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Oracle to offer free database

October 29, 2005 Database giant looks to muscle into low-end database market and compete better against open source. TAGS: Oracle Corp., Innobase InnoDB, Oracle Application Server 10g, database, MySQL, Oracle Database, open source, free version, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

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

Start-up enters open-source database melee

May 23, 2005 By making PostgreSQL compatible with Oracle and others commercial databases, EnterpriseDB looks to undercut incumbents on price. TAGS: EnterpriseDB, PostgreSQL, database, open source, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp.

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, Oracle Corp., open-source company, open source, IBM Corp., database, 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., software developer, programming tool, IBM Corp., free version, database, BEA Systems Inc., database server, open source, vendor, software company, Microsoft Corp., server

Microsoft move may spark database price war

February 24, 2005 The company outlines plans for SQL Server, including a new lower-cost workgroup version aimed at open source and other competitors. TAGS: Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, failover, database, open source, Oracle Corp., IBM Corp., supplier, Microsoft Corp., server

Site helps developers navigate open-source jungle

July 14, 2006 Ohloh compiles data on open-source projects, in an effort to help people find, compare software and choose the right one. TAGS: open-source project, open source, co-founder, open-source community, developer, directory, project, analysis, database, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft may offer peek at SQL Server code

February 23, 2005 The company is looking at making the source code for the next version of SQL Server available under its shared-source program. TAGS: Microsoft SQL Server, Jason Matusow, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, source code, Stephen O'Grady, open source, product development, code, database, server, Microsoft Corp., developer, security, IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows

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: OpenDocument Format, open source, application server, Sun Microsystems Inc., Massachusetts, Oracle Corp., database, IBM Corp., Linux, server, Microsoft Corp.

Open source marches onward

April 11, 2006 As JBoss gets set to merge with Red Hat, Novell touts Linux for the desktop--while wrestling with the shift on its own turf. TAGS: JBoss, Novell Inc., Ingres, Red Hat Inc., open source, shift, Linux, 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.

Week in review: March of the penguins

August 12, 2005 LinuxWorld is proving to be more than just a gathering of Linux fans, as people and companies there join forces on all things open source. TAGS: LinuxWorld, open source, Week in review, Linux, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Xbox, MySQL, database, console, Xbox 360, conference, Microsoft Corp., games

Cheaper to patch--Windows or open source?

May 20, 2005 A Microsoft-funded study finds that companies saved money by using Windows database servers over open-source models. TAGS: patching tool, TCO, ROI, open source, Wipro Technologies, open-source software, patch management, Novell Inc., Linux, survey, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, database, server, security

Study: Few bugs in MySQL database

February 4, 2005 The open-source database has only 97 flaws and has been well-coded, an analysis finds. TAGS: Coverity, MySQL, MySQL Database, open source, analysis, bug, flaw, database, code, Linux, security, Microsoft Corp.

Open source on the march

October 24, 2005 Sun to update Solaris 10 by year's end. Also: IBM expands free access to patents for education, health care. TAGS: Jini, Sun Solaris 10, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., patent, Sun Solaris, OpenDocument Format, blog, health care, IBM Corp., Oracle Corp., Java, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Firefox, database

Microsoft looks to extinguish LAMP

June 15, 2005 After years of beefing up its software for corporate use, the software behemoth is threatened by a cut-rate, open-source challenger. TAGS: TechEd, TCO, Web server, Apache Web server, Apache Software Foundation, open source, BEA Systems Inc., Steve Ballmer, acquisition, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Windows Server, server, Microsoft Corp., Linux, database, combination

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., Oracle Corp., middleware, MySQL, IBM Corp., acquisition, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., database, Microsoft Corp.

Oracle wades deeper into collaboration

August 22, 2005 The database giant takes aim at Microsoft's SharePoint with what it calls simplified content management. TAGS: Oracle Corp., Oracle Collaboration Suite, database company, collaboration, Microsoft SharePoint, content management, database, Mozilla Corp., open source, server, Microsoft Corp.

Open season at Linux show

August 11, 2005 Red Hat says it will fund programmers' efforts to defang the threat presented by software patents. Also: Database start-ups bet on open source. Photos: Execs tout penguin TAGS: open source, Red Hat Inc., Linux, support services, Oracle Corp., workplace, Apache Software Foundation, intellectual property, exec, Novell Inc., Unix, IBM Corp., database, start-up, Firefox, server

MySQL worm hits Windows systems

January 27, 2005 Databases protected by weak passwords on Windows-based machines could allow a worm to spread to several thousand systems. TAGS: Internet Storm Center, bot, MySQL, SQL Slammer, database software, IRC server, worm, password, database, flaw, researcher, open source, security, Microsoft Corp., server, Microsoft Windows
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