Although advanced technology attachment packet interface (ATAPI) is the mainstream interface standard for optical disc drives (ODDs) currently, serial ATA (SATA) stands a chance of replacing the former in the second half of 2007, according to sources in Taiwan's ODD manufacturing industry.
Oracle spruced up one of its recently acquired embeddable databases, Berkeley DB, releasing on Sept. 27 Version 4.5 with multi-version concurrency control and more.
The open-source embeddable database now boasts multi-version concurrency control, no-downtime upgrades and a pre-built replication framework to simplify development of highly available applications.
Oracle has announced the general availability of Oracle® Berkeley DB Release 4.5, which includes new features that greatly improve performance, availability and ease-of-use for developers of mission-critical systems.
Lite-On IT, the largest maker of optical disc drives in Taiwan, recently unveiled a Blu-ray Disc (BD) burner, the LH-2B1S, and plans to begin volume production later this quarter, according to industry sources.
A judge has approved a class-action lawsuit over whether consumers were hoodwinked into believing Lite cigarettes were safer. By Dominic Rushe in New York