Other open source challengers

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Other open source challengers

Read news and analysis on Oracle's other open source database competitors, including EnterpriseDB and Sybase.

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  • Entrepreneurs turn to open source DBMS vendors

    21 Mar 2005

    Article -  The use of open source database management systems is rising rapidly. The industry is expected to reach $1 billion by 2008, according to Cambridge, Mass.-based Forrester Research.

  • Open source EnterpriseDB takes aim at Oracle customers

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    25 Apr 2006

    Article -  In an interview with SearchOracle.com, Andy Astor, EnterpriseDB's president and chief executive officer said his firm hopes to lure Oracle customers over to the open source world.

  • Sybase vs. Oracle: 10 reasons to use Sybase on Linux

    Tip -  Despite its fall from market leadership, Sybase is still a strong enterprise offering, says database consultant Dr. Mich Talebzadeh. In this tip, he gives 10 reasons why Sybase on Linux bests other databases, particularly Oracle.

  • Customers follow Oracle's Linux example

    28 May 2004

    Interview -  "Unbreakable Linux" has proven to be more than a marketing campaign for Oracle Corp. Linux is the foundation for everything the database giant sends out its Redwood Shores, Calif., doors and that's something the company wants enterprises to know. Oracle...

  • SugarCRM CEO: Thank you, Larry Ellison

    03 Nov 2005

    Article -  The CEO of open source software maker SugarCRM has a message for Oracle Corp.'s Larry Ellison.

  • EnterpriseDB CEO gunning for Oracle

    03 Nov 2005

    Article -  At this week's Open Source Business Conference, the CEO of open source database company EnterpriseDB dismissed a free version of Oracle Corp.'s database as late to the game.

  • Shuttleworth: Oracle-Ubuntu partnership only a matter of time

    26 Oct 2006

    Article -  Ubuntu's Mark Shuttleworth said that an Oracle-Ubuntu partnership is only a matter of time and would mean IT managers have the support of Canonical as well as 200-plus other organizations.

  • Opinion: Microsoft, Sun, Oracle can't sidestep Linux, open source movement

    03 Nov 2006

    Column -  I had my "flying-pigs" moment on seeing the headlines: rapprochement, accord, peace between Linux and Microsoft.

  • Open source making its mark

    17 Aug 2004

    Article -  Open source databases are beginning to put pressure on Oracle, Microsoft and IBM, according to a Forrester Research report.

  • Zend Core for Oracle seen as boon to Linux users

    31 Aug 2005

    Article -  Linux users who want to deploy PHP apps on top of Oracle can now do so without having to worry as much about driver issues, thanks to the new beta release of Zend Core for Oracle.