Matthew Hicks

Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday launched new technology to help developers build .Net applications using data from Oracle Corp.s databases. The Microsoft .Net Framework Data Provider for Oracle, now available for free download, lets users of ADO.NET, a core technology in the .Net Framework, access Oracle data. The new tool offers a programming model mimicking the […]

Alcatel S.A. and startup Smartpipes Inc. last week launched network management software that automates the setting of network policies for applications such as VOIP and VPNs. Alcatel announced new applications and features in its OmniVista 2000 network management software. Specifically, a tool called PolicyView with One Touch QOS (quality of service) allows network managers to […]

Cisco Systems Inc., Siemens Enterprise Networks LLC and Avaya Inc. each plan to introduce SIP support within their respective VOIP call processing systems next year. The enhancements go beyond the most current Session Initiation Protocol support found in IP phones, network gateways and service provider equipment, and they should enhance the interoperability of voice-over-IP systems […]

IBM on Tuesday will begin an open beta for the next version of its DB2 Universal Database, a release focused on new self-management capabilities, additional integration of data and faster analytical queries. IBM, of Armonk, N.Y., has already been conducting a beta with about 40 customers and partners, but the open beta will allow any […]

Nortel Networks Corp. continued to narrow its losses in the second quarter, though the networking vendors revenues continued to fall. Net losses for the three months ended June 30 were narrowed to $697 million, or 20 cents per share, compared with $19.4 billion, or $6.08 per share, in the second quarter a year ago. The […]

Avaya Inc. is expanding its line of IP phones and communication devices for the enterprise, including introducing a new product for voice over IP on wireless networks. The Basking Ridge, N.J., company on Wednesday launched five new devices, including new IP and digital phones, which are part of Avayas Enterprise Class Internet Protocol Solutions (ECLIPS) […]

Alcatel SA and startup SmartPipes Inc. on Monday launched new network management software to help automate the setting of network policies for such applications as voice over IP and virtual private networks. Alcatel launched new applications and features within its OmniVista 2000 network management software, available this month. The Paris-based company is offering a tool […]

Gupta Technologies LLC and Xcelerix Corp. are launching new versions of their respective embeddable database products, which officials from both companies said offer better performance for application development than traditional relational databases. Gupta this week is launching SQLBase 8.0, which includes deeper enterprise integration with its support for Microsoft Corp.s Microsoft Transaction Server, a simplified […]

Collaboration Suite, which Oracle Corp. introduced last week, will provide another option for enterprises that want to use a relational data store for their groupware from Microsoft Corp. and IBMs Lotus Software division. It is the first in a trend toward using a relational DBMS as the data store for groupware clients. With Microsoft and […]

Sybase Inc., in its push to support Apple Computer Inc.s enterprise efforts, later this month is releasing a beta version of its relational database software for the Macintosh operating system. Sybase, which in May promised to ship a Mac version of its Adaptive Server Enterprise 12.5, plans to begin what it is calling the Apple […]