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IBM to open-source DB2?

June 16, 2008 Big Blue is looking into bringing its widely used database software under an open-source license, a U.K. director acknowledges. TAGS: IBM DB2, business intelligence, IBM Corp., open source, database, U.K.

IBM sets DB2 database free

January 30, 2006 DB2 Express-C is a free version of IBM's flagship database aimed at winning software developers over to its products. TAGS: IBM DB2, IBM Corp., software developer, Oracle Corp., database, free version, open source, Microsoft Corp.

Open source meets business intelligence

April 24, 2006 Looking to crack into the business intelligence field, open-source challengers JasperSoft and Pentaho expand their product suites. TAGS: business intelligence, JasperSoft, open source, vendor, IBM Corp., server, database

MySQL to get 'solid' transactions

April 17, 2006 High-end database company Solid Information Technology will make open-source transaction engine for MySQL. TAGS: Solid Information Technology, MySQL, database company, open source, transaction, database, MySQL Database, engine, IBM Corp.

Open-source database Ingres targets software firms

April 11, 2006 Looking to woo application companies, Ingres is creating a combo of its open-source database and Linux operating system. TAGS: Ingres, database company, ISV, open source, database, Linux, IBM Corp., operating system

IBM offers 500 patents for open-source use

January 11, 2005 Big Blue will let open-source developers use 500 software patents without fear of infringement lawsuits. TAGS: patent, software patent, open-source software, IBM Corp., open source, Linux seller, Linux, open standard, fear, intellectual property, U.S., database, operating system, HP, Microsoft Corp.

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: Stephen O'Grady, Oracle Corp., MySQL, PeopleSoft Inc., IBM WebSphere, open source, ERP, acquisition, database company, software-as-a-service, IBM Corp., SAP AG, database

Year in review: The open-source effect spreads

December 20, 2005 Open source seeped into nearly every software category, leaving an indelible mark on how software is bought and sold. TAGS: open source, OpenDocument Format, Sun Microsystems Inc., application server, Massachusetts, IBM Corp., Oracle Corp., database, Linux, server, Microsoft Corp.

Open source shapes up as rival to Oracle

May 25, 2006 Software maker's stronghold in databases likely to come under threat from open-source competitors, IDC and Gartner predict. TAGS: Gartner Inc., RDBMS, Oracle Corp., open source, database software, database management system, open-source software, market share, database management, research company, database, MySQL, IBM Corp., software company, Linux

Ingres hires Citigroup analyst as CFO

February 6, 2006 Newly spun-off open-source database company fills out its executive management team as it girds for growth. TAGS: Ingres, Berquist Co., Citigroup Inc., CFO, database company, Computer Associates International Inc., open source, managing director, equity, database, Oracle Corp., IBM Corp.

IBM to release near-ready DB2 Viper database

April 6, 2006 Looking to unseat Oracle, Big Blue to provide a release candidate of DB2 Viper, generally available by midyear. TAGS: IBM DB2, IBM Corp., information management, Oracle Corp., XML, database, open source

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., IBM DB2, GPL, AJAX, Red Hat Inc., Oracle Corp., middleware, MySQL, acquisition, IBM Corp., Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., database, Microsoft Corp.

Open-source chronicles: Oracle buys, Gentoo founder flies

February 15, 2006 Oracle wakes up to the charms of Sleepycat Software, Gentoo's Daniel Robbins exits Redmond's embrace, and more. TAGS: Gentoo, Sleepycat Software Inc., Oracle Corp., open source, Sun UltraSPARC, founder, open-source software, Linux, blog, IBM Corp., database, Microsoft Corp.

'LAMP' start-up warms to free DB2

February 1, 2006 ActiveGrid releases lastest open-source tool set for building front ends to business applicatons. TAGS: ActiveGrid, IBM DB2, identity management, BEA Systems Inc., development tool, business application, open-source software, open source, database, server, IBM Corp.

Start-up brings glitch wiki to IT pros

April 3, 2006 Splunk believes tech administrators deserve a Wikipedia equivalent for tracking system data center errors and events. TAGS: autonomic computing, log file, Wiki, system administrator, administrator, Wikipedia, Web server, IBM Corp., start-up, open source, server, information technology, database

Red Hat sued over JBoss technology

June 30, 2006 Company gets hit by a patent lawsuit related to JBoss, just weeks after completing its purchase of the open-source software company. TAGS: JBoss, Red Hat Inc., RDBMS, open-source software company, open-source software, open source, object-oriented, patent, Texas, complaint, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., Oracle Corp., software company, database

MySQL CEO offers mixed view of Oracle

April 26, 2006 Martin Mickos calls one of Oracle's products "crippleware" and then names the company as a partner of the year. TAGS: Innobase InnoDB, MySQL, Oracle Corp., vice president, open source, IBM Corp., engine, CEO, leader, conference, database, HP

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, Oracle Corp., Stephen O'Grady, database company, database, acquisition, open source, IBM Corp., CEO

Ubuntu chief: Oracle Linux has 'tactical value'

October 21, 2006 Oracle could benefit from offering its own Linux, according to Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth. TAGS: Oracle Corp., Ubuntu, Ubuntu Linux, Linux, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Red Hat Inc., open source, value, server, IBM Corp., database

Linux gets built-in Cell processor support

March 21, 2006 Updated kernel includes Oracle software for clustered databases, improves how OS runs on multiprocessor systems. TAGS: Linus Torvalds, multiprocessor, kernel, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Linux, Sun UltraSPARC, Oracle Corp., T1, Linux kernel, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., file system, IBM Corp., programming, Red Hat Inc., server
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