Open-source database Ingres targets software firms Looking to woo application companies, Ingres is creating a combo of its open-source database and Linux operating system.

Beloved by Linux users since its original release in 1996, GIMP is one of the most famous and best-maintained open source software tools out there. This software is about as close to image editing ...

The move creates the first vendor-neutral open source alternative to MongoDB that has the potential to save enterprises money ...

Pervasive Software, the power behind a Btrieve-based embeddable database, is expanding into the open-source world by backing PostgreSQL.

PostgreSQL implementation of document-oriented NoSQL datastore adopted under permissive MIT license The Linux Foundation on ...

As Oracle, IBM and Microsoft ready the next competitive round, open-source alternatives start to make their mark.

Commercialization of open source is one trend evident at LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, and its being reflected big-time in database-centric offerings.

Open-source database company MySQL continues to add capabilities common to commercial database software as it tries to shake up the multibillion-dollar market. MySQL on Monday introduced an early ...