:Computerworld Australia: Users Tempted by Free Commercial Databases
Computerworld Australia: Users Tempted by Free Commercial Databases Mar 3, 2006, 20 :30 UTC (5 Talkback[s]) (8013 reads) (Other stories by Eric Lai)
"Missouri State University's information systems department and Web start-up Savvica don't have a lot in common apart from tight budgets. In recent years, that would have likely meant choosing a free open-source database such as MySQL or PostGres.
"But last month, both eschewed open-source, opting instead for different commercial databases- albeit the free, stripped-down versions..."
