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- Use command-line mysql for additional flexibility
- The more popular ways of using MySQL are to use GUI front ends, such as phpMyAdmin or the MySQL GUI administration tools. While these tools are fantastic and make managing a MySQL database easier, the mysql command-line program works quite well also, and is more flexible. You...
- Tags: MySQL, Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Vincent Danen
- Blog posts 2008-04-07
- Sony Reduces Database Costs With mysql
- Sony International (Europe) GmbH in Stuttgart, Germany runs one of the most modern electronic measuring facilities in the world. Originally, the testing records were all paper-based, making it a very time-intensive to submit testing requests and look up certificates. To solve this problem, Sony created an extensive workorder system (FIS)...
- Tags: Sony Corp., MySQL, Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
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- EMS mysql Import for Windows v1.4
- EMS MySQL Import is a powerful cross-platform (Windows and Linux) tool to import data quickly from MS Excel, MS Access (Windows version only), DBF, TXT and CSV files to MySQL tables. MySQL Import includes a wizard, which allows setting all the import options for different files visually, and a command-line...
- Tags: MySQL, MySQL Import, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Databases, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management
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- Cox Communications Powers Massive Data Warehouse With mysql
- Cox Communications is the fourth largest cable-television provider in the United States, serving approximately 6.3 million customers. A Fortune 500 company, Cox has built communications networks and delivered quality cable television programs since 1962. To maintain optimum performance and customer-service levels, Cox has developed a huge data warehousing application. At...
- Tags: Data Warehouse, MySQL, Cox Communications Inc., Databases, Open Source, Business Intelligence, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
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- Utel Handles 10,000 Requests Per Second Using a Scale Out Deployment of mysql Network
- Utel's bet was to develop France's biggest mobile phone-based chat community! In March 2003, the company launched "Fotochat", the first service to leverage the photo sharing capabilities of the new generation of handsets. This enabled users to get their pictures online in a matter of seconds via a simple e-mail...
- Tags: Network, MySQL, Photo-sharing, Utel, Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
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- Jajja Communications Optimizes Search Engine Traffic With mysql Network
- Jajja Communications is one of Europe's leading Search Engine Optimization (SEO) companies. Currently, more than 625 million web searches are performed daily, mostly through Google, Yahoo or MSN. For companies doing business on the Internet, it's important for them to show up consistently among the top links in key searches...
- Tags: Search Engine, Network, MySQL, High Availability, Jajja Communications, Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
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- Yahoo! Finance Powers Services With mysql
- Yahoo! uses the MySQL database to power many of its web properties. The first was Yahoo! Finance (http://finance.yahoo.com), a popular web site that provides the full spectrum of financial services and information. MySQL is behind Yahoo! Finance's high-traffic area of news headlines, which is aggregated from over 100 sources worldwide,...
- Tags: MySQL, Yahoo! Inc., Finance, Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory mysql Scales With 7 Terrabytes of Data
- Los Alamos National Laboratory is one of 28 Department of Energy (DOE) laboratories across the country, and is the largest institution and largest employer in Northern New Mexico. Los Alamos needed a system that would enable scientists and researchers to search for articles and authors more efficiently, without having to...
- Tags: MySQL, High-performance, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Databases, Open Source, Storage, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware
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- Nemo-Q Speeds Up Queues With mysql
- Nemo-Q International AB is a leading worldwide provider of electronic queue management systems. Nemo-Q currently owns 70 percent of the Scandinavian queue management market, and the company is currently focusing on global expansion. Nemo-Q International AB signed a license agreement with MySQL AB covering the use of the MySQL database...
- Tags: MySQL, Nemo-Q International AB, Quality Analysis, Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
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- T-Systems Relies on mysql
- T-Systems is a leading German full service provider of information and telecommunications technology. In addition, T-Systems is one of the top system integration companies. T-Systems Integration used MySQL to develop a web front-end and a back-end order processing application for Westfalia Wekzeugco GmbH. In addition, T-Systems migrated the database behind...
- Tags: T-Systems, MySQL, Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
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- Major Range Control Center Relies on Open Source Database
- The Range Operation Control Center (ROCC) at one of the major US missile and space test ranges is being upgraded to modernize and provide increased functionality. One of the first questions in the ROCC design phase was: "How you are going to store and access the data?" The activity requires...
- Tags: MySQL, Databases, Open Source, Storage, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware
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- Friendster Scales-Out With mysql Network: Social Networking Site Handles Over One Billion Database Queries Per Day
- Helping 17 million people stay in touch with their friends and make new connections with others is a big job. However, as the largest social networking site on the Web, Friendster is up to the task - even with 60 million page-views each day. To manage such a large (and...
- Tags: Network, Friendster Inc., MySQL, Social Networking, Databases, Open Source, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
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- PortaOne Delivers VoIP Billing With mysql
- PortaOne is a leading solution provider for VoIP infrastructure: billing, management and customer care solutions. PortaBilling is a VoIP billing package that enables ITSPs to launch, price and provision an impressive array of IP Telephony services. To succeed, PortaBilling required an affordable database with proven performance, scalability, reliability, and zero...
- Tags: VoIP, MySQL, PortaOne, PortaBilling, Open Source, Databases, Telecommunications, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
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- Viasuisse Provides High Availability, Real-Time Traffic Information With mysql Cluster
- Viasuisse AG is the leading traffic information service provider in Switzerland and is focused on providing accurate and reliable traffic information to the general public. Viasuisse's primary challenge was to develop a simple and efficient solution that enabled customers to retrieve real-time traffic details via telephone. To ensure the traffic...
- Tags: MySQL, High Availability, Viasuisse, Traffic Information, Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
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- U.S. Census Bureau Counts on mysql
- Most Americans are aware that every 10 years, the United States Census Bureau conducts a massive Census of the 105 million U.S. households to collect updated national demographic information. What many people don't know is that the U.S. Census Bureau also creates and manages web sites that serve as highly...
- Tags: MySQL, Census Bureau, Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
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- EMS mysql Import for Linux v1.4
- EMS MySQL Import is a powerful cross-platform (Windows and Linux) tool to import data quickly from MS Excel, MS Access (Windows version only), DBF, TXT and CSV files to MySQL tables. MySQL Import includes a wizard, which allows setting all the import options for different files visually, and a command-line...
- Tags: MySQL, MySQL Import, Open Source, Linux, Databases, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management
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- Lycos Europe Reduces TCO by 90% by Migrating to mysql
- Lycos Europe is one of the leading Internet destinations in Europe operating a pan-European network of websites in nine languages - English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Swedish, Danish, and Dutch. Lycos Europe was using a proprietary database from one of the 'big 3' database providers running on a cluster...
- Tags: Lycos Inc., MySQL, TCO, Roi/Tco, Portals, Databases, Open Source, Storage, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware
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- mysql Contributes to Up to 80% Reduction in Total Cost of Ownership for Sabre Holdings
- Sabre Holdings first appeared on the travel scene in 1960, when it installed the first computerized reservation system. Internet-based travel booking was gaining rapid acceptance among a growing segment of customers. With that, grew the need for real-time data. In addition, travelers were demanding more services and more options, and...
- Tags: MySQL, TCO, Sabre Holdings, Open Source, Internet, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
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- mysql Administrator Best Practices
- MySQL Administrator provides an easy to use facility to manage your database servers. This integrated graphical tool will enable to you harness all the power of the administrative functions, while reducing the learning curve and simplifying the overall administration task. Ultimately, MySQL Administrator will help you minimize problems and maximize...
- Tags: Administrator, MySQL, Best Practice, MySQL Administrator, Databases, Open Source, Storage, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware
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- Power Programming With SugarCRM & mysql: How to Optimize SugarCRM With mysql
- This webcast discusses best practices for ensuring optimal performance of a person's SugarCRM/MySQL implementation, including clustering, performance tuning, scalability testing, and configuration.
- Tags: MySQL, SugarCRM, Programming, Performance Management, Open Source, Databases, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
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