Oracle, Sun deals shake up middleware market
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| Both companies are betting that the open source software stack LAMP - named
| for the Linux operating system, Apache Web server, MySQL database and PHP
| scripting language - is a perfect fit for the Web-based, service-oriented
| software architecture taking root in the enterprise.
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| The deal "puts Sun into a leadership position in the LAMP stack," says Raven
| Zachary, Research Director for open source at The 451 Group. "This is a major
| shift in Sun's database strategy. We're likely to see more moves by Sun in
| the future to move its open strategy to the next level."
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http://www.cpilive.net/v3/inside.aspx?scr=n&NID=2001&cat=FEATURES&pub=COMPUTER%20NEWS%20MIDDLE%20EAST&k=Middleware
%20acquisitions
http://tinyurl.com/2vlrh9
Related:
Will Oracle launch Unbreakable MySQL?
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| "They have hinted to us that they will," said Mickos, indicating
| that the database giant is planning to repeat its October 2006
| Unbreakable Linux plan, which saw it undercut Red Hat with
| enterprise Linux support.
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http://www.businessreviewonline.com/os/archives/2007/01/will_oracle_lau.html
Oracle's mixed messages on "compatibility" with Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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| No offense, Oracle, but if it looks like a fork, smells like a fork, and acts
| like a fork, it's a fork, and "fully compatible" is simply not a credible
| guarantee. You can't change someone else's code and crown it "fully
| compatible."
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http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13505_1-9772650-16.html
Oracle claims no Linux ulterior motive
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| Oracle is using LinuxWorld to try and calm concerns its Enterprise Linux and
| Unbreakable Linux Network (ULN) will fork Red Hat and fragment the Linux
| market.
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http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2007/08/08/oracle_uln_red_hat/
Oracle's got a giant Red Hat fork coming, says spaceman
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| Oracle's assault on Linux looks to take the shape of a fork in the near
| future, according to Canonical founder and Ubuntu chief Mark Shuttleworth.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/27/shuttleworth_oscon_ubuntu/
Is Unbreakable a long-term Linux play?
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| After initial cynicism I have been forced to rethink my opinion on a couple
| of occassions, notably Oracle's patent pledge, the naming of customers and
| the naming of partners, although I remain unconvinced that OEL is a long-term
| strategy for the company as opposed to an attempt to disrupt the market.
|
| Linux is clearly a long-term commitment. Oracle Enterprise Linux? Not sure.
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http://www.businessreviewonline.com/os/archives/2007/07/is_unbreakable_1.html
Ubuntu chief: Oracle Linux has 'tactical value'
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| Oracle has the ability to support Linux, and doing so could
| have "tactical value" for the database company, the founder
| of Ubuntu Linux--and a potential Oracle partner--said Friday.
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http://news.com.com/2100-7344_3-6128259.html?part=rss&tag=6128259&subj=news
Shuttleworth: Oracle-Ubuntu partnership only a matter of time
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| Canonical Ltd. CEO Mark Shuttleworth said a partnership with
| Oracle is no longer a matter of if, but when.
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http://searchopensource.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1226514,00.html
http://tinyurl.com/yht7mk
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