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The new version of Terracotta's Ehcache Java caching software can hold several hundred million objects simultaneously
Rackspace and NASA contributed code to a new open-source project that could establish a counterweight to larger, proprietary cloud computing players
Users shouldn't get hung up on typical open source concerns of code openness and community passion -- they don't measure viability
According to a recent study by Jaspersoft, forty-three percent expect the open-source database to improve under Oracle's ownership
CouchDB 1.0, the first fully production-ready nonrelational database, features faster performance and may be easier to use than relational databases
The upcoming 9.0 release of the open-source Postgres database is an attempt to peel users away from Oracle, MySQL, and DB2
Content from the developer and Java sections of Sun's site to be moved to Oracle Technology Network site on July 19
Version 6 of Open Active Directory, which links Macintosh, Linux or Unix computers to Microsoft Active Directory, features a speed boost
Why the threat of lock-in needs to be balanced against the danger of selecting a vendor that can't fund future product evolution