Video: Why did Oracle buy BEA and Sun buy MySQL

Weekly Round-up 220108
Author:
James Garner
Posted:
11:39 22 Jan 2008
Topics:
Databases | MySQL

In this week's highlights we discuss the two big acquisitions in the tech market last week with Oracle finally buying middleware company BEA and Sun purchasing MySQL. We also discuss Friends Provident move to replace its entire phone network system by one based on IP telephony in its UK offices and call centres.

 

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