A list of 5 best popular Open Source, free database software, Mysql, PostgreSQl, Firebird, Berkley DB and SQlite, along with comparison.

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 ...

Open source PostgreSQL on steroids: Swarm64 database acceleration software for performance improvement and analytics Take the 4th most popular database in the world.

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

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

Such a move could trigger displeasure at Oracle but curry favor with open-source advocates. Image: A Sun database?

Many hot new enterprise technologies are centered around free, “open-source” technology. But how can corporate customers, and investors, evaluate all these new open-source offerings? These ...

Following Linux's footsteps, open-source databases are moving toward mainstream use and threatening proprietary software alternatives, a new survey says.

The database vendor says doesn't fear open-source competition and it will continue to go to market with vertical industry solutions that solve specific business problems.

Such a move could trigger displeasure at Oracle but curry favor with open-source advocates. Image: A Sun database?