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New JNBridge Interoperability Kit Uses LINQ with HBase and Hadoop

JNBridge last week released another in its evolving series of free interoperability kits.

Precog Launches Beta Platform Aimed at Big Data Developers

Precog recently announced the launch of its big data infrastructure platform in public beta, aiming to simplify the capture, storage and analysis of large amounts of data by developers through the use of cloud-based APIs.

Flaw Exposes Oracle Database Passwords

A vulnerability in Oracle Database 11g Releases 1 and 2 could allow an attacker to remotely steal information located on the database, including user passwords.

MarkLogic NoSQL Database for Big Data Adds Java, REST APIs

MarkLogic has upgraded its enterprise NoSQL database offering, adding Java and REST APIs.

Amazon Web Services Adds SQL Server to Virtual Private Cloud

Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced that its Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) service is now supporting Amazon RDS for SQL Server.

SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 Available for Download

Microsoft released SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2 this week and announced that it's available for download.

SQL Server 2012 Developer Training Kit Updated, Service Pack Announced

Microsoft last week updated the SQL Server 2012 Developer Training Kit to "release to manufacturing" status, according to a tweet from the product's Twitter page.

Java Interface Updated for Big Data With Spring Integration

Data management software provider Versant Corporation announced that its Java interface is now compatible with the Spring framework.

Oracle's Public Cloud Launch Set for June 6

Oracle announced it will release its public cloud platform as a service (PaaS) on Wednesday, June 6.

Starcounter Announces 'Fastest Consistent Database'

It's not SQL versus NoSQL anymore, according to Starcounter, which earlier this week announced what it calls the "world's fastest consistent database."

Informatica 9.5 Platform Adds Extended Hadoop Support

Informatica will be updating its flagship Informatica Platform to facilitate the integration of big data with legacy and cloud-based repositories.

Amazon's Cloud Services Adds Support for ASP.NET, SQL Developers

Amazon Web Services launched Amazon Relational Database Services on Monday for Microsoft SQL Server and ASP.NET support for AWS Elastic Beanstalk.

SQL Server 2012 Hits RTM Milestone

SQL Server 2012 has hit its release-to-manufacturing milestone and is available for testing as an evaluation version, Microsoft announced today.

Oracle Releases MySQL Cluster 7.2

Oracle on Wednesday announced the general availability of MySQL Cluster 7.2, a high-availability, high-redundancy version of the open source MySQL database adapted for distributed computing environments.

NoSQL-Based Database Service for Apps Launched by Amazon

Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Wednesday launched a new database service that will let customers modify and store huge amounts of unstructured content while providing rapid access to data.