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7/5/2008 6:34:10 PM
The success of Linux and other open source projects has depended heavily on the support and investment of major IT companies, Oracle Chief ...
Sun Claims Big Leap with MySQL Upgrade Next Week7/5/2008 6:34:00 PM
MySQL developers should be able to get their hands on a major update to the open-source database next week when Sun Microsystems hosts its first ...
MySQL Upgrade Now Slated for June, Sun Says7/5/2008 6:34:00 PM
Sun Microsystems pushed out a "near final" version of MySQL 5.1 on Tuesday, but is holding back the production release of the open-source database ...
MySQL Users Mostly Unphased By Sun Acquisition7/5/2008 6:34:00 PM
Customers at the MySQL conference this week said Sun Microsystems' acquisition of the database company could increase MySQL's credibility among ...
Sun Announces 'unlimited' GlassFish-MySQL Bundle7/5/2008 6:33:57 PM
Sun Microsystems on Friday announced a database and application-server package that allows unlimited deployments for a fixed annual rate ...
Options for Enterprise Open Source Applications Continue to Grow7/4/2008 1:54:30 AM
The next time you have a project in need of a software solution, try an experiment. Go to open-source collaboration site SourceForge and spend five ...
Essential Technology: Open Source CRM and BI7/3/2008 11:43:46 AM
The odds are good that the LAMP stack is running somewhere inside your company. The acronym refers to the foundational foursome of the open-source ...
Free Code for Sale: The New Business of Open Source7/3/2008 11:14:23 AM
The future of open source is not Linus Torvalds. . . . . It's Marty Roesch.. . . . In 1998, Roesch, then 28 and an engineer at telecom company ...
7/3/2008 8:53:38 PM
Computerworld
If blogging is all about self-expression, why do so many blogs look so blah? . . Most beginner "blahgs," it seems, are generated using free ...
Oracle still top dog in tough database market6/30/2008 3:12:48 PM
Computerworld
The relational database market is a lot less crowded than it used to be, and it's no surprise, considering the players have to contend with a ...
JavaOne: Sun backs off plan to charge for MySQL backup features5/7/2008 12:57:21 AM
Computerworld
Sun Microsystems Inc. has dropped its unpopular plan to charge for some features -- and their source code -- in its recently acquired MySQL ...
Sun plans job cuts, blames weak Q3 results on U.S. economy5/2/2008 3:10:46 PM
Computerworld
In its first earnings report since completing the $1 billion acquisition of open-source database vendor MySQL AB, Sun Microsystems Inc. yesterday ...