Databases are designed, built, and populated with data for a specific purpose and for an intended group of users. Databases help people keep track of things. For example, one's school probably has a database with information about its...

Databases are designed, built, and populated with data for a specific purpose and for an intended group of users. Databases are built for many different users, including banks, hospitals, high schools, government agencies, and manufacturing companies....

SQL (usually pronounced /ɛskjuːˈɛl/ or sometimes /ˈsiːkwəl/) is a database computer language designed for the retrieval and management of data in relational database management systems (RDBMS), database schema creation and modification, and...

Microsoft Corp. forecast a rosy 2008 — despite broader economic worries — after it blew by Wall Street's expectations for a second consecutive quarter."We will be impacted just like everybody else," if the U.S. falls into a recession, Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell said Thursday....

Investors would be smart to keep tabs on the business intelligence software market. That's because analysts say more mergers and acquisitions are coming for this field, which is already in the midst of a big shakeout.The business intelligence sector had sales of $23 billion last...