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IBM sues Informix for patent infringement

February 8, 2000 IBM claims that software maker Informix is using technology that IBM has patented in at least five of its database products, including its Informix-Online Dynamic Server. TAGS: Informix Software, IBM Corp., patent, database, software company

Oracle shifts multicore licensing model

July 14, 2005 Will treat each core as three-quarters of a chip when calculating license costs, bringing it more in line with rivals. TAGS: multi-core processor, Oracle Corp., multi-core, policy, BEA Systems Inc., pricing, middleware, IBM Corp., Forrester Research Inc., application server, database, dual-core processor, software company, dual-core, Sun Microsystems Inc., server

Software's 'stack wars'

April 19, 2006 Software companies used to sell on features. Now it's "stacks," or soup-to-nuts offerings. TAGS: SAP AG, Oracle Corp., software company, Larry Ellison, stack, profit, IBM Corp., business application, database, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

'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., free version, open source, database, database server, vendor, software company, Microsoft Corp., server

Phillips: Oracle may support rival databases

September 19, 2005 Decision is coming on specifics of the "Project Fusion" push to meld acquired products with Oracle software. Photos: Phillips opens OpenWorld TAGS: Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., middleware, Siebel Systems Inc., lifetime, IBM DB2, database, decision, IBM Corp., software company

MySQL Network shifts pricing, licensing

February 15, 2005 Open-source database company introduces subscription-based service with tiered support, around the General Public License. TAGS: MySQL, support services, GPL, corporate customer, annuity, software company, pricing, MySQL Database, open-source software, open source, database, IBM Corp.

At confab, SAP touts alliances, new products

April 26, 2005 Microsoft, IBM and Siemens make the German software giant's list of new partners. Also: Previewing 100 industry-specific analysis tools. SAP readies new business monitoring programs TAGS: SAP AG, e-government, business planning, alliance, IBM DB2, PeopleSoft Inc., IBM Corp., Siemens AG, on-demand, software company, health care, Oracle Corp., database, conference, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Oracle to counter Microsoft with Web initiative

December 8, 2000 The software maker on Monday will become the latest of its peers to hitch its future to Web-based software and services. TAGS: Oracle Corp., Web service, Oracle9i, e-business, representative, XML, IBM Corp., announcement, software company, vision, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., database, PC

Microsoft delays tool, database updates

March 21, 2005 The software maker says new versions of Visual Studio and SQL Server won't debut until later this year. TAGS: Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft SQL Server, development tool, software company, IBM Corp., database, Microsoft Corp., server