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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, open source, IBM Corp., database, U.K.

IBM releases Viper database beta

November 17, 2005 DB2 database, scheduled for completion next year, takes a different approach to handling of XML data. TAGS: XML-Data, IBM DB2, IBM Corp., SQL, database, XML

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, software developer, IBM Corp., free version, database, Oracle Corp., open source, Microsoft 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

IBM may offer free DB2 database

November 18, 2005 Big Blue could "potentially offer" a free starter edition of DB2, as part of a strategy to win over developers to its database product. TAGS: IBM DB2, IBM Corp., small and medium business, MySQL, database, Gartner Inc., Oracle Corp., open source, developer, information technology, Microsoft Corp.

IBM plays XML card in effort to beat Oracle

June 8, 2006 DB2 9, an update to Big Blue's database due next month, heaps on features aimed at stealing market share. TAGS: IBM DB2, IBM Corp., Oracle Corp., XML, Gartner Inc., database, server

Virtuozzo gets IBM database nod

March 31, 2007 SWsoft's Virtuozzo software, which splits Windows or Linux into many virtual instances, is certified to run on IBM's DB2 database. TAGS: Virtuozzo, SWsoft, IBM DB2, IBM Corp., virtualization, instance, database, Linux, Microsoft Windows

IBM's Venom data compression bites back costs

April 21, 2006 Big Blue DB2 Viper database will feature data-compression technology, code-named Venom, imported from mainframe. TAGS: data compression, storage hardware, EMC Corp., IBM DB2, IBM Corp., mainframe, Oracle Corp., database

'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, BEA Systems Inc., business application, development tool, open-source software, open source, database, IBM Corp., 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, database, free version, BEA Systems Inc., vendor, software company, Microsoft Corp., server

Report: Oracle pulls into tie with IBM in databases

May 24, 2005 With Linux pushing its fortunes, Oracle scales to the database peak, Gartner report says. TAGS: Oracle Corp., Gartner Inc., database software, IBM DB2, segment, IBM Corp., Unix, database, Linux, server, Microsoft Corp.

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.

Nips and tucks for open source

November 30, 2005 The license covering Linux faces revisions, the Firefox browser gets a makeover, and Gollum points the way to Wikipedia. TAGS: Firefox 1.5, open source, OpenDocument Format, IBM DB2, Firefox, Amazon.com Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Massachusetts, Wikipedia, Linux, Web browser, IBM Corp., Microsoft Office, database, operating system

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, lifetime, Siebel Systems Inc., IBM DB2, database, decision, IBM Corp., software company

Praise, skepticism greet Oracle-Siebel merger

September 12, 2005 Reaction to Oracle's megamerger with Siebel Systems is mixed, but it won't be as complex as Oracle's purchase of PeopleSoft. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., merger, SAP AG, Mercury Interactive Corp., IBM DB2, Larry Ellison, middleware, AMR Research, IBM Corp., CRM, acquisition, database, CEO, Microsoft 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, business planning, e-government, alliance, PeopleSoft Inc., IBM DB2, Siemens AG, IBM Corp., software company, on-demand, health care, Oracle Corp., database, conference, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

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