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  • MySQL creator launches campaign to 'save' database

    The creator of MySQL has launched a Web-based campaign to "save" the open-source database from the "clutches" of Oracle, which is attempting to purchase its current owner, Sun Microsystems.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus • 15 Dec. 09 02:06

  • Study: MySQL use to drop under Oracle ownership

    Usage of the open-source MySQL database is set to decline if Oracle succeeds in buying the software's owner, Sun Microsystems, according to new data released by analyst firm The 451 Group on Friday.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus • 05 Dec. 09 04:28

  • What if Oracle's buyout of Sun falls through?

    With Oracle's proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems stalled by European Union deliberations, industry dignitaries offered mixed perspectives recently on the ultimate fate of the deal and what it could mean for Sun technologies if the deal falls through.

    Written by Paul Krill • 01 Dec. 09 22:13

  • With eye on Oracle and MySQL, Red Hat invests in EnterpriseDB

    Red Hat Inc. has invested an unspecified amount in open-source database vendor EnterpriseDB Inc., a sign that the Linux vendor may be worried about the implications of Oracle Corp.'s takeover of MySQL through its pending acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc.

    Written by Eric Lai • 28 Oct. 09 12:42

  • MySQL cofounder says Oracle should sell database

    Oracle should resolve antitrust concerns over its acquisition of Sun Microsystems by selling open-source database MySQL to a suitable third party, its cofounder and creator Michael "Monty" Widenius said in a blog post on Monday.

    Written by Mikael Ricknäs • 20 Oct. 09 07:52

  • Oracle: 11g Xpress Edition 'a year or two' away

    It may be "a year or two" before Oracle releases a no-cost Express Edition (XE) of its 11g database, according to Andrew Mendelsohn, the company's senior vice president of database server technologies.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus • 13 Oct. 09 09:34

  • Ellison: We won’t spin off MySQL

    Undaunted by European Union concerns over Oracle's proposed ownership of the open source MySQL database, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison insisted Monday that he would not spin off MySQL to get EU approval of Oracle's planned acquisition of Sun Microsystems and that Oracle's database does not compete with MySQL.

    Written by Paul Krill • 22 Sept. 09 22:18

  • EC opens deeper probe of Oracle-Sun merger

    The European Commission opened an in-depth investigation into Oracle's planned $7.4 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems Thursday, citing concerns about the deal's effect on competition in the market for databases.

    Written by Paul Meller and Chris Kanaracus • 04 Sept. 09 04:59

  • Oracle leaves 'em wanting more on its plans for Sun

    Oracle Corp.'s announcement last week that it plans to buy Sun Microsystems Inc. raised questions about, well, almost every aspect of the blockbuster deal that would unite two Silicon Valley icons.

    Written by Patrick Thibodeau • 28 April 09 08:56

  • Sun unveils MySQL update as Oracle deal looms

    Sun Microsystems on Tuesday unveiled an early look at MySQL 5.4, the next version of its open-source database, one day after Oracle said it is buying Sun for $US7.4 billion.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus • 22 April 09 05:28
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