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

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

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.

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.

The cloud is eating your database The database market, where open source databases like MySQL and Postgres have dominated adoption for years, makes the shift to cloud readily apparent.

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.