The Linux seller says its new customer will move from Microsoft Windows to its open-source software for database systems--a tougher proposition than a Unix-to-Linux switch. Stephen Shankland worked at ...

Linux kernel 2.6.38 provides a range of enhancements that improve performance for running databases as well as other programs, writes Joab Jackson in a recent InfoWorld.com article, "New Linux kernel ...

SAN FRANCISCO--Linux is making inroads against Microsoft, but to become a real threat there must be a concerted effort to build an open-source offering that's competitive to Microsoft Office, Larry ...

Linux was by far the fastest-growing database platform, growing 84 percent, according to newly released Gartner numbers. The open-source database segment grew 47 percent over the year, said Gartner ...

Enterprise infrastructure and wireless software provider Sybase announced on Wednesday that it will be offering the first free deployment version of Sybase ASE Express Edition for Linux, an enterprise ...

Even for those who don't like it, Linux has become an unavoidable part of the computing landscape. The growing influence of the Linux operating system and the open-source software movement will be on ...