koert54 wrote:
> IBM sets DB2 database free
>
> IBM on Monday introduced a free version of its DB2 database, a move designed
> to win software developers over to its products.
>
> DB2 Express-C is the same database as IBM's commercial offerings but the
> company places limits on what kind of hardware it can run on.
>
> It can be deployed on systems with two processor cores or up to two
> dual-core chips on Advanced Micro Devices- or Intel-based servers. The
> memory limit is 4GB but there are no limits on the size of database or
> number of users.
>
>
> http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6032676.html
>
> http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/01/30/1529215
>
>
catching up with Oracle who are catching up with microsoft....
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Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
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Received on Tue Feb 07 2006 - 15:07:57 CST
