John S. McCright

IT managers who use IBMs DB2 Everyplace database management system for mobile applications are pleased with the enhancements introduced in Version 8 of the product, which was released this week. The upgrade, which is heavy on features designed to be attractive to developers, will improve the productivity of mobile workers by giving them access to […]

IBM and Microsoft Corp. have previewed new tools they said will make developers more productive when creating applications for upgrades to their respective DBMSes. Microsoft, at its Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles late last month, gave developers a sneak peak at “Yukon,” a version of its SQL Server database due in the second half […]

Incumbency is as powerful in the IT business as it is in politics. Proof of that can be seen in the way that the Tufts-New England Medical Center, known as NEMC, has approached its compliance with the federal HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) regulations. NEMC last year brought in Perot Systems Corp., of […]

Data management vendors BMC Software Inc. and Quest Software Inc. are both rolling out tools to make it easier to manage IT environments that include databases from a variety of vendors without adding database administrators. BMC this week will announce DBXray for DB2, a component for its SmartDBA console that adds the capability to manage […]

Ixiasoft Inc.s XML content repository is being upgraded with new replication, version control and document security features to make it more attractive to large enterprises. The Montreal-based company this week will unveil Version 3.0 of Textml, a native XML database that stores, indexes and retrieves XML data for use in multichannel publishing and content repurposing. […]

Ixiasoft Inc.s XML content repository, called TEXTML, is being upgraded with new replication, version-control and document-security features to make it more attractive to large enterprises. “Originally we envisioned this would be used by small and mid-range applications, but it has actually been deployed in large-scale enterprise deployments,” said Ixiasoft CEO Philippe Gelinas. Montreal-based Ixiasoft next […]

Oracle Corp. has rolled out a security infrastructure that bundles new and existing authentication offerings into the 10g database and application server. OIM (Oracle Identity Management), due by years end, brings together components that previously were scattered across Oracles offerings. Featured is an LDAP directory, Web single-sign-on capabilities and an authority for issuing public-key infrastructure […]

IBM is using its partnership with Microsoft Corp.s Visual Studio operations to bring out products that compete head on with Microsofts SQL Server group. Big Blue on Monday will roll out new developer tools to simplify and automate creation of .Net applications that run on the companys DB2 as well as on other database management […]

Citrix Systems Inc. would like to make its voice heard in the chorus singing the praises of on-demand computing. The developer at its iForum user conference in Orlando, Fla., last week rolled out a new bundling of its remote access software as well as partnerships with IBM, SAP AG and others. These moves reinforce Citrixs […]

Oracle Corp. on Thursday formally rolled out a security infrastructure that bundles together new and existing authentication offerings. Oracle Identity Management, which is part of Oracles 10g database and application server offering due by years end, brings together a lot of components that previously were scattered across Oracles offerings. Central is an LDAP directory, Web […]