PostgreSQL is a big deal. The most common SQL open source database that you have never heard of, as ZDNet's own Tony Baer called it. Besides being the framework on which a number of commercial ...

DB2 Express-C is a free version of IBM's flagship database aimed at winning software developers over to its products. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and cutting-edge ...

Hoping to appeal to smaller businesses and fend off competition from open-source rivals, Oracle plans to release a free version of its database software. The company has not made it official yet, but ...