Red Hat, Office Depot and British Airways show up in a data integration software patent infringement lawsuit filed by JuxtaComm.

Per discussion on the pgsql-hackers mailing list this month, the PostgreSQL database really needs a new (or dramatically improved) Python driver. I have been only too aware of this due to the amount of Django work my team is doing lately. Let me sum up the situation so that you don't have to comb all the way through that thread. Hopefully at least one person reading this will take it as a call to

Well, it's Friday and continuing on with my latest tradition, it's once again time to publish Kathy's guest blog post covering the latest and greatest Optim news... please enjoy!!!!

Let me start out by saying I'm a bit out of my element here. Although I'm a big time gadget man, I am by no means an expert on eReaders. What I thought I would do today is tell my personal experience with an eReader. What prompted this? I mentioned I was interested in purchasing one and have been getting questions ever since. Now I realize I have gotten into trouble in the past by voicing my

I've been working on several problems related to New Product Development (NPD) lately. in short, there are two big problems: 1. The External Market Problem 2. The Internal Company Problem These are both significant problems. The market is a harsh teacher, and it will not tolerate a bad listener. If we don't pay attention to the market, it will roll right on past us like the freight train

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As I turned it on I thought, "By the power of Grayskull! I HAVE THE POWER!!!!!" My siberian huskies turned into giant battle cats. Skeletor better watch out!

Overview of the Business Intelligence suite of products based on the new messaging that was created before OOW. Part 2 of a 2 part series.

Overview of the Business Intelligence suite of products based on the new messaging that was created before OOW. Part 1 of a 2 part series.

My latest column is "VoIP NOW MEANS BUSINESS" - telephone calls via the Internet for small to medium sized businesses.

Well, it's Friday so it must be time to publish Kathy's guest blog post covering the latest and greatest Optim news. Oh wait, it's actually Wednesday,isn't it? I slept a lot later than I thought... Well, anyway, this is still Katy's guest Optim blog post... please enjoy!!!!

I recently participated in a discussion that started from a question regarding an interview in which the iterviewer expected "basic SQL" to cover something the the interviewee hadn't expected. This brought to mind a question I had been asked when I was teaching programming and a similar question that I asked a man before starting my IT career. How long will it take for me to get where you

I've been around Larry Ellison for what seems like forever. In fact, I would almost risk saying I "know him" (had coffee with him and 9 others once) except he wouldn't have the slightest clue who I was... And in all the years I have followed Mr Ellison and his exploits (relating to both database and non IT adventures), he has always fascinated me and surprised me. Someone should pen a book of "Larry

Over years I have received numerous request for information about learning the mainframe. Sometimes it comes from someone fresh out of university, occasionally it's a question who has been working IT for a few years and is thinking of a possible career on the System z (the official name for the mainframe), and still others, seasoned veterans, that would just like to learn more about the platform they

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Understanding the work environment.

Oracle has provided two views (V$SYS_TIME_MODEL and V$SESS_TIME_MODEL) that enable us to see how CPU consumption is distributed both at the OS level and within the instance.

Do you think Ellison is taking this hardware game serious?

we’ve come, at least for those companies not able to purchase Diagnostic Pack or Tuning Pack from Oracle, full circle to not having anything to capture and report statistics for our Oracle instances.