Earlier, we discussed SQL Databases. In this post, I will list some popular open-source, free database software. Before starting any service online, it is necessary to choose a database that can ...

Andrew C. Oliver is a columnist and software developer with a long history in open source, databases, and cloud computing. He founded Apache POI and served on the board of the Open Source Initiative.

A Software Free-For-All. Open-source software tools continue to increase in popularity because of the multiple advantages they provide including lower upfront software and hardware costs, lower ...

Great Bridge, a start-up hoping its open-source database software will encroach on Oracle the way Red Hat has nibbled at Microsoft, is now open for business. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from ...

This is what Swarm64 database acceleration software promises ... Richter noted that the real benefit of Swarm64 DA is enabling people to use free, open source PostgreSQL in more projects, ...

We trace the rise of free open source software—code that can be freely modified and shared—from philosophical outlier to modern powerhouse. ... the MySQL database, and WordPress.

Database company Ingres is creating a package of its namesake open-source database and a version of Linux, a combination it hopes will appeal to hosted application providers. The goal of the ...

Free and open source software is released with licenses that allow it to be redistributed freely for others to use, copy, and/or modify within certain restrictions and conditions. Free culture refers ...

Companies that release software under open source licenses generate revenue in different ways. Some sell support, including Red Hat, which IBM acquired for $34 billion earlier this month. Others ...

Practical PHP and MySQL: Building Eight Dynamic Web Applications demonstrates that it’s easy to build commercial-quality Web applications using free and open source software. The book walks you ...