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Amazon launches scalable database service for apps

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Amazon has launched DynamoDB, a fully-managed, cloud-based database service specifically built to adapt to the scaling issues of web applications and online games as their userbases and needs grow.

Microsoft Announces SQL Azure Q4 Service Release Availability

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

In addition to announcing a series of changes performed to the Windows Azure website, complemented by the availability of new developer tools, Microsoft also announced the availability of the SQL Azure Q4 Service Release.

MySQL 5.5.18 fixes replication issues

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Oracle has released MySQL 5.5.18, the latest of the regular updates to the production version of the open source database.

IBM to unveil NoSQL technology inside DB2

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

IBM plans to roll out NoSQL technology inside of its flagship DB2 database management system early next year.

Firebird 2.5.1 improves database restore performance

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The Firebird Project has announced the arrival of the first point update to version 2.5 of its open source relational database management system.

PostgreSQL 9.1 Released With Many Innovative Features

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The PostgreSQL Global Development Group announces the release of PostgreSQL 9.1. This latest version offers new features such as synchronous replication, K-Nearest Neighbor indexing, and foreign data wrappers.

New Hadoop connectors from Microsoft

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Microsoft plans to release a community technology preview (CTP) of two new Hadoop connectors, one for SQL Server and one for the Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW) solution.

SQL Server 2012 Codenamed Denali CTP3 Now Available

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

SQL Server 2012 codenamed Denali CTP3 is now available for download from Microsoft Beta Experience site.

SQL Server Denali: Microsoft Wants Your Feedback on Upgrade Paths and Supported Operating Systems

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Dan Jones, Microsoft’s SQL Server Manageability Principal Program Manager, recently posted the proposed list of SQL Server Code Name Denali upgrade paths and operating systems.

IBM to invest $100 million for big-data analysis research

Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Sensing a greater need in big-data analysis tools, IBM will invest US$100 million to research advanced large-scale analytics, the company announced Friday.

Open source PostgreSQL 9.1 beta released

Tue, 03 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The PostgreSQL open source database project has released the first beta of version 9.1, which its developers say has more new features than appeared with the 9.0 release, including synchronous replication to help prevent data loss.

Oracle sends out MySQL 5.6 update

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Oracle has pushed out MySQL 5.6, a development milestone release of the open-source database management system.

SQL Server 2005 Hits End of Support on April 12

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

In just three months, customers still running SQL Server 2005 will no longer be able to enjoy Mainstream Support from Microsoft.

IBM DB2, Novell Partner for Linux Software Appliances

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Novell is expanding its SUSE Studio Linux appliance technology today with the addition of new templates for IBM's DB2 database.

Amazon adds Oracle 11g database to cloud relational service

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Amazon Web Services (AWS) will add the Oracle 11g database to its on-demand web hosting services this year, allowing licence holders and non-licence holders to perform relational tasks and development work on an on-demand hourly basis.

The Apache Software Foundation Announces Apache Cassandra 0.7

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The Apache Software Foundation today announced Apache Cassandra v0.7, the highly-scalable, second generation Open Source distributed database.

Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server Get Updated

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Microsoft has released an update designed to fix a number of issues in the most recent release of the company’s drivers designed to allow PHP developers to build applications that can connect seamlessly with SQL Server databases.

Microsoft Details SQL Server Assessment Technology 'Atlanta'

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Microsoft revealed some more details about a cloud-based configuration assessment service for SQL Server codenamed Atlanta.

IBM Updates Mainframe Database

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

IBM has announced an upgraded version of DB2 for the mainframe, which the vendor says features increased capabilities in system availability, scalability, security, and reliability at a lower cost per transaction.

Ingres Database 10 makes migration easier

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Ingres has announced the release of version 10 of Ingress Database, it's flagship open source database product.

Firebird 2.5 Released

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Firebird project has released version 2.5 of its open source relational database management system.

Microsoft Releases SQL Server 2008 SP2 With Enhancements

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Microsoft announced the availability of SQL Server 2008 SP2.

PostgreSQL 9.0 Final Release Available Now

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The latest version of open-source database PostgreSQL is now available, this time bringing with it new hot standby and replication capabilities.

Oracle Introduces MySQL 5.5 Release Candidate

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Oracle gives MySQL users something to crow about with the release candidate of MySQL 5.5

PostgreSQL 9.0's first release candidate arrives

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The first release candidate for version 9.0 of the PostgreSQL open source database has been released after four months in beta.

Cumulative Updates Available for SQL Server 2008 R2, 2008 SP1 and 2005 SP3

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Customers running the latest versions of Microsoft’s data platform have a range of update packages available from the company.

Oracle Patches 59 Vulnerabilities

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Sun Solaris product suite, Oracle Database Server, Fusion Middleware, and Supply Chain Products Suite vulnerable to remote exploitation, with no authentication required.

Microsoft links free SQL database with ASP .Net

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Allowing SQL CE Version 4 to work with ASP.Net Web apps gives developers a lightweight database option.

SQL Azure Pricing Options Coming This Month

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Microsoft announced plans to introduce new SQL Azure pricing options later this month, based on the platform's improved scalability.

VoltDB - a relational alternative to NoSQL databases

Thu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

VoltDB, a new open-source database for large-scale transaction processing, emerged from beta on Tuesday.

SAP to buy Sybase for $5.8 billion

Thu, 13 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

German business software maker SAP AG has agreed to buy Sybase Inc. in a $5.8 billion deal that ratchets up SAP's rivalry with database leader Oracle Corp.

MariaDB 5.1.44b Released

Wed, 12 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

MariaDB, a branch of the MySQL database which includes all major open source storage engines, including the Maria storage engine.

Apache CouchDB 0.11.0 loses the alpha/beta tag

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The project recently left alpha and beta statuses behind with its version 0.11.0 release.

SQL Server JDBC Driver 3.0 Community Technology Preview (CTP)

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A preview of the upcoming Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) driver is currently up for grabs via the Microsoft Download Center.

SQL Server 2008 SP2 Drops in Q3 2010, SQL Server 2005 SP4 by the end of the year

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Microsoft will deliver two service packs for older releases of its data platform by the end of this year, the company confirmed. Both SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and SQL Server 2005 SP4 are planned for general availability in the second half of 2010.

Latest release of Oracle Database Lite now available

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Oracle has announced availability of the latest release of Oracle Database Lite, a comprehensive solution for developing, deploying and managing applications for mobile and embedded environments.

Microsoft Readies SQL Server 2008 R2 for May Release

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Microsoft plans to release SQL Server 2008 R2, currently in the CTP phase, by May 2010.

Oracle set to release 24-fix update

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

New patch will deal with database and application server vulnerabilities.

MySQL 5.5 Milestone 2 improves replication and stored procedures

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The MySQL developers have released milestone 2 of MySQL 5.5, on the path to a general release in mid-2010.

IBM Confirms Acquisition of Database Security Vendor

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

After initially refusing to comment, IBM gives in and confirms reports that it is acquiring Guardium. The acquisition brings Guardium's database activity monitoring and data security capabilities into IBM's software portfolio.

SQL Server 2008 R2 November CTP Available For Download

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

SQL Server 2008 R2 November CTP is released for Microsoft Technet Subscribers from 09th November 2009

Oracle Sheds New Light on Future of Sun Technologies

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Oracle has provided new details about its plans for certain key Sun Microsystems technologies, including the GlassFish application server and the NetBeans application development toolkit.

Oracle Revamps Partner Program

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Oracle will announce significant changes to its partner program

Oracle Fined by TPC Over Benchmarking Claims

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Oracle has been fined over claims it made in an advertisement about the performance of its software running on Sun Microsystems server hardware.

Oracle Database 11g Release 2 Now Available

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Oracle has unveiled Database 11g Release 2

PostgreSQL 8.5 alpha version released

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The PostgreSQL developers have released a first alpha of version 8.5 of their open source database system.

Microsoft Unveils Preview Code for Next SQL Server

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Microsoft this week is giving developers an early peek at SQL Server 2008 R2, the next generation of its flagship database.

Black Hat: Security expert's verdict on Oracle hacking tools

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Controversy greeted news that Metasploit would release a raft of modules to speed up hacks of Oracle's database management system, but some security experts believe Metasploit is offering nothing new.

PostgreSQL 8.4 Release Candidate 1 Now Available

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The next version of PostgreSQL is now available for final pre-release testing.

Oracle Releases Oracle Warehouse Management

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Oracle releases Oracle Warehouse Management, a modular application that can now be operated by businesses and the enterprise without upgrading to Oracle E-Business Suite.

MySQL Founder Launch the Open Database Alliance

Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The "Open Database Allaince" was announced with plans to bring together the MySQL community

Microsoft Seeking Cloud Database Customers to Test Project Huron

Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Microsoft is welcoming early adopters to Project Huron, part of its cloud-based push. The goal of Project Huron is to allow users to synchronize local copies of a database with a database in the cloud.

Oracle to buy Sun for US$7.4bn

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Software giant Oracle is to buy server and software maker Sun Microsystems, the two companies announced late Monday.

SQL Server 2008 SP1 - Released

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Service Pack 1 for SQL Server 2008 is now available to customers.

IBM, Sun unable to reach a deal, report says

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Sun reportedly rejected IBM's offer of $9.40 per share

Oracle 11g R2, Middleware 11g coming soon

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Oracle 11g R2 will feature enhancements to the RAC technology, making it easier to use and bringing 'grid computing for the masses'

DB2/400 Storage Engine for MySQL Now Available as Public Beta

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

MySQL and IBM last week started a public beta for the new DB2 for i (IBMDB2i) Storage Engine for the MySQL database.

Microsoft Looks to Push SQL Server Deeper into the Data Warehousing Space

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Microsoft teams with Bull, Dell and HP to release a set of pretested reference architectures to make it easier to create data warehouses.

PostgreSQL updates released

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The developers of the open source database PostgreSQL have released updates to fix several bugs found in versions 7.4, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2 and 8.3.

MySQL founder joins Sun exodus

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Monty Widenius, the original author of the MySQL database server, has resigned from Sun Microsystems after months of protracted discussions about his career.

Oracle Patches 41 flaws in First 2009 Update

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Oracle is out with its first critical patch update (CPU) for 2009 fixing no less than 41 flaws in Oracle products with nearly half of them specific to Oracle's database product suite.

Sun: MySQL 5.1 Open-Source Database GA Near

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Officials at Sun say the MySQL 5.1 open-source database will be generally available in the coming weeks. Sun had said MySQL 5.1 would be available earlier in 2008, but had to delay the release to allow developers to fix bugs.

Microsoft Releases SQL Server 2008

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Customers and partners worldwide confirm mission-critical applications, enterprise-class data warehousing support.

PostgreSQL 8.3 released

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The PostgreSQL Global Development Group today announced the release of version 8.3 of the high-performance object-relational database management system...

Oracle has released its first critical patch update of 2008 with 26 new security fixes

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Oracle has released its first critical patch update of 2008 with 26 new security fixes.

PostgreSQL 8.3 Cheat Sheet Overview

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Postgresonline.com community created a Cheat Sheet that covers prior PostgreSQL constructs plus new 8.3 features

Microsoft Releases Entity Framework Beta 3

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Microsoft released Entity Framework Beta 3 and officially announced that third-party database vendors agreed to support the framework

Oracle(r) Database 11g Generally Available on Microsoft Windows Platform

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Latest Oracle Database Release Delivers Unmatched Price/Performance for Tackling Data Management Needs of Growing and Established Businesses

Oracle ships critical update for database, applications

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Fifty-one holes plugged, including one that maxes out the CVSS vuln scale

PostgreSQL 8.3 Beta 1 Released!

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The PostgreSQL Global Development Group today released the long-awaited first beta of version 8.3

PostgreSQL 8.2.5, 8.1.10 etc. Minor Releases

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The PostgreSQL Global Development Group has released the minor update versions updating all current and recent versions of PostgreSQL

Oracle Database 11g on Linux released

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Oracle has announced the availability of its Oracle Database 11g on the Linux platform and, at the same time, released new capabilities for its existing 11g Enterprise Edition offering.

Virtualisation pricing "too complicated" claims Oracle

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Software giant says further changes to its licensing model to account for virtual machines are unlikely

Oracle Unveils Oracle(r) Database 11g

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

New Release to Help Customers Innovate Faster

Second SQL Server 2008 CTP Coming Soon

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Look for improvements in the way policies are set up in SQL Server 2008 when Microsoft releases the next community test preview (CTP) of the database server by month's end.

IBM plans Q4 release for DB2 Viper upgrade

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Major upgrade to DB2 9 database to feature new workload management tools and security features, and better handling of XML data

Gartner Says Worldwide Relational Database Market Increased 14 Percent in 2006

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Linux Experiences Strongest Operating System Growth Rate with 67 Percent Revenue Increase

IBM's 'Cheetah' Ready to Pounce

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT

IBM released on Tuesday the Informix Dynamic Server 11

Oracle bulks up .NET tools

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Oracle announced beta versions of a couple existing tools that help .NET developers work with Oracle databases.

Oracle Database 10g Release 2 'achieves record benchmark'

Thu, 24 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Oracle has claimed a TPC-H Three Terabyte (TB) benchmark for a database running on the Windows operating system.

Microsoft SQL Server “Katmai” Builds on SQL Server 2005

Wed, 23 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Vision for next release of SQL Server announced at Microsoft’s first Business Intelligence Conference.

Maintain DTS packages in SQL Server 2005

Tue, 15 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT

This article looks at a way you can edit, maintain and even continue developing your existing SQL 2000 DTS packages using the SQL Server 2000 DTS Designer Tool

Next MySQL release will include storage engine

Tue, 08 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Version 6.0 of the open source database will have new features

Oracle® Database 10g Release 2 Sets New World Record TPC-H Three TB Benchmark with Sun Fire E25K

Fri, 04 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Oracle today announced a record breaking TPC-H Three Terabyte (TB) benchmark for Oracle® Database 10g Release 2(1)...

Microsoft Changes How It Issues SQL Server Fixes

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Microsoft last week introduced a new way for SQL Server users - the Incremental Servicing Model...

Product Review: EMS SQL Manager for Oracle

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Steve Callan at databasejournal.com made a review of our product.

Oracle Critical Patch Update Pre-Release Announcement

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

This Critical Patch Update Pre-Release Announcement provides advance information about the Oracle Critical Patch Update for April 2007 which will be released on Tuesday, 17 April 2007

Firebird V2.01 is available for download.

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The Firebird Project today officially releases the much-anticipated version 2.0 of its open source Firebird relational database software...

CodeGear™ Introduces Delphi® for Win32®

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

New RAD Environment Allows Developers to Jump-start Microsoft Windows Vista Applications While Seamlessly Supporting Existing Users

MySQL Connector/ODBC 5.00.11 Beta released.

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

MySQL Connector/ODBC is a driver which allows access to the MySQL v5 server using the widely used ODBC standard.

Firebird V1.5.4 has been released

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The V1.5 release of Firebird represents a major upgrade to the V1.0 database engine with a numerous bugfixes and new features.

PostgreSQL Security Release for 8.0, 7.4, 7.3

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The PostgreSQL Global Development Group releases today a security update older PostgreSQL versions: minor versions 8.0.11, 7.4.16 and 7.3.18.

Firebird V2.01 Release Candidate is out

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Large number of new features, including derived tables, support for Execute Block, increased table sizes, new improved index code, numerous optimiser improvements...

New update for all PostgreSQL versions

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The PostgreSQL G.D.G. today released minor versions updating all releases

Firebird V2.0 Final released

Mon, 04 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT

This release contains a large number of new features, including derived tables, support for Execute Block, increased table sizes, new improved index code and more

MySQL AB released MySQL Server 5.1.12 Beta

Fri, 24 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT

MySQL 5.1.12 delivers several important improvements to ease the creation of Pluggable Storage Engines

MySQL Enterprise released

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT

MySQL AB released a new version of its flagship commercial subscription service that includes new automated, proactive technology to help corporate users monitor and tune their production MySQL database systems.

PostgreSQL Team released 8.2

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT

PostgreSQL database software version 8.2 beta released and includes planner improvements, SQL2003 aggregates conformance, continuous archiving and much more.

Borland's Developer Tools Group Introduces InterBase® 2007

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Multi-Platform, Embeddable SQL Database Combines Enhanced Durability and Performance with Low Total Cost of Ownership

Firebird 2.0 Release Candidate 5

Mon, 09 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Firebird 2.0 Release Candidate 5 is currently being released. It will take at least a day or two for all the various kits to become available via the Sourceforge mirrors.

EnterpriseDB Releases Replication Server

Thu, 24 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT

LinuxWorld San Francisco, EnterpriseDB announced the availability of Replication Server, which replicates data to and from EnterpriseDB, Oracle and PostgreSQL databases in near real time.

MySQL 5.0.22 and 4.1.20 released

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT

This release only includes the security fix - but no other changes and bug fixes since the last release

Security releases for all active PostgreSQL versions are available for download.

Tue, 23 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Users are urged to apply the update as soon as reasonably possible.

MySQL 5.0.21 released.

Tue, 02 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT

This release includes the patches for recently reported security vulnerabilites in the MySQL client-server protocol.

MySQL 5.1.9-beta released.

Wed, 26 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT

This is a new Beta development release, fixing recently discovered bugs.

MySQL 5.0.20a released.

Mon, 24 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT

One security fix, several InnoDB and NDBCluster improvements and many bugfixes...

Microsoft releases SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1

Wed, 19 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT

SQL Server 2005 Service Pack1 adds support for mirroring, a crucial ingredient in high availability environments, as well as a set of scaled-down management tools called SQL Server 2005 Management Studio Express

MySQL 5.0.19 released.

Mon, 13 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT

This is a bugfix release for the current production release family.

MySQL 5.1.7-beta released.

Tue, 07 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT

This is the first published Beta release in the 5.1 series.

PostgreSQL 8.1.3 released.

Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT

PostgreSQL minor version 8.1.3 contains a patch for a serious security issue present in the 8.1 branch.

MySQL 5.1.6-alpha released.

Tue, 14 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT

A lot of changes in partitioning and replication, several incompatible changes...

Firebird 2.0 Beta 2 released.

Sun, 12 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT

The Firebird Project announces the release of the second Firebird 2.0 Beta.

IBM DB2 Express-C: Develop and Deploy Database Applications at No Charge

Thu, 09 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Based on the same core technology as the DB2 Universal Database (UDB) Express Edition product, DB2 Express-C is available on Linux and Windows platforms as a no-charge download.

Borland planning to sell IDE product lines

Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Today Borland announced plans to seek a buyer for our IDE product lines that include Delphi,C++ Builder, ...

MySQL 4.1.18 released.

Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT

A critical perfomance bug that was intoduced in 4.1.16 is fixed now.

SQL Express with Advanced Services Beta

Thu, 02 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Microsoft is about to start a beta program for the next update to SQL Express and are looking for beta testers.

Firebird 1.5.3 released.

Tue, 24 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT

The new version has some minor enhancements and a lot of bugfixes, some of them backported from the FB 2.0 branch.

MySQL 5.1.5-alpha released.

Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Two new XML functions are added, two new Hungarian collations are included and many more...

MySQL 5.0.18 released

Tue, 10 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT

This is a bugfix version for the current production release family.

PostgreSQL Critical Release

Mon, 09 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Multiple versions of the open source database, including the most recent one, are affected.

DBISAM 4.22 released.

Thu, 29 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT

The latest release now includes Delphi 2006 for Win32 support.

MySQL 5.1.4-alpha released.

Fri, 23 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT

This is a new alpha development release, adding new features and fixing recently discovered bugs.

MySQL 5.0.17 released.

Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Recursion is allowed in stored procedures and many other changes and bugfixes...

Firebird 1.5.3 RC3 released.

Fri, 16 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT

The final release candidate for the forthcoming Firebird V1.5.3 full release.

TCP/R performance comparison between InterBase and Firebird

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT

The InterBase and Firebird Developer magazine published results of TPC/R tests between Firebird v.1.5.2 and InterBase v.7.5.1.

MySQL 5.1.3-alpha has been released.

Mon, 05 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT

This alpha release provides an insight to upcoming features.

MySQL 5.0.16 released.

Tue, 22 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Spatial colimns support, Packaging changes and many bugs fixed...

Firebird 2.0 Beta 1 released.

Fri, 11 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT

The Firebird Project is pleased to announce the release today of the first Firebird 2.0 public Beta version.

PostgreSQL 8.1.0 Officially Released

Tue, 08 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT

The PostgreSQL Global Development Group proudly announces the release of PostgreSQL 8.1

Oracle releases free database

Mon, 31 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Oracle plans to release a free version of its database in an attempt to compete more effectively at the low end of the market.

PostgreSQL 8.1 RC1 released.

Sun, 30 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT

PostgreSQL Global Development Group is pleased to announce the first Release Candidate...

MySQL 5.0 first Production Release is out.

Tue, 25 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT

MySQL announces the production release of MySQL 5.0, which is hereby GA (Generally Available)

MySQL 4.1.15 released.

Fri, 21 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT

This is a bugfix release for the current production version.

New PostgreSQL point releases now available.

Wed, 05 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT

A few of the more prominent fixes for 7.3, 7.4 and 8.0 PostgreSQL branches.

MySQL 5.0 first Release Candidate is out.

Tue, 27 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT

MySQL is nearing the most important release in their history...

PostgreSQL 8.1 beta 2 is out.

Sun, 18 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Beta 2 includes a Win32 version, now that the Windows ipv6 bug is fixed.

MySQL 5.0.12-beta released.

Fri, 02 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT

This is the eighth published Beta release in the 5.0 series.

PostgreSQL 8.1 beta1 is out.

Tue, 30 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT

PostgreSQL 8.1 will bring in alot of fairly large features, including...

MySQL 4.1.14 released.

Fri, 26 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT

This is a bug fix release for the current production series.

PostgreSQL 8.1 is going beta!

Sun, 21 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT

PostgreSQL development team reports that new version of popular database engine will be available soon...

MySQL 5.0.11-beta released.

Fri, 12 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Various optimizations, security fixes and more...

MySQL 5.0.10-beta released.

Thu, 28 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Security improvement: applied a patch that addresses a zlib data vulnerability that could result in a buffer overflow and code execution; enhancements in viewing of triggers and trigger metadata and more...

Firebird 2.0 Alpha 3 released.

Wed, 20 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT

The Firebird Project is pleased to announce the availability of Firebird 2.0 Alpha 3 for immediate download and testing.

MySQL 4.1.13 released.

Wed, 20 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT

This is a bug fix release for the current production series.

MySQL 5.0.9-beta released.

Fri, 15 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Various optimizations in InnoDB, security fixes and more...

MySQL 4.0.25 released.

Wed, 06 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT

This is a bugfix release for the recent production version.

Microsoft's Lineup of SQL Server Related Webcasts for July 2005

Wed, 29 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Seventeen new webcasts are Scheduled for July, covering such topics as Database Tuning Advisor, Advanced MDX Scripting, Applying SQL Server 2005 Data Mining to Enterprise Business Problems and more.

MySQL 5.0.7-beta released and Beta Challenge announced.

Thu, 16 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT

MySQL is looking for as many users as possible to test 5.0 in general, and specifically key features...

Microsoft says new database coming this fall

Tue, 07 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT

After numerous delays, the next editions of Microsoft's main software development products -- SQL Server 2005 and Visual Studio 2005 -- will be available in November.

SQL Server June 2005 Community Technology Preview (CTP)

Fri, 03 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Learn how to get a test copy of the next generation of SQL Server. SQL Server June 2005 CTP is now available for general testing.

MySQL 5.0.6-beta released.

Wed, 01 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Some improvements made and many server crash situations fixed.

Microsoft\'s Lineup of SQL Server Related Webcasts

Wed, 01 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Thirty-six new webcasts are Scheduled for June covering such topics as Advanced Report Authoring, Analysis Services, Data Warehousing Enhancements in SQL Server 2005 and more.

MySQL 4.1.12 released.

Mon, 16 May 2005 00:00:00 GMT

This is a bug fix release for the current production series.

DBISAM 4.20 released.

Thu, 12 May 2005 00:00:00 GMT

This 4.20 release supercedes the 4.19 release and fixes a few problems that were introduced in 4.19 version...

MS SQL Server Service Pack 4 available

Thu, 12 May 2005 00:00:00 GMT

In addition to providing the latest updates and fixes, SQL Server 2000 SP4 provides enhanced performance, security, and serviceability.

PostgreSQL Security Releases

Wed, 11 May 2005 00:00:00 GMT

In order to address several security issues identified over the past two weeks...

Firebird 2.0 Alpha 2 released.

Thu, 05 May 2005 00:00:00 GMT

The Firebird Project is pleased to announce the availability of Firebird 2.0 Alpha 2 for immediate download and testing.

IMPORTANT: two new PostgreSQL security problems found

Tue, 03 May 2005 00:00:00 GMT

These errors at least allow an unprivileged database user to crash the backend process, and may make it possible for an unprivileged user to gain the privileges of a database superuser.

Microsoft Announces Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2 and SQL Server 2005 April CTP

Thu, 21 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMT

The latest major milestone in delivering the next generation products...

MySQL & Red Hat to Offer Optimized \'Scale-Out\' Solutions for Enterprise Customers

Wed, 20 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Open Source Leaders Collaborate on Technical Support and Clustering Solutions

MySQL 5.0.4-beta released.

Mon, 18 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMT

This is the second Beta release in the 5.0 series. Many bugs were fixed and some improvements were made...

Bizgres project launched

Sun, 17 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Greenplum (formerly Metapa) is sponsoring the Bizgres project on pgFoundry to promote PostgreSQL for business intelligence applications.

PostgreSQL 8.0.2 now available.

Sun, 10 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMT

New cache management algorithm 2Q replaced ARC and more...

MySQL 4.1.11 released.

Fri, 01 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMT

This is a bug fix release for the current production series.

MySQL 5.0.3-beta released.

Tue, 29 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT

New privilege CREATE USER was added, some Security improvements, changes in InnoDB and more....

Firebird 2.0 Alpha 1 released.

Tue, 22 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT

This release contains a large number of new features, including derived tables, support for Execute Block, increased table sizes, new improved index code, expression indices, and much more...

DBISAM 4.18 released.

Sun, 13 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Delphi 2005 for Win32 support is now included, some imrovements and bugfixes...

MySQL 4.0.24 released.

Fri, 11 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT

This is a bugfix release for the recent production version. It also includes fixes for recently reported potential security vulnerabilites...

MySQL 4.1.10a released.

Fri, 11 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT

It includes the additional patches for recently reported potential security vulnerabilites...

Firebird 2.0 Call for Testers

Tue, 08 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT

The Firebird Project will soon be releasing the first public \'alpha\' release of Firebird 2.0.

Microsoft sends out database preview

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Microsoft on Thursday released an interim "preview" release of its SQL Server 2005 database.

MySQL Launches ‘MySQL Network’ for Corporate Enterprises

Tue, 15 Feb 2005 00:00:00 GMT

All-in-One Offering Provides the Most Affordable & Reliable Way to Develop High-Performance Business-Critical Applications with MySQL

MySQL 4.1.10 released.

Tue, 15 Feb 2005 00:00:00 GMT

A new version of the popular Free Open Source Database Management System.

DBISAM 4.17 released

Fri, 11 Feb 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Delphi 2005 suuport, IProvider support for DBISAM, cached updates and more...

Microsoft SQL Server Beta tests

Sun, 06 Feb 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Microsoft is seeking users willing to beta-test SQL Server 2000 SP4, SQL Server 2005 Express and Reporting Services SP2.

Study: Few bugs in MySQL database

Fri, 04 Feb 2005 00:00:00 GMT

A source-code analysis of the MySQL database revealed few bugs compared with the number found in commercial code...

MSDN Webcast: Running SQL Server on Windows XP Service Pack 2

Fri, 04 Feb 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Recent versions of SQL Server and MSDE may encounter issues when running on Windows XP Service Pack 2...

PostgreSQL Security Release

Thu, 03 Feb 2005 00:00:00 GMT

In order to address a potential security hole recently identified with the "LOAD" option...

MySQL Security Alert 2005-01-27

Thu, 27 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT

There is a bot active on the internet that is infecting Windows machines running MySQL Server

MySQL and FirebirdSQL Top Open Source DB List

Fri, 21 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT

New research from Evans Data shows the two open source databases running neck and neck in deployments.

PostgreSQL 8.0 Out Now!

Wed, 19 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT

PostgreSQL is a highly-scalable, SQL compliant, open source object-relational database management system.

MySQL 4.1.9 released.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT

This is a bug fix release for the current production series.

Pervasive Software Inc. introduced Pervasive Postgres

Tue, 11 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Pervasive Software® Enters Mainstream Corporate Database Market with PostgreSQL...

Firebird database readies SMP release

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Firebird developers are due to do an alpha release of version 2.0 later this month...

IBM to Add Native XML for DB2

Thu, 06 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT

The company is planning to add a separate storage manager to DB2, making it easier for programmers to use XML.

FireBird 1.5.2 released.

Sun, 26 Dec 2004 00:00:00 GMT

The full release of Firebird 1.5.2 for Linux and Windows has been placed into the production download area.

PostgreSQL 8.0.0 RC2 released.

Wed, 22 Dec 2004 00:00:00 GMT

PostgreSQL Global Development Group is pleased to announce the second Release Candidate.

MySQL 4.0.23 released.

Tue, 21 Dec 2004 00:00:00 GMT

This is a bug fix release for the previous production series.

MySQL 4.1.8 released.

Tue, 14 Dec 2004 00:00:00 GMT

This is a bug fix release for the current production series.

InterBase 7.5 released!

Mon, 06 Dec 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Upgrade and trial versions are available for download.

PostgreSQL 8.0.0 RC1 released.

Sat, 04 Dec 2004 00:00:00 GMT

PostgreSQL Global Development Group is pleased to announce the first Release Candidate.

MySQL 5.0.2-alpha released.

Fri, 03 Dec 2004 00:00:00 GMT

New features added and recently discovered bugs fixed.

PostgreSQL 8.0.0 Beta 5 now available.

Thu, 25 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT

All of major Open Items have now been completed.

MySQL 4.0.22 released.

Fri, 29 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT

This is a bug fix release for the previous product version.

DBISAM 4.14 released.

Thu, 28 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Some issues with SQL IN sub-queries...

PostgreSQL 8.0.0 Beta 4 now available.

Wed, 27 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Developers invite everyone to test this version.

MySQL 4.1 certified as Production-Ready.

Wed, 27 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT

This significant upgrade to the MySQL database server...

MySQL 4.1.7 released.

Tue, 26 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT

This is the first generally available (GA) release for the current MySQL production branch.

PostgreSQL Security Releases for 7.2, 7.3 and 7.4.

Sat, 23 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT

In order to address a recent security report from iDefence, 3 new "point" releases: 7.2.6, 7.3.8 and 7.4.6 now available.

PostgreSQL 8.0 Beta 3 released.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT

There have been enough improvements to the code to warrant a new Beta, to reduce the number of "already fixed" bug reports.

New Features Coming to SQL Server 2005 in Beta 3

Wed, 29 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Beta 3 will carry a number of feature enhancements...

DB2 Stinger (now called v.8.2) released.

Thu, 23 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT

DB2 Stinger is ready to buzz into enterprises around the globe.

InterBase 7.5 overview.

Tue, 14 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Charlie Caro gave a preview of new features in IB 7.5, a free update for IB 7 customers.

DBISAM 3.30 released.

Wed, 18 Aug 2004 00:00:00 GMT

This release will be the final one for the 3.x product lines...

Microsoft releases SQL Server 2005 beta.

Mon, 26 Jul 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Microsoft began a wide beta testing program of its forthcoming SQL Server 2005 database.

Firebird 1.5.1 released.

Fri, 23 Jul 2004 00:00:00 GMT

This release represents a commitment by the project to develop and deliver ongoing improvements to this popular open source database engine.

SQL Server 2005 Express Edition to replace MSDE.

Thu, 01 Jul 2004 00:00:00 GMT

It\'s a free, easy-to-use, and lightweight version of SQL Server 2005...

FireBird 1.5 released!

Mon, 23 Feb 2004 00:00:00 GMT

The Firebird Project is pleased to announce that the v1.5 release of the Firebird database engine is now available for immediate download.

InterBase 7.1 Service Pack 2 released.

Wed, 18 Feb 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Based on customer feedback, an InterBase 7.1 service pack 2 has been released.