(Robin Schumacher) The IT crown jewels of any organization lies in their database infrastructure. Obviously, well-designed front end applications play a leading role when it comes to ensuring that critical information is captured or reviewed, but the buck stops at the database when it comes to data

(Srinivasan Radhakrishnan) Open source software is gaining increased attention and is clearly making its mark in the IT portfolio of many small and medium businesses. The increased usage of Linux, the availability of production quality Web software, and the widespread adoption of open source develop

(Vance McCarthy) Flashline, author of software asset management solutions, has put together a Patterns Book for helping get Open Source projected started within an enterprise, even very demanding ones. In its Pattern Book for Open Source in the Enterprise, Flashline has assembled many of the ins

(Lisa Vaas) Opinion: Open-source database company MySQL has a few options for getting out from under Oracle’s thumb. Going back to where it left off with Sleepycat before InnoDB sounds like the best choice.

(vivekthangaswamy) .NET is the new distributed computing platform developed by Microsoft and ASP.NET is its programming model for web development. I’m creating a Web Form with a DataGrid for data entry using C#. How can I make a DataGrid cell display a textbox for showing a list of products in all t

(Sajad Deyargaroo) MySQL is extensively used as backend for database applications. This article demonstrates how to connect to a MySQL database using VB.Net.

MaxDB has a unique, top position in the list of open source database. The SAP-certified database management system combines ease of use, high availability and exceptional performance with low costs. MaxDB underlies a permanent, ongoing development to hold up with todays enterprise requirements. W

Six weeks after Oracle Corp. bought Finnish software developer Innobase Oy, MySQL AB is working to provide its customers with an alternative to the open-source InnoDB database engine often used at the heart of its product, a MySQL executive said.

(Jack Loftus) The head honcho of newly formed Ingres Corp. is defending the viability of his firm’s open source database management system in the face critics who say the product is falling into obscurity. (R)

Sandstorm Enterprises develops software to prevent, detect and fix network malfunctions and network security vulnerabilities. Their customers include the Boston Children’s Hospital and the Medford, Massachusetts Police Department, Wisconsin Public Service and segments of the Aerospace Industry. (p