Oracle Offers Emergency Migration Program to Address Microsoft Access Database Bug

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Oracle Corp. has announced an emergency migration program to help developers and customers move their data and applications to proven, safe Oracle databases, following the discovery of a newly discovered software bug that destroys information in Microsoft Access databases. The program, which includes a free migration tool and Oracle Lite software, aims to provide a secure and reliable solution for small and medium business users to migrate their applications to Oracle8 workgroup databases.

Key Takeaways:

  • Oracle has announced an emergency migration program to help developers and customers move their data and applications to Oracle databases due to the Microsoft Access database bug.
  • The bug causes edits made on one database record to be saved to another, resulting in data corruption and potential disastrous legal issues.
  • More than 100 developers have posted concerns about the Microsoft Access bug on the comp.databases.ms-access Internet newsgroup since its discovery.
  • Oracle has posted a free Oracle Migration Assistant for Microsoft Access on its Web site, which quickly migrates Access data and applications to Oracle8.
  • Developers can also receive developers' licenses for Oracle Lite, the world's most powerful lightweight database for mobile employees, Windows CE and PalmPilot users.
  • Microsoft officials have confirmed that the bug affects the last three versions of their database: Access 2.0, Access95, and Access97.
  • Oracle's World Wide Web address is http://www.oracle.com/, and the company can be contacted at 650-506-7000.
  • The Oracle Migration Workbench, a tool for migrating entire SQL Server databases to Oracle8, and Oracle8 Wizards for Visual Studio, a suite of graphical tools for building Oracle8 applications, have been announced by Oracle.

Statistics:

  • Over 100 developers have posted concerns about the Microsoft Access bug on the comp.databases.ms-access Internet newsgroup since its discovery.
  • The Oracle Migration Assistant for Microsoft Access has been free to download from Oracle's Web site.
  • 650-506-7000 is the phone number for Oracle Corporation.
  • 650-375-8881 is the phone number for Applied Communications, the contact for Oracle.
  • $7.1 billion is Oracle Corporation's annual revenue.
  • 140 countries around the world have Oracle's software available.

Sources:

  • Oracle Corp.
  • CNET's News.com
  • Internet newsgroups
  • Odyssey.apana.org.au/~abrowne
  • Oracle Corporation's Web site
  • www.oracle.com/pressroom/
  • Contact Paige O'Neill of Oracle Corp., 650-506-3429, poneill@us.oracle.com
  • Contact Tim Marklein of Applied Communications, 650-375-8881 ext. 222, tmarklein@appliedcom.com