First, the database is available in two flavors; second, various flavors of SQL dialects can be used, each carrying its own implications. Let's first look at the architecture issue and then move on to ...

For answers, we reviewed six popular free or open source database products: Microsoft SQL Server Express, PostgreSQL, Oracle’s MySQL, MariaDB, Apache Derby and Firebird SQL.

We tested six popular free or open source relational database management systems (RDBMS): Microsoft SQL Server Express, PostgreSQL, Oracle’s MySQL, MariaDB, Apache Derby, and Firebird SQL. We ...

While high-profile open-source efforts like MySQL and PostgreSQL slug it out with the big four commercial databases, a Tasmanian newspaper is betting on the lesser-known Firebird SQL server for ...