Upscene releases Database Workbench 5.1.0

Upscene Productions is proud to announce a new release of the popular multi-DBMS development tool:
" Database Workbench 5.1 "

This version is the next big release after version 5 and includes new features, enhancements and fixes. The change log is available here.

Version 5 added numerous new features and improvements to existing tools and the new, more consistent user interface is better than ever and works fine under Wine on Linux.

Version 5.1 includes additional data export functionality, Firebird 3 support, improved Oracle XML and Object-type support, Diagramming enhancements and new printing features as well as improvements in other areas.

Database Workbench now comes …

Modirum is a software and consulting company specializing in secure authentication software products, card payment solutions, consulting and SaaS hosted processing services. The company was founded in 1998 in Finland and has offices in Finland, Norway, Estonia, the UK and elsewhere.

Modirum has worked closely with organisations including Visa and Nokia for the development of authentication protocols such as the 3D-Secure protocol and mobile commerce projects over the years. 3-D Secure is an XML-based protocol designed to be an additional security layer for online credit and debit card transactions. It adds an authentication step for online payments.

Modirum provides a complete 3D-Secure product suite for both card issuers and merchant acquirers. The company has customers in over 30 countries. Millions of cardholders, thousands of merchants and hundreds of card issuer banks utilise Modirum’s software globally.

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FromDual has the pleasure to announce the release of the new version 1.2.2 of the popular Backup Manager for MySQL and MariaDB (fromdual_bman).

You can download the FromDual Backup Manager from here.

In the inconceivable case that you find a bug in the Backup Manager please report it to our Bugtracker.

Any feedback, statements and testimonials are welcome as well! Please send them to feedback@fromdual.com.

Upgrade from 1.2.x to 1.2.2

# cd ${HOME}/product
# tar xf /download/fromdual_brman-1.2.2.tar.gz
# rm -f fromdual_brman
# ln -s fromdual_brman-1.2.2 fromdual_brman

Changes in …

In November, VividCortex introduced support for databases hosted on Amazon RDS. In the spirit of monitoring all of the databases on all of the platforms, we are excited to announce Heroku support.

We now provide a buildpack that sets up agents for Containerized monitoring in a Heroku dyno. This works with PostgreSQL and MySQL, provided that pg_stat_statements or performance_schema, respectively, are enabled. We also support charting for Redis and MongoDB.

You can find the full set of instructions in the README of the buildpack repo. Installation takes minutes, and you will instantly have access to unprecedented data on your systems. Sign up for a …

If you are beginning to use the MySQL database, the world's most popular open source database, consider taking the MySQL for Beginners training course. You will learn to:

• Explain the relational database model
• Describe the features and benefits of MySQL
• Install and configure the MySQL server and clients
• Design efficient databases
• Use Structured Query Language (SQL) to build your database and query data
• Use appropriate MySQL tools

You can take this course in the following formats:

• Training-on-Demand: Start training within 24 hours of registration, following lecture material at your own pace through streaming video and booking time to do hands-on exercises when …

Many of the Internet's most popular websites rely on MySQL. With Hadoop integration, MySQL is a key component of many big data platforms. In addition, MySQL brings you the best of both worlds with SQL and NoSQL. After taking the MySQL for Developers course, you will be able to write programs that take advantage of the power and flexibility of MySQL using languages such as Java and PHP. You will have developed the skills to build a database that's optimal for your application, while creating fast and effective queries.

You can take the MySQL for Developers course in the following formats:

• …

MySQL Enterprise Monitor provides real-time monitoring of your MySQL server and can let you correlate server activity and issues with the workloads that were running at a particular time. The MySQL Performance Tuning course provides you with hands-on experience using MySQL Enterprise Monitor and much more.

You can take the MySQL Performance Tuning course through the following formats:

• Training-on-Demand: Start training within 24 hours of registering. You follow lecture material at your own pace through streaming video and book time to do hands-on exercises when suits your schedule.
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MyNA (MySQL Nippon Association) Osaka is organizing a MySQL User Group meeting on June 30, 2015. Everyone who is around and interested is more than welcome on this free MySQL event. Please find more details below:

• Name: MySQL Community meeting
• Date: June 30, 2015
• Time: 18:30-21:00
• Place: Oracle Office (Osaka)
   - Address:  9F, 2-4-27 ShinFujita Bld., Dojima, Kita-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka, 530-0003, Japan
   - Map
• Proposed agenda:
  • "MySQL Update" by Yoshiaki Yamasaki, MySQL Sales Consultant, Asia Pacific & Japan
  • "InnoDB FTS" by Tsubasa Tanaka, MySQL ACE
  • "How to tuning MySQL with MySQLtuner" by a MySQL community member

More information and …

MySQL and PHP is a great combination for those creating and maintaining dynamic web applications. To ensure your success with your websites, take the MySQL and PHP - Developing Dynamic Web Applications training course. In this 4-day, instructor-led class you learn about:

* LAMP

* PHP Foundations

* MySQL Foundations

* PHP connecting to MySQL

* Linking between tables

* SQL Data Manipulation Language

* Forms

* Joins

* Session handling

* Template systems

You can take this class through:

• Live-Virtual Events: Attend an event from your own desk, no travel required. Choose from a selection of events suiting different timezones. Events already on …

We are happy to announce another MySQL User Group meeting in Bangalore which is happening every quarter. 

See event details below:

• Date: Jun 26th, 2015
• Time: 3-5:30 pm
• Place: OC001, Block1, B wing, Kalyani Magnum Infotech Park, J.P Nagar, 7th Phase Bangalore, India
• More information could be found at: 
  • Facebook Group: MySQL User Camp
  • Google Group: bangalore-mysql-user-camp
  • Linked-in Group: MySQL India
• Proposed Agenda:
  • “MySQL Tools Usage in Rakuten and Overview of Replication GTIDs” by …