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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, database, free version, Oracle Corp., open source, Microsoft Corp.

Sun plugs in open-source Java database

December 13, 2005 The company is distributing an open-source Java database within its Java server software products. TAGS: JavaDB, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun NetBeans, Java server, open source, software product, Java, database, IBM 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

Firms release open-source business-intelligence tools

August 4, 2005 Start-up Greenplum partners with two companies to create an open-source stack of data analysis tools and a database. TAGS: business intelligence, JasperSoft, open source, reporting tool, data analysis, PostgreSQL, RDBMS, database, IBM 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, MySQL, Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., ERP, IBM WebSphere, open source, acquisition, software-as-a-service, database company, IBM Corp., SAP AG, database

Database vendors eye open-source effect

July 13, 2005 As Oracle, IBM and Microsoft ready the next competitive round, open-source alternatives start to make their mark. TAGS: database company, open-source company, Oracle Corp., open source, IBM Corp., database, Microsoft Corp.

IBM tests new ways to support open source

March 2, 2005 Big Blue announces measures to promote innovation in open-source technologies and boost ties with academia. TAGS: IBM Corp., e-learning, IBM eServer, open source, IBM WebSphere, center, middleware, hub, North America, database, Linux

Business revamp to MySQL debuts

October 24, 2005 Version 5.0 of the popular open-source database adds several new features. TAGS: MySQL, open source, database, 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, ISV, open source, database, Linux, IBM Corp., operating system

'Free' is the new 'cheap' for software tools

January 31, 2006 The release of IBM's free DB2 database points to the downward price pressure from open-source programmers' tools. TAGS: IBM DB2, James Gosling, Oracle Corp., programming tool, IBM Corp., software developer, BEA Systems Inc., database server, database, open source, free version, vendor, software company, Microsoft Corp., server

IBM enhances support for open-source training

May 24, 2005 Company announces extension of its academic programs aimed at generating skilled workers in open-source and IBM technologies. TAGS: IBM Corp., training, open source, science, course, skill, database

Open-source database gets backing

January 10, 2005 Pervasive looks to crack the database market with a support offering around open-source database PostgreSQL. TAGS: Pervasive Software Inc., PostgreSQL, open source, Ingres, database, Computer Associates International Inc., Forrester Research Inc., IBM Corp., usage, open-source software, MySQL, support

Database start-ups bet on open source

August 10, 2005 Growing interest in open-source databases fuels industry of add-ons and services--vital to winning corporate customers. TAGS: open source, corporate customer, MySQL, EnterpriseDB, LinuxWorld, database, Forrester Research Inc., Apache Software Foundation, Novell Inc., Linux, IBM Corp., San Francisco, server, Dell

MySQL preps business upgrade

October 18, 2005 Open-source database MySQL 5.0, which brings features aimed at corporate customers, is set for release within the next 10 days. TAGS: MySQL 5.0, MySQL, Oracle Corp., database company, database, open source, IBM Corp., upgrade, server

Apache Derby graduates with Sun onboard

August 4, 2005 One year after IBM submits initial code, the Apache Foundation releases first version of open-source Java database. TAGS: Apache Software Foundation, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java software, application server, Java, open source, IBM Corp., database, project, server

CA readies patent pledge

February 18, 2005 As it tries to cozy up to open-source developers, Computer Associates plans to follow IBM's and Sun's example of donating patents. TAGS: Computer Associates International Inc., patent, open-source developer, open source, company representative, IBM Corp., open-source software, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, database

Oracle buys open-source database firm

October 10, 2005 Database giant wades deeper into open source with purchase of Finnish company Innobase. TAGS: Innobase Oy, Innobase InnoDB, Oracle Corp., MySQL, database company, Finnish company, open source, middleware, MySQL Database, database, open-source software, engine, IBM Corp.

Nokia, India boost open source

May 25, 2005 Gadget maker taps Linux for a tiny tablet, as India's government pushes local versions of Firefox and more. TAGS: Wind River Systems Inc., MontaVista, open source, India, Linux, Nokia Corp., tablet, Oracle Corp., IBM Corp., database, Firefox, Microsoft Windows

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, MySQL Database, transaction, open source, database, IBM Corp.