By Steven Burke – Oracle Chairman and CEO Larry Ellison ridiculed the security of Microsoft’s Exchange e-mail server and urged solution providers to migrate their Exchange customers to the “unbreakable” Oracle 9i database.
Tag: Oracle
Oracle To Introduce New Voice and Wireless Features to J2EE App. Server
Building on the success of its J2EE application server, Oracle Corp. has introduced the Oracle 9i Application Server Release 2 with new voice and wireless capabilities ranging from voice access to Internet applications to wireless security.
Top 10 technical tips from searchDatabase
Drum roll, please… Here are the top 10 Oracle, DB2, & SQL Server DBA and developer tips of 2001 submitted by searchDatabase members, as you ranked them.
Oracle releases e-business sourcing product
By MICHAEL MEEHAN – Oracle Corp. took another step into the e-commerce software realm with the release of its first contract sourcing product, Oracle Sourcing. Designed so companies can post requests for proposals online and then score the responses.
Oracle’s ‘unbreakable’ toy story
By Nicole Bellamy – Oracle executives have likened the 9i database and application server products to children’s Tonka toys, claiming them to be unbreakable when used in the “right environment”. But is this campaign an invitation for hacking attempts, marketing hype, or a statement of fact?
Quick start on Oracle8i & Solaris
The oracle documentation is horrendous. So is the install proceedure. There are a lot of steps that oracle could have automated, but didn’t. So here’s a very simple checklist of how to get oracle running on solaris. (There are also a few random oracle tips at the bottom)
Setting Up Your Environment to Develop SQLJ Programs
by Jason Price – This first column in my Learning SQLJ series introduces SQLJ, describes the software requirements for using it, and shows you how to configure your computer to develop SQLJ programs. I’ll also demonstrate how to use SQLJ to develop a version of the classic “Hello World” program that
New Datetime Data Types in Oracle9i
Internet revolution has dramatically changed the way of conducting global business. Enterprises nowadays are constantly transacting business across boarders and time zones where each party involved has its own notion of time. To help Oracle’s customers conducting global E-Business, Oracle9i provide
OpenWorld: ‘Unbreakable’ and untouchable?
By Ed Parry – John Magee, Oracle’s Senior Director of Product Marketing, talks with searchDatabase about the “unbreakable” promise, the attacks from Big Blue, Web services, certification and Oracle e-mail.
Ellison accuses IBM of ‘creative accounting’
By Nicole Bellamy and Andrew Colley – As the race for database and application server markets heating up, Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison has accused IBM of using “creative accounting” practices to inflate its market share and sales figures. IBM said Ellison’s comments simply indicate that Orac