A couple of days ago the new and improved documentation site was launched http://docs.ingres.com/ to allow the pages to be indexed by Google and now also includes a handy feedback mechanism. I created a simple Google gadget to create a document search query that can be added to your iGoogle home page. It took a [...]
Another successful and worthwhile conference hosted by the UK Ingres User Association wrapped up Tuesday evening following a day cram packed with keynotes speeches and presentations. Most notably, this year’s keynote speakers were Roger Burqhart, Phillip Andrew from RedHat and Dr. Ian Howells from Alfresco each with a similar message; Open source is a key [...]
On February 25th the parents of the Ingres Icebreaker ECM Appliance announced its availability; the holistic product of Ingres Icebreaker and Alfresco Document Management Software. Although we immediately started on our next project the team did take a few moments to look up from the keyboard. The release was well received by the press and [...]
This year Ingres is participating organization in GSoC, an event sponsored by Google that encourages students, of all levels, to get involved with Open Source. A summary of some proposed projects can be found here and here, any interested candidates need to get their skates on as the deadline for application is March 31, register [...]
A warm front from the west… This week heralds the start of the prioritization of development projects for the next 12 to 18 months. Representatives of various groups are gathering in the HQ offices to discuss these projects. There are hundreds of requests for projects covering a wide variety of areas. Requests and features have [...]
I was discussing with a colleague our recent attendance of trade shows Software 2007, the RedHat Summit and Ca World to name a few. The demonstration of Ingres running on the PS3 seemed to arouse curiosity but you still end up answering similar questions so here are some answers in no particular order: 01. Innovation, [...]
There is a certain elegance in simplicity and the Firefox and IE search plug-in for the online Ingres documentation is the epitome. There is a link atop the http://docs.ingres.com page. If you are like me and search the documentation a lot then this will be a real time saver. … Enjoy
First post! Introductions. Ingres Several millon lines of code Excellent condition Reliable runner 4 previous owners Full service history As one of the mechanics in Ingres engineering I have meddled with the DBMS engine but it may be safer if I focus on the bodywork Thanks to the site’s blog owner for giving me a [...]