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• Study: Most MySQL users not too worried about Oracle

  The MySQL community is mostly neutral or positive about the open-source database's prospects under Oracle's stewardship, according to a newly released study.

• CouchDB NoSQL database ready for production use

  The first fully production-ready nonrelational, or NoSQL, database, called CouchDB, has been released, the corporate sponsor of the project, Couchio, announced on Wednesday.

• Oracle to issue 59 critical patches

  Oracle on Tuesday will release 59 patches to fix security weaknesses affecting hundreds of products, according to <a href="http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/critical-patch-updates/cpujul2010.html">a notice</a> on its Web site.

• Oracle's Exadata delivering on hype for LinkShare

  Oracle's claims about its Exadata database machine's performance capabilities are merited, but in order to get the benefits, customers have to do more than flip a switch, according to a customer and consultant who are working with the platform.

• Oracle set to launch new BI suite

  After three years in development, Oracle Corp.'s much-anticipated Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 11g (OBIEE) suite will be formally released at an event in London on Wednesday.

• New Postgres to add the polish

  With the impending release of version 9.0 of the open-source Postgres database, due in mid-August, the developers behind the project are hoping that the new features will attract more interest from enterprises.

• SAP extends Sybase offer, awaits EU approval

  SAP said Friday that it has extended its US$5.8 billion bid for Sybase while it awaits approval under European merger regulations.

• SkySQL joins ranks of MySQL support providers

  MySQL users now have another choice for support besides Oracle, which acquired the open-source database through its purchase of Sun Microsystems.

• Cloudera preps Hadoop for the enterprise

  Cloudera has unveiled a new set of Hadoop management tools, called Cloudera Enterprise, that the company will offer for an annual subscription fee, it announced on Tuesday. It has also updated its open-source distribution package of Hadoop.

• SAS preps in-memory analytic grids

  SAS Institute is joining the newly hot area of in-memory processing, developing a series of high-performance analytics systems tuned for specialized tasks.

• EnterpriseDB serves all-you-can-socket PostGres special

  EnterpriseDB, which offers a supported version of the open-source PostGres database, is now offering unlimited subscriptions that will allow organizations to run as many copies of the database server software as they desire. Total cost? US$40,000 per year.

• VoltDB OLTP database exits beta

  VoltDB, a new open-source database for large-scale transaction processing, emerged from beta on Tuesday.

• SAP co-CEO defends price of Sybase deal

  Contrary to the opinions of some analysts, US$5.8 billion is not too much for SAP to pay for mobile and database technology vendor Sybase, SAP co-CEO Bill McDermott said during a press conference at the Sapphire conference in Orlando on Monday.

• SAP reportedly buying Sybase for $6 billion

  SAP is nearing a deal to buy mobile and database vendor Sybase for roughly US$6 billion, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing two individuals with knowledge of the company's plans.

• VMware's SpringSource to buy in-memory vendor GemStone

  VMware's SpringSource is acquiring database-caching software company GemStone Systems, the company announced Thursday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.