Monthly Archives: April 2009

Oracle Buys Sun. So What Happens with MySQL?

 Curt Hall | Apr 29, 2009  No Responses
Apr 292009
 
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In a strange twist of fate, the annual MySQL Conference was just getting underway in Santa Clara, California, USA, when news hit that Oracle Corporation was acquiring Sun and, along with it, MySQL. That the most aggressive enterprise software company was buying the world’s leading open source database struck like lightning. After all, it had been only about 16 months since Sun had acquired MySQL for US $1 billion, and proponents of the open source database were still griping about Sun’s efforts to steer and develop the technology. So it’s quite understandable that MySQL fans should be a bit apprehensive about what Oracle might have in store for the database. Here’s what I think will …

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As the Net Kills Newspapers, Who Pays for Free?

 Ken Orr | Apr 16, 2009  No Responses
Apr 162009
 
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I am, by all accounts, a news junkie. I take two papers every day and three on Sundays. I subscribe to a number of magazines and any number of news feeds. My startup page on the Internet is “Google News.” I have the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Christian Science Monitor, the Wall Street Journal, and the Economist as my favorites. I watch CNN, MSNBC, and CNBC on a regular basis. Earlier in my life, I contemplated moving to a college town with a good library for my retirement. Not anymore; I have the world’s greatest library at my fingertips and better yet the world’s greatest library index system: Google. Today, I can …

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You read their insights. Now hear them live.

 Anne Mullaney | Apr 8, 2009  No Responses
Apr 082009
 
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Cutter’s annual Summit conference is upon us! Our keynoters, panelists, roundtable facilitators and seminar leaders are truly amazing. It’s an inspiring — and inspired — group of people. And at the Summit, you get to spend time with these folks. I’m not talking about taking up space in the same room; I’m talking real, quality time. Want to discuss your particular challenge with Rob Austin? Go ahead, sit together at lunch. Hang out during the 30-minute break. Curious about techniques to protect your personally identifiable information? Mark Seiden will give you incredible tips during the coffee break. Are you wondering if some of your staff could deliver greater value in a different role? Talk with …

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Access to the experts Red Sox

 Kim Leonard | Apr 1, 2009  No Responses
Apr 012009
 
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Every year, folks at the Summit ask us Cutter staff people if the Red Sox are in town, and we usually have to break the news that the old towne team is on the road. Well, we’ve arranged for them to be at home at the end of this year’s Summit, and we’re holding a drawing among attendees for a pair of tickets for the Wednesday, May 6 post-Summit game vs. the Cleveland Indians. It’ll be a great time at one of the few remaining classic baseball parks for the lucky Summiteer! The experts attending and participating in this year’s Cutter Summit are an impressive group, and if they weren’t also such nice people, I’d …

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