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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.

Compiere names Oracle veteran new CEO

March 13, 2007 Open-source business software firm hires Don Klaiss, a 15-year Oracle executive, to run the show. TAGS: ERP, Oracle Corp., open source, CEO

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

Coming to terms with open source

April 26, 2006 Big software makers are learning to live in an increasingly open-source world, but other institutions still have issues. TAGS: open source, business intelligence, Sun Solaris, Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., software company

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.

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, Oracle Corp., MySQL, PeopleSoft Inc., open source, IBM WebSphere, ERP, acquisition, database company, software-as-a-service, IBM Corp., SAP AG, database

Oracle works quietly with Mozilla

May 13, 2005 Joint venture is kept under wraps, leading to speculation that Oracle may be planning to release an open-source product. TAGS: Oracle Collaboration Suite, Oracle Corp., collaboration, Mozilla Corp., open source, Forrester Research Inc., collaboration tool, database company, Governor, Novell Inc., Microsoft Outlook, risk, success, work, Microsoft Corp., database

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., Solid Information Technology, MySQL, Innobase Oy, open source, Innobase InnoDB, motive, database company, database, business development, purchase, CEO, IBM Corp.

Oracle gets Groovy with open-source project

May 12, 2006 The database giant will participate in Grails, an open-source development that combines the Groovy scripting language and Java infrastructure. TAGS: scripting language, Oracle Corp., open-source project, open source, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., language

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., open source, Oracle Corp., Sun UltraSPARC, founder, open-source software, Linux, blog, IBM Corp., database, 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, open-source company, open source, Oracle Corp., IBM Corp., database, 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, software developer, IBM Corp., Oracle Corp., database, free version, open source, Microsoft Corp.

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, MySQL, database, CEO

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, Oracle Real Application Cluster, LinuxWorld, grid, application server, database, approach, open source, San Francisco, president, server, operating system

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 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, open source, Java, database, developer, server

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

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

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 software, database, Scott McNealy, open-source software, BEA Systems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Computer Associates International Inc., CEO, server

MySQL hits $50 million revenue, plans IPO

April 25, 2007 Open-source database maker hopes going public will raise funds for acquisitions, CEO Marten Mickos says. TAGS: MySQL, IPO, Oracle Corp., Ingres, open source, database, CEO, telecommunications, acquisition
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