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The open source and MySQL community started getting worried after MySQL acquisition by Sun Microsystems, but after that Oracle acquired Sun Microsystems the future of MySQL become unclear. Will Oracle continue to support MySQL or shutdown one of its biggest competitors ? First we saw Michael “Monty” Widenius, the creator of MySQL database forking his own database and launching MariaDB with a company behind it called the Monty Program. In addition to the core functionality of MySQL, MariaDB offers a rich set of feature enhancements including alternate storage engines, server optimizations, and patches. Then recently appeared Ulf Sandberg, ex-senior VP of global services at MySQL, with SkySQL a company providing enterprise class support & services for the MySQL ecosystem. According to the company website all core members of SkySQL are former employees of MySQL. In addition they are currently hiring in all areas, including support, consulting, training, marketing & sales.

PremiumSoft today announces the immediate release of version 9 for the whole Navicat™ family, including: – Navicat™ Premium – Navicat™ for MySQL – Navicat™ for PostgreSQL – Navicat™ for Oracle – Navicat™ for SQLite To meet the wishes of Navicat customers and the demand of managing SQLite database server through a GUI, Navicat for SQLite is introduced to the Navicat family in this launch. Navicat for SQLite provides SQLite users a tool for administering and managing database objects as well as for database migration, data import, export, synchronization, reporting, and more. With the launch of Navicat for SQLite, database connectivity to SQLite servers is also added to Navicat Premium. Navicat Premium unites all Navicat family members for database administration and development, into one powerful and easy-to-use work environment. With the new Navicat Premium version 9, users can connect to 4 of the most common databases including MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL and SQLite within one single application, making cross-database data management feasible. In addition to the introduction of Navicat for SQLite, another significant feature improvement to version 9 is the introduction of PL/SQL debugger in Navicat for Oracle. The PL/SQL debugger lets users debug their code easily, it helps to avoid tedious PL/SQL debugging tasks, saving time and improving the overall quality of applications. “We’re very excited about the launch of Navicat version 9”, said Mr.

‍ According to a survey for Dr. Dobb’s Report by Forrester Research published in Information Week , open source software has gained wide acceptance by developers. The survey found several items of interest: Nearly 4 out of 5 developers use open source software for development and / or application deployment MySQL ranks third behind MS SQL Server and Oracle as the primary database for deployed applications More than 1/3 of developers use SVN for source code management, which is almost 3 time the number of developers using the next closest competitor, MS SourceSafe Most of the 5% of developers who use an Apple as their primary development machine target Linux or Windows, not OS X So-called rich Internet applications (RIAs) are increasingly being developed, often using Javascript tools like jQuery 9% of developers have used CMS applications like Drupal and RavenNuke™ as part of their development work 60% of developers view their work as more than 9-to-5 and continue to apply development skills outside their jobs on side projects ‍

The creator of MySQL has launched a Web-based campaign to “save” the open-source database from the “clutches” of Oracle, which is attempting to purchase its current owner, Sun Microsystems. Oracle announced plans to buy Sun in April for US$7.4 billion, but the deal has been held up while European authorities conduct an antitrust review. One key concern of regulators, as well as open-source advocates, is the future of MySQL under Oracle, which holds a healthy share of the database market with its own proprietary product. But if users speak up now, European authorities could stop the merger or force Oracle to provide certain concessions and guarantees around MySQL, Michael “Monty” Widenius said in a blog post.

Sun and Oracle announced today a definitive agreement for Oracle to acquire Sun for $9.50 per share in cash. The transaction is valued at approximately $7.4 billion, or $5.6 billion net of Sun’s cash and debt. An agreement that will make of Oracle the first competitor to IBM by having Sun technologies in hardware, Java, Operation system (Solaris), Open Office and even the most popular open source database for the web MySQL ! “The acquisition of Sun transforms the IT industry, combining best-in-class enterprise software and mission-critical computing systems,” said Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. “Oracle will be the only company that can engineer an integrated system – applications to disk – where all the pieces fit and work together so customers do not have to do it themselves. Our customers benefit as their systems integration costs go down while system performance, reliability and security go up.” The deal could have very positive effect on Oracle business as mentioned Oracle CEO, especially by providing full solution from hardware, operation system, Java, in addition to Oracle business and database solutions.

Zend Technologies announced today the availability of Zend Server for High Performance, Reliable, and Secure Deployment of PHP-Based Web Applications, in addition to the FREE Zend Server community edition for Developers and PHP Application Users. The new Zend Server is a complete Web application solution that includes PHP, native install, an enhanced code accelerator, and advanced monitoring and problem diagnostics for applications designed for deployment on a single server. In addition, Zend Server automates software updates, hot fixes, and security patches on both Linux (native RPM and DEB based repositories) and Microsoft Windows (MSI), for quick and easy installation in less than 5 minutes. Zend Server supports the most popular databases, including Oracle® Database, MySQL, and Microsoft® SQL Server, as well as leading operating systems from Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Ubuntu/Debian to Microsoft Windows Server and more. Zend Server CE is a completely free version of Zend Server that runs on Linux, Microsoft Windows, and Mac OS X, specifically tuned to address the needs of non-critical server deployments and for developer desktops/laptops everywhere. Zend Server CE comes with the same high-performance opcode caching and easy-to-use PHP administration capabilities as the commercial Zend Server. Zend Server Pricing starts at $1,195 for an annual product subscription

Just in time for the gift-giving season – as mentioned christopher in his blog – annoucing the December edition of the Underground PHP & Oracle Manual . We have announced the previous edition 1.4 of the manual back in may 2007. The current edition is written by Christopher Jones and Alison Holloway, it include 290 pages and 16 chapters and is 50% bigger than the previous edition – unfortunately we don’t have the previous edition at this time to compare, but what we can say is that it’s a great eBook that you should get for anyone working with PHP and Oracle. The manual still aims to bridge the gap between the multitude of PHP books and Oracle books on the market. It is still a “braindump” and in no way replaces any of the other PHP-Oracle books in the marketplace. They all cover different aspects of development with PHP and Oracle, and I encourage you to also consider them for your bookshelf. Download Underground PHP and Oracle Manual [PDF]

While the community is waiting for Firefox3, the Oracle E-Business Suite Technology announced last week that Firefox 2 is certified with E-Business Suite . I think it is a good news for Firefox usage in enterprise, even that it came very late, and hoping that things goes faster with Firefox3 as Keith mentioned in the announcement. And as Jake said in the Oracle AppsBlog , “For IE6, Opera and Safari users, sorry.” [..]But this should be viewed as good news the next time a new Firefox release comes out and you’re a little nervous about taking it too early. Should a similar confluence of events hold up our ability to certify Firefox 3.0 in a timely manner, keep in mind that Oracle will still support Firefox 2.0 as a client for our applications, at least until we’ve certified the latest version, and for some reasonable overlap period

Oracle have just released a set of PHP RPMs for Oracle which include OCI8 and Oracle PDO driver, as well as many other PHP extensions. I think this is great, even it’s for development testing only and not supported by Oracle. The RPMs are based on PHP 5.2.3, according to the blog post by Alison Holloway from Oracle . RPMs can be downloaded from http://oss.oracle.com/projects/php /, to install the PHP OCI8 you will need to install the Oracle’s free Instant Client Basic package and PHP’s php-pdo package : 1- as root run : rpm -ivh php-common-5.2.3-1.i386.rpm php-cli-5.2.3-1.i386.rpm php-5.2.3-1.i386.rpm 2- Download oracle-instantclient-basic-10.2.0.3-1.i386.rpm and install it rpm -ivh oracle-instantclient-basic-10.2.0.3-1.i386.rpm 3- Install PHP’s PDO extension : rpm -ivh php-pdo-5.2.3-1.i386.rpm 4- Install PHP’s Oracle OCI8 and PDO_OCI extensions : rpm -ivh php-oci8-5.2.3-1.i386.rpm

Oracle and Forrester Research are organizing a webcast titled “CRM & The Power of Choice” on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 (8 a.m. PDT / 11 a.m. EDT). You can hear from Mike Betzer, Vice President Product Management Oracle, and Liz Herbert, Senior Analyst Forrester Research, in addition to live Oracle customers.Some vendors preach the software model du jour as the only surefire path to CRM success before understanding your business requirements. In many cases organizations have different needs within their enterprise and choosing only one CRM application, without the flexibility to adjust to organizational differences, diminishes the success of both the organization and the customers they serve