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Oracle 9i JDeveloper seeks wider following

New version offers more tools.

Update: PeopleSoft rejects Oracle offer

Formally rejection of $5.1 billion hostile takeover bid.

Gartner: “Reasonable probability” Oracle will take over PeopleSoft

Whether the deal goes through or not, it is likely to have an immediate negative impact on PeopleSoft.

Oracle offers $5.1 B for PeopleSoft

Database and applications giant Oracle Corp. today launched an effort to take over applications competitor PeopleSoft Inc. for about $5.1 billion.

XQuery marks the spot

A closer look at a new XML tool.

Making object-to-relational maps happen

First look at a new mapping tool from Thought Inc.

Blueprinting Your Database Landscape

Crafting a map of your database servers can help you build better systems, from increased security to solid disaster-recovery plans. Take these steps to get your server network in order.

Real-time DB system runs on Linux

Product offers an open source way to stay up to the minute.

Oracle, Dell sign new pacts

Software and hardware companies team up.

Oracle market share slips

Two other big players take over more of the database software market.

Oracle 9ias

The latest on the company's new application server.

Updated XMLSPY delivers XML to Oracle DBAs

Altova Inc., Beverly Mass., has unveiled a set of tools aimed at delivering XML technology to DBAs at Oracle sites.

IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP form OASIS lingual translation team

IBM, Microsoft, Oracle and SAP have joined forces to create a new Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) technical committee to work on XML standards aimed at speeding up lingual translation of Web content in global business applications.

Oracle challenges collaboration giants

Oracle Corp., out to give Microsoft and IBM a run for their money in the communications and collaboration markets, debuted a new version of its Collaboration Suite.

Joint effort to ease Oracle app migrations

Ascential Software Corp., Westboro, Mass., and Top Team Inc., San Mateo, Calif., will use the Oracle user group stage in San Francisco next month to unveil a joint solution aimed at easing corporate migrations to the Oracle 11i database and applications suite.