HELSINKI, Nov 2 (Reuters) - The main rival to Sun's MySQL database has always been Oracle not Microsoft , the creator of MySQL said, as the EU nears an antitrust decision on a proposed $7 billion ...

Even something as simple as adding fields to tables can be challenging for Access users, since DBACentral uses naming conventions like Domain, Dimension and Key sub-parts, which are part of MySQL.

Importing MySQL databases into FileMaker Pro offers a quick-start to the development of new workgroup solutions.

The companies MySQL would most like to have a relationship with are IBM and Microsoft, says Marten Mickos, chief executive officer of the open-source database company. “It’s an important goal of ours ...