Microsoft is working on SQL Server 2008, the long-awaited new release of the Redmond, Wash., company's database system. The second community technology preview (CTP) of the software is now available, ...

Microsoft Corp. Tuesday released a tool that will allow Windows developers to build applications more tightly integrated with data stored on database software from Oracle Corp. Microsoft made ...

Oracle probably worried some DBAs earlier this week when it released its Critical Patch Update, but neglected to patch its most critical database flaw of the quarter for 9.2.0.8 users on the Windows ...

Oracle Corp. hopes to take on Microsoft Corp. for a larger share of the market for databases sold on the Windows operating system, a senior Oracle executive said yesterday. While Oracle’s database is ...

New release of Oracle's 11g database features beefed-up integration with Windows on both the administrative and developer levels Oracle has released the Windows version of its flagship 11g database, a ...

The PostgreSQL Development Group on Wednesday is releasing PostgreSQL 8.0, an upgrade to the open source object-relational database featuring native support for Windows. The Windows functionality ...

Bolstered by last year's Informix acquisition, IBM saw its share grow 4.3 percent last year to 34.6 percent of new licenses sold, up from 33.7 percent in 2000. Informix's database products "gave IBM ...