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 [...]
Oracle acquisition of Sun Microsystems approved by Justice Department
Database industry giant Oracle has said that their acquisition of Sun Microsystems has now received the approval from the Justice Department in the USA.
They are now waiting for approval by the European Commission.
The acquisition deal has been facing issues because of the involvement of technologies [...]
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 [...]
Oracle acquires Sun Microsystems
Rumors in the market had claimed that IBM was in talks with Sun Microsystems. The talks reportedly did not materialize.
The latest news in the market is that Oracle has now announced their decision to acquire Sun Microsystems.
The deal is worth around $7.4-billion.
This would further strengthen Oracle as they compete [...]
Open Cloud Platform launched by Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems has announced the launch of its own cloud computing platform named Open Cloud Platform.
Sun Microsystems’ Open Cloud Platform is powered by Java, MySQL, OpenSolaris, and Open Storage software technologies.
The company also announced Sun Cloud which is their public cloud-computing service designed for developers and [...]
Michael Widenius leaves Sun Microsystems to launch Monty Program
Michael “Monty” Widenius is the original developer of the popular open source database system MySQL.
He has now announced his resignation from Sun Microsystems to start his own company Monty Program.
Monty announced this new development on his personal blog.
Sun Microsystems had acquired MySQL last year for US$1 [...]
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 [...]
.com Solutions Inc. today releases updated FmPro Script Diff 1.27. FmPro Script Diff’s new control flow view includes support for IF/ELSE/END IF/LOOP/END LOOP statements, graphically showing the statements included within each control flow structure. FileMaker Pro developers can use the graphical control flow feature to instantly see the structure of their code at a glance. [...]
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
.com Solutions Inc. has released FmPro Migrator 4.38, as a maintenance update, including Bento to FileMaker Pro migration feature enhancements. FmPro Migrator 4.38 adds a new Bento CSV/TAB delimited export feature for Unicode data, enabling customers with localized versions of Bento to export non-ASCII characters to FileMaker Pro and other applications.
Fremont, CA – .com [...]
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