Microsoft rejects Hadoop for databases (MalaysiaNews.net)

The three leaders of the relational database market are responding to the sudden mania for the data processing technology Hadoop in three very different ways. While startups and established data ware...

Oracle and IBM databases: Disk-based vs In-memory - BigDataMatters.com (blog)

Oracle and IBM databases: Disk-based vs In-memoryBigDataMatters.com (blog)To find out, I tested one of each from the two leading vendors who together hold 70% of the market share - Oracle's 11g and TimesTen 11g, and IBM's DB2 v9.5 ...

Google gives Web designers tool to gauge site views - ITWorld Canada

Google gives Web designers tool to gauge site viewsITWorld CanadaCost Savings Potential IBM DB2 Compared to Oracle Database 11g - The pressure is on IT organizations to contain costs. Yet business demands must still be ...and more »

Big three database vendors disagree on Hadoop - ITWorld Canada

Big three database vendors disagree on HadoopITWorld CanadaThe Evolution of IBM DB2 - Tim Vincent, DB2 chief architect and IBM Fellow, details the evolution of IBM's DB2. Plan the perfect virtualization project - IT ...Big three database vendors diverge on HadoopComputerworldall 9 news articles »

Neon Targets IBM with Unfair-Competition Suit (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News)

On Monday, IBM came under legal fire from Neon Enterprise Software. The company filed a lawsuit alleging that Big Blue is blocking System z mainframe owners from using its zPrime software.

Neon Targets IBM with Unfair-Competition Suit (Enterprise Security Today)

IBM is being sued by Neon Enterprise Software over mainframe software anticompetitive practices. Neon says IBM is blocking its zPrime software, which it says can save IBM System z mainframe users 20 percent of their annual mainframe costs.

Best of the Past Race at Sebring Four Hours - The Epoch Times

The race-winning KMW Racing Porsche RSR is pursued by the Porsche Cayman of Jim McCormick and Guy Cosmo. (James Fish/The Epoch Times) Racecars from the past fifty years competed in Historic Motor Racing’s Four Hours of Sebring vintage car race, at ...