Perl, the duct tape of the Internet, is well suited for use in CGI applications. Thanks to the Perl DBI module, available on CPAN, database interaction with Perl is quite simple. Prerequisites To ...

In the first part of this series, I explained how to install the necessary Perl modules to get us up and running. As a part of that process, the Oracle client software should have been installed as ...

Oracle Linux has been updated with complete compatibility for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, as well as post-quantum cryptography ...

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

Red Hat has forbidden users of its flagship version of Linux from sharing the code. This was done to squash competitors and has caused an uproar. Oracle has publicly chastised Red Hat's owner, IBM, ...

When Wim Coekaerts is solving problems and building things, he’s happy. When he’s not, he’s not. In his long career, he’s found joy working on early database appliances, and later guiding Oracle’s ...

Red Hat Inc. claims that Oracle Corp.’s bid to clone Red Hat’s market-leading version of the Linux operating system will result in broken software, nonworking hardware and security holes for ...

SUSE SA, Oracle Corp. and Ctrl IQ Inc. announced Thursday the formation of a new industry alliance forming the Open Enterprise Linux Association, OpenELA, a new organization that aims to encourage the ...