Bookings.com opts for open source MySQL database
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| Europe's largest online hotel reservation site Booking.com has
| selected the MySQL open source database to process tens of
| thousands of online bookings a day.
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| [...]
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| "Because the MySQL database is based on open standards, building
| our system was very easy and fast, and integrated with very low
| expense. MySQL's open source structure offers us opportunities
| for growth and integration because data replication can be
| introduced and managed from an early stage."
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http://www.computerworlduk.com/technology/applications/databases/news/index.cfm?newsid=3429
No scale to sneeze at.
ITerating: A new twist on software comparison shopping
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| Although the site compares both open source and commercial software,
| the ITerating site was built using only open source tools. "We used
| Java Tomcat, Apache, and Eclipse to create the site," said
| Vandenberghe. "Then, to address the Web semantics, we used Jena
| from HP Labs, which is a layer that helps with data management
| and storage within the database. "Everything we used to build
| this is open source," he says, "and we may open source the
| final product as well."
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http://www.itmanagersjournal.com/feature/24456
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Next Gen, Mission-Critical Apps To Be Deployed on Linux Says Report
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| By now it should be obvious to even the most casual industry observers
| that Linux operating systems - and open source-based software in general -
| have reached critical marketplace mass. Recent Linux deals and
| announcements by Oracle and Microsoft have only reinforced the "open
| source is enterprise-grade" message that IBM, Unisys and other "Master
| Brand" hardware, software and services vendors have been preaching for
| years. In short, open source, especially Linux, is becoming "legitimized"
| by the major vendors for enterprise environments, and user executives
| are more than happy to believe them.
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http://www.linuxelectrons.com/News/RoundUp/Next_Gen_MissionCritical_Apps_To_Be_Deployed_on_Linux_Says_Report
CIO study finds Linux ready for prime-time
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| The company predicts a steep rise: only 18 percent of businesses
| will be using Linux in business-critical roles by the end of 2007.
|
| "Linux operating systems - and open source-based software in general
| - have reached critical marketplace mass," said the study's authors,
| Bruce Guptill and Bill McNee of Saugatuck Research.
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http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=7681
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