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A database is an integrated collection of logically related records or files that is stored in a computer system which consolidates records previously stored in separate files into a common pool of data records that provides data for many applications. A database is a collection of information that is organized so that it can easily be accessed, managed, and updated. In one view, databases can be classified according to types of content: bibliographic, full-text, numeric, and images. The structure is achieved by organizing the data according to a database model. The model that is most commonly used today is the relational model. Other models such as the hierarchical model and the network model use a more explicit representation of relationships.

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Greater use of in-patient diagnostic imaging improves patient outcomes without significantly impacting costs

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hospitals that make greater use of inpatient diagnostic imaging exams achieve lower in-hospital mortality rates with little or no impact on costs, according to a peer-reviewed study of more than 1 million patient outcomes ...


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Oracle plays up promise of Sun take-over

Technology / Business

created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison opened fire on US technology veteran IBM and expressed optimism about the pending 7.4-billion-dollar-deal to buy Sun Microsystems.


Oracle's Larry Ellison says Sun losing $100 million a month

Technology / Business

created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Declaring that Sun Microsystems is losing $100 million a month, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has expressed frustration over an extended European antitrust review that has delayed his plans to acquire the struggling computer maker.


Taming the vast -- and growing -- digital data-sphere

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers are making an impressive effort to link up digital repositories to create a vast network of easy to search online data. The DRIVER project work - one of the largest efforts of its kind ...


New Dangers of 'Clubbing Drugs' on the Web

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Two University of Hertfordshire academics will release new evidence about the dangers of ‘Spice’ drugs today at the first International Psychonaut Web Mapping Conference in Ancona, Italy.


Oracle, Sun link up for new product; HP snubbed

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created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- With the fate of its proposed $7.4 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc. uncertain amid antitrust scrutiny, Oracle Corp. is moving ahead with a new product incorporating both companies' technology, and snubbing ...


DNA pioneer appeals for cuts to criminal database (AP)

DNA pioneer appeals for cuts to criminal database

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 8

(AP) -- Like so many great discoveries, it was an accident. British scientist Alec Jeffreys realized 25 years ago Thursday that individuals have "DNA fingerprints," unique patterns of genetic material that ...


EU delays Oracle-Sun deal, probing database market

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created Sep 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Oracle Corp. figured its $7.4 billion buyout for Sun Microsystems Inc. could skate through antitrust scrutiny, folding Sun into a technology powerhouse when Sun badly needs the lifeline. Both companies will have ...


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EU reveals probe into Oracle's bid

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created Sep 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Business software giant Oracle's 7.4-billion-dollar bid for Sun Microsystems is under investigation under EU merger regulations, the European Commission announced on Thursday.


Sun's server share hit as antitrust scrutiny looms

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created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Uncertainty about Sun Microsystems Inc.'s future appears to have contributed to serious erosion in the company's market share for computer servers in the latest quarter, according to new data being released Wednesday.


From Terabytes to Petabytes: Computer Scientists Develop New Hybrid Database System

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (11) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- As the amounts of data being stored by databases around the world enters the realm of the petabyte (the amount of data stored in a mile-high stack of CD-ROM disks), efficient data management is becoming more ...


Oracle says Justice Dept allows $7.4B Sun deal

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created Aug 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Business software maker Oracle Corp. said Thursday it has received the Justice Department's approval to move forward with its $7.4 billion acquisition of former dot-com-era star Sun Microsystems Inc.


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TomTom GPS turn-by-turn app for iPhone now available for $99

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Aug 19, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Yeah, this is one of the big reasons why I opted for the Pre, which comes with free turn-by-turn GPS.


Global police agency Interpol is putting its database of stolen art online to stem the illicit traffic of such items

Global stolen art database to trump traffickers

Technology / Internet

created Aug 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Global police agency Interpol said on Monday it is putting its database of stolen art online in a bid to stem the illicit traffic of artwork and cultural goods.


Misuse of common antibiotic is creating resistant TB

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Use of a common antibiotic may be undercutting its utility as a first-line defense against drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB). Fluoroquinolones are the most commonly prescribed class of antibiotics in the U.S. and are used ...