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IBM may open source DB2

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| IBM is positive about the possibility of bringing out its DB2
| database-management software under an open-source licence.
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http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1...9434137,00.htm


Related:

IBM's EnterpriseDB stake: not what you think

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| Ergo, this deal is IBM dipping its feet gingerly into a back door challenge
| to Oracle, not MySQL. Ever since IBM held back on its own SQL database
| invention, allowing Oracle to grab leadership of the market, it has always
| responded by making DB2 cheaper. But it still plays second banana. Investing
| a modest chunk in EnterpriseDB is a way of having somebody else test drive a
| new strategy for carving a wedge inside the Oracle market, something that IBM
| has hungered for going back at least 20 years. Â* Â* Â*
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http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2008/0...prisedb_stake/


Agri Stats Selects Enterprise Open Source DB, Dumps IBM DB2

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| The renowned stability and reliability of EnterpriseDB's PostgreSQL
| foundation was a key factor in Agri Stats? decision to replace DB2
| with EnterpriseDB. Since the switch, Agri Stats has enjoyed
| trouble-free operation.
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http://in.sys-con.com/read/284787_p.htm


Open Season: Firm bets the farm on open source database

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| When the xBase database's large size made custom reporting using
| xBase impractical, Agri Stats chose IBM's DB2 Workgroup Edition
| relational database as an upgrade to both xBase and DB2/400. However,
| DB2's instability and frequent crashes in the test environment made
| it unsuitable for Agri Stats' mission-critical production needs.
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| Since the switch to EnterpriseDB, executives from Agri Stats said the
| firm has enjoyed trouble-free operation.
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http://searchopensource.techtarget.c...219937,00.html
http://tinyurl.com/m3gkz
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