SearchDatabase Member, This week's update is highlighted by an original searchDatabase story that suggests an end may be in sight in the dispute between the creators of MySQL.com and NuSphere's new online community, MySQL.org. How will a resolution of this conflict affect the future of the Open Source Database? Read on. * MySQL Combatants Envision Future Partnerships * Poll: Who Really Loses? * Discussion: The Viability of Open Source Bases * Featured Topic: MySQL vs. Itself * Book of the Week: PHP and MySQL Web Development * Oracle to Voice-Enable its Application Software * Ask the Database Design Expert: Pat Phelan * Featured Destination: SearchSystemsManagement.com * Quick Takes: Saving on SQL Script Time MySQL COMBATANTS ENVISION FUTURE PARTNERSHIPS The creator of MySQL and a vendor anxious to put its imprimatur on the open-source database are locked in a dispute that has escalated into an international legal battle. Still, MySQL AB and NuSphere say they are so committed to the technology that they are open to the possibility of working with one another again in the future. Read our exclusive story: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid13_gci759045,00.html SEARCHDATABASE POLL Who is hurt the most by the dispute between MySQL creator MySQL AB and vendor NuSphere? Click here and take our poll: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/poll OPEN SOURCE DISCUSSION Do you believe an open source database is a viable option for your enterprise? How will the dispute between MySQL AB and NuSphere affect the development of open source database technology? Can open source DBMS's really handle the demands of enterprise applications? This week's discussion in the DBA Water Cooler Forum targets the future of the open source database - let your peers know what you think: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/forums/0,289802,sid13_fid1,00.html FEATURED TOPIC: MySQL VS. ITSELF For more information on this topic, check out this week's Featured Topic page: http://www.searchDatabase.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid13_gci758930,00.html BOOK OF THE WEEK PHP & MySQL Web Development by Luke Welling and Laura Thomson This new book teaches the reader to develop dynamic, secure e-commerce web sites. You will learn to integrate and implement these technologies by following real-world examples and working sample projects. Order from us for fast shipping and a 15% discount off the cover price: http://www.digitalguru.com/dgstore/product.asp?isbn=0672317842&ac_id=58 ORACLE TO VOICE-ENABLE ITS APPLICATION SOFTWARE Oracle says it plans to voice-enable its applications software across its platforms, including Oracle 9i, Oracle E-Business Suite, OracleMobile Online Studio and Oracle JDeveloper. The idea is to support voice technology so developers will be able to create and deploy applications that can be accessed through any interface -- Web, wireless or voice. Read on: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid13_gci759016,00.html ASK THE DATABASE DESIGN EXPERT: PAT PHELAN Pat has worked on systems ranging from IBM mainframes, through mini-computers (DEC, HP, PR1ME, etc), to microcomputers, to process control machines. Ask him a question and look through the impressive nuggets of advice Pat has already given, covering topics such as: * Linking two databases by relating two tables * Novice Server Advice for Creating Web Portal Site * Database Design for Web Page Search Function And more. Check it out: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/ateAnswers/0,289620,sid13_tax285653,00.html FEATURED DESTINATION: SEARCHSYSTEMSMANAGEMENT.COM 49 Tips for Improved Systems Performance, Free! Take a quick look right now and discover one that'll make your job just a little less hectic today! http://searchsystemsmanagement.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid20_tax283673,00.html QUICK TAKES: SAVING ON SQL SCRIPT TIME Product and industry announcements highlighted in this week's Quick Takes include: * IT-Map releases dbPAL database toolkit * IWay Software partners with Metagenix on connectivity options * Siemens IC Mobile chooses Clustra Database for wireless services * DataFlux unveils upgrade to data quality and integration software Click here for details: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid13_gci757579,00.html?Exclusive=True SearchDatabase exists to help you be a success in your job and your career. Let us know what you like about the site, or what we can do better. EMail us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter simply reply to this message with "REMOVE" in the subject line. Or, visit http://searchDatabase.techtarget.com/register and adjust your subscriptions accordingly. If you choose to unsubscribe using our automated processing, you must send the "REMOVE" request from the email account to which this newsletter was delivered. Please allow 24 hours for your "REMOVE" request to be processed.
