Administrative Tool
Wirelessly Access Database Information
Xora announced the Xora Platform, a set of software modules that provide mobile workers with wireless access to realtime information from their enterprise applications. You can access the data through a cellular phone, a pager, a PDA, the Web, or by speech recognition through a landline telephone. The technology uses existing applications, so you don't have to learn new tools and procedures. Xora incorporates speech recognition and text-to-speech technology. You can work in your existing environments, build SQL Server stored procedures just once, and deploy them simultaneously for both wireless and voice.
The Xora Platform supports SQL Server 2000, 7.0, and 6.5; Oracle; Sybase; IBM; and Informix databases. For pricing, contact Xora at 650-314-6460 or http://www.xora.com.
Backup
Back Up Databases
DBAssociates released SQL LiteSpeed, a backup and restore utility that can securely back up databases. The software encrypts and compresses all data as it backs up. The size of the backup file is usually only 10 percent of the original database size. The 128-bit encryption algorithm secures data while the software transports data to an offsite backup facility. In a restore situation, you can use SQL LiteSpeed to bring data back online. The current version of SQL LiteSpeed doesn't support backups directly to tape, but SQL LiteSpeed does offer full cluster support.
SQL LiteSpeed supports SQL Server 2000 and 7.0. For pricing, contact DBAssociates at info@dbassociates.com.au or http://www.sqllitespeed.com.
Database Administration
Automate Database Management
Concord Communications announced eHealth Application Insight Module (AIM) for Microsoft SQL Server, software that lets you manage the health and performance of your SQL Server database. The software offers fault- and event-management capabilities, proactive alarm notification, and the ability to automatically fix problems without human intervention. eHealth AIM monitors SQL Server performance metrics, including lock requests, access methods, transaction-log activity, memory utilization, buffer efficiency, and user-login activity. You can monitor and restart failed processes and services to ensure maximum uptime. You can also watch SQL Server log files for regular text expressions that might indicate security violations, user violations, and application and system events.
eHealth AIM for Microsoft SQL Server supports SQL Server 2000 and 7.0 and starts at $2500. Contact Concord Communications at info@concord.com, 800-851-8725, or http://www.concord.com.