Saturday, February 21, 1998, 1:00 p.m. PST
news_at_oraworld.com
ORACLE NEWS FROM ORAWORLD
TOP STORIES
Following are abstracts of the top stories for this week. Please visit
http://www.oraworld.com/news.htm for the full text of all of these
stories.
- NEW! ORAWORLD'S CAREER CORNER
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to discover your hidden IT aptitude, find out what skills are really in
demand, and find out how not what you can do for your country, but what
your government can do for you.
- CALL FOR PAPERS: ORACLE OPENWORLD '98 IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
Want to share your insights and ideas with your peers? Then become an
OpenWorld speaker. It's easy!
- ORACLE VIDEO SERVER ENTERS 3.0 BETA
Oracle announced the beta release of Oracle Video Server 3.0, software
for storing, managing, and delivering full-motion, full-screen video and
high fidelity audio to the desktop.
- ORACLE DEBUTS ORACLE APPLICATION SERVER 4.0
Oracle recently debuted its application server upgrade, which includes
new features enhancements for multiplatform deployment of network and
Web-based applications, including support for Java, HTML, CORBA, and
Microsoft's DCOM.
- RATIONAL SOFTWARE TO DELIVER RATIONAL ROSE '98
Rational Software delivered a new version of its flagship modeling tool,
Rational Rose '98. The new version adds features aimed at IT shops
undertaking large-scale, component-based development projects.
- SYBASE ENHANCES JAVA DATABASE DRIVER
Sybase announced availability of a version of its Java database
connectivity software, jConnect, featuring enhanced security for Java
applets.
- SYBASE BUYS DATA WAREHOUSE VENDOR INTELLIDEX
Sybase bought Intellidex Systems for its warehouse management,
integration and meta data capture software, in an effort to offer
one-stop data warehouse shopping.
- INFORMIX DIVES INTO MIDDLEWARE MARKET
In early March, Informix Software will reveal a strategy to position its
object-relational database engine as middleware for transaction
processing.
- INFORMIX ENDS YEAR ON POSITIVE NOTE
Informix defied Wall Street analysts' expectations and, in prelimary
results, reported a profit for the fourth quarter of 1997.
- ORAWORLD RELEASES ITS ONLINE "REFERENCE GUIDE TO ORACLE SQL"
Don't know how to type in a specific SQL command? Don't strain your
brain trying to make sense of Oracle's teeny tiny railroad diagrams. Use
OraWorld's SQL Reference Guide instead!
Members: Visit http://www.oraworld.com/members to access this
great new resource.
Non-members: Visit http://www.oraworld.com/train.htm to learn
more about OraWorld's training.
CONFERENCE CALENDAR
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Received on Sat Feb 21 1998 - 00:00:00 CST
