Sun has claimed that completing its purchase of the open-source database developer MySQL will enable it to become the most complete provider of open-source server software. Jonathan Schwartz, Sun's ...

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To generate interest from developers, Boston-based Akiban Technologies has released as open source its flagship database software, called Akiban Server. The company also released a connector for ...

MySQL AB, makers of the popular open source database MySQL, announced with Pearson VUE a new MySQL certification program. The program aims to make sure that software developers who create products ...

A group of medium-sized European IT companies have launched a joint effort to try and persuade the European Parliament's to make changes to the proposed software patent directive, ahead of the second ...

OpenSolaris may be having a hard time at Oracle, but months after Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems, Java and MySQL are still viewed positively by users. Dave Rosenberg has more than 15 years ...