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Stallman: The great divide between free and open source software

The terms 'free software' and 'open source' are often used interchangeably, but those attending Richard Stallman's presentation at the Australian Computer Society Victorian branch forum last night were left in no doubt about his view of philosophical difference. Read more »

NetBeans drives a wedge between Sun and Oracle

Sun's Java development tools don't seem that popular with Oracle, despite the server firm's protestations to the contrary. Read more »

Microsoft to offer peek at new tools

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates will offer a glimpse this week of future versions of the company's Visual Studio.Net development tools bundle. Read more »

Developers get latest Microsoft database, tools

Microsoft released long-awaited updates to its database and programming tools to developers on Thursday and revealed a plan to lure new database customers. Read more »

Oracle's Beehive buzzes at OracleWorld

Oracle unveiled a new open enterprise software application on Monday in the US, designed to improve the way users collaborate and communicate on projects. Read more »

Sun to acquire MySQL for US$1bn

Sun is taking the plunge into the database market with the purchase of open-source database developer MySQL for US$1bn. Read more »

Sun to subsidise Oracle database software

In a bid to compete better against IBM and Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems said Tuesday it will bundle Oracle's database with higher-end Unix servers and partially subsidise the fees customers would otherwise have to pay to use the software. Read more »

Firebird database readies SMP release

The open source project, which was created when Borland open sourced Interbase in 2000, is due to release a version of its database with full SMP support allowing enterprises greater scalability. Read more »

Microsoft launches long-awaited updates

After a number of delays, Microsoft on Monday launched long-awaited updates to its flagship database programs and developer tools. Read more »

Microsoft: No more five-year waits for SQL Server

Microsoft's SQL Server development team learned a hard lesson from its work on SQL Server 2005: Customers do not want to wait five years for an upgrade. Read more »

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Linux.conf.au day one: Less hype more code

A sold out Linux.conf.au 2003 started with the cheering of Linux users, hacks and hobbyists when Linus Torvalds was introduced suited up as none other than Tux, the famous Linux icon. Read more »

Developing Office 2003 solutions with .NET

Getting Office applications to talk to each other used to mean writing some VBA code. This sample VB.NET application shows you how to get started with .NET. Read more »

An alternative to inline SQL for ADO developers

Inline SQL statements make writing data access code easy but don't offer top performance. Stored procedures can slow development. Here's an alternative. Read more »

.NET application blocks boost development

The .NET Framework is enhanced by .NET application blocks. Here's how to streamline your development efforts with this new tool. Read more »

PHP: The top Web dev contender?

A recent Builder article suggested that PHP is not ready for enterprise development, when compared to ASP and JSP. Here's a rebuttal. Read more »

Storing URLs in your database

Are you looking to store URLs in your SQL database? This article from Arthur Fuller shows you how to write a function declaration. Read more »

Backing up and restoring MySQL databases

MySQL users have at their disposal a built-in suite of advanced tools that simplify backing up and restoring databases. Here are some tips for putting them to work. Read more »

Relational databases: The untold story

Discover the origins of the modern relational data model, how rules were set for relational database theory, and how to put the theory into practice. Read more »

Ask Chuck: Creating Windows apps without a remote database

This week Chuck answers a Builder AU reader's question on creating Windows applications that users can edit without having to connect to a remote database. Read more »

Designing databases for reporting brings clients higher ROI

Reports can be the most important part of the database apps you design for clients. The ability to create queries and reports on the fly extends the power of reporting information and creates added value for your clients. Read more »

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Microsoft services VS2008 & .NET 3.5

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Microsoft has just announced the release to manufacturing of the .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Visual Studio 2008 SP1. Read more »

Adobe's MAX Conference 2007, Day One Keynote

Andrew Muller [blogs:nouveauricheinternet] -- The big event of a Flex, Flash or ColdFusion developer's year is Adobe's annual conference held this year in Chicago. Builder AU's Andrew Muller attended this year and reports on the first day's opening. Read more »

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