Databases

IT needs to prepare for avian flu disaster

Potential for pandemic should prompt IT shops to beef up remote collaboration infrastructure

Onyx fields buyout bid from CDC

CDC has assembled a global portfolio of enterprise applications. Is Onyx next?

Gunman attack unnerves Bangalore outsourcing industry

One person was killed, four injured and Bangalore police cannot confirm whether attack was by terrorists

A look at MySQL 5.0, and key backer of open source resigns

CIO who brought OpenOffice to Massachusetts resigns

Whether Peter Quinn's departure helps or hinders state's move away from Microsoft remains to be seen

Long-awaited MySQL 5.0 makes its debut

New version of open source database adds features, but management and development tools come up short

Document management systems go to court

New federal rules for 2006 could come down hard on IT

Update: Salesforce.com class-action suit dismissed

Plaintiffs failed to prove claims that CEO Marc Benioff violated Security Exchange Act of 1934

Unilever signs seven-year services contract with IBM

Deal to cover outsourcing of major financial transactional services

Google to hold AOL stake in new company

New company will be able to register for an IPO as of July 1, 2008