Compressing DNA sequence databases with coil May 20, 2008
We demonstrate a 5% improvement in compression ratio over state-of-the-art general-purpose compression tools for a large GenBank database file containing Expressed Sequence Tag (EST) data. Finally, COIL can efficiently encode incremental additions to a sequence database. (BioMed Central)
Microsoft Plans Four Security Fixes For Upcoming Patch Tuesday May 10, 2008
To exploit the flaw, an attacker would have to convince a user to open a Word file designed to load a database file that uses msjet40. dll. (InformationWeek)
EMC Rides Storage Security Wave Apr 9, 2008
EnterpriseStorageForum Webcasts. EnterpriseStorageForum Webcasts. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Defense lawyers fight DNA sampling on the sly Apr 4, 2008
Innocent people whose DNA turns up unexpectedly may find themselves identified by a database file that they did not know existed. "Police can take a DNA sample from anyone, anytime, for any reason without raising oversight by any court," said Elizabeth Joh, a law professor at University of California, Davis, who studies the intersection of genetics and privacy law. (International Herald Tribune)
Defense lawyers fight DNA samples gained on the sly Apr 3, 2008
Innocent people whose DNA turns up unexpectedly may find themselves identified by a database file that they did not know existed. "Police can take a DNA sample from anyone, anytime, for any reason without raising oversight by any court," said Elizabeth E. Joh, a law professor at University of California, Davis, who studies the intersection of genetics and privacy law. (International Herald Tribune)
HP server runs on hot air Apr 2, 2008
Technology ess Daily. Hewlett-Packard unveils new green server partnership. (InfoWorld)
Attackers Target Zero-Day Flaw Dec 14, 2007
Merely opening a rigged Microsoft Office Access database file is enough to trigger a system takeover ... Microsoft Director of Security Response Mark Miller said in a statement that, "Microsoft is aware of public reports of a malicious Microsoft Access Database file being used to compromise users," though he didn't provide information on how widespread the attack is at this point. (eWeek)
AppLogic Simplifies Grid Computing Nov 22, 2007
1 Streamlines Grid Computing. 1 Streamlines Grid Computing. (eWeek)
Thomson Scientific Adds EMBASE Classic to Dialog and DataStar Oct 31, 2007
More than 25 Years of Archived Biomedical and Pharmacological Records Accessible in Electronic Format for the First Time PHILADELPHIA and LONDON, Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Thomson Scientific, part of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: ; TSX: TOC) and leading provider of information solutions to the worldwide research and business communities, today announced that it has added EMBASE(R) Classic to the Dialog(R) (File 772) and DataStar(R) (EM73, EMXX) platforms, providing access to more than... (PR Newswire)
Data row hits mobile mast website Oct 3, 2007
Ofcom was ordered by the Information Commissioner to publish all of that information, including the grid reference of each mast in the country, in a single database file. Radio network. (BBC News -- Technology)
REAL SQL Server 2007 ships Sep 26, 2007
Also new in this release is support for AES256 encryption on the database file. REAL SQL Server now offers ODBC, PHP and C clients, allowing developers to access REAL SQL Server from other database tools and interfaces. (MacCentral)
New iTunes-locked iPods unlocked again Sep 19, 2007
Soon after the codes unmasking,reported that by adding "SHA1 hashes" to the beginning of the iTunesDB file which is a database file designed to track digital content stored on the iPod Apple has been able to secure the iTunes database to one iPod while also preventing further modification. Ultimately, the code ties the user to iTunes and only iTunes, thus positioning Apples download store as the only way to add or delete media from the connected iPod player. (Monsters and Critics.com)
Apple Locks New iPods to iTunes Sep 18, 2007
New code added to iTunes database file prevents iPods from being used with any program other than iTunes ... Apple has locked out other digital content management software by adding SHA1 hashes to the beginning of the iTunesDB file, the database file which keeps track of digital content stored on the iPods ... If an attempt is made to either change the database file to a different iPod or to modify the file, the iPod reports 0 songs are stored on the device. (DailyTech)
Backing up MySQL data May 29, 2007
Everyone should be aware that doing a plain database file copy *may work* on certain databases even while the database server is still running, if there is no activity on the database, all writes have been flushed to disk, and the file system allows read access to the database file. This is very dangerous because all the assumptions may not be valid during the lifetime of the copy process (for a large database this can easily be several minutes). (Linux.com)
Where Real Estate and IT Meet May 8, 2007
By Eric Spiegel - Published January 4, 2007 Using teamwork and incentives, the financial services firm averted serious problems within its support environment. By Brian Livingston - Published July 18, 2006 Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University have figured out a way to almost entirely detect and filter out phishing e-mails. (Datamation)
Setting Up the Blogsphere V3 Blogging Template Mar 31, 2007
You have to enter what the full URL path is to your blog database file. This allows all the dynamic code to find the pieces of your blog it needs. (IntranetJournal)
Database Backups Using Virtual Tape Volumes Jan 28, 2007
Further, when restoring a database file, the data is immediately accessible from virtual tape (in reality within a few seconds) compared to anywhere from minutes to days for tape restores ... "When the source backup required for the restore is located on virtual tape, database files can be recovered faster than when the backup is on physical tape," says Hodge. (Datamation)
Capture the reporting benefits of database snapshots in SQL Server 2005 Jan 8, 2007
This file (which is used only on NTFS volumes) initially has no disk space allocated to iteven though if you view the size of the file in Windows Explorer, it will look like it is the same size as the original source database file. The size on disk for that file is close to zero. (TechRepublic)
Use Access queries to archive old data Oct 24, 2006
Navigate to the Employees database file and click Export. In the Export Employees to box, enter Employees Archive. (TechRepublic)
Bringing data into an OpenOffice.org Base database Oct 10, 2006
Now, you get to choose what database file you want to bring the data into ... The database file can have existing tables in it; you can add new tables to it from the external data or you can append the external data to an existing table if the data has the same columns ... If you need to create a database file If you don't have a database, you need to create one. (Search Enterprise Linux)
Merge your CD playlist from one Windows 2000 Pro machine to another Oct 2, 2006
Moving or copying the DeluxeCD.mdb database from one computer to another brings all of the CD titles and tracks from the source computer to the destination computer; but any track listings already on the destination computer are lost when you replace the database file ... Click Browse and locate and select the DeluxeCD.mdb database file you copied previously. (TechRepublic)
Improve your writing with the GNU style checkers Sep 8, 2006
You can create your own style guide by using as a model the default phrase database file, which is normally stored in either the /usr/share/diction/ or /usr/local/share/diction directories. It's simply a table where each line contains a target word or phrase followed by a tab character and the suggestion, warning, comment, or suggested replacement text to display for that target. (Linux.com)
PalmSource Releases Newly Created Software Library to the Open Source Community Aug 14, 2006
In addition, the file system in a single database file can be more space efficient than many small individual files. Unlike other space-efficient alternatives such as cramfs*, the libsqlfs software library supports write access to the files. (PR Newswire)
Leopard first looks: Time Machine Aug 11, 2006
For example, consider a 1GB database file. If I make a tiny modification to that file, Time Machine writes out another 1GB file to record that change. (Macworld)
Startups collaborate on simulation, debug Aug 2, 2006
These memory models reduce both simulation run times and fast signal database file sizes because they eliminate the need to record the memory contents during simulation, Faraday said. Instead, Verdi uses the memory models along with the fast signal database and design files to analyze memory behavior on-the-fly during debugging. (EETimes)
Move Certificate Authority to another Windows 2000 Server Jul 24, 2006
Remember: Before you can move the CA and the key database to another computer, you must give the new computer the same computer name as the old one, and the log and database file paths must be the same. Reminder: Before making any registry edit, be sure to first back up the registry so that you can restore it if something goes wrong. (TechRepublic)
A primer on SQL Server database files Jul 24, 2006
Takeaway: Proper placement of your SQL Server database files is vital to good database performance. In this article, Tim Chapman discusses some of the details that can lead you on the right path towards SQL Server database file bliss ... Where are your database files. (TechRepublic)
School board complies to county’s records request — or most of it Jul 13, 2006
In his letter to Hardison, McRoy asked the information on salaries, contracts, attorneys fees and utility costs, among other things, be prepared in a spreadsheet or database file to allow the data to be easily studied. Hardison replied, stating school officials cannot convert the information as requested but the information would be provided from available reports in existing formats. (Washington Daily News, NC)
Microsoft kills new Windows file system Jun 27, 2006
Programmer Charles Miller quickly the post's "marketing-speak": "WinFS is dead." Since the database file system was one of Bill Gates's pet projects, bloggers like Robert Scoble were quick to point out that WinFS's disappearance as a standalone product had Microsoft's Dare Obasanjo says that killing WinFS was the , but that the decision came two years too late: "It's sad to think about the projects that got killed or disrupted because of WinFS only for this to happen." Sure sounds like there's a... (CNN -- Money)
More of this story..... May 30, 2006
Varni said the November 2005 voter database file was incorrectly pulled by the printer when it generated the voter information guide which caused the wrong information to be included on some voter s pamphlets. The absentee ballots have not been affected by this, said Varni. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Red Hat Buys JBoss--Your Move, Novell Apr 17, 2006
DB2 field encryption with Alliance AES: Encrypt and decrypt individual fields in AS/400 DB2 database files ... DB2 file encryption with Alliance AES: Encrypt any DB2 database file with Alliance AES/400. (IT Jungle)
Student Soc. Security Numbers Mistakenly E-Mailed Apr 15, 2006
A department chairwoman distributing information about summer classes accidentally attached a database file to an e-mail she sent Sunday. The database included students. (Fox News)
Read more at Linux.com Feb 25, 2006
By restricting access to the database file (you can even store it on a USB key and keep it with you at all times), you can get all the security benefits of multiple strong passwords with none of the inconvenience of trying to remember them. Out of all the many password management applications available, I like GPass because it's convenient, it can generate random passwords easily, and it has many sensible shortcuts. (NewsForge)
State rebuffs raw vote demand Jan 25, 2006
In a Jan. 6 e-mail, Diebold's lawyer, Charles R. Owen, told Brewster that "the structure of the database file ... is proprietary information.". Perhaps, but it's not secret. (Anchorage Daily News)
