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Programmers Charged In Madoff Scheme

November 13, 2009
Two men were arrested for developing and maintaining computer programs that helped convicted Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff cover up his operation.

Oracle Updates Berkeley Database

November 12, 2009
Oracle has brought out a fourth version of the Berkeley DB Java Edition database system with enhanced performance and replication.

Justice Dept. Supports Oracle In EU Dispute

November 10, 2009
The U.S. agency's antitrust division said Oracle's purchase of Sun wouldn't harm competition in the database market.

EC Objects To Oracle's Sun Acquisition

November 10, 2009
The European Commission fears that combining Oracle's proprietary database with the open source MySQL would hurt competition.

Hadoop Crunches Web-Sized Data

November 9, 2009
To parse large volumes of data from Web servers, Yahoo and others turn to Hadoop's open source cloud-based analysis system.

IBM Opens Business Analytics Center

November 6, 2009
Bangalore facility will employ experts skilled in applying database and statistical tools to customers' information challenges.

EnterpriseDB, Postgres Maker, Raises $19 Million

October 28, 2009
IBM, Red Hat, and NTT are backing the open source database maker.

SAP, Nokia Partner On Mobile Security

October 27, 2009
With the joint venture's technology, prescription drugs, software, and other goods could be tagged with smart barcodes to protect them from counterfeiting.