Computerworld

Infobright: We’re the MySQL of open source data warehousing

Infobright on Monday unwrapped a new version of its open source data warehouse for analytics — and shared its lofty expectations for the product. “What MySQL did for databases, letting the low end of ...
Computerworld

Solid to launch open-source storage engine for MySQL

Solid Information Technology Inc., which makes embedded databases that are widely used in telecommunications equipment, yesterday announced plans to release an open-source version of its core storage ...
Network World

If MySQL falters, what do you replace it with?

The MySQL relational database serves as a back end for millions of websites, and powers millions of non-Internet data-handling applications. In 2009 ownership of MySQL passed to Oracle when it bought ...
Reuters

Many open-sourcers back an Oracle takeover of MySQL

A number of influential members of the open-source community are raising their voices about Oracle Corp.'s pending takeover of the open source MySQL database. Surprisingly, many are not opposing the ...
CRN

Open-Source Database Convergence: MySQL To Adopt SAP DB

Walldorf, Germany-based SAP will continue to offer the product, which will be renamed. Both databases are respected in the open-source world, but SAP DB, by virtue of its presence in SAP ERP accounts, ...