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The exponential growth of data warehouses from gigabytes to multiple terabytes is starting to take its toll on query performance, which is hindering companies from deeper analysis of their business data for fear of "runaway queries" 
Borland, historically known for integrated development environment (IDE) tools such as Delphi, C++Builder and JBuilder, has been gradually recasting itself as an application lifecycle management (ALM) provider. 
Telcos need to establish a firm grip on their core information assets – in other words, data about their customers, products and (network) assets which form the cornerstones of the telco business. 
Many enterprise architects are now grappling with performance issues caused by an inability to access business data and to move it around in the same agile way that they handle their business application logic. 
MKS, a provider of application lifecycle management (ALM) solutions, offers an ALM product driven by a common database engine rooted in its original source code management (SCM) system. 
Mashups have enormous potential and a wide range of uses across both business and consumer domains, but their value is also tightly linked to underlying Web 2.0 ideals 
Oracle recently annouced its first foray into the data warehousing appliance market - the HP Oracle Database machine. However the launch raises questions about HP's commitment to its existing data warehousing platform Neoview and its future. 
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