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New MS Office
Nov 11th
To all Microsoft Office Lover:
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has talked recently about the idea that the next version of Office will be able to run in various modes, including over the internet.
“We will rewrite Office to work in a browser,” he said in an interview with Britain’s Computer Weekly.
Microsoft employees also got a peek at Office 14’s versatility during the company’s recent annual employee meeting.
A job opening for the “Office Web Companions team” offers a bit more on what was shown.
“Featured at the 2008 Company Meeting, the web companions organisation is at the center of Office’s software plus services transformation, coordinating this key vision area for Office ‘14′,” Microsoft said in a job listing for a lead software development engineer.
“Working together with partners across Office and beyond, we are tasked with delivering best-in-class Office web Applications that expand the reach of the traditional client apps in a wide variety of innovative ways, delivering server, service, and browser client features.”
MySQL 5.1 releases by Sun Microsystems
Nov 10th
To all MySQL Developer:
Sun Microsystems has released the updated 5.1 version of the MySQL open source database software it recent acquired, promising improved performance and management of larger database applications.
“If our users initially choose MySQL because of its low cost, they continue to use MySQL for its high performance, scalability and broad platform support,” said Marten Mickos, Sun’s SVP of its database group. “MySQL 5.1 continues this tradition by performing up to 15 percent faster than previous versions in our own internal tests — making it a compelling solution for demanding web-based enterprise applications.”
The new features introduced are table and index partitioning, row-based and hybrid replication and event scheduler and a new upgrade advisor in MySQL Enterprise Monitor.
Table and index partitioning improves query response times, by scanning only the relevant partitions of data, as opposed to the whole table or index.
In row-based replication, data changes are replicated between master and slave servers, while in hybrid replication SQL statements are used in addition to row-based replication.
The event scheduler sets up frequent SQL-based tasks for automatic execution on the database server, allegedly providing better support than CRON in Linux or Unix or the Microsoft Windows task scheduler.
The New Upgrade Advisor in MySQL Enterprise Monitor detects potential problems and provides advice on how to upgrade the database server to rectify the problem.
The new release will be able for Linux, Windows, Solaris 10, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, HP-UX, IBM AIX and IBM i5/OS. MySQL 5.1 will be available as MySQL Community Server, MySQL Enterprise Server and MySQL Embedded Server, to cater for all audiences.
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