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MySQL Adds Automation to Enterprise Subscription Service
Open-source database developer MySQL announced a new version of its commercial subscription service, which will feature automated technology designed to help users monitor their databases more effectively. MySQL Enterprise is available as an annual subscription in four different service tiers. The highest level, Platinum, contains components such as enterprise server software, network monitoring and advisory…
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SAP Unites Its Global Partner Programs
Software vendor SAP is consolidating its global partner programs under one roof. The company, based in Germany and known for its ERP (enterprise resource planning) software, announced its umbrella PartnerEdge program at the EMEA Enterprise Services Partner Summit in Amsterdam Oct. 17. The new program offers SAP’s partners a single point of contact within the…
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There Is No Oracle Linux
Repeat after me: “There is no Oracle Linux.” I don’t care how many times you hear stock analysts say that Oracle is about to launch its own Linux. It’s just not going to happen. The latest example of wishful thinking comes from Jefferies & Co. analyst Katherine Egbert, who wrote on October 13, “Our independent…
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Avnet Employees Shake with Hawaiian Quake
One-hundred fifty Avnet Technology Solutions staffers were in Honolulu Oct. 15 the distributor’s annual employee recognition event when a 6.7-magnitude quake shook the island chain. No one was injured, but the 150, including ATS President Fred Cuen, remained trapped at their hotel on the island without electricity and with minimal communication as late as Oct.…
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Compellent Technologies Adds Thin Replication in Storage Center 3.5
With its latest major storage center update, Compellent Technologies has turned to thin replication for bandwidth management and more cost-effective disaster recovery. Traditionally, thin replication has allowed a user to replicate only the written portion of storage volumes. Similar to thin provisioning, it tends to lower bandwidth costs through better optimization. Because of the thin…
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Let the Browser Wars Begin—Again
Firefox 2.0 is almost here, and Microsoft is expected to start pushing out Internet Explorer 7 to users via the Windows Automatic Update software-distribution mechanism by year’s end. In short, the browser wars are about to begin again. Depending on whose numbers you believe, Firefox has been continuing to erode IE’s lead. According to Janco…
