There was good news for Linux enthusiasts from the database front last week, as enterprise Linux suppliers and database vendors made some deals.

Microsoft is producing a version of its database software that runs on the rival Linux operating system.

According to Forrester, the Linux database software market is on track to hit $400 million this year, $500 million next year and $1 billion by 2007.

The Linux Foundation on Monday welcomed Microsoft's DocumentDB into its stable of open source projects, waving the document ...

How to Create and Use a Database With Linux Tools In this example, you'll build a simple database for a todo app. You can build all the basic functionality using standard Linux tools.

IBM and Sybase, along with rival Oracle, have been aggressive in targeting the expanding Linux market. IDC estimates that Linux database software license revenue grew 131 percent from 2002 to 2003 ...

The market for database server software, seen as a barometer of overall software market health, grew slightly last year, fueled in part by Linux, new research shows.

Sybase said today that it has struck a deal with IBM in which Big Blue will market and distribute Sybase's Linux database management software. IBM will market the Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) ...