Open Source Database
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Sun to shed up to 6,000 jobs
News The company has announced it will reduce its workforce by between 15 and 18 percent, and restructure its software business into three groups.
Tags: Layoffs, Leadership, Business applications, Open source, Open-source Database, Workforce, Storage, Cloud Computing, Sun Microsystems Inc., software
Study: Open-source databases going mainstream
News Following Linux's footsteps, open-source databases are moving toward mainstream use and threatening proprietary software alternatives, a new survey says.
Open-source databases gaining favor
News Big companies are warming up to open-source database software, according to a new study.
Tags: Databases, Open source
EU deepens probe into Oracle-Sun deal
News New in-depth probe will take a close look at the prospects for open source MySQL, as it investigates the impact of the deal on the database market.
Tags: Data Management, Hardware, Business applications, Open-source Database, Ingres, European Union, Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp., Hardware, Data Management
UK government open source guidelines ignored, says Ingres
News Software tenders that have taken place since the government published its open source policy in February have ignored those guidelines, according to database firm Ingres.
Tags: Open source, Open-source Database, Chief Information Officer, Open-source Software, Ingres, proprietary software, open standard, Open source, incentive, ZDNet Asia
PostgreSQL 8.4 arrives tailored for admins
News Open source database management software update is released with a focus on better tools for admin and monitoring.
Tags: Open source, Business Strategies & Functions, Database management, Network administration/implementation, Strategic analysis, Forrester Research Inc., Open-source Database, RFID, Database, PostgreSQL
Web 2.0 fuels open source database boom
News Forrester has found that databases such as MySQL and PostgreSQL are gaining momentum through new markets, despite lack of movement away from existing proprietary installations.
Tags: Web 2.0, Open source, Databases, Forrester Research Inc., Microsoft SQL Server, Open-source Database, Database, stored procedure, Environment, Web 2.0
Is it a bad idea for IBM to buy Sun?
News commentary Sun has some nice assets, but IBM already has many of them under its own roof. Here are some difficulties IBM could face digesting its rival.
Tags: Acquisitions, Business applications, Open source, Servers, Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Compaq Computer Corp., Server, intellectual property
MySQL readies database beta
News Open-source database company MySQL will launch a beta, or test, program later this month for version 5 of its namesake database.
Tags: Database management, Databases
Oracle Database 11g ready for launch
News Almost nine months after the release of a beta version, Database 11g is set to launch on Wednesday but customers may be slow to upgrade.
Tags: Database management, Databases, Open source
Commentary: Using open source as a bargaining chip?
Insight Want a discount from Microsoft? Fran Foo says it's just a matter of leaking your "intent" on adopting open source to the press.
MySQL database coming to Itanium 2
News MySQL on Tuesday released a version of its popular open-source database which will run on high-end servers from Hewlett Packard.
Tags: Databases, Open source
Open-source database Ingres targets software firms
News Looking to woo application companies, Ingres is creating a combo of its open-source database and Linux operating system.
Tags: Databases, Open source
PostgreSQL database opens up to Windows
News The company has secured a crucial approval in its plan to make Solaris an open-source project, CNET News.com has learned.
Tags: Databases
Oracle tried to buy open-source MySQL
Techguide Move reveals just how far the software giant is willing to go to adapt to the burgeoning open-source environment.
