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Oracle tried to buy open-source MySQL

 February 15, 2006 Move reveals just how far the software giant is willing to go to adapt to the burgeoning open-source environment. TAGS: MySQL, Stephen O'Grady, Oracle Corp., open source, ERP, PeopleSoft Inc., IBM WebSphere, software-as-a-service, acquisition, IBM Corp., database company, SAP AG, database

MySQL hits $50 million revenue, plans IPO

 April 25, 2007 Open-source database maker hopes going public will raise funds for acquisitions, CEO Marten Mickos says. TAGS: MySQL, IPO, Ingres, Oracle Corp., open source, database, CEO, telecommunications, acquisition

Sending the penguins out with a hot foot

 October 27, 2006 perspective CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says Larry Ellison's open-source move is part of a bigger transformation at Oracle. TAGS: Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., Borland Software Corp., Red Hat Inc., Oracle Open World, open-source company, announcement, profit margin, Siebel Systems Inc., open source, acquisition, PeopleSoft Inc., CEO, database, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

JBoss CEO: Buyout talk got 'out of hand'

 April 3, 2006 Even as JBoss weighs acquisition offers, its CEO bemoans some of the "nonsense" regarding Oracle acquisition rumors. TAGS: JBoss, Oracle Corp., buyout, discussion, middleware, acquisition, equity, Java, CEO, open source

Oracle's new plan: Make friends, don't buy them

 October 23, 2006 Best known for regularly buying other software makers, Oracle is now making nice with partners to help it expand. TAGS: middleware, Oracle Corp., acquisition, Siebel Systems Inc., PeopleSoft Inc., open source

Too much on Oracle's plate?

 September 22, 2005 special coverage Customers wonder whether Oracle has bitten off more buyouts than it can deal with. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, buyout, middleware, acquisition, PeopleSoft Inc., CEO, HP, software company, blog, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, database

Oracle eyes quick PeopleSoft resolution

 May 14, 2004 Oracle's Charles Phillips says the company should know fairly soon, following its appeal of a U.S. Department of Justice antitrust ruling, whether it can pursue its PeopleSoft takeover attempt. TAGS: Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., application server, takeover, appeal, antitrust, MySQL, BEA Systems Inc., resolution, database, acquisition, open source, programming, conference, server

MySQL fills Oracle-consumed hole in database

 April 7, 2006 Open-source database company, with its own storage engine in the works, renews contract with Oracle around InnoDB. TAGS: Innobase Oy, Innobase InnoDB, MySQL, Stephen O'Grady, Oracle Corp., database company, database, IBM Corp., acquisition, open source, CEO

Year in review: Grappling with open source

 December 19, 2006 As open source becomes pervasive, software giants like Microsoft, Oracle and Sun are adapting in different ways. TAGS: JBoss, open source, Novell Inc., GPL, AJAX, IBM DB2, Red Hat Inc., MySQL, middleware, Linux, Oracle Corp., IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Firefox, acquisition, database

BEA acquires M7

 September 28, 2005 Middleware company BEA Systems buys applications tools developer M7 in an effort to expand its open-source tools chest. TAGS: BEA Systems Inc., acquisition, open source, Oracle Corp.

Red Hat revenue up, profit down

 March 29, 2007 Rising expenses--including the JBoss acquisition--cut into Linux seller's revenue; net income drops 25 percent. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., JBoss, net income, expense, Linux seller, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Oracle Corp., acquisition, Linux, open-source software, training, Yahoo! Inc., open source, server

Red Hat and JBoss: No turning back for open source

 April 10, 2006 Red Hat's $350 million purchase of JBoss speeds up the collision between the once closed-off open-source world and entrenched software heavyweights. TAGS: JBoss, Red Hat Inc., BEA Systems Inc., ecosystem, open source, open-source company, middleware, acquisition, Novell Inc., open-source software, Java, Linux, Oracle Corp., IBM Corp., CEO

Industry cheers Novell's Linux buy

 November 6, 2003 Computing industry stalwarts such as HP, Oracle and even Microsoft welcome Novell's planned buyout of SuSE Linux, saying the move will mean a stronger business partner for their own wares. TAGS: SuSE, Novell Inc., acquisition plan, SuSE Linux, Computer Associates International Inc., Linux, Novell Linux, acquisition, Oracle Corp., server software, HP, open source, operating system, server, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp.
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