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Simplexo is on a mission to make real-time enterprise search simple, efficient and functional. Ingres is on a path to make open source databases manageable and supportable. Combine the two, and you have a super-fast and secure method of searching, accessing and managing database information.

This article discusses the BLOB feature in the database and the author shows on how any file can be stored in the BLOB field of Oracle and can be displayed as an save as attachment dialog box.

MySQL’s Kaj Arno writes a post titled: “On Loyalty, Competition and Underdogs” where he draws parallels from the Oracle / MySQL competition to his son’s list of reasons to stay with Bayern Munich or why to switch to TSV 1860 (two German soccer teams).

IBProvider v3 Release Candidate 3 Support of the following codepages added: DOS858, TIS620, BIG5, KSC_5601, GB_2312, SJIS_0208, EUCJ_0208; Bug in the errors handling for OUT-parameters of query was fixed; BLOB-fields access was improved; Memory management was improved; IBProvider v2/v1 BLOB-fields access was improved; Memory management was improved; Source: Interbase and Firebird driver site                    

In a move the company is billing as its first foray into the hardware business, Oracle Corp. said Wednesday it will begin selling server computers that come with its database software pre-installed.

Some last database repair cases we did were with multi-file databases. Interesting, that latest InterBase and Firebird versions was used, and also file system for the storage was NTFS, not FAT32 and FAT16. But, the databases was created and maintained using 1 gigabyte files. [ED: seems that is better to put the database  on an good [...]

Have I ever told you how much I love data? After listening to Larry Garfield's talk Drupal Databases: The Next Generation, I now love data more than ever! The database layer for Drupal 7 has been completely rewritten to take advantage of PHP's PDO extenion. Not only does it allow Drupal to work with many different database types it also simplifies how developers interact with the database. read more

Geeklog.net: "Geeklog is getting a migration feature with a little help from BigDump. One of my projects for the 2008 Google Summer of Code is to add the ability for a user to install Geeklog from a previous backup. The goal is to make it simple and easy for you, the user, to migrate and install Geeklog from a backup database file." Complete Story Advertisement: read more

This is a wonderful module for Python enthusiasts. Excellent performance, easy use with SELECT, list comprehension of database objects, etc. Wonderful to use and very stable.

After months of waiting it has finally arrived on our doorstep. Microsoft was whispering sweet nothings about the next release of SQL Server since late September last year. It has now arrived -- and if you are wondering what's so special about the newest version, well, we've got the skinny for you.

Open database with deleted domains info. You can chceck all the valueable domains with information about their backliks, previous traffic and content for free. Great project for people who want to start a new website or blog and are looking for domains. Whole service is free and don't require login.

IBProvider v3 Release Candidate 3 [build 3.0.0.4963] NUMERIC-types support was improved. Disabled metadata cache mode performance was increased in 2.5 times. Metadata schemes were updated. Among them in schemes TABLE_INFO and TABLES classification of external (EXTERNAL TABLE) and temporary tables (GLOBAL TEMPORARY PRESERVE/DELETE) was added starting from Firebird 2.1 and Interbase 7.5. Correct processing of active transactions in the [...]

If you haven’t yet read these great posts, go ahead and give them a Read. 1.) Best practices when moving your site : This great post from the Google Webmaster Blog explains the best practices to follow when moving your site so that you don’t end up hurting your site’s performance in Google Search results. 2.) New Facebook Feature: Import Your Digg Stories! : This blogpost is about the new feature introduced by Facebook. This allows you to import your Digg Stories to your Facebook mini feed. 3.) Get Your Database Under Version Control : Databases are critical part of our applications. This post is about the importance of getting your Database under version control.

ComputerWorld: Sun will use the MySQL Conference & Expo in Santa Clara, Calif., to release MySQL 5.1, an upgrade that includes several new features designed to make the database more suitable for mission-critical applications at large enterprises.

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OpenEdit's Joel Halse believes that file based applications and not the database driven systems are the next evolution for information management. The below article is written by Joel Halse and explains his reasons for why he has reached this conclusion. Lets say you need to organize 2000 people on a football field. A relational database would create 2000 little boxes and make everyone stay in their little box. If someone needed to move around, they would first need to inform the administrator so that the administrator doesn't lose track of everyone. A file based system on the other hand would hand out a cell phone to everyone and tell them to have fun. If someone needs you, we'll give you a call. Just make sure you don't lose your cell phone. Beyond that, have a great day.