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Multicore move cuts Oracle database cost

In a move designed to counter Microsoft's growing database influence, Oracle has quietly cut software prices on some lower-end servers using multicore processors. Read more »

Oracle gives SQL developers a helping hand

The release of the database giant's free development tool could make designing and debugging database code much faster and easier, but only for those using recent versions. Read more »

MySQL to set Falcon free

Open-source database company MySQL plans to provide technical details this week on its homegrown storage engine and upcoming administration tools. Read more »

Oracle's Linux clustering hits Australia

Oracle hopes to take advantage of Australian IT professional's interest in Linux, with the release of a new version of its 9I database, which can be run across multiple Linux servers in a configuration known as clustering. Read more »

Microsoft prepares for Yukon, Longhorn

The software company readies new development tools before planned releases of revamped database and Windows operating system software. Read more »

Microsoft readies revamped database, security software

Microsoft says it's set to release near-final versions of its key database server and other business-oriented software. Read more »

Safari 3.2 includes antiphishing tools

Without fanfare, Apple has apparently added antiphishing to its Safari 3.2 release. Read more »

Seek.com.au targeted by e-mail harvesting tool

Security researchers have discovered an e-mail harvesting tool that was pre-configured to target Seek.com.au's candidate database — but a Seek executive claims its database is immune to such an attack. Read more »

Microsoft probing ActiveX attacks targeting Access feature

Microsoft has issued a security advisory warning about targeted attacks being launched that exploit a hole in the ActiveX control for the Snapshot Viewer in the Microsoft Access database management system. Read more »

Microsoft bulks up in management software

Microsoft on Tuesday said it will fill out its management software line with a product to help IT pros troubleshoot problems and release a revamped Exchange management console next year. Read more »

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Use XML to store configuration settings

The .NET Framework provides many ways to track application data, with its inherent XML support providing the perfect vehicle for maintaining this data. Take a closer look at storing application data in an XML file. Read more »

Store your app's configuration information with Java Properties

Keeping configuration info in a handy text file can make your life easier. Learn to leverage Java's Properties class for this purpose in your own applications. Read more »

A tour of the PHP.INI configuration file, part 1

The php.ini configuration file lets you alter many aspects of PHP's behaviour, including setting file paths and directories, changing session and database parameters, and activating extensions. Read more »

Configure Snort to log packets to MySQL

We will look at configuring Snort to log packets to a remote MySQL server where a graphical Web interface can be used to view captured packets and statistics. Read more »

Moving the Tempdb and Master Database in SQL Server

This article walks you through the process of moving the Master and Tempdb databases to different drives. Read more »

Create cross-platform database-driven applications with JDBC

The Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) API offers a unified interface to different databases, providing a series of generic functions that are internally translated into native function calls. This makes it extremely easy to create database-driven applications that work across different RDBMS types. Read more »

Switching Oracle Portal to a new database is easier than Oracle Tech Support says

If you do not have to support an Oracle Portal, consider yourself lucky. We recently ran into a problem that forced us to quickly move to a new metadata database. Read more »

Oracle Tip: Use DBCA to clone a database

Resident Oracle columnist, Scott Stephens shows how to use DBCA to clone a database. Read more »

Secure connections to PostgreSQL

The PostgreSQL database server is arguably one of the best SQL servers available, but it's not as easy for beginners to get a handle on it as with other SQL databases, such as MySQL. Read more »

Database benchmarking

How can you separate hype from reality when evaluating database performance? Database guru Don Burleson explains some tricks vendors use to tweak their benchmark results. Read more »

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Blog (2)

Install Web stacks in an instant with BitNami

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- Need to set up a server environment to run Web applications such as WordPress, MediaWiki, Joomla, Trac, DocuWiki, or Drupal? Here's how to do it in less than two minutes with free software. Read more »

Google destroys Security Through Obscurity

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- Google Labs' new Code Search makes it easier for hackers to find database username and password details by entering strings that are commonly used within configuration files. Read more »

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