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    FIS, Certegy face class action suit over security breach  Aug 21, 2007
    Certegy, which provides check verification services to major retailers, said in July that a former senior database administrator and sold the information to marketing firms. Certegy filed a civil suit against the former employee. (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)

    The Commoditization of the Tech Professional  Aug 17, 2007
    A generation ago, leading edge roles for young persons included programmer, or for the elite systems programmer or database administrator. Then it was network administrator or communications architect or web designer. (eSecurityPlanet)

    North San Diego County Community News Briefs: Canine search and rescue program slated  Aug 14, 2007
    SAN MARCOS -- Palomar College's Computer Science and Information Systems Department offers an Oracle Database Administrator program geared toward preparing students to take Oracle's DBA certification exam. The program can be completed within one year. (North County Times)

    Complete guide to becoming an Oracle DBA  Aug 14, 2007
    Complete guide to becoming an Oracle database administrator. Complete guide to becoming an Oracle database administrator ... Complete guide to becoming an Oracle database administrator. (SearchOracle.com)

    IT Jobs, Salaries Hang Tough  Aug 13, 2007
    Business IT Alignment News and Analysis. IT Management Webcasts. (IntranetJournal)

    Director adding classes at School of Music  Aug 10, 2007
    Gates' husband, Rich Rehfeld, currently works for the University of Arizona as a database administrator in the College of Pharmacy. The school also will receive assistance from Rehfeld as a technical administrator. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)

    Volunteers an integral part of fire effort  Aug 3, 2007
    For Brian Pierce, a volunteer whose day job is a database administrator for Travel Montana, it is a way he and his fiancee tithe. For Rick LePage, a network administrator for the state, it s the neighborly thing to do. (Helena Independent Record)

    Development]  Aug 2, 2007
    "Windows Server keeps on working even when we change other IT system components, it's also versatile, easy to configure, and highly reliable. We re seeing uptime of about 99.98 percent." Brian Pogson, Service Delivery Manager for Database Administration, AMD. "The transition from Linux to Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 was flawless. In fact, it was so easy we didn t even notice a change in the office. - Bernard Nivelt, Lead Designer, AREVA Challenge" Bernard Nivelt Lead Designer AREVA... (IntranetJournal)

    Confio Software and OraPub Form Partnership to Bring Oracle DBAs the Best Practices in Database Performance Tuning  Aug 1, 2007
    The partnership's charter is to help bring best practice database performance methods to the database administrator (DBA) community. The agreement will align the companies to work closely to further develop and refine response time and Wait-Time methodologies. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)

    Broadband Improves Performance Of Both Apps And Malware  Jul 19, 2007
    Securing the data that can be accessed via 's new Web-based user interface has been the most pressing security concern for company database administrator Christian Alvarez during the past several months. ADVERTISEMENT. (Yahoo News -- Technology)

    Making the Business Case for 11g  Jul 19, 2007
    If a technical person a CTO chief technology officer or a DBA database administrator or a DBA manager or something like that looks at it, they would say, 'Oh, I want it tomorrow. " To Feinberg, 11g's improvements in the area of manageability such as the features dealing with application testing and rolling patches that allow users to upgrade the database without taking it offline can save businesses money and reduce the amount of resources dedicated to certain tasks. "The one that really will... (eWeek)

    Foreign applicants frustrated by reversal on green cards  Jul 17, 2007
    The database administrator and Phoenix resident is considering joining one of several lawsuits being filed against the government by foreign nationals over the way they were treated. In mid-June, the government announced that most foreign nationals waiting for the last step to apply for permanent residency, or green cards, would be able to do so in July, regardless of their place in line. (AZCentral)

    Techy, Yes, But CIOs Should Care Too  Jul 12, 2007
    Those high-level execs may not necessarily be thinking about how new database features are going to help them to achieve any of these goals but their database administrators do ... It may not be the CIO who immediately looks at one of these features and says, I need that, but the database administrator will immediately translate the requirements of the company to use less space, less power to these features, and will tell the CIO, I know how to do that. (eSecurityPlanet)

    The Cybercriminal Inside  Jul 12, 2007
    Similarly, you have to ask what kind of controls you give to a database administrator and what kinds of access they have ... And you can end up with a database administrator who has control over everything, with no controls on that administrator himself. (Forbes -- Technology)

    Oracle unveils Database 11g  Jul 12, 2007
    Wachovia hopes to complete its internal process to certify 11g for use within the organization by the end of the year and have its migration efforts well underway in 2008, according to Ed Mulheren, senior database administrator at the financial services company. He said that the improved security features in 11g will help Wachovia meet the ever-increasing regulatory demands in the financial services market. (InfoWorld)

    Former ATI chief resigns from AMD  Jul 11, 2007
    Dave Orton has resigned as executive vice president of AMD R E L A T E D C O N T E N T Similar articles. Dave Orton steps down. (VNUNet.com)

    FileMaker 9 opens up to enterprise data  Jul 11, 2007
    Macarthur Anglican School database administrator Richard Turnbull is also keen to leverage the PHP Web publishing capability of version 9, which could be used to display a record of a student's work on the Web for parents to view. FileMaker Pro 9 and FileMaker Pro Advanced 9 clients are available now for $499 and $799 respectively, and the server and Advanced server retail for $1645 and $4175. (Computerworld Australia)

    O2 denies iPhone deal is done  Jul 7, 2007
    O2 claims that an iPhone deal with Apple is 'just rumour' R E L A T E D C O N T E N T Similar articles. Operator refuses to comment on exclusive UK deal. (VNUNet.com)

    Getting Inside the Insider Threat  Jul 7, 2007
    3 million more examples of the need to protect against the so-called "insider threat" one for each of 00004000 the consumer records believed to have been stolen and sold by a database administrator at Fidelity National Information Services ... More than ever, corporations need to find a balance between treating the database administrator as a security appendage and a security risk ... In Ogren's opinion, database administrators are getting something of a bum rap when it comes to security. (eWeek)

    Fujitsu helps mobile workers  Jul 6, 2007
    R E L A T E D C O N T E N T Similar articles. New HDD can cope with large amounts of data. (VNUNet.com)

    Malicious insider sells Fidelity National customer data  Jul 6, 2007
    Fidelity National Information Services Inc. admitted this week that Certegy Check Services Inc., a Fidelity subsidiary that provides check processing services, was "victimized" by a database administrator who stole and sold bank and credit card data on up to 2 ... The U.S. Secret Service was brought in to help investigate and the suspicious activity was traced to a senior-level database administrator responsible for defining and enforcing data access rights ... Fidelity National Information... (Search Security, MA)

    Payments Processor Reports Records Theft  Jul 5, 2007
    Sullivan, a senior level database administrator who had worked for the company for seven years, was fired. Nichols characterized him as a "rogue and dishonest employee." He said the company will seek civil penalties against the former worker and wants criminal charges filed against him. (Forbes)

    Fidelity Nat'l Reports Data Breach  Jul 5, 2007
    NEW YORK Fidelity National Information Services Inc., an electronic payment processor, 00004000 said on Tuesday a database administrator stole and sold customer data, exposing as many as 2 ... Nichols said the unit employs five database administrators, and that they "are going to be under extreme scrutiny.". (eWeek)

    2.3M consumer records stolen, sold  Jul 4, 2007
    3M consumer records stolen, sold - 07/04/2007 - MiamiHerald (Miami Herald)

    2.3 millionfinancial records stolen  Jul 4, 2007
    He was identified as a senior level database administrator who had worked for the company for seven years. Nichols characterized him as a rogue and dishonest employee. (MSNBC -- Race)

    Fidelity: Worker Stole Consumer Data  Jul 4, 2007
    The employee was identified as a senior level database administrator who had worked for the company for seven years ... He was identified as a senior level database administrator who had worked for the company for seven years. (CBS News -- US)

    Consumer data stolen, sold to marketing companies  Jul 4, 2007
    The Secret Service identified the company, which was owned and operated by a Certegy employee, a senior-level database administrator who defined and enforced data access rights. Certegy fired the administrator and has filed a civil lawsuit against the former employee and the marketing companies involved. (Orlando Business Journal)

    Robocop hits the streets  Jul 3, 2007
    R E L A T E D C O N T E N T Similar articles. Taser-equipped robots to enforce the law. (VNUNet.com)

    HSBC invests in environmental change  Jul 3, 2007
    HSBC aims to become carbon neutral R E L A T E D C O N T E N T Similar articles. Former government advisor Sir Nicholas Stern appointed to help the bank become carbon neutral. (VNUNet.com)

    GPL v3 ready at last  Jul 2, 2007
    R E L A T E D C O N T E N T Similar articles. The Free Software Foundation finally launches version three of the leading open-source licence. (VNUNet.com)

    Technology firms back global green initiative  Jun 24, 2007
    R E L A T E D C O N T E N T Similar articles. Aggressive efficiency targets to be set for the industry by top computing vendors. (VNUNet.com)

    'Park model' trailers emerge as affordable vacation houses  Jun 21, 2007
    " Say trailer home and many people think of low-income housing or temporary quarters for those displaced by natural disasters. But in the past decade an upscale version has emerged, in various architectural styles. Called park models because they can be parked anywhere, they are a maximum of 400 square feet under federal guidelines and therefore not taxed as permanent dwellings, making them an attractive option for beach, lake or mountain retreats. Manufacturers say they are having trouble... (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Syniverse expands Asia business with portability license  Jun 19, 2007
    Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore has appointed as the country's only number portability centralized database administrator. Number portability is the ability to transfer either an existing fixed-line or mobile telephone number assigned by a local exchange carrier and reassign it to another carrier. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)

    Centralised database administrator appointed by IDA  Jun 16, 2007
    It has appointed Syniverse Technologies as the Centralised Database Administrator. True Number Portability is expected to be ready by the second quarter of next year (2008). (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)

    SMBs moving to mobile CRM  Jun 14, 2007
    The president of Blue Gecko, a Seattle-based database administration and operating system support firm, Edwards needs to stay connected to his clients at all times ... The president of Blue Gecko, a Seattle-based database administration and operating system support firm, Edwards needs to stay connected to his clients at all times. (SearchCIO.com)

    Who Said You Can Work in IT?  Jun 7, 2007
    Who Said You Can Work in IT. CIO Update columnist Hank Marquis of itSM Solutions. (eSecurityPlanet)

    WP: Caring for autistic triplets  Jun 3, 2007
    "We want words. We want speech," said Randy, a database administrator with the Maryland Association of Boards of Education in Annapolis. It would be a special day, say the Gastons, if their boys complained of a stomachache or said they were hungry. (Huntington WSAZ-TV, WV)

    Report: Security Certifications Boost Pay  Jun 2, 2007
    Though the pay value of the vast majority of IT certifications has been on the decline for more than two years, pay premiums for IT security, project management and database administration certifications have soared, finds a new report. ADVERTISEMENT. (eWeek)

    SarbOx Changes May Ease IT Woes  May 26, 2007
    For example, to safeguard against the possibility of tampering with financial records, a company might allow a database administrator to only log into a database in response to a trouble ticket and then require the DBA to keep a record of the trouble ticket being addressed and what was done, he said. Due to the risk-based approach of AS 5, a company might decide it's only worthwhile to keep track of what is actually done in the database, doing away with unnecessary procedures, Taylor said. (eWeek)

    Health nonprofit outsources some I.T. work  May 25, 2007
    Under the agreement, the Dallas-based Phoenix Health Systems will provide HHIC with server monitoring and operations services as well as security, systems and database administration from its leveraged service center in downtown Honolulu. "Phoenix will provide the improved server management services we need with a focus on safety, security and reliability for HHIC and its health-care clients," said Susan Forbes, HHIC president and CEO, in a statement. (Pacific Business News, HI)

    Teacher on leave pending investigation  May 18, 2007
    Dickerson has worked for the district for 14 years at both the Montrose and Olathe high schools and as a database administrator. Daily Press writer Katharhynn Heidelberg contributed to this story. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)

    Future SQL Server to add policy management  May 10, 2007
    The company is also touting improvements to performance by adding a resource governor that lets a database administrator optimize system performance ... The company is also touting improvements to performance by adding a resource governor that lets a database administrator optimize system performance. (SearchWindows2000.com)

    Five DBA best practices  May 10, 2007
    ORACLE DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR. Five DBA best practices. (SearchOracle.com)

    People in motion  May 6, 2007
    Raymond Sporko has been named chief of the System and Database Administration Division, Information Management Directorate. He served in the Air Force for four years and has been with the depot since 1977. (Scranton Times, PA)

    Chesapeake Utilities Corporation Reports 31 Percent Increase in Net Income for the First Quarter Of 2007  May 2, 2007
    The improved results are attributed to an increase in consulting revenues as the number of billable hours increased 13 percent and the additional income from Managed Database Administration ("MDBA") services. The Advanced Information Services segment began providing the MDBA service in 2006 to provide third parties with professional database monitoring and support solutions. (PR Newswire)

    MySQL, Google close to code contribution deal  Apr 29, 2007
    Collectively, they let each Google database administrator manage hundreds of database servers and still have time to solve more complex problems, Callaghan said. The features were written for MySQL 4. (MacCentral)

    CA Aims to Keep Integration Vow  Apr 24, 2007
    "The database administration and application team can work on it, fix the problem so the application is back and running, and it's all recorded by the service level management system," said Mike Malloy, vice president of marketing and product development at CA's Wily division. "Service-level management means something different to different people, whether it's network operations, the service desk or something else to overall IT governance. The goal of the integration is to tie all those... (eWeek)

    EnterpriseDB Eyes OLTP Market  Apr 24, 2007
    A database administrator familiar with Oracle can now boot up EnterpriseDB and know immediately how to use it, Rodner said. This is all part of the 3-year-old company's plans to challenge the hold older database companies have on the market. (eWeek)

    Special report: Collaborate '07  Apr 24, 2007
    New to database administration or development ... New to database administration or development. (SearchOracle.com)

    Weighing the value of hosted Siebel  Apr 20, 2007
    Managing a Siebel implementation in-house can be very expensive and requires companies to purchase and manage a complex infrastructure, purchase and occasionally refresh hardware, and perform ongoing application tuning and database administration, Connolly said ... " Outsourcing concerns persist The topic of outsourcing hit home for conference attendee Bob Everson, a Siebel administration lead with the Boeing aviation company. His division, which manages its Siebel Enterprise CRM deployment... (SearchOracle.com)

    BlackBerrys Up and Running Again  Apr 19, 2007
    BlackBerry Devices Up and Running Again. BlackBerry Devices Up and Running Again. (eWeek)

    Researcher: JavaScript Attacks Get Slicker  Apr 19, 2007
    VANCOUVER, British Columbia Malicious JavaScript is getting smarter. It's now able to fingerprint victims' Web browsers, vulnerable components and accessible CLSIDs, and deliver custom-tailored exploits, according to Dr. Jose Nazario, senior security engineer for Arbor Networks. (eWeek)

    State Police may hunt for a suspect using kin's DNA  Apr 17, 2007
    The possible change, which reflects an emerging national trend, is part of a private $267,000 review prompted by the suspension in January of the civilian database administrator, Robert E. Pino, partly for allegedly violating a ban on so-called familial searches. He was fired Friday. (Boston Globe)

    Taking on Desktop Virtualization  Apr 17, 2007
    Virtual Iron, Provision Networks Take on Desktop Virtualization. Virtual Iron, Provision Networks Take on Desktop Virtualization. (eWeek)

    Audit data using SQL Server 2005's COLUMNS_UPDATED function  Apr 16, 2007
    is a SQL Server database administrator who works for a bank in Louisville, KY, and has more than 7 years of IT experience. He is also Microsoft certified in SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005. (TechRepublic)

    SMBs Get Storage for Exchange  Apr 14, 2007
    SMBs Get Storage Package for Microsoft Exchange. SMBs Get Storage Package for Microsoft Exchange. (eWeek)

    Samsung Announces Blu-ray/HD-DVD Player  Apr 14, 2007
    By PC Magazine Staff April 13, 2007. Count Samsung among the major manufacturers designing a player that will accept both HD DVD and Blu-ray discs. (eWeek)

    Silicon Valley Seeks to Revamp Wireless Industry  Apr 14, 2007
    By Rachelle Younglai, Reuters and Sinead Carew, Reuters April 13, 2007. WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) A start-up backed by Silicon Valley's power elite hopes to convince regulators to back a business plan that could scrap many restrictions on wireless networks and help Internet service providers like Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. into the market. (eWeek)

    Confio Software aims to end the DBA blame game  Apr 13, 2007
    The software also provides a diagnostic tool that pinpoints precisely whether the wait-time problem is, for example, a database administration issue, a problem with the SQL developer's code, or the result of a recent E-Business Suite application customization, according to Confio ... The software also provides a diagnostic tool that pinpoints precisely whether the wait-time problem is, for example, a database administration issue, a problem with the SQL developer's code, or the result of a... (SearchOracle.com)

    Analyzing the ClearType Controversy  Apr 12, 2007
    Clearing Up the Novell ClearType Controversy. Clearing Up the Novell ClearType Controversy. (eWeek)

    Microsoft Patches 4 Critical Flaws  Apr 11, 2007
    By Brian Prince April 10, 2007. Updated: On the heels of an out-of-band security update, Microsoft issues patches for additional "critical" flaws. (eWeek)

    Perens Lashes Out at GPL Claims  Apr 10, 2007
    Perens Lashes Out at Claims GPL 3 Brings Legal Risks. Perens Lashes Out at Claims GPL 3 Brings Legal Risks. (eWeek)

    WORDS COUNT: Success can involve just moving on  Apr 8, 2007
    Always interested in computer technology, he went back to college to learn database administration and Web site creation. Today, he is co-owner of Multimedia International, where he creates databases and Web sites as vice president of operations. (Florida Times-Union)

    Software Buys WebMethods  Apr 6, 2007
    Software AG Buys WebMethods for $546M. Software AG Buys WebMethods for $546M. (eWeek)

    Informatica Wins Patent Judgment  Apr 4, 2007
    Informatica Awarded $25M in Patent Judgment. Informatica Awarded $25M in Patent Judgment. (eWeek)

    Informatica Awarded $25M in Patent Judgment  Apr 3, 2007
    By Chris Preimesberger April 2, 2007. Nearly five years after the original lawsuit was filed, data integrator Informatica was awarded $25 million April 2 by a jury in the San Francisco federal court against a Business Objects subsidiary, Acta. (eWeek)

    Hope ANI Attacks Pass over Your PC  Apr 2, 2007
    Take a tour of Embarcadero DBArtisan, the ultimate cross-platform database administration tool, with our product experts. See how you can administer Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, Sybase, and MySQL from a single console. (eWeek)

    MDM Availability Improves  Mar 31, 2007
    As Master Data Management Matures, Its Availability Improves. As Master Data Management Matures, Its Availability Improves. (eWeek)

    Data Domain Files for IPO  Mar 31, 2007
    Data Domain Files IPO, Cuts Deal with Quantum. Data Domain Files IPO, Cuts Deal with Quantum. (eWeek)

    Honda wants to be known for safety  Mar 29, 2007
    Before he bought his Honda Fit last year, said Steve Armistead, a database administrator from Vancouver, Washington, he checked out the company's safety results from the transport safety administration and looked at crash test photos on other Web sites. He was particularly concerned since his two teenaged sons will be driving the Fit, which is the smallest vehicle Honda sells in the United States. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)

    Controversy Swirls Around Changes in GPLv3  Mar 28, 2007
    As the Free Software Foundation prepares to release the third discussion draft on the GNU General Public License on March 28, the question being asked is whether the move to block future deals like the controversial one between Microsoft and Novell will forever doom the license. Open-source evangelist and developer Bruce Perens confirmed to eWEEK on March 27 that GPLv3 does contain a provision that and explained how it would work. (eWeek)

    MS Issues Visual Studio Tools  Mar 28, 2007
    Microsoft Releases Visual Studio Tools for Applications SDK. Microsoft Releases Visual Studio Tools for Applications SDK. (eWeek)

    32-bit to 64-bit SQL Server migrations  Mar 28, 2007
    DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR. 32-bit to 64-bit SQL Server migrations. (SearchOracle.com)

    Pennsylvania House staff salaries  Mar 23, 2007
    Database administrator ... Database administrator ... Database administrator. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    The Road From the Suburbs To Gitmo  Mar 23, 2007
    A change came sometime before Sept. 11, 2001, when Khan was working as a database administrator. He volunteered at the Islamic Society of Baltimore, teaching computer classes. (The Ledger)

    CC-C champion finds an answer  Mar 8, 2007
    Database Administrator On2 Technolog. We've discovered a pattern of succes. (Albany Times Union)

    Pentagon deploys more troops to Baghdad  Mar 8, 2007
    Database Administrator On2 Technolog. Laborers: Great opp'ty. (Albany Times Union)

    Survey: Local IT hiring rate to drop slightly  Mar 8, 2007
    "Demand for IT professionals is strongest in sought-after specialties like Web and applications development, database administration and network security.". Nationally, 12 percent of CIOs expect to increase hiring in the second quarter, up from 6 percent in the first quarter. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)

    Bad neighbors?  Mar 8, 2007
    Grist, a computer database administrator, has five student roommates. Police have visited his home 30 to 40 times over the years to respond to complaints. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Pittsburgh-area CIOs expect to hire  Mar 7, 2007
    "Demand for IT professionals is strongest in sought-after specialties like Web and applications development, database administration and network security.". Also Tuesday, in a survey of 200 chief final officers of Pittsburgh companies with 20 or more employees, 3 percent said they expect to hire, but 3 percent also said they likely would cut jobs. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)

    BEATING THE CLOCK  Mar 7, 2007
    Bradley Tobin, a database administrator, stands in the corporate data center at Front Porch Communications in Sonora. Benjamin Hicks/Union Democrat. (The Union Democrat)

    Settlement reached in Troy police disciplinary case  Mar 6, 2007
    Database Administrator On2 Technolog. BOCES F/T 10-month position effectiv. (Albany Times Union)

    Podcast: Oracle-on-Linux  Mar 6, 2007
    com site expert, an independent database consultant and a 17-year veteran of Database administration, Peasland spends his days answering questions about the best ways to keep Oracle Databases up and running securely and efficiently ... com site expert, an independent database consultant and a 17-year veteran of Database administration, Peasland spends his days answering questions about the best ways to keep Oracle Databases up and running securely and efficiently. (SearchOracle.com)

    Oracle admin "good practices"  Mar 6, 2007
    ORACLE DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR. Mike Ault's Oracle "good practices". (SearchOracle.com)

    SuperPower plans for amazing future  Mar 5, 2007
    Database Administrator On2 Technolog. Control Operator/Engineer WMHT is se. (Albany Times Union)

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