Matthew Hicks

SAN FRANCISCO–IBM today is touting the increased merging of open-source software such as the Linux operating system with commercial software with a deal to provide its DB2 Universal Database for a leading open-source development Web site. At the LinuxWorld conference here, IBM is announcing that SourceForge.net, an open-source development Web site run by VA Software […]

Array Networks Inc. will make available next quarter a network appliance for surveillance of Web traffic. The Array Security Reconnaissance Secure Web Traffic Analyzer can scan, analyze and record incoming and outgoing Web traffic, including SSL-encrypted sessions, officials said. Array, of Campbell, Calif., is targeting the new device at large enterprises that want to prevent […]

At Arkansas State University, the days of whining about slow network connections are almost a thing of the past. The university, in Jonesboro, is putting itself near the top of the networking class by upgrading half its core network switches to 10 Gigabit Ethernet—the latest, fastest standard. In recent months, it has upgraded four Cisco […]

A longtime database underdog, Sybase Inc., plans a major push further into the enterprise with revamped versions of its database server. Upgrades planned for the companys ASE (Adaptive Server Enterprise) database feature improved clustering capabilities, expanded XML support and more self-management features, said officials of the Dublin, Calif., developer. In an ASE release tentatively called […]

For startup Net6 Inc., IP telephony means more than converging voice, data and video on a single network. Its also about bringing all kinds of enterprise applications directly to the telephone. Net6, of San Jose, Calif., this week is introducing a network appliance that delivers data from applications with HTML and XML interfaces to the […]

Peribit Networks Inc. last week introduced a software update to a device that it says makes it easier to manage network quality of service and reduce the amount of bandwidth needed to run applications such as voice over IP. The enhanced MSR (Molecular Sequence Reduction) technology in the companys SR-50 network management device uses DNA […]

Oracle Corp. at LinuxWorld next week will introduce an open-source cluster file system for its Oracle 9i database. The Redwood Shores, Calif., software maker is planning to announce the open-source move on Wednesday, the same day its chairman and CEO, Larry Ellison, is scheduled to address the Linux crowd at the San Francisco conference. Oracle […]

At its TechWave 2002 conference in San Diego this week Sybase Inc. announced it had expanded its partnership with PeopleSoft Inc. so that PeopleSoft would support more of its applications on Sybases ASE [Adaptive Server Enterprise] database. Sybase, of Dublin, Calif., is at a critical juncture with its database, which has steadily fallen in market […]

SAN DIEGO—Sybase Inc. unveiled a partnership with PeopleSoft Inc. today at its TechWave conference here aimed at helping increase its share of the enterprise database market. As part of the agreement, PeopleSoft becomes Sybases preferred vendor of ERP (enterprise resource planning) and CRM (customer relationship management) applications and PeopleSoft has agreed to provide all of […]

Attempting to tackle growing corporate and national security concerns, Array Networks Inc. this week introduced a new network appliance for surveillance of Web traffic. The Array SR (Security Reconnaissance) Secure Web Traffic Analyzer can scan, analyze and record incoming and outgoing Web traffic, including SSL-encrypted sessions, said officials at the Campbell, Calif., company. The Array […]