Matthew Hicks

Sybase Inc. on Monday announced a partnership to resell SPSS Inc.s Clementine data mining software as part of Sybases business intelligence offerings. With Clementine, users of Sybases Adaptive Server IQ Multiplex analytical database and Sybases Industry Warehouse Studio packaged data warehouse software can get a forward-looking information and identify new business opportunities, officials said. The […]

NEW ORLEANS–Microsoft Corp. is bringing its next SQL Server release, code-named Yukon, in line with its .Net and Web services vision, with new data unification and integration technology. Microsoft plans to embed .Net CLR (Common Language Runtime) in the SQL engine, as well as provide deeper and richer XML support. With .Net CLR integrated, developers […]

Microsoft Corp., as part of its push toward XML Web services, Wednesday announced two beta versions of mobile enhancements to its core SQL Server database that integrate it more firmly in the companys .Net platform. Along with product updates, though, the company also is planning to release a beta version of its next major SQL […]

Network Appliance Inc. today will announce two new offerings to support Oracle Corp.s flagship database that help improve manageability and bolster the use of Oracles application clustering technology. The storage vendor at Oracle AppsWorld 2002 in San Diego is rolling out SnapDrive for Oracle, software for managing Oracle 8i and Oracle 9i database deployments running […]

SAS Institute Inc. Monday joined Microsoft Corp. and Hyperion Solutions Corp. as a co-chair of the XML for Analysis (XML/A) Council, a group the company was at one time resistant to joining. Hyperion and Microsoft formed the XML/A Council last April to develop common specifications for deploying analytics software over the Web, specifically allowing developers […]

Cisco Systems Inc. today announced a revamped Advanced Services program aimed at providing customers with more flexibility in choosing support options and expanding the number of Cisco applications included. Ciscos move comes as enterprises and service providers are under increasing pressure to do more with less within their own teams of networking engineers and administrators. […]

A joint effort by Sybase Inc. and Sun Microsystems Inc. has made strides in reversing the rule that as a data warehouse grows larger, it becomes more expensive and more difficult to manage. The companies last week announced that their reference architecture for a data warehouse with 48.2 terabytes of input data is the largest […]

A networking startup wants to make deploying Internet applications easier by combining load balancing and SSL in a single switch. Nauticus Networks Inc. this week will announce its plan to develop a series of application switches that combine load balancing and Secure Sockets Layer technologies in hardware and later add such other network services as […]

IN REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.–Moves by Oracle Corp. and IBM to embed new business intelligence functionality in their database management systems are designed to improve performance and simplify data warehousing. But they could also add unwanted complexity. Release 2 of Oracles 9i database, due by June 1, will offer enhanced OLAP (online analytical processing) support and […]

In an effort to make data mining easier, Teradata has launched a set of what it is calling Data Mining Accelerator Packages that combine its data mining software with specialized professional services. Teradata, a division of NCR Corp., today announced that it has developed three different packages to meet the needs of companies with various […]