Databases were once the forgotten stepchild of the open-source family. Companies like Red Hat Inc. included database software with their Linux distribution disks, but the main focus was on the ...

Like many companies, National Semiconductor Corp. is looking for ways to cut costs and has Linux and open-source high on its list. While the Santa Clara, Calif., company already is making the move to ...

Open-source software has reshaped many IT disciplines, and the world of database administration (DBA) is no exception. The open-source community, and the software it has produced, has evolved into a ...

Sun's Growth Strategy Accelerates With New Position in $15 Billion Database Market Dubai, UAE, February 3, 2008 - Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) has announced that it has entered into a ...

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Discover how Sun Microsystems plans to strengthen its position with open-source database software by acquiring MySQL for $1 billion. Sun to Buy Swedish Software Firm for $1 Billion: Sun Microsystems, ...

Oracle Corp.’s $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc. will bring together the world’s most valuable relational database with the most popular open source one: MySQL. Oracle reaped $22 ...

Percona, a global leader in enterprise-grade open source database software and services, is launching its new database platform, Percona Everest, now generally available to the public. Percona Everest ...

MySQL and PostgreSQL are two of the most used open source SQL databases, and both fulfill the role of a general-purpose database well. How do you choose which one to use for a project? Let's look at ...

MicroStrategy has certified the latest version of its business-intelligence software to work with two popular open-source databases, MySQL and PostgreSQL, it announced on Tuesday. It called the move ...