Date: 01/16/08 (Open Source) Keywords: mysql, software, database, sql Sun announced Wednesday that it is buying MySQL for about $1 billion — $800 million in cash and $200 million in options. The news comes on the same day that mega proprietary database software giant Oracle announced its intent to buy middleware giant BEA. The deal, which awaits regulatory approval, should allay any talk that [...] Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/217643715/
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