Inside Windows 7 -- what we know so far Dec 13, 2007
WinFS was originally to use the Yukon database engine of SQL Server 2005, which included native support for XML, but became the first of Vistas many foundation pillars to topple -- primarily because Microsoft couldn't get the speed of the system remotely close to something a user would consider acceptable compared to the relatively simpler NTFS file system in use today. Despite initial promises that it would be released in the year following the launch of Vista, the last news on WinFS... (Australian Personal Computer)
Microsoft Office Access files targeted for attack Dec 12, 2007
While US-CERT did not say which flaw was being exploited, Greenbaum said the vulnerability could be a recently discovered in the Microsoft Jet DataBase engine used to parse Access files ... Microsoft Jet DataBase engine. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
'Highly critical' update for openoffice Dec 8, 2007
1 fixes a variety of bugs, but one of the most important concerns a vulnerability in the database engine shipped with the package ... A flaw in the HSQLDB database engine could be exploited to execute arbitrary static Java code if an attacker could induce a user to open a maliciously crafted database document. (iTWire)
Oracle Podcast: Focus on Embedded Technologies - Embedded Oracle Oct 25, 2007
Webcast: Dr. Margo Seltzer, Oracle architect and one of the original authors of Berkeley DB, explains the architecture and use cases for Oracle Berkeley DB, an open source, embeddable database engine that provides developers with fast, reliable, local persistence with zero administration ... In the past, many developers were forced to choose between a large, full-featured, relational database engine and a low-level file system for data storage. (IntranetJournal)
MacFamilyTree 5 goes public beta Oct 11, 2007
This new version is a ground-up rewrite that features a faster database engine and a new user interface. It s been made compatible with Apple s forthcoming Leopard (Mac OS X v10. (MacCentral)
Storage Decisions: guide to data storage product news Sep 26, 2007
Abrevity has added a distributed database engine to the products so servers in different sites can correlate data-classification indices ... Abrevity has added a distributed database engine to the products so servers in different sites can correlate data-classification indices. (Search Storage)
4D Delivers 21st Century High-Performance, Scalable, Open SQL Platform for Business Applications Sep 25, 2007
At the heart of the new 4D v11 SQL platform is a revolutionary 21st Century database engine that allows developers to build business applications that scale to the highest business demands. 4D v11 SQL also delivers on 4D's promise of an open, scalable platform by adding support for SQL, SVG, and Unicode, as well as enhancing its support for ODBC, XML and SOAP based Web Services. (PR Newswire)
Sente reference manager gets updated interface Sep 19, 2007
A major update to Sente gives the reference management application a revamped interface, new relational database engine, and enhanced formatting features for bibliographies. According to Sente maker , Sente 5 features a completely reworked main window along with a customizable reference editor and viewer. (MacCentral)
Pervasive Database Engine Revs Up Sep 19, 2007
Pervasive's New Database Engine Hits the Streets ... Pervasive's New Database Engine Hits the Streets ... is looking for a bigger share of the embedded database market with the release of Pervasive PSQL Summit 10, the next generation of the company's database engine. (eWeek)
Mozilla shows Firefox 3.0's Places Sep 12, 2007
Unlike current browser bookmark tools, Places will use a database -- the SQLite database engine powers it -- so that users can search for saved pages. Places will also support the use of tags, or user-defined labels that are applied to categorize bookmarks and make them easier to retrieve via searches. (InfoWorld)
First sight of QuickBooks 2008. By John Stokdyk Sep 12, 2007
Database and SDK enhancementsThe migration to Microsoft's SQL Server will be almost invisible to users, but having a common relational database engine and SDK with the US version of QuickBooks opens the door to more than 400 third party software applications listed in the. Around 240 of these programs came up when filtered for the UK QuickBooks Premier 2005 version. (Accounting Web, UK)
New DB Attack Vector Emerges Jul 31, 2007
The attack, which will be demonstrated Aug. 1 against the MySQL database engine at in Las Vegas, affects database management systems using BTREE, the popular database indexing algorithm and data structure ... The presentation will involve the use of timing attacks, a common technique for breaking cipher system implementations, on database engines. (eWeek)
MailSteward Pro archiving software ships Jul 28, 2007
MailSteward Pro employs a MySQL database engine instead of MailSteward s SQLite database, to provide enhanced functionality and performance. MailSteward Pro works with HTML, enriched text and raw source e-mail files, along withplaintext. (MacCentral)
New Skytide Whitepaper Outlines Effective Approaches for XML Analytics Jul 2, 2007
Virtuoso is a fully functional database engine that provides unified SQL or XML access to disparate ODBC, JDBC, or XML data sources. www. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
IBM Uncoils Viper 2 Beta Jun 22, 2007
Other enhancements include better integration of workload management functionality into the database engine and automated backup maintenance. "The enhanced security and workload management features of Viper 2 will extend the technological lead that DB2 has on the competition," said Bernie Spang, IBM's director of data servers. (eWeek)
Westport Software Group Marks One Year Anniversary of Software-as-a-Service Availability of CATS, Leading Enterprise Incentive Management Platform Jun 20, 2007
According to Westport Software's Chief Technology Officer Lee Apted, ``CATS was the first and remains the only EIM offering that provides a common user-interface across a full range of deployment options, from a Windows(r) application, utilizing an integrated database engine, to a highly scalable on-demand solution. . (Primezone Releases)
Spider-Man 3 May 10, 2007
Later today, Microsoft corporate vice president Ted Kummert will discuss the changes and enhancements that will be found in Katmai, or Microsoft's next SQL Server database engine. Copyright. (Ars Technica)
Read more at Linux.com May 5, 2007
04 Feisty Fawn and chose SQLite3 for my database engine. There are online, and Moore has put up an excellent guide to using db_autopwn on the Metsploit. (NewsForge)
Red Hat chides Oracle over Linux Apr 25, 2007
But an open-source database vendor, has had a good relationship with Oracle, said Marten Mickos, MySQL CEO. Oracle bought one of the companies providing a database engine for MySQL, InnoBase, and has abided by pledges to fix any bugs in the technology, Mickos said. "They lived up to the promise," Mickos said. (InfoWorld)
32-bit to 64-bit SQL Server migrations Mar 28, 2007
The Jet database engine, for instance, does not have a 64-bit driver available; it will only run in 32-bit space and talk to 32-bit ODBC connectors. You should, however, be able to use the 32-bit driver to talk to a 64-bit database application, for the same reason you'd be able to connect to a remote data server regardless of what it's running. (SearchOracle.com)
Disco disc burning app hits 1.0 Feb 12, 2007
0 version s final release, with a multitude of improvements such as a redesigned disc naming system, new database engine and improved Unicode support. System requirements call for Mac OS X v10. (MacCentral)
Expo: E.E.S. previews updated business software Jan 12, 2007
A forthcoming update to E.E.S. Companies business software, , promises a number of enhancements, including an interface for smartphones and wireless PDAs, improved e-commerce options, and an upgraded database engine. E.E.S. is showing off version 8 of POS/OE 4 at this week s Macworld Expo; the new version, currently being beta tested, is slated to ship at the end of the January. (MacCentral)
Expo: New MacForensics tool released Jan 11, 2007
There is a new built-in SQL database engine for managing more data. A new reporting function lets users exclude or include specific items. (MacCentral)
Migrating Microsoft Internet Information Server to ... Jan 3, 2007
Any Web application that depends on database-driven content will pose a challenge, but how much of a challenge will depend on whether the database engine itself exists on Linux. In short, it's like the application-language issue; if you're using a database solution that exists on both Windows and Linux (MySQL, for instance), migrating the database along with the application itself is trivial and can be done mostly by exporting the database on one platform and importing it on the other. (Search Enterprise Linux)
SQL Server mobile closer to completion Nov 16, 2006
Formerly known as SQL Server Mobile Edition, Compact Edition gives database administrators a small footprint database engine with SQL Server functionality, according to Microsoft ... Formerly known as SQL Server Mobile Edition, Compact Edition gives database administrators a small footprint database engine with SQL Server functionality, according to Microsoft. (SearchWindows2000.com)
MS trims SQL Server 2005 support Nov 3, 2006
The free version of the database, SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, formerly called Microsoft Database Engine (MSDE), will also not be supported by and Longhorn. Older versions of SQL Server could potentially work on Vista and Longhorn, but Microsoft isn't testing them, said Matthew Stephen, a data platform technical solution professional who works for Microsoft in the U.K. By the time Longhorn server comes out -- scheduled for the second half of 2007 -- SP2 should be well-tested, he said. (InfoWorld)
SQL Server 2005 SP1 Users Face Vista, Longhorn Glitches Nov 2, 2006
0 and 2000, free bare-bones versions of the database engine, also won't work with Vista. Microsoft is telling customers that they should switch to the SQL Server 2005 Express Edition to replace MSDE if they plan to build a new application and distribute it with a database. (eWeek)
Oracle announces Database 11g beta Oct 24, 2006
com Published on October 23, 2006, 1:55 PM PT. SAN FRANCISCO--Oracle on Monday announced a beta version of its Oracle Database 11g during its annual users conference. (ZDNet)
Salesforce Makes On-Demand Apps Easier To Customize Oct 18, 2006
The company is offering it to customers because it's closely tied to the company's SQL database engine and data structures. The Apex language and platform will appeal more to the IT crowd than the sales and line-of-business managers Salesforce targets with its on-demand CRM apps, and it could expand the vendor's sales to large companies, says Gartner analyst Sharon Mertz. (InformationWeek)
10/13: Accdrop.A Trojan Detects Specially Crafted .MDB File Oct 14, 2006
MDB file that exploits the Microsoft Jet Database Engine vulnerability. It arrives as a file either downloaded from the Internet or dropped by another malware. (eSecurityPlanet)
Making use of INSTEAD-OF triggers in SQL Server 2005 Sep 11, 2006
DDL triggers are new to SQL Server 2005, and allow you to respond to object definition level events that occur in the database engine, such as a DROP TABLE statement. INSTEAD-OF triggers are objects that will execute instead of data manipulation statements in the database engine ... For example, attaching an INSTEAD-OF INSERT trigger to a table will tell the database engine to execute that trigger instead of executing the statement that would insert values into that table. (TechRepublic)
Oracle DBAs see jobs, benefits to PeopleSoft takeover Aug 29, 2006
"This is purely an application purchase, but in the end money is being driven by the database engine, so eventually I'd expect to see some changes for the better," Smith said ... "This is purely an application purchase, but in the end money is being driven by the database engine, so eventually I'd expect to see some changes for the better," Smith said. (SearchOracle.com)
A primer on SQL Server database files Jul 24, 2006
The SQL Server database engine uses two types of files: data and log ... The database engine has a default data file, and you may add additional data files for storage or organizational reasons. (TechRepublic)
Top 10 advanced features of SQL Server 2005 Jul 17, 2006
Tim Chapman discusses 10 of the more advanced new features of the SQL Server 2005 Database Engine ... In this article, I discuss 10 of the more advanced features of the SQL Server 2005 Database Engine ... NET objects with the database engine. (TechRepublic)
Sizing up Oracle's open source tactics Jul 7, 2006
Last October, Oracle acquired Finland-based Innobase, the creator of InnoDB, a transactional database engine distributed as part of MySQL AB's open source database ... Last October, Oracle acquired Finland-based Innobase, the creator of InnoDB, a transactional database engine distributed as part of MySQL AB's open source database. (SearchOracle.com)
Cumulus 7 goes Universal, more Jul 6, 2006
Database engine and server enhancements having also been added to this version mirroring is now available, for example. Related Stories. (MacCentral)
Evolving WinFS still needs to embrace the Web Jul 6, 2006
The following Monday he that WinFS technologies will migrate into future versions of Microsoft s premier database engine, SQL Server, and its data management class library, ADO.Net. Technology pundits love to pronounce things dead, and sure enough, WinFS is dead became a favorite tech meme. (InfoWorld)
The late '98 Jun 17, 2006
Back in January 2003, the worm, which exploited a flaw in Microsoft's SQL database engine, brought the internet to its knees for 24 hours and knocked entire countries off the map. How many infected machines. (Times Online)
Project Bandit to Open Source Identity Management Software Jun 14, 2006
This is a database engine for coping with traditional identity data as well as for volatile (meaning not persistent) and complex information. In Novell's view, the advent of XML and Web services based on XML requires a database architecture for storing identity data that is a bit more flexible than a traditional database that can process transactions, recover from a crash, process reliably, and scale to mange users. (IT Jungle)
Microsoft To Provide Common SQL Underpinnings: Gates May 18, 2006
The questioner wanted to know when Microsoft products will share a common database engine and a common workflow engine. The attendee noted that Active Directory, Exchange Server SQL Server all have their own data engines and other products ride on each. (InformationWeek)
Oracle Locks DBAs in the Vault Apr 26, 2006
If those tapes get lost in transit, there's no chance to intercept or recover the database and read data out of it," Townsend said. Oracle claims that the backup product is the first to embed backup logic directly within a relational database engine. Townsend said that the integration with the database means that Secure Backup has tighter security levels, higher performance and greater ease of use than would be possible otherwise. "Because it's integrated with Oracle databases , it's very fast,"... (eWeek)
MySQL Opens Storage Engine API to Developers Apr 26, 2006
It's also unveiling its own, internal, advanced transactional database engine, code-named Falcon. Falcon is based on technology created by Jim Starkey, the renowned database architect who came on board when in February. (eWeek)
MySQL Falcon an Efficiency Play Apr 24, 2006
Open source database firm MySQL is building its own transactional database engine as an option to Oracle's InnoDB. ... The new transactional database engine, code-named Falcon, is being developed by Jim Starkey, whose firm Netfrastructure in February ... There was speculation that MySQL brought Starkey onboard to help it build a new transactional database engine to replace InnoDB, which Oracle bought last year. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Go hack yourself Apr 22, 2006
You should run Msfupdate uax to update the framework database engine in real time to make sure you have the latest code samples. You can type in "show exploits" to show all the available exploits, then type in "use ," where is the full name of the exploit module. (InfoWorld)
MySQL wants to buddy up Apr 21, 2006
MySQL will make a number of announcements around database engines at its user conference next week, Mickos said ... MySQL will also talk up its own new transactional database engine, code-named Falcon, due to enter public beta testing in the summer. (InfoWorld)
Microsoft Releases SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1 Apr 20, 2006
The free version of the database, SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, formerly called Microsoft Database Engine, has also been upgraded with a graphical management tool. Administrators without access to special development tools had to use a command line in a DOS window to set up previous versions of the database, Cartwright said. (CIO)
Oracle to buy Portal Software Apr 13, 2006
Although attention has been more heavily focused on Oracle's recent acquisitions in the open-source arena, picking up database engine vendors and Innobase, the company has continued steadily buying up software companies in a range of verticals -- Retek in retail, i-flex in financial services and TimesTen and in the communications industry. Oracle is also busy integrating the applications it gained through the multibillion dollar purchases of both Siebel and ERP and CRM player PeopleSoft. (InfoWorld)
Coming From Microsoft: SQL Server Everywhere Apr 8, 2006
It s unclear how the new software differs from the current Microsoft SQL Server Database Engine, which is the lightest existing database option from the company. By. (InformationWeek)
Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 R2 Enters Beta Feb 23, 2006
"This has always been a major selling point against SMS. Customers will be very interested in this, as will ISV competitor Altiris, since heterogeneous support is something that they have used to differentiate themselves from SMS in the market. SMS 2003 R2 also includes an Enterprise Scan Tool for Vulnerability Assessment, which checks desktops and servers for software configuration errors and other vulnerabilities, Microsoft said. Also on Monday, Microsoft announced that it released SMS 2003... (InformationWeek)
Oracle Buying Spree Continues Feb 18, 2006
Oracle has been strategic in acquiring companies that have technologies important for the functioning of MySQL. In October, Oracle acquired Innobasea maker of a database engine, InnoDB, that stores data on MySQLs database (see ). Even Sleepycat is a provider of such a storage engine, said Mr. Chowdhry. (Red Herring)
Oracle Targeting Low-End Market Feb 16, 2006
This follows Oracle's acquisition last year of the open-source database engine InnoDB.. Sherlund expects Oracle to complement its Fusion middleware stack with these acquisitions, delivering a lower-end stack of middleware that can work with its proprietary stack and provide a "migration path" from less expensive open-source products up to its higher-end solutions. (Forbes)
Sleepycat VP says Oracle buy is not about MySQL Feb 16, 2006
Last October, Oracle made waves in the open-source community when it bought Innobase OY, the Finnish company that makes the InnoDB database engine used to provide add-on transactional storage for MySQL's open-source database. The move was widely seen as a preemptive strike against MySQL, which competes with Oracle. (InfoWorld)
PalmSource Unveils New Linux-Based Palm OS Feb 15, 2006
PalmSource is also including and certifying many open-source components, such as the SQLite database engine, BlueZ Bluetooth libraries and the Open Binder inter-process communications framework, the company said. To some, however, Palm's optimistic statements might have the ring of d;j; vu. (PC Magazine)
Access announces new Linux Palm OS Feb 15, 2006
Platform includes Linux, database engine, streaming media framework ... It will include the Linux kernel, the database engine SQLite (, , ) and GStreamer, an open source streaming media framework. (InfoWorld)
PalmSource reveals its Linux mobile phone plans Feb 15, 2006
Includes SQLite, a public domain database engine. Includes open source components that are "extended and certified" by PalmSource/Access. (Linux News)
Oracle buys open-source database vendor Feb 15, 2006
Last year it bought Finland's , which makes the InnoDB database engine used at the heart of MySQL AB's database. The move was widely seen as a competitive swipe against MySQL, an Oracle rival. (TechWord UK)
ACCESS and PalmSource Announce the ACCESS Linux Platform Feb 14, 2006
12 and above -- Optimized implementation of GIMP ToolKit (GTK+) -- popular open source libraries for the creation of graphical user interfaces -- GStreamer -- an open source, modular and multi-threaded streaming media framework -- SQLite -- a high-performance database engine commonly used in embedded devices Where appropriate, open source components used in ALP are extended and certified by the Company. For example, ACCESS and PalmSource will enhance and certify the open source BlueZ libraries... (PR Newswire)
SQL Server 2005 leaves open source databases in the dust Jan 22, 2006
Core database functionality is no big deal; PostgreSQL gives you an enterprise-class, standards-compliant database engine for free, McAllister says. But commercial vendors provide value-added features -- replication, clustering, management tools, advanced SQL features, and that sort of thing, which some large businesses can t live without. (InfoWorld)
Flaws in Windows trail behind open source vulnerabilities Jan 7, 2006
That total includes ten unpatched bugs, among which are the WMF bug and another unpatched, highly critical bug from April affecting the Jet Database Engine. Over the same period, Secunia counted 136 flaws in Red Hat's flagship operating system, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server 4. (TechWord UK)
