How do you make money from free software? One way is to make an "Enterprise" version that you charge for, make the free version harder to find and use, and start using scary words like "indemnity ...

“Free” in the software business does not necessarily mean free of charge, said MySQL CEO Marten Mickos, who reviewed a list of business models for open source at the Open Source Business ...

Open source cloud data platform Aiven has launched free plans for its open source database services, Aiven for PostgreSQL, Aiven for MySQL, and Aiven for Redis. The plans are available to anyone.

MySQL to set Falcon free Open-source database company to provide technical details on homegrown storage engine, administration tools.

Monty Widenius, one of the original cofounders of MySQL, issued a statement Monday articulating his latest views about Oracle's acquisition of Sun. He shares the European Commission's concern that ...

I'm not sure if this is better served in the symposium, but I am looking for a freeware alternative to Navicat for accessing/backing up MySQL databases that runs on 10.4/Intel.Thanks.

With Oracle acquiring Sun Microsystems, it also acquires MySQL, the poster child for open-source applications. (Not to mention Solaris, which Sun says is a larger Linux distribution than Red Hat.

McAfee Secures MySQL Databases with Free Audit Plug-ins - SiliconANGLEDatabases are essentially the most common target for data breaches. There are also security concerns looming around lack of ...

Microsoft has announced the first CTP of a SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) for MySQL v1.0, which automates aspects of the migration process to Microsoft SQL Server 2005 & 2008 including SQL ...

The company on Friday posted a "freebie" version of its 10g product to the Oracle Technical Network (OTN). Oracle Database 10g Express Edition, or XE, targets hobbyists, new database developers ...