Oracle plans to invest heavily in developing and selling hardware bundled with applications and database software. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - January 27, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A Microsoft official said this week the government must revise out-of-date statutes and lay new legislative groundwork to keep pace with technology. 
                    
			            - By Wyatt  Kash
 - January 21, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The European Commission today cleared Oracle's $7.4 billion agreement to acquire Sun Microsystems, paving the way for the two companies to close the deal.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - January 21, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Tuesday said SQL Server 2008 R2, the next version of its database, will be generally available in May. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - January 19, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    At the inaugural meeting of the New York Technology Council, representatives from Google and Microsoft debated their views on how data will be stored and shared in the future.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - January 15, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A free toolkit helps database users migrate from MySQL to Microsoft's SQL Server database on-premise or in the cloud.
                    
			            - By David  Ramel
 - January 12, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is starting the initial phase of commercializing its cloud computing platform this month.
                    
			            - By Kathleen  Richards
 - January 06, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    New program includes partner specializations, resources and a bigger emphasis on social media.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
 - December 10, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    IBM on Monday said it has acquired Guardium, a leading supplier of real-time database application monitoring software.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - December 01, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    First release of Microsoft's flagship database in two years offers substantial scalability gains. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - November 29, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is extending its Dynamics enterprise resource planning products capabilities with three add-on services.
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
 - November 19, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Tuesday said it will release the feature-complete preview of SQL Server 2008 R2, the first major upgrade of its flagship database platform in nearly two years. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - November 03, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Just weeks before Microsoft is expected to launch SQL Azure, Amazon on Tuesday said it will let customers host relational data in its EC2 cloud service using MySQL.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - October 27, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The beta includes a number of improvements over the previous release, according to Microsoft. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - October 23, 2009
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft officials described additional details about the upcoming SharePoint Server 2010 product at the Microsoft SharePoint Conference.
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
 - October 20, 2009