On the software front, the open-source mySQL database is a weak on management and development tools, compared to the proprietary databases, such as Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle.

Quest Software, a global systems management and security software provider, is releasing Toad Edge, a new commercial database toolset that can manage next-generation open source database environments.

Sybase is releasing real-time data management software and a new version of its relational database, and MySQL is adding clustering to its open source database.

Companies including backup software maker Arkeia and customer relationship management software makers SupportWizard and TechExcel said they are planning to announce support for MySQL database on ...

Redgate announced today a new cross-database DevOps tool which allows development teams to include test data management in their DevOps processes.

MySQL has become perhaps the most visible player in the open source database market. With revenues now at $20 million annually, the company is eyeing a greater enterprise presence with its ...

Sun has claimed that completing its purchase of the open-source database developer MySQL will enable it to become the most complete provider of open-source server software. Jonathan Schwartz, Sun ...

MySQL has always denied it competes directly with Oracle and IBM, preferring to call its product “complementary.” That may have been due to the limitations of its software or because it was ...

Sun has announced the official release of MySQL 5.1, a new version of the popular open source database software. Although Sun has declared that this version is ready for widespread adoption in ...