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Oracle8i Release 2 - Ready to Storm the Web

by M. Reed ... In the realm of performance improvements, Oracle's SQL*Loader direct path load has been improved for loading simple files encoded in single-byte character sets ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/1999/11/news_analysis/NA_DW_MFR_11_17_99_1.asp - 8k Summary: On November 15, Oracle Corp., announced the pending availability of Oracle8i Release 2, the follow-on to Oracle8i, the most rapidly adopted database product ever released by the company. To date, more than 5000

Oracle Loses Again

by M. Reed ... Oracle's current difficulties should provide customers with strong leverage to improve ... IBM's DB2 Universal Database and Microsoft's SQL Server 7.0 should also ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2000/01/news_analysis/NA_DW_MFR_01_20_00_1.asp - 5k Summary: SAP AG has chosen SQL Server 7.0 as its strategic database for the Windows platform. The companies also will cooperate to make the Windows 2000 OS available as a platform choice for customers wishing to implement mySAP.com solutions. On the heels of the agreement to use IBM DB2 as a preferred backend dat

IBM’s DB2 Tops TPC Benchmark List

by R. Krause ... estimate]. If IBM decides to drop the price even further, this product would give both Oracle and SQL Server 2000 a big challenge. Even ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/HardwareOS/2000/07/news_analysis/NA_HW_RAK_07_26_00_1.asp - 8k Summary: Leapfrogging the rest of the transaction-processing world, IBM has posted TPC-C results more than tripling the highest current transaction-per-minute figure.

Rezgateway

... are developed utilizing both open source software (for clients requiring low cost solutions) and leading edge technologies such as Oracle, SQL Server, BEA ... http://www.technologyevaluation.com/showcases/technology-Directory/D/10977/Rezgateway.html - 7k - 2008-09-01

Global Software

... resource planning packages such as BPCS, Infinium, MOVEX, Oracle®, SAP®, Jack Henry, and JD Edwards, and runs on iSeries/AS/400, Oracle®, SQL Server, and ... http://www.technologyevaluation.com/showcases/technology-Directory/D/14578/Global-Software.html - 4k - 2008-09-01

Geac Upgrades Accounting And Human-Resources Apps -- SQL Release ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... SAP. SQL Release 6.0 and HRPoint are compatible with the latest versions of Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle database platforms. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/01/news_analysis/NA_BA_PJ_01_31_00_1.asp - 6k Summary: Geac SmartEnterprise Solutions released an updated version of its human resources and accounting applications for midsize companies at the beginning of January. SQL Financials and HR Release 6.0 are available immediately, as are a set of employee self-service applications that integrate with the suite. G

Microsoft Eats its Own Dog Food With SQL Server 2000

by M. Reed ... Microsoft SQL Server 2000 in a short list of potential candidates. Other product offerings that should be investigated include those from Oracle, Informix, and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2000/05/news_analysis/NA_DW_MFR_05_12_00_1.asp - 9k Summary: Microsoft announced that they are running 20 critical internal systems, including their worldwide sales data warehouse, on SQL Server 2000. In the vendor world, this is referred to as “eating your own dog food”. As is the case with all software vendors lately, Microsoft is pushing e-commerce on the

Oracle Announces a Database Fire Sale

by M. Reed ... As stated by Ellison, "Our real competition is Windows NT, not SQL Server", the competing database product from Microsoft Corporation. Oracle is aiming at the ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/1999/12/news_analysis/NA_DW_MFR_12_22_99_1.asp - 5k Summary: On December 16, Oracle Corporation announced lower software and support prices for the Oracle8i database. Specifically, the price of Oracle8i Standard Edition was lowered 40% from $25 per power unit to $15 per power unit, while Oracle8i Enterprise Edition was cut 50% from $200 per power unit to $100 per

What’s New in Microsoft SQL Server 2000

by M. Reed ... to move to SQL Server, especially at the enterprise-wide high end of the database spectrum. In this space Microsoft will be challenged by IBM, Oracle, and to a ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2000/06/research_notes/PN_DW_MFR_06_21_00_1.asp - 21k Summary: SQL Server 2000, the next major release of SQL Server 7, is Microsoft’s SQL 7 release of its database both re-architected and re-written. Microsoft has high hopes for the latest version in a market that was worth $8 Billion in 1999, an 18% increase over 1998. What remains to be seen is whether it will

Oracle Warehouse Builder: Better Late than Never?

by M. Reed ... Software will not be integrated for "a few months." The tool does currently have modeling software, tools for generating PL-SQL (Oracle's proprietary stored ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2000/04/news_analysis/NA_DW_MFR_04_04_00_1.asp - 7k Summary: Close to a year behind schedule, Oracle released Warehouse Builder to the market. Oracle, in an interesting contradiction in terms, has stated that the product is “already in production at nearly 20 beta sites.” But is it too little too late?