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Lentz on Open Database Alliance board
Arjen Lentz, executive director of Brisbane-based company Open Query, has become a member of the interim board of directors for the Open Database Alliance (ODBA) — an organisation intended to promote the ecosystem around free and open source databases. Read more »
Jovial Ellison cracks IBM jokes
Oracle supremo Larry Ellison has taken several potshots at his company's rival IBM, denigrating the power efficiency of Big Blue's hardware and opening fire on its blanket "Smarter Planet" marketing campaign. Read more »
Oracle buy 'no worries' for MySQL users
Australian MySQL expert Arjen Lentz today said that Oracle's purchase of Sun Microsystems and the associated MySQL open-source database assets was not a problem for MySQL users. Read more »
Oracle to buy Sun for US$7.4bn
Software giant Oracle is to buy server and software maker Sun Microsystems, the two companies announced late Monday. Read more »
Sun steps into the cloud-computing fray
Sun has launched the Sun Open Cloud platform, in a bid to gain a place in the growing cloud-computing market and challenge companies such as Amazon. Read more »
MySQL founder joins Sun exodus
Monty Widenius, the original author of the MySQL database server, has resigned from Sun Microsystems after months of protracted discussions about his career. Read more »
Q&A: Sun open-source officer Simon Phipps
As the chief open-source officer at Sun Microsystems, Simon Phipps spoke to ZDNet.com.au about the MySQL acquisition, and community engagement on OpenOffice.org and OpenSolaris. Read more »
With JavaFX, Sun seeks new coders, new revenue
With a back-to-the-future technology called JavaFX, Sun hopes to attract a new class of developer while building a much-needed new revenue source. Read more »
MySQL releases dodgy v5.1
Sun Microsystems late last week released version 5.1 of the open source MySQL database software, but the software's founder simultaneously warned of a number of bugs present in the included new features that still needed to be fixed. Read more »
Sun to shed up to 6,000 jobs
Sun Microsystems late last week announced plans to shed between 5,000 and 6,000 jobs. Read more »
Features (129)
Why PostgreSQL is a better enterprise database than MySQL
This article demonstrates some of the features that make PostgreSQL a standout database. While it's a bit more challenging to set up and use, he thinks it offers much more security, reliability and data integrity than MySQL. Read more »
Set up rsyslog to store syslog messages in MySQL
This article tells you how to use rsyslog with phpLogCon, which allows you to store your syslog messages in MySQL and view them as a web page. Read more »
10 open source headlines we'd like to see in 2010
At the beginning of a bright, shiny new year, a lot of things seem possible -- or at least worth imagining. Here are a few fantasy headlines. Read more »
2009: A Linux year in review
This article looks back over the year 2009 at developments in the world of Linux and Open Source. What do you think are the big stories? Read more »
10 questions to ask when selecting open source products for your enterprise
To make sure you realise all the benefits of open source, run these simple background checks on an open source project. Read more »
10 open source projects worth checking out
The open source field is pretty crowded, but certain projects stand above the rest. This article introduces 10 open source tools and solutions you don’t want to overlook. Read more »
10 reasons Linux should be your netbook operating system
Some users believe that Windows is the best netbook OS. But others think Linux is a much better fit. Check out his reasons and see if you agree. Read more »
Celebrating freedom with open source
Happy Independence day to our US readers. And with this celebration, I thought it would be a good day to remind everyone what open source is all about, at least on a fundamental, non-TCO-ROI level. Read more »
10 must-have Linux web-based tools
There's no shortage of web-centric Linux tools -- the trick is figuring out which ones are best for your needs. This article offers a list of those that Jack Wallen thinks are the cream of the crop. Read more »
10 ways Microsoft could help Linux
The author supports an alliance between Microsoft and Linux. Find out why he believes both camps could work together for the benefit of all concerned. Read more »
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Ellison applies the 'Art of War' in Sun deal
ZDNet.com editor in chief Larry Dignan and senior editor Sam Diaz discuss the Oracle CEO's gamesmanship in buying Sun Microsystems and how he outplayed IBM. They also share their views on the future of Java and what Oracle plans to do with Sun's troubled hardware business. Read more »
ASCII, .Net Naming and the ATO -- Club Builder
This week's Club Builder looks at fixing .NET's versioning problems, how ASCII art can help remembering SSH keys, and how the ATO intends to let people running OS X or Linux file tax returns. Read more »
AOL takes AIM to iPhone
At Apple’s official launch of the iPhone software development kit, Rizwan Sattar, AOL senior software engineer, shows off the company's new instant-messaging software for the iPhone. The new software allows users to chat over the AIM network, switch among conversations, and upload user profile photos. Read more »
Super Monkey Boy -- Club Builder
This week we look at the first beta of IE8, examine the iPhone SDK and Steve Ballmer does what he does best on stage. Read more »
Ballmer revives 'monkey boy' at Mix
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer does a monkey dance reprisal Read more »
iPhone SDK makes public debut
From games to instant-messaging and business-oriented applications, Apple demonstrated practical uses of its software development kit. CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi shares the highlights from the event at the company's headquarters in Cupertino, California Read more »
Jobs unveils iPhone App Store
At an Apple event at its headquarters in Cupertino, California, CEO Steve Jobs launches the company's new iPhone App Store. Third-party developers can build software for the device and have it distributed via the App Store and iTunes. Read more »
Salesforce.com apps for the Apple iPhone
At Apple's official launch of the iPhone software development kit, Chuck Dietrich, Salesforce.com vice president of mobile, demos new business software on the device. The tools let sales representatives manage applications such as analytics and business intelligence tools on the go. The Apple event took place at company headquarters in California. Read more »
Wikimedia Foundation Defends Jimmy Wales
Sue Gardner, executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation, defended Wikipedia co-creator Jimmy Wales who is under fire for allegedly misusing foundation funds. Read more »
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Non-professional Oracle wrestling
-- The latest and greatest version of the Oracle database, 11g Release 2, was made available recently and as the resident technical person, it fell to me to take it for a spin. Little did I realise the hell that I had just walked into. Read more »
Oracle buys Sun
-- In this week's edition of Roundup: Oracle to buy Sun Microsystems, Ubuntu 9.04 gets released and Microsoft shows off new Windows 7 security features. Read more »
Sun moves into the clouds
-- Find out the highlights from Microsoft's Mix conference, what new feature are coming out in iPhone 3.0 and more in this week's Roundup. Read more »
Sun, Mars and other planetary news
-- It's been a busy week for Sun Microsystems, Adobe has to do all the work for iPhone flash and we look at each browser's marketshare. Read more »
The festive season not so festive
-- This is still meant to be the festive season, isn't it? When they say you should show goodwill towards your fellow (hu)man, I don't think they meant redundancy payments. Read more »
Tools for the Semantic Web
-- This blog post covers some of the technologies available for creating applications for the Semantic Web. Read more »
Sun eye Web developers with Netbeans 6.5
-- Despite the recent employment axe hitting Sun the company has pushed out a new release of its Netbeans open source IDE with an eye to appeal more to Web developers. Read more »
Azure: A matter of trust
-- Ray Ozzie hit the nail on the head when he said Azure's success will hinge on trust. Who outside (and inside) the core circle of ISV trust Microsoft? Read more »
Q&A with EditMe: A wiki for non-geeks
-- Finally, a wiki CMS solution that you can safely give to your clients to use. But sshhhh... don't call it a wiki... Read more »
The future remains yesterday
-- Remember when MySQL was blazingly fast and cared little for SQL standards? When MySQL regarded a view as something nice from your window and a trigger was treated as a weaponry component? Those days are set to return with a MySQL fork called Drizzle. Read more »
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Mini-Confs Day 1
Linux.conf.au kicked off today with a series of mini conferences covering a range of topics Read more »
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