hacker info shuts down Comcast site

A hacker found exposed data from a list of potential corporate customers of Comcast Business Communications, forcing the company...
January 31, 2002 31 Jan'02
Online land register to end gazumping

The UK's first national land and property database will help to end gazumping in the property market by 2005, the head of the key...
January 29, 2002 29 Jan'02
Users cautious about new Oracle pricing

New Oracle pricing models announced at the January Appsworld conference are causing concern among users.
January 29, 2002 29 Jan'02
Quest consolidates Oracle database tools

Quest Software has consolidated several of its Oracle database management tools into a unified product called Quest Central for...
January 25, 2002 25 Jan'02
Mobile and wireless products boost Sybase Q4

Sybase has reported a profit for its fourth-quarter which is down year on year. However it managed to beat Wall Street...
January 18, 2002 18 Jan'02
Oracle's ASP service flounders in Europe

Oracle has just 10 European customers for its Oracle.com hosted applications service, but still expects half of its users to move...
January 18, 2002 18 Jan'02
Oracle adds Daily Business Close tool to its suite

Oracle has launched what it claims will be the jewel in its E-Business Suite.
January 18, 2002 18 Jan'02
Oracle to drop support for 10.7 applications suite

Oracle will end support for its version 10.7 business applications suite in June 2003, despite customer requests for another...
January 18, 2002 18 Jan'02
Oracle revamps 11i suite pricing

Oracle has used AppsWorld in Amsterdam to announce a simplified pricing structure for its 11i applications suite.
January 15, 2002 15 Jan'02
Oracle acquires voice portal technology

Database giant Oracle plans to give users voice-based, wireless access to a range of applications and databases following its...
December 13, 2001 13 Dec'01
Oracle unveils service packages to help with upgrade

Oracle has announced new migration-related service packages which will help users upgrading to the latest flavour of its business...
December 12, 2001 12 Dec'01
Oracle pledges to cut your IT bill by 5%

Software giant Oracle is branching out into the total IT outsourcing business, with a guarantee to cut customers' IT bills by 5%...
December 11, 2001 11 Dec'01
Oracle expense is worth it, say users

Oracle's customers are a relatively contented group, according to a survey from the UK user group, although 9iAS and 11i users...
December 06, 2001 06 Dec'01
Councils seek help after electoral register ruling

Local authorities are seeking extra cash from the Government to rework their electoral roll databases following a landmark court...
December 06, 2001 06 Dec'01
Oracle adds to 9i features

Oracle is unveiling a second release of its 9i database software this week at the Oracle Openworld conference in San Francisco,...
December 04, 2001 04 Dec'01
Oracle Openworld: Compaq talks clustering

Compaq chairman and chief executive Michael Capellas used his keynote talk at Oracle OpenWorld to announce new tools designed to...
December 04, 2001 04 Dec'01
Oracle Openworld: Clustering software in the spotlight

Oracle is using its Openworld conference to promote what it sees as an underused feature of its Oracle9i database: Real...
December 04, 2001 04 Dec'01
Oracle Openworld: Intel pushes 64-bit processor

Intel chief executive officer Craig Barrett used his keynote address to Oracle's Openworld conference to give the first...
November 30, 2001 30 Nov'01
Oracle unveils pre-packaged portlets

Oracle has announced pre-packaged portlets that can be integrated into the company's Universal Portal, part of the 11i...
November 30, 2001 30 Nov'01
Oracle mends fences with US user group

After 18 months of tension between Oracle and the Oracle Application Users Group (OAUG) in the US, the relationship is now on the...
November 30, 2001 30 Nov'01
Japan gears up for grid computing

NTT Data is teaming up with Intel, Silicon Graphics (SGI) and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East (NTT East) to trial grid...
November 26, 2001 26 Nov'01
Users to focus on Oracle 11i tools

Software companies at the Oracle Application Users Group (OAUG) conference are expected to unveil tools to ease the deployment of...
November 15, 2001 15 Nov'01
Data project is a route to growth

Blue-chip conglomerate Unilever is investing millions of pounds in a global IT and business-led project to extract key data from...
November 05, 2001 05 Nov'01
Oracle to ship 9i developer kit in December

Oracle's launch of the 9i developer kit will mark the end of a major upgrade cycle for the database giant.
November 02, 2001 02 Nov'01
OAUG divided over closer ties to Oracle

A sizeable minority of the group serving users of Oracle's business applications has no interest in working with the software...
November 01, 2001 01 Nov'01
Search and information management tools unveiled

Hawking goods designed to equip corporations with tools to search vast data sources and make sense of the findings, KM (knowledge...
October 30, 2001 30 Oct'01
Oracle upgrades software for small businesses

In an effort to reach more customers, Oracle has announced enhancements to its software for small businesses.
October 25, 2001 25 Oct'01
Oracle to share ideas with local government

Local government body the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (Solace) has signed a business agreement with software...
October 23, 2001 23 Oct'01
Oracle extends applications deadline

Oracle has bowed to user pressure and extended the date on which it will stop supporting its 10.7 application suite.
October 16, 2001 16 Oct'01
Aerospace group backs VCML

As technical standards bodies attempt to harmonise data-sharing specifications of XML, an aerospace industry group is adopting a...
October 11, 2001 11 Oct'01
Upgrade delays gun database

A software upgrade to the Police National Computer (PNC) will delay the launch of the National Firearms Database.
October 09, 2001 09 Oct'01
EDS and NATS prepare to do battle in court

Electronic Data Systems (EDS) and the National Air Traffic Services (NATS) have come face to face in court in a multimillion...
October 05, 2001 05 Oct'01
Software upgrade stalls firearms database

A software upgrade to the Police National Computer (PNC) is to delay the launch of a national firearms database.
October 04, 2001 04 Oct'01
Lane to become chairman of SeeBeyond

Former Oracle executive Ray Lane took up a new position as chairman of software maker SeeBeyond Technology on 3 October 2001.
October 03, 2001 03 Oct'01
Oracle launches joint software hosting service

Oracle and Nextra, the Internet subsidiary of Norwegian telecommunication operator Telenor, have launched a joint European...
October 02, 2001 02 Oct'01
Siebel to buy nQuire software

E-Business solutions provider Siebel Systems announced on 1 October that it plans to acquire nQuire Software, the data analysis...
October 02, 2001 02 Oct'01
Three new database tool kits released

The database market widened on 1 October, when Veritas Software, OTG Software and EMC all introduced new database software...
September 21, 2001 21 Sep'01
C&W data centre failure hits corporate clients

Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), defence contractor BAE Systems, Australian Mutual Providence and other financial...
September 18, 2001 18 Sep'01
Oracle warns of 'negative effect' on Q2 results

Oracle chief Larry Ellison predicted poor second quarter results for the company following the 11 September terrorist attacks on...
September 17, 2001 17 Sep'01
Oracle still in dispute with user group

Three months after conciliation talks began, the Oracle Applications Users' Group (OAUG) and Oracle remain divided over who...
September 13, 2001 13 Sep'01
New system targets uninsured drivers

The insurance industry expects to recoup its £20m investment in a national database designed to crack down on uninsured drivers...
September 11, 2001 11 Sep'01
Oracle finalises 3Cube acquisition

The database software firm Oracle has acquired 3Cube, a company that produces collaborative software relating to the hosting of...
September 07, 2001 07 Sep'01
ERP vendors move into SCM

The supply chain management (SCM) market is set to boom according to the research organisation Datamonitor.
September 05, 2001 05 Sep'01
Multitasking chips could improve performance 30%

Intel has announced a new technology that allows a single processor to manage data as if it were two processors. The chip giant...
August 29, 2001 29 Aug'01
Data modelling gives 5,000% ROI for brewer

Brewer and pub chain operator Greene King has toasted a return on investment (ROI) of "5,000%" after installing financial...
August 29, 2001 29 Aug'01
Databases will catch out firms

Businesses are failing to ensure their databases are in compliance with new data protection laws which come into force in less...
August 22, 2001 22 Aug'01
CRM to set prices for ferry users

Ferry operator P&O Stena Line has completed an Oracle customer relationship management (CRM) implementation as the first stage of...
August 09, 2001 09 Aug'01
Oracle turns on to wireless

Oracle has joined a long line of vendors to announce the wireless-enabling of its application suite.
July 31, 2001 31 Jul'01
Dendrite takes its integrated CRM medicine

Pharmaceutical technology company Dendrite has teamed up with Oracle to deliver what they claim is the industry's first...
May 15, 2001 15 May'01
MasterCard merges card data with ERP systems

MasterCard and SPS International have launched a new software product designed to integrate procurement information from...
May 11, 2001 11 May'01
Refugee doctor database could ease medical crisis

A database of refugee doctors could help save the Government millions of pounds, the British Medical Association (BMA) has...
May 04, 2001 04 May'01
Oracle pushes back 9i shipping date to June

Oracle on Thursday discussed what it called the final pieces of its forthcoming 9i database, which promises to make the software...
May 03, 2001 03 May'01
AIIM - Gartner study: Goals for enterprise apps are changing

The reasons for businesses investing in data management infrastructure are shifting from back-office, cost-reduction objectives...
April 30, 2001 30 Apr'01
Oracle and Akamai team up on caching initiative

Oracle and Akamai Technologies announced their first technology collaboration on 30 April, a jointly developed markup language...
April 30, 2001 30 Apr'01
Firms face barriers in push for data analysis

With the economic slowdown, businesses are especially hard-pressed to find new ways to exploit their sales, marketing and human...
February 12, 2001 12 Feb'01
Shell software bridges the data gap

Helen Beckett
IT managers at Shell have cracked the age-old problem of comparing information from inconsistently structured...
February 07, 2001 07 Feb'01
Retail group promotes XML trading standard

An international version of the Internet data language XML standard is being developed to aid the growth of e-commerce in the...
January 17, 2001 17 Jan'01
SAS software uncovers US voting irregularities

Karl Cushing
The Miami Herald has used data analysis software developed by the SAS Institute to identify significant errors in the...
December 12, 2000 12 Dec'00
Oracle announces a raft of services in reply to Microsoft

Oracle has unveiled a raft of Internet services to compete with Microsoft's .Net initiative.
The range, available now, includes Oracle 9i Dynamic...
November 29, 2000 29 Nov'00
Oracle integrates business data

Oracle has announced plans to combine specialised business technologies - previously separate applications - into a single infrastructure for business...
November 15, 2000 15 Nov'00
New handheld by Heron Management Services

A handheld, real-time radio frequency data collection device for use in hazardous areas, has been released by Heron Management Services.
The company...
November 01, 2000 01 Nov'00
Single system for Hull data

Antony Adshead
Hull City Council is consolidating data currently held in about 200 different systems into one database and is...
October 25, 2000 25 Oct'00
Oracle forces upgrade on users

Oracle has come under fire for putting pressure on users to upgrade to its 11i suite of applications and exacerbating the...
September 27, 2000 27 Sep'00
Australian database brings golden rewards

Robert Dunt
Australia's Olympic victories should come as no surprise considering a computer is being used to highlight potential...
August 30, 2000 30 Aug'00
Building the one-stop content shop

How can retailers manage data flow across multiple channels which embraces not just product and price details but also images,...
August 09, 2000 09 Aug'00
Sybase links mobiles to the network

Sybase is making it easier for firms to integrate mobile devices into their corporate networks with the introduction of a wireless server to allow internal...
April 26, 2000 26 Apr'00
TMA dismisses 'data cleaning day'

Antony Savvas
Despite chaos among telecoms firms and their users after the introduction of the new Big Number telephone changes, a national...
March 15, 2000 15 Mar'00
University offers extra IT options

Qualifications in Oracle and Sterling Software products are being added to the options in IT MSc courses offered by Sheffield Hallam University.
The...
February 16, 2000 16 Feb'00
E-banking takes off with DrKB

Investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort Benson (DrKB) has launched a corporate banking portal to distribute data and applications to...
January 19, 2000 19 Jan'00
MS considers bug database

Microsoft may release internal bug information to counteract criticism of its technical support
January 12, 2000 12 Jan'00
Rover saves £2.5m with ETI Extract

Tina Walsh
Data migration tools have saved the Rover Group about £2.5m over the last four years recent analysis has revealed.

The...