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2010 Predictions, 2009 Predictions Revisited

Here we go again—another year, another set of predictions revisited and offered up for the next 12 months. And maybe, if I'm feeling really ambitious, I'll...

5 replies - 10495 views - 01/05/10 by Ted Neward in News

Monty Will Fight to the Bitter End

With a headline that claims you can "Help keep the Internet free," MySQL creator Monty Widenius sprung into action once again on his blog to rally...

6 replies - 8478 views - 12/29/09 by Mitch Pronschinske in Articles

DZone Daily Dose - 12/28

Will Apple Unveil the iSlate?   The Apple Tablet rumors continue to circulate as the demo for Apple's large mobile device draws closer.  MacRumors.com...

0 replies - 19785 views - 12/27/09 by Mitch Pronschinske in Daily Dose

BPMN 2.0 Getting Broad Support: Final Spec Due in 2010

Business Process Modeling Notation is "one of the most widely adopted modeling standards for business analysis," according to Richard Mark Soley, the...

0 replies - 4974 views - 12/21/09 by Mitch Pronschinske in News

DZone Daily Dose - 2009/12/19

Ellison Plans to Dispense Cloud Computing BeatdownNow that Oracle expects the EU to approve its acquisition of Sun, CEO Larry Ellison revealed his plans to...

0 replies - 13819 views - 12/19/09 by Mitch Pronschinske in Daily Dose

DZone Daily Dose - 2009/12/15

Sun Microsystems' stock value shot up today after months of decline.  The reason behind the 10% jump was a statement of commitments recently posted by...

0 replies - 14350 views - 12/14/09 by Mitch Pronschinske in News

Oracle-Sun Deal Makes Headway

Today, as a result of "constructive discussions with the European Commission," Oracle released a statement of commitments to the customers,...

2 replies - 8809 views - 12/14/09 by Mitch Pronschinske in News

DZone Daily Dose - 2009/12/14

Leaders on both sides of the Oracle-Sun deal have been recruiting people to send email petitions to the EU.  Just before the hearings this weekend, Oracle...

0 replies - 12746 views - 12/14/09 by Mitch Pronschinske in News

DZone Daily Dose - 2009/12/12

Yesterday, EC chair Neelie Kroes was optimistic that Oracle and the EU could come to an agreement.  Today, Oracle attacked the EU, saying that they have only...

0 replies - 15847 views - 12/12/09 by Mitch Pronschinske in News

DZone Daily Dose - 2009/12/11

At Washington University, they have a class that teaches students how to write iPhone apps.  Each student got an iPod touch at the beginning of the semester...

1 replies - 14258 views - 12/10/09 by Mitch Pronschinske in News

Cloud + proprietary software = A good combination

When I left HP for Oracle, in the summer of 2007, a friend made the argument that Cloud Computing (I think we were still saying “Utility Computing” at...

0 replies - 2546 views - 12/07/09 by William Vambenepe in News

DZone Daily Dose - 2009/12/5

The New York Post recently reported that Larry Ellison, the Oracle CEO, offered a compromise to EU regulators.  Oracle denied the report a few hours later. ...

0 replies - 13765 views - 12/05/09 by Mitch Pronschinske in News

DZone Daily Dose - 2009/12/2

Neelie Kroes, the EU antagonist to Oracle's takeover of Sun, is stepping down as the Commission on Competition chair.  There's no word on whether the decision...

2 replies - 12998 views - 12/02/09 by Mitch Pronschinske in News

DZone Daily Dose - 2009/11/30

Two anonymous sources "with knowledge of the matter" told Reuters that Oracle asked for a hearing with the European Commission, which will take place...

0 replies - 13428 views - 11/30/09 by Mitch Pronschinske in News

DZone Daily Dose - 2009/11/14

If Oracle were to sell MySQL to a third-party, who would it be?  Many thought Red Hat was the obvious choice with thier JBoss open source division. ...

0 replies - 13682 views - 11/14/09 by Mitch Pronschinske in News