How effective are free and open source data bases? For answers, we reviewed 6:: Microsoft SQL Server Express, PostgreSQL, Oracle's MySQL, MariaDB, Apache Derby and Firebird SQL. Free or open source ...

But the free express databases are ‘significantly challenging the conventional wisdom about commercial vs. open-source databases,’ said Peter O’Kelly, an analyst at Midvale, Utah-based Burton Group.

Oracle has proposed a more transparent approach to developing its open source database MySQL, including new features supporting vectors.… As if answering recent criticism of Oracle's custodianship of ...

Free or open source databases run hundreds of millions of public-facing and private applications worldwide, but how effective is this technology and how do these products compare? For answers, we ...