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Oracle attempts to calm SUN customers makes them more nervous

What happens when a large software company like Oracle acquires a struggling hardware company that has passed its prime like SUN? SUN customers who were already very concerned about the viability of their supplier get even more nervous. They put hardware acquisitions on hold and start talking to competitors. The sales of the struggling hardware maker take a plunge as in 30.6% drop of revenue in the latest quarter. What does Oracle do? Tries to reassure SUN hardware customers with advertisements like this:

Oracle ad for SUN customers

Looks like a great tactic; Oracle marketing has always been a [...]

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Is 64-bit DB2 Express-C better than 32-bit?

This is a question I get asked quite often (twice this week) so I figured I may as well put the answer in to digital ink. If you ever worked with IBMers you probably know that our ready made answer is “it depends”. As much as I hate it I will not stray from this tradition. So, when asked if using 64-bit DB2 Express-C makes sense I have to answer with “it depends” but I will explain how to quickly and easily make the right decision.

By now you probably guessed that DB2 Express-C is available as both 32-bit and [...]

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