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'LAMP' start-up warms to free DB2

Start-up ActiveGrid has released an update to its toolset for building business applications with open-source software, adding support for IBM's newly introduced free DB2 database. Read more »

IBM to make Java database open source

Raising its stakes in open-source software, IBM plans to create an open-source project around Cloudscape, a specialised Java database, CNET News.com has learned. Read more »

IBM seeks to ease database burden

IBM next week will release a major revision of its DB2 database, providing fresh ammunition in the ongoing battle for supremacy in the database marketplace. Read more »

Database-maker Sybase reaches terabyte league

Database specialist Sybase has launched version 15 of its flagship Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) product in Australia, touting several new features such as the ability to support several terabytes of data. Read more »

IBM brings relational XML tools to mainframes

IBM has made its Viper engine available on mainframes, and the company predicts a bright future for Viper in driving through service-oriented architecture environments. Read more »

IBM snaps up stake in open source database firm

IBM has taken a minority stake in EnterpriseDB, an open source database that competes with Oracle and MySQL. Read more »

Microsoft whiffs on tools, database betas

Microsoft has missed its deadline for sending out the latest test versions of its flagship development products, SQL Server and Visual Studio. Read more »

Phillips: Oracle may support rival databases

Oracle may make a decision as early as March on whether to support multiple databases in its "Project Fusion" release, which will combine acquired products with its own applications. Read more »

Developers get latest Microsoft database, tools

Microsoft released long-awaited updates to its database and programming tools to developers on Thursday and revealed a plan to lure new database customers. Read more »

Oracle to offer free database

Oracle intends to release a free version of its database, a reaction to the growing competitive pressure from low-end open-source databases. Read more »

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IBM DB2 9.0 Review

DB2 9.0 has a lot for the newcomer or seasoned hand alike. Read more »

Migrating Legacy Applications

Builder AU technical editor, David McAmis, takes a closer look at the steps you need to take to successfully migrate legacy applications. Read more »

Do you need an application server?

If you're big on technology trends, you may be considering which application server to put in place. But the first question you should ask is whether you truly need one. Read more »

Database benchmarking

How can you separate hype from reality when evaluating database performance? Database guru Don Burleson explains some tricks vendors use to tweak their benchmark results. Read more »

Study: Open-source databases going mainstream?

Following in the footsteps of the Linux operating system, open-source databases are moving toward mainstream use and threatening proprietary software alternatives, says a new survey. Read more »

Apache's Torque project

Torque is an object-relational, persistence toolkit that generates all of the database resources required by your application. We'll help you choose a persistence layer for your application and explain what you need to start using Torque. Read more »

MySQL and stored procedures

Some people resisted using MySQL because it had no support for stored procedures. But starting with MySQL 5.0, that changed--now you can do stored procedures in this popular database. Read more »

Oracle's Jarvis: Unplugged--but not unarmed

In an interview with ZDNet, Oracle marketing chief Mark Jarvis managed to critique most of the competition. Ariba, Commerce One, I2, and Siebel? All history. IBM? A copycat. Microsoft? Vulnerable. Read more »

Are open source databases for real?

Free and open-source software is making a splash in the world of databases. But is it reliable enough for your critical applications? Read more »

BrioQuery simplifies database reporting

BrioQuery offers OLAP functionality that meets the needs of all sorts of users - from nontechnical business drivers to developers and DBAs. Read more »

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