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  • Open source shapes up as rival to Oracle

    Oracle continues to dominate the database software market, but challenges lie ahead from open source, analysts say

  • Open source databases gaining favour

    Big companies are warming up to open-source database software, according to a new study.

  • Java devotee BEA eyes scripting languages

    BEA Systems -- a company long committed to the Java programming language -- plans to support alternative scripting languages in upcoming products.

  • Open source picks some new fights

    Open-source software, increasingly popular with budget-conscious companies, is beginning to expand into a new area: The lucrative infrastructure-software market dominated by industry giants such as Microsoft.

  • Pandora's box for open source

    Once every three months, Alan Nugent, chief technology officer of billion-dollar software company Novell, sits down with a small group of colleagues to decide what software the company will give away for free.

Features and Case Studies (4)

  • Open-source database gaining favour

    Big companies are warming up to open-source database software as an alternative to Microsoft products, according to a new study.

  • Use SQLyog to manage remote MySQL databases

    Anyone who works with MySQL should try SQLyog for remote MySQL management. SQLyog accommodates those comfortable with a command line, as well as those more used to a graphical interface.

  • Database start-ups bet on open source

    Databases have been available with an open-source licence for many years. But the past few months have seen a growing number of partnerships and products aimed at maturing the industry of add-ons and support services -- vital to winning over corporate customers.

  • Open source's next frontier

    Open-source software is starting to expand into the big-ticket infrastructure-software market dominated by Microsoft and others.

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