Open-source database company MySQL continues to add capabilities common to commercial database software as it tries to shake up the multibillion-dollar market. MySQL on Monday introduced an early ...

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A new MySQL foreign data wrapper for Postgres is designed to help firms combine and query data from their databases.

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Learn More . MySQL ABs open-source database license has long confused ISVs and others who want to support MySQL but arent sure whether they need to purchase a license.

Linux is still the most famous open-source app, but database software using the same model is getting some play. MySQL is giving established software firms a run for their money. By Joanna Glasner.