James Niccolai

In a rare act of cooperation, Oracle Corp. and IBM Corp. have submitted a joint request for a new specification that will define how Java applications query databases using a proposed language called XQuery.

MySQL AB is threw its first user conference last month in San Jose, Calif., promoting its open source database as a viable, more affordable alternative to products from Oracle Corp., IBM Corp. and the other top database vendors.

The number of computer security incidents and attacks detected at businesses worldwide soared by 37 percent between the fourth quarter of 2002 and the first quarter of this year, fueled in part by a surge in the number of mass-mailing worms, according to a report from Internet Security Systems Inc.

Microsoft Corp. has agreed to pay up to US$202 million to settle class action suits in Florida that accused it of violating the state's antitrust and unfair competition laws by overcharging for its software.

Microsoft Corp. is expanding a program that provides access to the source code for its Windows CE .Net operating system, allowing device manufacturers, chip makers and systems integrators to make modifications to the code that can be used in commercial products, the company said Wednesday.

The number of computer security incidents and attacks detected at businesses worldwide soared by 37 per cent between the fourth quarter of 2002 and the first quarter of this year, fueled in part by a surge in the number of mass-mailing worms, according to a report due out Monday from Internet Security Systems Inc.

Oracle Corp. has once again altered the pricing terms for its E-Business application suite, this time with the hope of attracting more small and medium-sized businesses to the product.

The number of computer security incidents and attacks detected at businesses worldwide soared by 37 per cent between the fourth quarter of 2002 and the first quarter of this year, fueled in part by a surge in the number of mass-mailing worms, according to a report due out Monday from Internet Security Systems Inc.