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Etagon Inc.
Quest
CipherSoft
Expand Beyond
Book Beat
Etagon's Origon
Appliance Validated Against Oracle9i RAC
Etagon Inc. has announced that its
Origon appliance, in combination with the Network Appliance
storage filer, has been validated against Oracle9i Real
Application Clusters (RAC). The Origon appliance for
Oracle9i RAC is dedicated to the database tier of the
enterprise. The combination of Oracle9i RAC with the
Origon appliance provides increased clustering flexibility,
fast deployment of multitier services, high availability and
scalability, and shared resource allocation.
The core of the Origon appliance is
Etagon's Centergon software, which enables the operation of
cluster-based applications on blades and offers features
needed to install and manage Oracle9i RAC. "We have
developed a platform that fully leverages the performance and
scalability features of Oracle's database clustering
technology," says Rony Zarom, Etagon's chairman and CEO.
"Customers can consolidate existing database servers on a
single low-cost appliance for more efficient use of resources
or deploy new complex multi-tier applications in a matter of
minutes, all at a significant cost saving."
Quest Updates SharePlex
for Oracle9i RAC
Quest Software has announced a new
version of its SharePlex database replication product. Quest
claims that SharePlex 4.5 is the first available database
replication product to support Oracle9i Real
Application Clusters (RAC) and Oracle Parallel Server (OPS).
It also provides enhanced support for the Oracle E-Business
Suite 11i. SharePlex is built on Quest Software's
log-based replication technology, which gives enterprises
improved flexibility during replication and data movement.
CipherSoft Unveils
PL/SQL-to-Java Conversion Tool
CipherSoft Inc., a producer of
conversion tools and services, has released a standalone tool
for PL/SQL conversions. The new tool provides automatic
migration of PL/SQL source code to open, standards-based
technology such as Java, XML, and HTML. This conversion lets
organizations move to a front-end system that takes advantage
of Java's advanced features and offers an easy upgrade to a
Web environment.
"Our mission is to provide customers
with a rapid, secure, and cost-effective migration path to
platforms such as J2EE, while protecting our customer's
existing IT investments," says Jennifer McNeill, CipherSoft's
president and CEO. "Our PL/SQL converter tool provides
immediate access to the latest J2EE standards at the fastest
speeds without compromise."
Expand Beyond Updates
PocketDBA
Expand Beyond has released PocketDBA
2.1 for Oracle. PocketDBA provides secure, real-time control
of heterogeneous database environments from a variety of
devices, including wireless handhelds. Expand Beyond
intelligent display technology gives users a consistent,
optimized, Web-based interface across all platforms, from
handhelds to laptops and desktops. According to the company,
users will experience a 50-percent increase in screen
rendering speed and response time compared with previous
versions, due to architecture improvements. PocketDBA 2.1 is
further enhanced by intuitive, comprehensive, logically
grouped icons.
Expand Beyond is also offering the
Mobile IT Ready Kit, which has everything an organization
needs for a rapid wireless deployment.
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Book
Beat
Oracle XSQL
By Michael D. Thomas
Wiley Publishing
www.wiley.com
ISBN 0-471-27120-9
For a comprehensive introduction
to the world of "X" (XSQL, XSLT, XML, XPath, and so
forth), read this text by Michael D. Thomas. The
author's goal is to show readers how to publish dynamic
Web content using XSQL. Thomas writes that one of the
greatest problems with enterprise applications that run
on the Web is data access. He explains how XSQL is
uniquely suited to solving this problem and how it
unites internet technologies.
Thomas begins with a detailed
description of XSQL, illustrating how the technology
interacts with Oracle products and technology. He then
provides valuable installation and configuration
information, moving quickly to building small, sample
applications. Along the way he provides sample code,
parameter descriptions, and other reference information
as well as a detailed discussion of XSLT, the technology
used hand-in-hand with XSQL.
As a bonus, all code samples and
additional information can be found online at www.wiley.com/compbooks/thomas.
Guerrilla Oracle: The Succinct
Windows Perspective
By Richard J. Staron
Addison-Wesley
www.awprofessional.com
ISBN 0-201-75077-5
If you need to get up and going
quickly on an Oracle database that runs on Windows, this
book by Richard Staron could be just the ticket.
Although there are many comprehensive Oracle texts for
beginners, Staron provides just enough information about
the database and relational database concepts to get the
reader immersed in the Oracle database.
The author begins with a short
but interesting history of the database and Oracle. He
then jumps right into installation and configuration of
the database on Windows and lays out the most common
tasks a database administrator will perform, with
easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions. While
explaining the tasks, Staron also provides valuable
information about concepts such as data normalization
and gives insight into why certain procedures are the
way they are.
Making the book even more
valuable are tips for using the Oracle database on
Windows and integrating the Oracle database with Web
applications, and practical information about the
database such as how to handle database licensing.
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