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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, MySQL, database, Oracle Database, open source, free version, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

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.

Oracle bands with open-source patent group

March 27, 2007 Database giant agrees not to sue over patents in Linux and associated open-source software--including open-source databases. TAGS: patent, Oracle Corp., open source, open-source software, Red Hat Inc., Linux, database

Oracle announces Database 11g beta

October 23, 2006 Company says beta includes oodles of new features designed to add flexibility to database administration. TAGS: Oracle Corp., beta, Oracle Database, MySQL Database, database, open source, conference

Oracle snags open-source database company

February 14, 2006 Database giant buys Sleepycat Software and adds an open-source embedded database to its lineup. TAGS: Sleepycat Software Inc., Oracle Corp., database company, Innobase Oy, open source, database, MySQL, CEO

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, database, MySQL Database, open-source software, engine, IBM Corp.

Is it kill or cure for Oracle's database buy?

October 14, 2005 Oracle's purchase of a company with close ties to open-source rival MySQL has people wondering what the database giant's motives are. TAGS: Oracle Corp., MySQL, Solid Information Technology, Innobase Oy, open source, Innobase InnoDB, motive, database company, business development, database, purchase, CEO, IBM 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, database, IBM Corp., 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, MySQL, Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., IBM WebSphere, ERP, open source, acquisition, database company, software-as-a-service, IBM Corp., SAP AG, database

Sun floats open-source database idea

February 4, 2005 Such a move could trigger displeasure at Oracle but curry favor with open-source advocates. Image: A Sun database? TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp., open source, server software, Ingres, database, Jonathan Schwartz, open-source software, Scott McNealy, database software, BEA Systems Inc., Computer Associates International Inc., CEO, server

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

Zend brings PHP to Oracle's database

October 11, 2005 Zend Core for Oracle highlights one of the growing commercial uses of open-source PHP scripting language. TAGS: Zend Technologies Ltd., PHP, Oracle Corp., MySQL Database, scripting language, CRM, open-source software, open source, IBM Corp., database, Unix, server, Linux, Microsoft Windows

Oracle looking to Linux

August 9, 2005 Within next five years, half Oracle's customers may be running Linux, says Oracle President Charles Phillips. TAGS: Oracle Corp., Linux, LinuxWorld, Oracle Real Application Cluster, grid, application server, database, approach, open source, San Francisco, president, server, operating system

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

This week in open source

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, Oracle Corp., Linux, MySQL, database, conference

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, Microsoft SharePoint, collaboration, content management, database, Mozilla Corp., open source, server, Microsoft Corp.

Oracle warms to Eclipse with open-source project

April 13, 2005 Looking to promote usage of Enterprise Java Beans for database access, Oracle proposes open-source tool based on its TopLink software. TAGS: EJB, J2EE, Oracle Corp., Eclipse open-source, Java, open source, database, developer, server

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, database management, market share, open-source software, research company, database, MySQL, software company, IBM Corp., Linux

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.

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.