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BEA snaps up small data-access company

BEA Systems has snapped up SolarMetric, a small privately held company that sells database development tools, marking its fifth acquisition in the past several months. Read more »

UK Defence enlists ID thieves to place 600,000 recruits

The Ministry of Defence has admitted losing the details of 600,000 people after the theft of a laptop from a Royal Navy officer in Birmingham last week. Read more »

Oracle tool to rein in database admins

Database administrators don't always need access to the information in the databases they're managing, so Oracle has created a tool to protect it. Read more »

South American hacker exposes privacy flaws

An anonymous hacker has posted six million details of Chilean residents online in a bid to highlight data-protection problems in the country. Read more »

Microsoft readies embedded database

Microsoft is set to release an embedded database for small devices, taking its first step in a plan to bring updates to its flagship SQL Server database every two to three years. Read more »

Oracle announces Database 11g beta

Company says beta includes 482 new features designed to add flexibility to database administration. Read more »

Database-maker Sybase reaches terabyte league

Database specialist Sybase has launched version 15 of its flagship Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) product in Australia, touting several new features such as the ability to support several terabytes of data. Read more »

Worm hijacks open source database

Thousands of MySQL servers around the world are being infected with a worm which could facilitate a massive denial-of-service attack. Read more »

Microsoft releases goals for updated SQL Server

Microsoft disclosed on Wednesday the main design goals for the "Katmai" edition of its SQL Server database, which is due next year. Read more »

IBM to make Java database open source

Raising its stakes in open-source software, IBM plans to create an open-source project around Cloudscape, a specialised Java database, CNET News.com has learned. Read more »

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XPath provides an easier way to select information in Jet database

In the Microsoft .NET Framework, extracting information from a Jet database can be accomplished using SQL queries or XPath. Each method has pros and cons, but you may find yourself using XPath more often as .NET becomes more prevalent. Read more »

Grant Web servers secure database access

Allowing Web clients to access a database is a delicate matter that should not be attempted lightly or without careful consideration. Read more »

Exposing product information via Web services

The .NET Framework simplifies the Web service creation process. Learn how to create a Web service that interfaces with SQL Server and returns the applicable information from the Northwind database. Read more »

Upsizing an existing Microsoft Access database

The Upsizing Wizard in Microsoft's Access database software makes transforming to SQL Server mostly painless. But even the wizard needs fine-tuning for a smooth transition. Find out how to overcome some of the limitations. Read more »

SQL Server CE vs. Access CE

Looking for a robust database for your handheld or mobile device? Edmond Woychowsky takes a closer look at SQL Server CE and Access CE head-to-head. Read more »

Alpha Five: A prototyping tool to rival Access?

Could the relatively unknown tool, Alpha Five, beat out Microsoft Access as the king of the prototyping world? Check out our review and decide for yourself. Read more »

Secure SQL Server: Identify user issues

In this article we'll explore basic methods of logins, users, roles, and groups and the possible management strategies you can use to set up user access to your database. Read more »

Use Jet's ShowPlan to write efficient queries

In large databases, an inefficient query can reduce performance to a crawl. The ShowPlan feature of the Access Jet engine lets you plan more efficient queries, optimise your database, and boost performance. Read more »

Ask Oracle: Using the INFORMATION_SCHEMA

In this article our Builder AU reader has a problem using the INFORMATION_SCHEMA. Oracle expert Richard Rendell gives his advice. Read more »

Access Microsoft SQL Server 2000 using PHP

Combine the powers of PHP and Microsoft SQL Server to create database-driven Web sites that can handle large amounts of data and traffic. Read more »

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Repent Open Sourcerers

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- The Anglican Diocese in Sydney is moving away from Microsoft technologies, Access and ActiveX provide another way for remote code execution and a local Aussie team wins the Imagine Cup. All that and more in this week's Roundup. Read more »

Yahoo to expose its wiring to developers

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Phase one came last week, when Yahoo launched its new profiles site. Phase two begins next week, when web developers can start sinking their teeth into Yahoo's attempt to replace its present static design with one that's customisable, application-rich, socially connected, and woven into other parts of the Internet. Read more »

Q&A with EditMe: A wiki for non-geeks

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- Finally, a wiki CMS solution that you can safely give to your clients to use. But sshhhh... don't call it a wiki... Read more »

Lets Shindig!

Lana Kovacevic [blogs:webanatomy] -- At this year's Google Developer Day in Sydney, Dan Peterson and John Hjelmstad talked about Apache Shindig, an open source implementation of OpenSocial and gadgets. Read more »

Firefox 3's better performance and memory improvements

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- As beta 5 is due to come out next week, I take a look at some of the new features and improvements in Firefox 3. Read more »

Be a hero, get a Meego: IT Fund for kids competition.

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Support the IT Fund for kids and you could win from an entertainment pack worth over $1,000! Read more »

CodeGear Q&A

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- CodeGear is the new name for Borland's developer tools business. Builder AU spoke to CodeGear about the handover and direction of the developer tools business under the new banner. Read more »

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