Data Management

Oracle says the no-cost 11g Xpress Edition is still at least a year away

Users say Oracle's rollout plan shows the company doesn't really have an interest in driving adoption of the free database

IBM touts new DB2 grid feature as Oracle ‘Exadata-killer’

New pureScale clustering feature will enable companies to scale out their DB2 clusters without paying an enormous performance cost, IBM says

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Windows Mobile 6.5 debuts; Eolas sues and sues

Oracle CEO Ellison mocks Salesforce.com’s ‘itty bitty’ application

The jibes that Salesforce.com's CRM depends on Oracle's technology come as Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff prepares to speak at Oracle's OpenWorld show

Don’t be caught without a SharePoint recovery solution

Having a solid data protection plan for SharePoint is an absolute must. Here's how to put one in place

CouchDB emerging as a top choice for offline Web apps

Web-accessible, key-value database joins list of essential technologies that includes Adobe AIR, Google Gears

Kalido brings master data management to the masses

Master data, information shared by multiple applications in a company, is typically used and managed by IT staff, but an update to Kalido's Information Engine platform will bring it to end-users

IT customer support dos and don’ts

In this reader's collection of IT experiences, customer service encounters are anything but boring

RMOUG: Beware Triggers and DBA Code of Ethics

Tales of IT adventures

Readers share their IT experiences in InfoWorld’s Off the Record blog