Oracle asked to sell MySQL
Open Source activist Richard Stallman has called on Oracle to sell MySQL which they are gaining as part of their acquisition of Sun Microsystems.
Richard Stallman along with Knowledge Ecology International and Open Rights Group have asked the European Commission to force Oracle to sell this open source database product before [...]
WordPress 2.8 could be released on June 10
WordPress developers have revealed that they are aiming to release the next stable edition of the popular blogging software on June 10.
WordPress 2.8 is currently undergoing beta testing.
Developers have also stated that the next edition of WordPress would require at least MySQL 4.1.2.
Current editions of WordPress [...]
FileMaker Pro 10 released
FileMaker has announced the release of their latest product update FileMaker Pro 10.
FileMaker Pro 10 is the latest version of company’s professional database software.
The company has made several changes in this latest edition. The user interface has been overhauled to make it more useful to the users.
Users also get access to [...]
Oracle contributes data-integrity protection code to Linux code
Database industry giant Oracle has contributed data-integrity protection code which was developed in collaboration with hardware vendor Emulex to the Linux kernel.
The company said that this code would decrease the possibility that erroneous data will get written to disk.
Scott McIntyre, vice president of product marketing at Emulex added [...]
MySQL 5.1 launch delayed
Sun Microsystems has said that they are delaying the launch of MySQL 5.1.
The company however did release a release candidate version of the application yesterday.
Sun said that they need some time to fix the remaining bugs in this release to make it a production ready application.
A company representative said: “When we [...]
Following a fast-lived yet intensive Public Beta test, Synium Software today ships the next important update for their popular genealogy application: MacFamilyTree 5.1 is a free update for all registered users of MacFamilyTree 5. New features include an interactive Media Browser, configurable Fan Chart, a tool for Database Maintenance and many enhancements to media handling [...]
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Oracle certifies Nokia mobile phones
Database industry giant Oracle has said that they have now certified a number of Nokia products as interoperable with Oracle’s CRM and database software.
This would help Nokia as they would be able to market their phones as potential replacements for computers.
Oracle said that they have validated Nokia’s Intellisync Device Management with [...]
