Open-source database company MySQL continues to add capabilities common to commercial database software as it tries to shake up the multibillion-dollar market. MySQL on Monday introduced an early ...

Open-source databases MySQL and PostgreSQL are gaining steam, but rip-and-replace situations where MySQL and PostgreSQL replace Oracle Database, IBM DB2 or Microsoft SQL Server databases remain rare.

A list of 5 best popular Open Source, free database software, Mysql, PostgreSQl, Firebird, Berkley DB and SQlite, along with comparison.

Then open-source database company takes a step to mend a rift in the open-source world by updating a licensing provision that had broken a close tie between the MySQL database and another software ...

MariaDB, the MySQL fork database management system, is throwing down the gauntlet to Oracle by forming a foundation to promote its alternative DBMS software.

MySQL and PostgreSQL are among the open-source database management systems that offer functionality at less cost. Users say they're capable, but may be lacking when it comes to support issues.

The role of open source software in modern infrastructure is expanding - the operating system, the middleware, and now, the database. In fact, many organizations are implementing open source mandates ...

A Chinese software vendor has brushed aside speculation that its enterprise product, which uses code from Oracle Corp's MySQL open-source relational database management system, faces the risk of ...