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SkySQL merges with MariaDB to make 'next generation' open-source database

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Original MySQL team members reunited through merger
24 Apr 2013

Nokia Entertainment: Why we went Mongo

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Nokia tells Computing about the pros and cons of NoSQL database MongoDB
11 Apr 2013

Ordnance Survey issues £2m tender for IT services

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UK national mapping agency on the hunt for agile software development partner
21 Feb 2013

Symantec finds malware that corrupts SQL databases

Malware appears to be designed to damage data, not steal it
26 Nov 2012

Analysis: The inexorable rise of NoSQL

Many firms find it hard to look past Oracle, IBM or HP for their data warehouse and business intelligence tools. But with the advent of big data, the niche players’ day may be dawning. John Leonard speaks to one of the upstarts
03 Oct 2012

MySql.com serves malware following hack

Oracle site redirected visitors to a malicious site that installed malware on their machines
27 Sep 2011

Another Sony site hacked

Information on 1,000,000 SonyPictures.com users compromised, according to hacking group LulzSec
03 Jun 2011

Tower of Babel: A linguistic analogue to technological standards


09 May 2011

Lizamoon: will lessons be learned?

The recent massive SQL injection attack was a stark reminder of how slack coding practices can have sometimes devastating consequences
19 Apr 2011

Ingres criticises Oracle investment strategy for MySQL

Oracle release of MySQL 7.1 investment strategy draws immediate criticism from rival Ingres
14 Apr 2010

Oracle sheds light on its Sun plans

The database giant hopes its acquisition of Sun will enable it to achieve the kind of hegemony IBM enjoyed in the 1960s and 1970s. But what does it plan to do with Sun’s products?
02 Feb 2010

Microsoft and HP tie up: What are their motives?

Analysts say Microsoft's plans are clear, but HP's strategy is not
20 Jan 2010

Redmond exploits MySQL uncertainty

Microsoft offers SQL Server Migration Assistant to firms not wanting to migrate to Oracle databases
12 Jan 2010

Oracle : "EU doesn’t understand open source"

Oracle criticises European Commission's objections to its acquisition of MySQL
10 Nov 2009

The sun has not yet set on this debate

It is clear why Oracle is keen to retain MySQL ­- and why the EU seems just as keen on quashing the deal for the sake of competitiveness
05 Nov 2009

Ellison – "Sun losing $100m a month"

Oracle boss tells EU to hurry as Sun losses mount
22 Sep 2009

Oracle to buy Sun Microsystems for $7.4bn

Database provider steps in after IBM pulls out to create new hardware, software and services giant
20 Apr 2009