Mixing large doses of both acetaminophen painkiller and caffeine may increase risk of liver damage Sep 26, 2007
The American Chemical Society -- the worlds largest scientific society -- is a nonprofit organization chartered by the U.S. Congress and a global leader in providing access to chemistry-related research through its multiple databases, peer-reviewed journals and scientific conferences. Its main offices are in Washington, D.C., and Columbus, Ohio. (EurekAlert!)
What defines a killing as sectarian? Sep 25, 2007
"There is a current effort to consolidate multiple databases in theater," a Multi-National Force-Iraq headquarters spokesman said in an e-mail. The number of sectarian killings in 2006 -- a key reference point in measuring improvement this year -- has changed considerably in the line graphs used in the Pentagon's past three quarterly reports, increasing between the March and June assessments this year and again in last week's report. (Huntington WSAZ-TV, WV)
Oracle Sees Semantic Tech Solving Business Problems Sep 21, 2007
There are multiple databases of sources that were never designed to work together but you must be able to pull data out of them and rationalize the information. Traditionally that s been done using ETL technologies and data hubs and data warehousing technologies. (eSecurityPlanet)
The ‘X’ (ML) Files – Finding Data in the Deep Web Sep 7, 2007
Federated search is the ability to execute queries against multiple databases at the same time. Internally, for example, a user could run a query on a customer that would turn up both invoices contained in the finance system as well as that customer's contract contained in the document management system. (IntranetJournal)
New processors present problems, payoff Jul 24, 2007
The resulting technology is ideal for the most demanding multimedia tasks, such as processing large video files, pulling information from multiple databases at the same time, or playing a computer game while downloading music and burning a DVD.. The problem is that many software applications weren't written for chips with multiple cores, and the hardware is advancing so fast that the software runs the risk of being left behind. (Herald Online, SC -- Technology)
ANTs Tests DB Migration Technology Jul 17, 2007
"Our intention is to be database agnostic," said ANTs CEO Joseph Kozak, explaining that large companies have multiple databases and tens of thousands of applications sitting on top of them. "Look at the value proposition if you can take all of your applications and put them on two different databases and have those two major vendors compete against each other for your future business," Kozak said. (eWeek)
Canonical Open-Sources First Launchpad Component Jul 11, 2007
" is an ORM that simplifies the development of database-backed applications in Python, especially for projects that use very large databases or multiple databases with a seamless Web front end," said Gustavo Niemeyer, lead developer of Storm at , in a statement. "Storm is particularly designed to feel very natural to Python programmers, and exposes multiple databases as stores in a clean and easy to use fashion.". (eWeek)
Q & A with Central Desktop, Part 2 Jul 4, 2007
From there, we're going to expand that so now if you have multiple databases, you're going to be able to join those databases, or link those databases, very much like you would a SQL database. So that gets into some transactional kind of stuff. (IntranetJournal)
Elsevier's Inteleos poised to launch integrating technology for drug tracking and analysis Jun 8, 2007
The Inteleos UI is the first product to offer the ability to conduct single searches across multiple databases. An expanded ontology of scientific terms gives users the ability to conduct an exhaustive search. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- May 23, 2007 May 29, 2007
Could tons of neurotoxic mercury now stored in the United States wind up in the hands of poverty-stricken gold miners in developing countries and eventually be released into the environment, where it could end up entering the human food chain" An article scheduled for the May 28 issue of Chemical eering News, ACS' weekly newsmagazine, explores that possibility in a script that reads like an environmental version of the hit film, Blood Diamond. The article, written by C Senior Editor Cheryl... (EurekAlert!)
Startup hunts $1.5M to stop ID theft Apr 30, 2007
The St. Paul firm, which was a winner of the Minnesota Cup competition last year, has developed software that scans multiple databases to determine whether an address change is legitimate. This article is for Paid Print Subscribers ONLY.. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
CA Offers New DB Analysis Tool Apr 17, 2007
When combined with CA Insight DPM for Distributed Databases, these products enable users to manage multiple databases and database types with a single product license, reducing the cost and complexity for managing large database environments, officials added. CA officials said this release signals the beginning of a new strategy for database performance management integration. (eWeek)
SOA-based software change management for mainframes Mar 29, 2007
By answering questions such as "what's my account balance?" instead of focusing on navigating individual tables and rows, data can reside in multiple databases such as DB2 for z/OS, Oracle on Solaris or Microsoft SQL Server on Windows without affecting applications. Today's unprecedented levels of flexibility and complexity exemplify some of the reasons applications may span multiple servers and require programmers skilled with Microsoft Visual Studio, Java, Eclipse and mainframe ISPF... (Search Webservices)
Uncorking a bottler of a site Mar 27, 2007
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Cynthia KarenaMarch 27, 2007. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
New Privacy-Enhancing Biometric Technology: Biometric Encryption promises superior privacy, security, and personal control over biometric data Mar 14, 2007
"Biometric data - fingerprints, DNA, or irises - are unique identifiers," says Commissioner Cavoukian, "far superior to social insurance numbers in that they are a unique and permanent characteristic of individuals. This makes biometric data a very powerful tool for matching different pieces of information held about individuals across multiple databases." Further, Commissioner Cavoukian adds that, "Biometric data can also serve as a password in that it can be used to gain access to physical... (Canada Newswire)
The High-Performance Pioneer Mar 2, 2007
Gray's accomplishment of making virtually any amount of data readily available by accessing multiple databases removed limits on how far the Internet can grow. RELATED LINKS. (Scientific American)
Cuomo Proposes "Project Sunlight" Feb 23, 2007
"Project Sunlight goes well beyond the existing systems in making public information accessible. By combining multiple databases into a single, easy-to-use Internet resource, New Yorkers will be able to quickly examine elected officials' voting records and campaign contributors, and find out which entities may have benefited from their actions", Cuomo claims. There is no timetable about when this database will become available. (North Country Gazette)
SOA Taking Hold in Banking Feb 13, 2007
To offer the new services and responsiveness their customers now demand, as well as cut costs and redundancy, big banks are adopting SOA. If successful this time around, banks will be able to use and reuse customer data without having to maintain multiple databases that contain, essentially, the same information. They will also have the agility they need to meet ever more stringent and changing regulations, said Donald Hanson, worldwide sales manager for IBM's Banking Industry Solutions... (CIO Information Network)
Mesa to crack down on illegal immigration Jan 12, 2007
Also, the police would create new databases and information mining software to cross-search multiple databases for intelligence, and embed two U.S. Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms agents in the police department to work on street crimes and share data and improve communication with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. "It's a measured, careful approach and we're working got something that's effective," said Councilmember Scott Somers. (Yahoo News -- Immigration)
Democrats move to examine federal 'data mining' Jan 10, 2007
It's not clear how O'Dwyer came under suspicion or how his name wound up on a terrorist watch list, but critics charge that such miscues can occur during the data-mining process, in which computers analyze multiple databases in search of suspicious patterns. Amy Kudwa, a TSA spokeswoman, said she couldn't comment on O'Dwyer's circumstance, but that an average of 1,500 airline travelers applied each week for redress on the grounds that they'd been mistakenly included on terrorist watch lists. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Bradenton police plan to spend disputed cash Jan 9, 2007
An inkless machine that transmits fingerprints to multiple databases for criminal background checks. Roof -mounted camera system. (Herald-Tribune)
Addiction recovery moving 'out of the basement' into public health arena Jan 7, 2007
"The problem is there are multiple databases everywhere and you can search and slice them three ways to Sunday in terms of how many people have used drugs and alcohol in the past month, year, by age, gender and race, but we have no idea how many people are in recovery," Laudet says. "I know people in their 60s and 70s who have been in recovery 30 or 40 years.". (North County Times)
FBI denies woes in data-sharing computer system (Jerry Seper) Dec 6, 2006
FBI denies woes in data-sharing computer system - Nation/Politics - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper. December 6, 2006 Nation/Politics. (Washington Times)
Solix adds Google search to Oracle E-Business suite Nov 22, 2006
Solix works with multiple databases, and therefore it's more scalable, he said ... Solix works with multiple databases, and therefore it's more scalable, he said. (SearchOracle.com)
Grid Computing Will Let Town Planners Play 'SimCity' For Real Nov 15, 2006
"Historically, people have assembled data on a single PC or workstation. E-Science provides exciting opportunities to access multiple databases from remote, virtual locations, making it possible to develop highly generic simulation models which are easy to update," says Dr Birkin. The model can be projected into the future to explore the effect of different demographic trends and also to test the consequences of policy decisions. (Science Daily)
Gates Outlines Live Dynamics Vision Nov 7, 2006
0 the Live version Microsoft is building out multi-tenant capabilities for its on premise, on-demand and hosted version; essentially they all have the same underlying code, with the data tier rewritten to interpret multiple databases. Microsoft plans to host the CRM Live applications in its own data centers for a monthly fee; in the past the company looked to the channel to provide hosting options for customers. (eWeek)
New Computer Program CopLink To Link LAPD Databases Oct 17, 2006
3 million computer program in two months aimed at linking multiple databases while freeing up officers for other duties, it was announced Monday. CopLink will allow the department to target violent criminals by linking four of the department's databases -- including the booking and dispatch systems, the citations database and information compiled during field interviews -- providing ready access to information that would otherwise require a time-consuming search through each system. (NBC4.tv, CA)
Say hello to AMANDA, a new open source storage app Sep 29, 2006
Similar to AMANDA, ZRM can consolidate backups over the network, which has an immediate appeal for DBAs who baby-sit multiple databases. In this first release, the consolidation feature works only for full backups, but future versions should allow consolidation of incremental backups from multiple databases, according to Zmanda. (InfoWorld)
City Lacks a System to Track Complaints Against Firefighters Sep 8, 2006
Additionally, the Police Department's Internal Affairs Bureau has multiple databases that can track arrests and temporary restraining orders, as well as red-flag officers with recurring complaints that could indicate malfeasance. By contrast, the Fire Department doesn't have an internal affairs bureau. (Los Angeles Times)
FDA, MIT to collaborate on drug safety Aug 19, 2006
A more automated system capable of mining on the fly multiple databases, including those compiled by health insurance providers and agencies like the Veterans Administration, would be better at recognizing patterns suggestive of emerging problems, Gottlieb said. The system would build on methods developed to identify infectious disease outbreaks, detect bioterrorism attacks and model the spread of bird flu, he said. (Herald Online, SC -- Health)
Lasso Developer 8.5 released for free Aug 5, 2006
Using Lasso, Web developers can create data-driven Web sites, supporting multiple databases simultaneously and migrating database information online. This marks the first time that OmniPilot has released a free version of Lasso. (MacCentral)
Oracle Upgrades Tools For Visual Studio, Competes On Microsoft's Turf Aug 3, 2006
Net, Oracle's simplified means through which programmers access multiple databases. It supplies a single application programming interface. (InformationWeek)
BI: Garbage Out, Trust In Aug 1, 2006
This helps ensure that data from multiple databases and languages conform and are processed accurately, which is critical to large enterprises and companies with foreign subsidiaries, partners or customers. "We want customers to have confidence in those business intelligence reports," said Kristin McMahon, product manager for enterprise information management at Business Objects. (CIO Information Network)
Dextronet offers help for to-do lists Jul 26, 2006
10 supports multiple databases and autosave options. It runs under Windows 98/ME/2K/XP/2003 and retails for US$34. (ITBusiness.ca)
States Struggle to Computerize School Records May 15, 2006
But building a data system to collect information from all the schools in a state can be extraordinarily daunting, involving the integration of computer systems used in hundreds of districts, each of which may have multiple databases using distinct operating systems. The National Center for Educational Accountability, a group affiliated with the University of Texas, conducted a survey last year of states' educational technology plans and found that at least 48 states were building longitudinal... (The Ledger)
Maximizing Your Microsoft Investments with Powerful Business Insight and Visualization May 10, 2006
The benefits of creating a consolidated view of your business in Sharepoint by Integrating views taken from multiple databases and applications such as SAP, Siebel or PeopleSoft. Ways to simplify complex or hard - to - communicate Excel models by building an interactive visual model that decision makers can easily understand. (eWeek)
Expanding NSA Program Puts Pressure on AT&T May 4, 2006
Both are managed by a technology known as Daytona, a database management system originally developed by AT, which enables efficient access to data stored in these multiple databases. Just to give you an impression of the quantity of information stored in these repositories, Hawkeye alone contains an estimated 300 terabytes of sensitive customer calling information extending back to 2001, making it one of the largest databases in the world according to the EFF.. (Newsmax)
IBM takes low road on mainframes May 1, 2006
One of the things he likes about the idea of using a mainframe, is its ability to support multiple databases, such as Oracle installations. The i5 supports only IBMs DB2. (ComputerWorld)
Oracle beefs up database security at Collaborate '06 Apr 28, 2006
When you start stepping up into the enterprise class, where you have multiple databases maybe backed up to multiple tape drives across the network, then we're charging $3,000 per tape drive. MORE ON THIS TOPIC. (SearchOracle.com)
"CSI" for the Enterprise? Apr 15, 2006
The goal is to look at both real-time and historic patterns across multiple databases, networks and applications to find suspicious activities that might indicate insider financial fraud, customer identity theft, compliance policy breaches or theft of proprietary data such as customer contacts or product designs. As the senior security manager at Kimberly-Clark, which makes health and hygiene products, Osborne is interested in ways to prevent supplier or insider fraud, such as detecting sham... (CIO)
PolyServe consolidates DB servers Apr 13, 2006
PolyServe's software Database Utility for SQL Server helps companies to consolidate multiple databases onto a server cluster, and transfer the functions of one server to another quickly when a server fails. It does this by mounting a shared file system on all of the servers, Gomersall said. (InfoWorld)
MySpace Makes Room with EMC, Isilon Apr 8, 2006
"We realized a single database wasn't going to cut it. We maxed out our database on the back end. The first thing you try to do is tune all your queries, split reads and writes across separate databases," and use transactional replication so multiple databases can service required reads, Whitcomb said. At 1 million users, MySpace embraced vertical partitioning, enabling different features for different sites. (eWeek)
Tax Cheats, Beware! Apr 6, 2006
At the same time, the latest programs allow users to search multiple databases without having to move massive amounts of information from one computer to another. The programs work like this: A tax agency may decide to search state employment records to learn how many workers a pizza restaurant has hired. (BusinessWeek)
SAS Launches Enhanced Vertical BI Line Mar 28, 2006
SAS data warehouse technology works with multiple databases and data file formats and serves as an alternative to data warehouse systems based on relational databases from Oracle, IBM and others, SAS CEO James Goodnight said. Oracle competes for at least 9 percent of SAS' sales engagements, making Oracle its biggest single competitor, Goodnight said. (eWeek)
The RFID Threat Mar 18, 2006
We have used this platform to successfully attack multiple databases (MySQL, Postgres, Oracle, SQL Server). The RFID reader interface connects to a RFID reader, with tags. (Line 56 News)
CheapoAir.com Launches Website That Offers Multi-Channel Lowest Fare Search and Booking Technology Mar 15, 2006
The published airfares are searched from multiple databases and the customer is assured that the fare is competitive. After the highly successful launch of the site, the per-day visitor traffic continues to rise. (PR Newswire)
At border, many inspections but many gaps in security Mar 14, 2006
Right now, inspectors have to check multiple databases to find out the history of a driver, a shipment and a company. With the new system, expected to be phased in over the next several months, the agency plans to combine all the databases into one, called the Automated Commercial Environment. (AZCentral -- News)
Read more at Linux.com Mar 3, 2006
But what about multiple databases. Or even multiple databases on multiple servers ... You can move from using a single database to multiple databases easily, provided that they are on the same server. (NewsForge)
Nortel ships Converged Office Feb 15, 2006
The convergence of Nortel and Microsoft makes it possible to use telephony presence across multiple platforms and multiple databases and buildings, he said. An advantage of having Microsoft applications in the system is that so many customers already use Microsoft, he said. (ComputerWorld)
Rain gardens soak up urban storm water pollution Jan 27, 2006
Properly designed "rain gardens can effectively trap and retain up to 99 percent of common pollutants in urban storm runoff, potentially improving water quality and promoting the conversion of some pollutants into less harmful compounds, according to new research scheduled for publication in the Feb. 15 issue of the American Chemical Society journal, Environmental Science and Technology. The affordable, easy-to-design gardens could help solve one of the nations most pressing pollution problems,... (EurekAlert!)
Pair of studies offer new clues to combat antibiotic resistance Jan 25, 2006
The American Chemical Society the worlds largest scientific society is a nonprofit organization chartered by the U.S. Congress and a global leader in providing access to chemistry-related research through its multiple databases, peer-reviewed journals and scientific conferences. Its main offices are in Washington, D.C., and Columbus, Ohio. (EurekAlert!)
A national driver's license Jan 23, 2006
Under Real ID, states will have to consult multiple databases to check the accuracy of birth certificates, Social Security cards and other documents, and then retain those documents for at least seven years. States also will have to share driving histories through a national database and track duplicate or fraudulent applications to ensure that illegal immigrants aren't using them. (Herald Online, SC)
'Reverse' Tanning Process Could Revolutionize Leather Industry Jan 21, 2006
The American Chemical Society the world s largest scientific society is a nonprofit organization chartered by the U.S. Congress and a global leader in providing access to chemistry-related research through its multiple databases, peer-reviewed journals and scientific conferences. Its main offices are in Washington, D.C., and Columbus, Ohio. (Science Daily)
AP: National ID a 'Nightmare' for States Jan 15, 2006
- The law demands that states mine multiple databases to check the accuracy of documents submitted by license applicants. Several states questioned how that will work, especially with confirming birth certificates. (AP-Technology)
The Challenges States Face With Real ID Jan 13, 2006
- States will have to consult multiple databases to check the accuracy of birth certificates, Social Security cards and other documents submitted by license applicants, then retain copies of those documents for at least seven years. - States will have to network their records systems and tap into national databases in order to share driving histories, track duplicate or fraudulent applications and ensure that licenses expire when legal immigration status expires. (PhillyBurbs.com)
LAPD turns to data analysis to fight terrorism Jan 13, 2006
That allows users to quickly and simultaneously search multiple databases without knowing where the data might be housed, said Mike Himley, general manager of the Western region at Vienna, Va. -based Memex. (ComputerWorld)
Motorcycles Emit 'Disproportionately High' Amounts Of Air Pollutants Jan 2, 2006
Motorcycles Emit 'Disproportionately High' Amounts Of Air Pollutants. Environmental Science ology. (Science Daily)
