Databases

IBM Nabs Another Application Vendor

by L. Talarico ... The vendor agrees to optimize its applications for IBM's servers, databases, and consulting services as well as commit to selling a percentage of its ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2000/08/news_analysis/NA_EC_LJT_08_31_00_1.asp - 9k - 2000-08-31 Summary: Vignette is IBM's latest partner. This global strategic alliance promises to boost revenue for both parties. The verdict is still out on the impact to future software development.

Why Database-agnostic Enterprise Applications Are on the Way Out

by Rick Veague and Dan Matthews ... The reason for this is that to support multiple databases, the software vendor must pick the lowest-common-denominator set of database features for the ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2007/03/research_notes/EN_BA_XRV_03_12_07_1.asp - 20k - 2007-03-12 Summary: Middleware agnosticism is the wave of the future, and the database platform is becoming part of the application. It has therefore become increasingly important that vendors of enterprise applications offer a wider range of middleware choices to organizations.

Now Just Where Did I Put My Search Engine?

by Daniel Oldis ... or shameful industry secret, is that there is relatively little search help for the business user when it comes to locating corporate information in databases. ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessIntelligence/2006/05/research_notes/MI_BI_XDO_05_24_06_1.asp - 16k - 2006-05-24 Summary: Barraged with terms like 'structured and unstructured data,' 'enterprise search,' 'federated query,' and 'business intelligence and analytics,' corporate decision makers are awash in ambiguous and overlapping meanings. Making the distinction between metadata and data may reduce the confusion.

Messaging: Lotus Notes Domino R5 vs. Microsoft Exchange 5.5

by P. Hayes ... Notes has targeted its databases at applications and included a web server to further the proliferation of MAPI (Mail Application Programming Interface ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/GroupwareMessaging/2000/04/research_notes/PN_GW_MPH_04_19_00_1.asp - 11k - 2000-04-19 Summary: This note compares the two leading collaborative messaging systems, Lotus Notes and Microsoft Exchange, in the areas of functionality, technology, cost, service, support, corporate viability, and corporate strategy.

BMC Software Webs for the DBA

by M. Reed ... Oracle database administrators must conduct everyday, and enables developers and database administrators to manage and control their databases from anywhere ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2000/05/news_analysis/NA_DW_MFR_05_31_00_1.asp - 8k - 2000-05-31 Summary: BMC Software, (NASDAQ: BMCS), has released a new product called Web DBA, designed to provide what they refer to as “application service assurance™”. The product is still in beta, and currently only supports Oracle, and is available for download and trial over the web.

Data Quality: Cost or Profit?

by Kevin Ramesan ... The use of poor quality databases can also lead to the misinterpretation of a business operation by generating misleading customer analyses. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Crm/2004/03/research_notes/MI_CR_KR_03_08_04_1.asp - 14k - 2004-03-08 Summary: Data quality has direct consequences on a company's bottom-line and its customer relationship management (CRM) strategy. Looking beyond general approaches and company policies that set expectations and establish data management procedures, we will explore applications and tools that help reduce the negat

Microsoft Releases Preview of Exchange Server 2000

by P. Hayes ... Multiple Message Databases: Having multiple Databases enables administrators to split a single logical database across multiple physical disks, thus improving ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/GroupwareMessaging/1999/10/news_analysis/NA_GW_MPH_10_13_99_1.asp - 8k - 1999-10-13 Summary: Microsoft Corp announced the availabilty of Exchange 2000 Server Beta 3, the messaging server previously code-named Platinum. The product will be distributed via Microsoft's web site at http://www.microsoft.com/exchange. The product is available in English, German, French and Japanese versions.

Access to Critical Business Intelligence: Challenging Data ...

by Olin Thompson & P.J. Jakovljevic ... developers tend to focus rather on cross-platform design, causing them to leverage only the limited amount of functionality that the major databases have in ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessIntelligence/2005/07/research_notes/TU_BI_XOT_07_15_05_1.asp - 26k - 2005-07-15 Summary: There is a perception that if business users are given access to enterprise databases and raw query tools, they will create havoc in the system, which is a possibility—unless the business intelligence (BI) product developer understands the potential problem and addresses it as a business-critical facto

BPM Weaves Data And Processes Together For Real-time Revenues

by David Cameron ... source. This reduces the need to physically synchronize data in multiple databases purely to create a common definition. Finally ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2003/05/research_notes/MI_DW_XDC_05_30_03_1.asp - 15k - 2003-05-30 Summary: Linking data to process is the realm of business process management (BPM). BPM's focus on process dramatically reduces the amount of data that needs to be moved, and thereby reduces both the initial cost and ongoing maintenance cost of application integration.

The Lexicon of CRM - Part 1: From A to I

by Randy Garland ... Analytical CRM - A subset of Corporate Business Intelligence, which enables the generation of reports and graphs from information stored in databases to help ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Crm/2001/10/research_notes/TU_CR_RGG_10_12_01_1.asp - 24k - 2001-10-12 Summary: C.R.M. itself is an acronym, standing for Customer Relationship Management. This is part one of three-part article to provide explanation and meaning for most of the common CRM phraseology. Here, in alphabetical order, is the Lexicon of CRM.