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MySQL 4.1 moves in on Oracle

The open-source database is edging closer to parity with commercial databases with functionality such as binary prepared statements. Read more »

MySQL 4.1 uses Microsoft code

Code that Microsoft made available under a public licence earlier this year will be in the next production release of the open-source database MySQL. Read more »

The History of Builder AU

Builder AU has turned five and it's time to look back and see how we got here. Read more »

MySQL boasts might against big players

MySQL kicked off its first-ever users conference by releasing the source code of its upcoming MySQL 5.0 product and touting its reputation as the little database company that could. Read more »

Wine development stifled by software patent

Borland's claim over exception handling is hampering the open source project's work. Read more »

Linux Standards Base gets better C++ support

C++ applications compiled with the latest versions of the GNU Compiler Collection can now be easily ported to multiple Linux distributions, which should help prevent forking Read more »

Solaris engineers offer personalised source-code tours

Sun Microsystems chose to employ the human touch when it introduced more than five million lines of Solaris source code onto the Internet. Read more »

Sun begins open-source Solaris era

Sun Microsystems has released Solaris as open-source software, a move that's central to the company's plan to regain lost relevance and fend off rivals Red Hat, IBM and Microsoft. Read more »

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Get your feet wet with Sun's tiny Java DB

Java DB is a lightweight database management system (DBMS) that is written completely in Java. It only needs 2 MB of memory, and it makes it very easy to embed a fully functional database directly into your application. Java DB is also standards-based, supports SQL and the JDBC API, and easily integrates with J2EE. Beginning with the release of Java 6, Sun started packaging Java DB in the JDK. Read more »

Sending e-mail from an Oracle database with utl_smtp

If you're running Oracle 10g or later, you can use the nice modern utl_mail package to send e-mails from your PL/SQL applications. If you're running an earlier version of Oracle, you can send e-mails via the older and more complicated utl_smtp package. Read more »

Optimise your PostgreSQL database with data types

This document outlines the most important data types supported by PostgreSQL, describing when and how each should be used. Read more »

Practice using Oracle's Remote Diagnostic Agent before you need it

Although the DBA can resolve most problems that arise with Oracle databases, there are times when you need to file a Service Request (SR) with Oracle Support. The Remote Diagnostic Agent (RDA) shortens the time it takes for the Oracle engineer to become familiar with your system. Read more »

SQL basics: Number data types

DBAs who fail to understand number data types are putting their data at risk. The SQL92 standard dictates how database manufacturers define number behaviors. Read more »

MySQL or SQL Server: Look beyond politics and hype

MySQL may be free, but what if money isn't the only factor? Find out how these database heavyweights stack up and how to decide which one to use. Read more »

SQL Server & XML integration

The newcomer to the ranks of data storage solutions is XML. This new technology has sent many development organisations back to the drawing board in desperate attempts to integrate XML into their products before their competition does. 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 »

Three techniques to store XML data in a relational database

A common problem with XML documents is how to persist them. Storing them in a relational database is often the most logical choice because relational databases are so prevalent. Three techniques to store XML data in a relational database. Read more »

Audit data using SQL Server 2005's COLUMNS_UPDATED function

This article looks at how the SQL Server 2005 COLUMNS_UPDATED function works and then discusses how to parse out the field names. Read more »

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Dr. Evil couldn't have said it better

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- When the price for a company is $1 billion, it's hard not to recall Austin Powers' Dr Evil. Read more »

Is public domain software open-source?

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- When writing earlier this week about Adobe's sponsoring of the SQLite project, I ran into a complicated issue: is software released into the public domain also open-source software? Read more »

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