Company gambles that acquisition of MySQL, an open-source database company used by Google, Southwest Airlines and Facebook, will reignite growth.
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VoIP startup says its user base has increased by a factor of 10 in five months so it needs help supporting its users and driving revenue.
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Analysts look at shipments, JBoss purchase, and the Larry Ellison factor ahead of earnings.
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PHP company’s growth is driven by web 2.0 startups.
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MySQL’s customers include the world’s biggest corporations and Internet startups.
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Some think MySQL could be the next acquisition target as open source spreads.
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More entrepreneurs and VCs are betting on Europe as a place to innovate and invest.
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The open source database firm looks to make its database more customizable by allowing more storage engines.
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The business software giant snaps up Sweden’s HotSip as it deepens its presence in telco infrastructure software.
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The software giant buys an open-source database company.
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Venture capital investment slows with 16 percent fewer deals and 5 percent less money invested.
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Database startup MySQL closes its third round of venture financing with help from German software giant SAP.
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Big Blue aims to give licensed database users less reason to shift to open source.
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The venture firm that made a splash with Skype has added an open-source company to its stable.
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The money will help Emic Networks relaunch as Continuent.
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European startups drop in median value in Q2 as VCs focus on later-stage companies.
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Google countersues Microsoft; Iraqi telecom team convenes in London; Africa calling.
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MySQL has some heavy-duty competition in its quest to sell database software that’s cheap, fast, and easy to assemble.
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European VC heavyweight Index Ventures closes a new fund with a focus on the European tech market.
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The open source database may still be small potatoes, but its ripples could be widespread.
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