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  • Sun to acquire MySQL for US$1bn

    Sun is taking the plunge into the database market with the purchase of open-source database developer MySQL for US$1bn.

  • Sun: MySQL buy 'most important in software history'

    The company says its acquisition of open-source database provider MySQL will enable it to dominate in open-source server software.

  • MySQL backtracks on closed-source plan

    Sun has backtracked on previous plans to release important backup features for its MySQL database under a proprietary licence, following widespread criticism from the open-source community.

  • Sun criticised for MySQL Enterprise shift

    Sun is to begin offering certain MySQL features, beginning with some backup functions, solely to its enterprise subscription customers, the company announced this week.

  • MySQL plug-ins to be closed-source

    MySQL's move to begin offering parts of its namesake database as closed source only will apply only to plug-ins such as encryption and compression according to co-founder David Axmark.

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

    Purchase of a company with close ties to open-source rival MySQL has people wondering about the database giant's motives.

  • Introduction to server virtualisation

    Virtualisation is a method of running multiple independent virtual operating systems on one computer. Here is how to migrate a physical server to a virtual version.

  • What's wrong with Java

    IBM's software chief Steve Mills says a more democratic standards process would benefit everyone -- even Sun.

  • How to blow a billion...or two

    Was Sun's US$2.2 billion acquisition of Cobalt Networks the worst deal in the history of IT? Sun would have more left over if it had spent the money on footprints in the sand.

  • Database wars: Open source versus commercial

    Selecting the right relational database management system can be tricky, and the range of platforms to choose from is enormous. What are your options, and which solution fits your needs?

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