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    How many vendors do you usually evaluate when trying to determine the best solution for a contract? Ten? Twenty? How about 100?

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    Driving licence negotiations

    Oracle and SAP customers will soon have to negotiate new licensing models with changes to both vendors' plans on the way.

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    Salesforce.com CRM continues to attract converts, but has the competition caught up?

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    OpenWorld closed

    Whenever the industry's top execs come together to speak to the masses, expectations are high. This year's Oracle OpenWorld conference provided an insight into which vendors have intriguing grand plans, and which ones prefer to rely on marketing bluff.

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    In Java, you can test the physical database connection using vendor-specific APIs or a test-fail query approach. Learn which method is best for you.

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    Laurence Cole, managing director of BEA Australia and New Zealand, talks to ZDNet Australia about the challenges of maintaining growth in a difficult market.

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    The idea of getting a robust, scalable operating system for free hasn't clicked with many enterprises -- until now.

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    Databases are by no means an easy product category to understand. Many of the big players now offer free or "light" versions of their databases, but comparing them all is no easy task -- as we found out.

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    Symantec Backup Exec 11d performs well, installation is a breeze and considering the ability to backup and restore individual database records and substantially reduce downtime, it isn't difficult to justify the price.

  • Crystal Vision Server

    The new Crystal Vision product line combines technology from Crystal Reports, Crystal Xcelsius and Business Objects' Live Office -- aimed at the mid-market segment in Australia.

  • Performance problems?

    We examine tools that can drill down through your applications to pinpoint exactly where loading causes trouble.

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    In this special report, we review six archival options in the market.

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