Computerworld - Hoping to speed online transaction processing, Microsoft is adding in-memory features to its SQL Server relational database manager. The next version of SQL Server will allow users to host database tables, or even entire ...
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Cyber criminals targeted users of Skype,Facebook and Windows using multiple Blackhole exploits in October,according to the latest threat report from security firm GFI Software. Researchers uncovered a large number of Blackhole exploits ...
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The United States Air Force(USAF)has scrapped a troubled Oracle enterprise resource planning(ERP)software implementation after spending$1bn(£630m)over the past seven years–and concluding that it would still cost too much to ...
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Gartner is urging CIOs to change their IT budget to support a nexus of change arising from cloud, social, big data and mobile technology. The analyst expects traditional IT will have to split its budget to support these emerging ...
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IDG News Service - The U.S. Air Force has decided to scrap a major ERP (enterprise resource planning) software project after spending US$1 billion, concluding that finishing it would cost far too much more money for too little gain. ...
SAP has developed an update for its HANA in-memory database that will enable it to"power mission-critical transactional and analytical applications in one platform,"the vendor announced Wednesday during the Tech Ed and Sapphire conferences ...
Tags: SAP, HANA in-memory database, service pack stack 5, SPS5
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) plans to consolidate its data warehousing estate in a bid to cut costs and improve its effectiveness. It will create a consolidated data warehouse to support its burgeoning range of business intelligence ...
SAP is tying the HANA in-memory database to its CRM (customer relationship management) software and other applications, creating a package that will "allow organizations to revolutionize the way they engage with their customers," the ...
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SAP on Tuesday is expected to showcase how it will tie together its business applications with the cloud-based business network it gained through the acquisition of Ariba during the Sapphire and Tech Ed conferences in Madrid. The Ariba ...
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IDG News Service-Nokia plans an ambitious expansion of its mapping and location-based services platform beyond its own smartphones to competing devices running OSes other than Windows Phone 8,it said Tuesday. The move is being backed with ...
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IDG News Service-Oracle has taken a minority stake in Engine Yard,maker of a PaaS(platform as a service)for Ruby,PHP and Node.js applications,the company announced Tuesday.Financial terms were not disclosed. Oracle and Engine Yard"are ...
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TotalRecovery Pro is all you need to completely protect your files and Windows system from virus infections, hard disk failures, and unexpected disasters. IRVINE, CA, November 10, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- FarStone Technology, Inc. ...
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IT services firm Logica, part of the CGI group, has been selected as the supplier of managed payroll services to the Department of Health's Arms Length Bodies. Combined, the organisations employ a total of 30,000 people and include the ...
Tags: Logica, CGI, GPS framework, McKesson
DataDirect Networks(DDN)has announced a clustered NAS storage platform,the SFA7700 hybrid flash storage appliance. The SFA7700 uses DDN's SFA OS operating system in a dual-controller storage platform.The base system supports up to 60 ...
IDG News Service-Oracle on Thursday said it has agreed to acquire project portfolio management(PPM)software vendor Instantis,in a move that will build upon its past acquisition of Primavera.Terms of the deal,which is expected to be ...
Tags: Oracle, PPM, Instantis, EnterpriseStream