(News) Sun's deal to buy MySQL closed Tuesday, with Sun CEO calling the deal the 'most important' in the software market.
(News) Oracle Corp. has issued details on pricing for its new 11g enterprise database, with the vendor making some of the most talked-about features available as extra-cost add-ons.
(News) MySQL AB has made it harder for developers to use the enterprise edition of its database software for free, sparking a debate about whether the company has strayed from its obligation to its open-source community.
(News) Open-source database vendor Ingres Corp. appointed a new CEO on Wednesday and said its new appliance servers, which are slightly behind schedule, will be available soon.
(Reviews) Alpha Five offers more choices for extending functions with scripts and Web software, but most users will likely want to spend the extra money for the more-intuitive FileMaker.
(News) EnterpriseDB has notched up international florist FTD Group as a customer in a vote of confidence for the young database company, which is trying to poach customers from Oracle Corp. with the promise of lower license fees and compatibility with Oracle applications.
(News) IBM Corp. plans to release the final version of DB2 Viper 2, a major upgrade to its DB2 9 database software, before the end of this year, a company spokesman said this week.
(News) Oracle probably worried some DBAs earlier this week when it released its Critical Patch Update, but neglected its most critical database flaw of the quarter for 9.2.0.8 users on the Windows platform. At the time, Oracle said this fix would come on April 30, but now it looks like Oracle has found a way to get the patch out.
(News) Microsoft Corp. released Service Pack 2 (SP2) for SQL Server 2005 on Tuesday, a free upgrade [<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/2005/downloads/servicepacks/sp2.mspx">available for download</a>], in addition to new virtualization licensing for the database.
Oracle Continues PeopleSoft 9 Rollout
(news) Microsoft Releases SQL Server 2005, Other Packages
(news) Oracle Readies Free Database
(reviews) FileMaker 8 Packs Plenty of Conveniences
(reviews) FileMaker 8 Packs Plenty of Conveniences
(news) Oracle Patches Its Security Patches
(news) First Look: AskSam 6 Offers Database Flexibity
(news) New exploits could affect customers who never applied patches for known database flaws.
(news) Alpha Five Version 6 provides menu-driven scripting to more easily build Web-accessible databases.
(reviews) Popular database management workhorse gains increased muscle.
(news) Database goes fully relational, enhances security and Web access.
(reviews) Intuit and Surado Solutions offer industrial-strength CRM packages for small businesses.
(news) Task Manager works with FileMaker database to help track, manage daily work.
(news) Meeting organizer, recruiting tool lead new line of database accessories.
(news) Newest Alpha Five supports most features at lesser price.
(news) Version 5.1 has new search, data-management functions.
(reviews) This database program handles both structured and unstructured data with aplomb.
(reviews) The latest version of this database storage and retrieval program adds features for managing graphics effectively.
(news) New features in FileMaker Pro 6 support XML connection and stronger integration with digital media.
(news) Web publishing, integration with server databases enhanced in FileMaker 5.5, available on several platforms.
(reviews) Free-form database makes storing and retrieving documents as easy as using your word processor.
(reviews) FileMaker enters the Palm arena with its new software.
(reviews) Intuit QuickBase database manager
(reviews) FileMaker extends its cross-platform data-sharing reputation with FileMaker Mobile for the Palm OS.
