Size does matter Citing a recent Goldman Sachs survey of 400 users, Ellison said 60 percent of the respondents plan to build new applications using Oracle software, while only 3 percent chose IBM DB2.

IBM's DB2 has a straightforward per-processor pricing structurewhile Oracle charges licence fees for unlimited users. However, all this could change when Oracle DB-on-Tap is launched in Asia.

That’s the mass market, where Oracle is trying to compete better (by offering its database on Linux), and where Microsoft is trying to move up with 64-bit SQL Server.

Embedded in IBM's forthcoming DB2 9.7, code-named "Cobra" and slated for release in June, is software that provides compatibility with EnterpriseDB Corp.'s Postgres Plus Advanced Server database, ...

Seeking to grab Oracle customers, IBM and SAP announced on Tuesday a version of IBMs DB2 database thats optimized to run SAP applications. The Oracle arch rivals are also beefing up joint ...

The Oracle SQL Developer tool can connect to databases other than Oracle, including MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server and DB2. The SQL development environment helps the programmer perform basic ...

Reacting to the Oracle PeopleSoft deal, Mark Hanny, IBM's vice president ISV Alliances and Go To Market, stressed clients are not likely to rip out current DB2 or WebSphere infrastructure.

New pureScale clustering feature will enable companies to scale out their DB2 clusters without paying an enormous performance cost, IBM says On the eve of Oracle’s OpenWorld user conference, IBM ...

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Oracle today, announced that it has surpassed the best IBM DB2 benchmark on the SAP Business Intelligence-Data Mart (BI-D) Standard Application Benchmark. On a system comprised ...

Embedded in IBM's forthcoming DB2 9.7, code-named "Cobra" and slated for release in June, is software that provides compatibility with EnterpriseDB Corp.'s Postgres Plus Advanced Server database, ...

That’s the mass market, where Oracle is trying to compete better [by offering its database on Linux], and where Microsoft is trying to move up with 64-bit SQL Server.