Oracle announced the beta version of Database 11g

This beta version includes 182 new features, designed to solve a wide range of problems in database management, from the need to maintain data to data compression or parallel upgrades.

Oracle Database 11g also uses flashback technology, which serves to restore information and allow online application upgrades, even when the system is in a downtime.

" 11g has more usable utilities, " said Chuck Rozwat, Oracle's vice president of server technology, at the same time emphasizing some of the challenges facing the database industry. " The types of information available today such as e-mail, text . are created with great speed, density and impact by the popularity of online video, instant messaging and changes in management practices That require businesses to maintain a large amount of content for a long time . "

Facing the strong competitiveness of open source database technologies, Oracle is actively integrating into this trend. Earlier this year, they bought Sleepycat Software to take advantage of its open-source database technology called Berkeley DB to "embed" applications. Last year, Oracle acquired Innobase Oy, which develops the InnoDB database engine to store data in the MySQL database.