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Oracle to Buy BEA Systems for $8.5 Billion

2008-01-16 14:00:30 by Tim Bass in The Complex Event Processing Blog
 
...Oracle Corp. will acquire BEA Systems in a $8.5 billion deal This means that Oracle will now have an event processing platform, the Oracle WebLogic Event Server to compliment their product line Reference: Oracle Strikes Deal to Buy BEA Systems for $8.5 Billion (Wall Street Journal By JOHN FLOWERS January 16, 2008 8:14 a.m Oracle Corp. said it...
 
Tags: bea systems, oracle, bea, acquire bea systems, oracle strikes deal, bea chairman, bea share, share, eyed bea
 
 
 
 
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Oracle misplaces computer containing personal information

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2007-12-13 12:07:05 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Oracle Corporation Contractor/Consultant/Branch None Victims Employees and contractors of Lodestar (a recent Oracle acquisition Number Affected 132 Types of Data Name, home or business address, Social Security number, and certain other earnings or expense information Breach Description Oracle Corporation recently disclosed a breach...
 
Tags: personal information, oracle, information, sensitive personal information, assume oracle, oracle corporation recently, breach, hampshire breach notification, oracle public relations
 
 
 
 
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Oracle Critical Patch Update for April 2008

2008-04-18 10:00:35 by Adrian Lane in Information Centric Security
 
...Oracle. Some information can be found here, and scroll down to the Oracle Database Risk Matrix. Unlike some of my peers in the industry, I have usually been pretty happy with the patches that come from Oracle for security. What is more, they tend to release security patches on a very regular schedule, so the DBA in me appreciates this...
 
Tags: release security patches, oracle, patches, security, april, regular schedule, pretty happy, normal workflow, patch
 
 
 
 
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Database patch denial: How 'critical' are Oracle's CPUs?

2008-06-25 00:00:00 by Peter Giannoulis in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
...Oracle's Critical Patch Updates, perhaps suggesting database administrators feel comfortable with their security defenses or find Oracle's patches to be more of a nuisance than a necessity. Database administrator and security expert Michael Cobb explains why most database and security pros ignore Oracle's CPUs at their own peril
 
Tags: database, database administrators, oracle, database administrator, recent survey, security defenses, critical patch, cpus, necessity
 
 
 
 
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Oracle Database 11g Gets Praise From InfoWorld

2008-06-05 03:18:59 by Dave Lewis in Liquidmatrix Security Digest
 
...Oracle Database shops will find at least five of these life changers in Oracle Database 11g. But theres one feature, Real Application Testing, thats so compelling, its almost enough reason to upgrade on its own. Theres not a shop out there that doesnt make code changes, and they all need a solid way of reproducing production workloads to...
 
Tags: workload replay, oracle database 11g, real application, replay, database replay, feature, oracle database shops, sql performance analyzer, workload
 
 
 
 
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Oracle to ship critical security patches next week

2008-01-10 00:00:00 by Robert McMillan in Network World on Security
 
Oracle plans to fix dozens of flaws in its software products next Tuesday, including critical bugs in the company's database, e-business suite and application server
 
Tags: critical bugs, application server, software products, oracle plans, e-business suite, fix dozens, flaws, tuesday, database
 
 
 
 
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Two-thirds of Oracle DBAs don't apply security patches

2008-01-14 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b41100 in Network World on Security
 
Oracle issues dozens of security patches every quarter, but that doesn't mean database administrators are necessarily implementing them
 
Tags: security patches, oracle issues dozens, database administrators, necessarily, quarter
 
 
 
 
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Oracle fixes critical flaws in quarterly update

2008-01-16 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b73284 in Network World on Security
 
Oracle has released 26 fixes across its product line in its latest critical patch update, nine of which repair flaws that are remotely exploitable SpamTitan - Virtual Email Appliance Advertisement 99% Spam Detection, Kaspersky AV, Anti phishing, $500 for 100 users. Download 30 Day Trial Now
 
Tags: virtual email appliance, product line, day trial, critical patch, fixes, oracle, spam detection, repair flaws, remotely exploitable
 
 
 
 
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Free Oracle online tutorials: SQL injection and more

2008-02-19 11:25:35 by Editor in Adventures in Security
 
In an effort to help improve database design and management, Oracle provides free online tutorials for both customers and partners
 
Tags: free online tutorials, improve database design, oracle, effort, customers, management, partners