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  • Business Objects signals Eclipse move

    Business intelligence software maker Business Objects has signalled its intention to join the Eclipse Foundation and move several products onto the open source platform.

  • BEA, Sybase join open-source consortium

    Back-end software makers BEA Systems and Sybase have joined the Eclipse open-source foundation, lending two more established companies to the organisation.

  • Sybase trial is a masquerade

    The company's implication - that an open-source licence subjects licensees to intolerable restrictions that a commercial licence does not - is an invitation to apply additional scrutiny. So we did.

  • The software contrarian

    John Chen knows how to speak his mind, particularly when he feels optimistic about the future.

  • Database a solo effort for Red Hat

    Red Hat is preparing to launch an open-source database product, but its decision to develop the project on its own came only after another company rebuffed its request for help.

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  • Sybase CEO champions open source

    John Chen sits down in a Face to Face interview with ZDNet editor-in-chief Dan Farber to talk about Sybase's high-end database, offered for free in a limited version to mainly small and midsize businesses. The CEO believes that as customer needs grow, they'll upgrade, paying Sybase for value-added tools that handle larger data sets, unstructured data, search, EII, federated databases and other functions.

  • Open-source CMS: On the rise

    Alternatives to traditional content management products are now ready for prime time, but there are several factors to consider when selecting an open-source solution.

  • Open-source .Net takes shape

    Builders of the Mono open-source development project has released an update that will let programmers write Microsoft .Net applications for Linux and Unix operating systems.

  • Fancy a freebie?

    Oracle has finally jumped on the "free" database bandwagon, joining the likes of IBM, Microsoft and Sybase. Will users bite?

  • MySQL boasts might against big players

    MySQL kicked off its first-ever users conference by releasing the source code of its upcoming MySQL 5.0 product and touting its reputation as the little database company that could.

Reviews (4)

  • Open source threatens Java servers

    Open-source software has already shaken up the operating systems business. Now, Java server software makers are feeling the heat.

  • Duelling databases: Four apps tested

    Databases are by no means an easy product category to understand. Many of the big players now offer free or "light" versions of their databases, but comparing them all is no easy task -- as we found out.

  • MySQL or SQL Server: Look beyond politics and hype

    MySQL may be free, but what if money isn't the only factor? Find out how these database heavyweights stack up and how to decide which one to use.

  • Could Macs mean business at last?

    Is recently released Mac OS X Jaguar just a catch-up to Windows XP features, or is there more to Apple's latest operating system than meets the eye.

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