The European Union is not the only one antsy about Oracle taking possession of the open source MySQL database should the commercial database giant’s merger with Sun Microsystems get final approval. So ...

Cutting corners: MySQL is a popular open-source relational database management system developed by Swedish company MySQL AB in the mid 90s. Sun Microsystems acquired the firm in 2008, which Oracle ...

Oracle has instigated "widespread layoffs" across its core MySQL development team, sparking concern about the future of one of the world's most popular open-source databases.… Around 70 members of the ...

MySQL, the open source database now property of Oracle, has stayed the same in such aspects as its availability under the GPL, but some traits will change under its new management. For example, Oracle ...

Oracle’s done it again. Not only has it acquired another company, but in the process it has riled up the open source community once more. If your mind was made up already, then Oracle’s acquisition of ...

In agreeing this week to pay US$1 billion for MySQL AB, Sun Microsystems Inc. said it hopes to make MySQL’s open-source database more attractive to enterprise users. But Sun has a lot of work to do, ...

Oracle is planning an aggressive fight with European regulators if its attempt to take over Sun is slapped with a statement of objections in the coming week, said people close to the company Wednesday ...