It's tempting to speculate that Oracle 's bid for Sun Microsystems is a convenient way to kill off open-source database wonder, MySQL. But MySQL's former chief executive, Mårten Mickos, sees things ...

Oracle has released a new version of MySQL. Version 5.6 will continue to hit the “sweet spot of the web market”, said Tomas Ulin, vice-president of engineering. The new version of the open source ...

MySQL plans to include enterprise-level technology from SAP in its own open source database, after announcing Tuesday the acquisition of rights to SAP’s database, SAP DB. The two companies will work ...

The developer of one of the world’s most high-profile, open-source databases, Sweden’s MySQL AB, this week launched MySQL Cluster, a new open-source database clustering technology for applications ...

Oracle recently updated its MySQL 5.5 Enterprise Edition subscription service. The update adds new tools for design, development, administration, and backup, as well as enhancements to existing tools.

In order to appease European regulators, Oracle has made a number of commitments to the future of MySQL. Originally announced in April this year, the deal was quickly approved by US regulators but hit ...

The creation of SkySQL -- a virtual spinoff of MySQL (pre-Sun, pre-Oracle)-- was as inevitable as LibreOffice. The community simply doesn't trust that Oracle will be a good steward of open source ...

Speculation has been running rampant that Oracle may introduce its own NoSQL database at the OpenWorld conference, to be held next week in San Francisco. While Oracle thus far has been quiet about the ...

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Schooner Information Technology, Inc., whose products deliver optimal scale-up and scale-out for MySQL databases and NoSQL data stores, today announced the general ...