Big Red promises 'new era' as long-frustrated contributors weigh whether to believe it Oracle is taking steps to "repair" its ...

Oracle is synonymous with database. In fact, the company has about six different databases to solve whatever data management problem you have. Are you still running OpenVMS? Oracle will hook you up ...

It may be time for Oracle to donate MySQL -- as it did with OpenOffice -- to The Apache Foundation, or another open source house. It's no secret that the Redwood Shores, Calif. company acquired Sun, ...

Move reveals just how far the software giant is willing to go to adapt to the burgeoning open-source environment. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital ...

As Big Red's governance of the popular database comes into question, contributors to MySQL consider wresting control ...

Oracle’s recent release of three new commercial extensions to the MySQL database has caused an outcry among some in the MySQL community. Some, including project founder Michael “Monty” Widenius, are ...

With Oracle acquiring Sun Microsystems, it also acquires MySQL, the poster child for open-source applications. (Not to mention Solaris, which Sun says is a larger Linux distribution than Red Hat.) ...

MySQL is widely used for transaction processing databases, but it has usually been necessary to extract data into a separate database for analytics work. "The Oracle MySQL Database Service with the ...

Michael "Monty" Widenius says the European Commission is right to be concerned about the Oracle-Sun merger and urges Oracle to sell MySQL to settle antitrust issues. Lance Whitney is a freelance ...

Oracle is making a fresh run at Microsoft’s SQL Server, claiming on Tuesday that its open-source MySQL database offers up to 90% cost savings over SQL Server along with blazing performance on Windows.