Many open-sourcers back an Oracle takeover of MySQL
Surprisingly, many members of the open source community are not opposing the shift in MySQL ownership that would come with the close of Oracle's $7.4 billion deal to acquire current owner Sun Microsystems Inc., contending that it would not wound the open source database.
CSC Expands Alliance Via Oracle Fusion Middleware Program
CSC has announced that it has expanded its relationship with Oracle through its participation in Oracle's partner and training enablement program for Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g. This endeavor is part of a broader CSC program to develop solutions leveraging the Oracle product suite, the company said. Current efforts include service-oriented architecture (SOA) and vertical-industry solutions.
Sun to cut 3,000 jobs as Oracle awaits approval for deal
Sun Microsystems will lay off up to 3,000 workers over the next 12 months as Oracle awaits approval from European regulators for its acquisition of the company.
Richard Stallman joins call for Oracle to divest MySQL
Oracle must be stopped from taking over MySQL, according to Richard Stallman, a developer and prominent activist for free software.
Show Wrap-Up: The Best and Worst from San Francisco
Oracle's annual OpenWorld conference is over, and CIO.com has rounded up all of the important news, announcements, blog posts and tweets that came out of the annual high-tech get-together in San Francisco.
Richard Stallman joins call for Oracle to divest MySQL
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jfruh
Apple syncing patent can't come soon enough
pasmith
New Twitter features borrow from 3rd party clients
Esther Schindler
Open Source Changes the Software Acquisition Process
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How to set up continuous podcast play on the new iTunes
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Five important Windows 7 mobility features
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Guard your Wi-Fi for your own sake
Sandra Henry-Stocker
Grepping on Whole Words
Sidekick: The Good News & the Bad News
Either way you look at it Microsoft Data Center management did not follow standards or best practices in this failure. In which case it makes me wonder more about the outsourcing of corporate data much less personal data.
- mburton325
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