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- What do the database deals mean?
- What do the database deals mean?Postgres is the future of...open source databases.YOu can bet that...Oracle and Sun will be looking for ways to make money on their acquisitions. The most obvious way would be to play games with the open source products such that using them would eventually steer...
- Tags: Databases, UNIX, Postgres, MySQL, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., Ingres, PostgreSQL, database
- Discussion threads 2008-01-17
- Service Pack 2 for SQL Server arrives
- Service Pack 2 for SQL Server arrivesDump the expensive CRAPWARE from Microsoft, Experience the freedom of MySQLPostgreSQL, Ingres, etc. All much better products at a fraction of the cost to install and maintain. You can get world class service for any one of these databases.AWESOME.Some functionality that was in Maint....
- Tags: Databases, Enterprise software, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, service pack, Service Pack 2, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, database, server, Ingres, PostgreSQL
- Discussion threads 2007-02-20
- Ingres to play possum in mySQL hen house
- Ingres to play possum in mySQL hen houseIf you're not there is fantastic value in products MySQL and PostgresqlIf you're going to pay money and develop something there are many well used big name databases out there. If you're not there is fantastic value in products like MySQL and Postgresql.conversion...
- Tags: Databases, OPEN SOURCE, MySQL, Ingres, database
- Discussion threads 2006-04-25
- Ingres to play possum in mySQL hen house
- I know, it's correct to say Ingres chief architect Bill Maimone will be the fox in mySQL's henhouse, when he goes to their Santa Clara meeting tomorrow. But I have always had more trouble with opossums than foxes in raising my chickens, here in the urban jungle of Atlanta, and...
- Tags: Bill Maimone, MySQL, Ingres
- Blog posts 2006-04-25
- Open source database wars begin
- Web 2.0 start-ups have a hidden vulnerability. They all rely on the same database, mySQL.Now mySQL is a nice little database. But can it scale as these projects become "enterprise class?" And what of Oracle's buying key mySQL tools, like InnoDB?Those are interesting questions, and Dave Dargo says he has...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Ingres, Dave Dargo
- Blog posts 2005-11-07
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- 588 Kleiner Perkins iFund developers accidentally leaked to Web
- A MySQL file containing contact information, founder bios, business plans, demos and financial information for 588 applicants to Kleiner Perkins's iFund – a $100 million fund to invest in startups building applications for the iPhone – was accidentally posted to the Web and indexed by Google. Kleiner...
- Tags: Developer, Web, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Fruux, BIOS, Open Source, Databases, Financial Accounting, Hardware, Components, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Finance, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- Slicing up Sun
- Slicing up SunDell seems a better fit.If any company could make money on Sun's current products, Sun itself is the most likely to do so. That Sun cannot produce profits means that the buyers would not be interested in continuing what Sun is now doing.Sun's most important assets are...
- Tags: Sun Solaris, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate law, OPEN SOURCE, Manufacturing hardware, Sun Microsystems Inc., Dell Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-12-03
- Slicing up Sun
- Being employed by a large technology company and being a freelance technology writer has its pitfalls -- one of which is from a disclosure perspective, I'm not allowed to talk about strategy and forward-looking statements regarding the company I work for. The risk...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Storage, Open Source, Processors, Servers, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-12-03
- Zoho launches CloudSQL; Plays anti-lock-in card
- Zoho on Tuesday launched CloudSQL, a middleware layer that gives developers access to Zoho Applications data via a SQL database call. With the move, Zoho is playing an anti-lock-in card. One of the biggest worries about software as a service is that your data--and your business--can be...
- Tags: Card, Monitor, Data, SQL, CloudSQL, Zoho Applications, Databases, Software As A Service (SaaS), Programming Languages, Monitors & Displays, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Emerging Technologies, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Hardware, Components, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Zoho's CloudSQL: a real step forward
- Zoho just can't stop churning out software. Today it is launching the Zoho CloudSQL. Put simply, this is the first step to providing a cloud based integration framework that allows developers to pass data between Zoho applications and their own. This is exciting stuff. For the...
- Tags: SQL, Cloud, Zoho, Smb/Sme, Databases, Programming Languages, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- News to know: Apple and anti-virus; Vista SP2; Kumo; Palm; Linux
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Christopher Dawson: Just what does it take to switch to desktop Linux (part 2)? Ryan Naraine: Apple: Mac users should run multiple anti-virus Breaking...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Nokia Corp., Antivirus, Service Pack 2, Palm Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., SOA, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Security, Viruses And Worms, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Sun warns of bugs as it releases MySQL 5.1
- Sun warns of bugs as it releases MySQL 5.1Good questionI first question why the first priority wasn't on fixing the bugs instead of adding features. I secondly question the purpose of including features that are of beta quality - if they need 'real world testing' then they should have included...
- Tags: MySQL 5.1, Sun Microsystems Inc., MySQL
- Discussion threads 2008-12-01
- Sun warns of bugs as it releases MySQL 5.1
- MySQL's founder has released version 5.1 of the open-source database software, but simultaneously warned of a number of bugs present in the new features that still need to be fixed. Sun has released version 5.1 of the open-source MySQL database software, but the software's founder simultaneously warned...
- Tags: MySQL, Sun Microsystems Inc., Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Sun, MySQL 5.1, bugs, Lana Kovacevic Builder AU
- News items 2008-12-01
- Thanksgiving: Some of the things that make me thankful
- Thanksgiving: Some of the things that make me thankfulA few of my favorite thingsFacebook - although next year I'm hoping for a Facebook App that will retain the veracity of the slogan “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas!” by refusing to post Facebook updates if it senses that the...
- Tags: Blogging, Facebook
- Discussion threads 2008-11-27
- Which check to write? when open source means Jack
- Which check to write? when open source means JackBut what if it actually costs less to use Windows?I don't know in reality. It seems like most of the analysts out there seem to think it just doesn't matter that much which OS you use - though I would say...
- Tags: Operating systems, Linux, open source, Microsoft Windows, OSS, WINDOWS BASED
- Discussion threads 2008-11-20
- Can database lock-in be broken
- Can database lock-in be brokenCredit Larry for being very good, cheap enough, and just enough lock-in.But, there are a lot of transactions done by open source databases and it is growing. It would be interesting to know the percentage of transactions done by each database worldwide.Ingres and Postgres"Ingres is based...
- Tags: Databases, Ingres, Oracle Corp., Postgres, Michael Stonebraker, database
- Discussion threads 2008-11-19
- Dick, Jane, and MySQL: why recessions favor open source
- Dick, Jane, and MySQL: why recessions favor open sourceA few questions+ can you give me an accounting open source software that is accepted by accountants that produces year in year out up to dates forms accepted by the fiscal administration ?+ can you give me the name of an...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, recession, MySQL, open source, software
- Discussion threads 2008-11-19
- News to know: Microsoft; Psystar; Mozilla; Storm; Office 2.0
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ryan Naraine: Microsoft kills OneCare, replaces it with freebie ‘Morro' Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft kills off Windows Live OneCare and Equipt subscription services Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Microsoft...
- Tags: Jerry Yang, Mary Jo Foley, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Mozilla Corp., Office 2.0, Software As A Service (SaaS), Handhelds, Emerging Technologies, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- Dick, Jane, and MySQL: why recessions favor open source
- Recessions are good for open source simply because they force non IT management to face the costs of IT -and think a bit about what they know it can do for the business. by Paul Murphy
- Tags: Recession, Information Technology, MySQL, Open Source, Paul Murphy, Bank, Accounting, Server, Times, Richard, Sales Strategy, Financial Services, Sales
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- Open source is not all about the money
- Open source is not all about the moneyI'm kind of sorry to see them go.I just happened to come across this site: http://www.abandonedbutnotforgotten.com/sun_microsystems.htmIt seems that the "vultures" are striking early. I didn't really care for Sun's seesaw affair with Open Source but I believe their presence helped to strengthen...
- Tags: open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., Open Source IS
- Discussion threads 2008-11-18
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