The company on Friday posted a "freebie" version of its 10g product to the Oracle Technical Network (OTN). Oracle Database 10g Express Edition, or XE, targets hobbyists, new database developers and ...

Oracle has made the beta for Windows and Linux freely available as a 150-Mbyte download to anyone who registers online. Some VARs applauded the move. “This builds a larger base of support, ...

Taking steps to guard itself against the growing popularity of cheaper open-source databases, as well as making lower-end application developers and students more familiar with its technology, Oracle ...

Oracle made its low-end, free-of-charge Oracle Database 10g Express Edition database, also known as XE, generally available Tuesday. When the company initially released the beta version of the ...

Four major open source database projects have scoffed at Oracle’s attempt this week to tackle the threat of open source software. On Tuesday, Oracle released a beta version of Oracle 10g Express ...