Ingres unveils Eclipse user bundle Feb 8, 2007
Ingres unveils developer bundle for Eclipse users. Software package will simplify the process of building Eclipse apps on top of Ingres's open-source database, making the development process much more user-friendly ... Ingres began offering a software bundle on Wednesday to make it easier for developers to build Eclipse-based applications on top of the Ingres 2006 open-source database. (InfoWorld)
IBM to boost open source push Feb 8, 2007
DB2 Express-C first appeared just over a year ago, rubbing shoulders in an already crowded market with open-source offerings from MySQL and Ingres, as well as and Microsoft. Would IBM consider releasing DB2 Express-C as open-source software. (InfoWorld)
The tomato is prince's domain Nov 15, 2006
Subject of a painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, the princesse appears insouciant, even bored, in her icy blue ballgown, her arms crossed casually on the back of a chair. The painting, dated 1851-53, is housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. (Toronto Star -- Life)
Ingres preps DB-Linux package Nov 1, 2006
Ingres preps database-Linux package. Project Icebreaker combines Ingres' open-source database with rPath's version of Linux ... Businesses will soon be able to try out a new product from Ingres that aims to reduce maintenance work by combining the company's open-source database with a version of Linux from rPath. (InfoWorld)
Red Hat promises to keep charging customers double Oct 30, 2006
Dave Dargo at Ingres has done the breaking down the figures. Let the bashing continue. (Register)
Can Red Hat Survive? Oct 30, 2006
Dave Dargo, CTO of open source database company Ingres, thought Mr. Ellison's decision to offer Red Hat Linux support was an emotional response to Red Hats acquisition last April of JBoss, an open source middleware provider and Oracle competitor. I dont think this is a business decision, this is an emotional decision, Mr. Dargo said. (Red Herring)
Knocking Off Red Hat Oct 27, 2006
Then rumors swirled that Red Hat would buy an open source database company like MySQL or Ingres. (Red Hat is an investor in privately held MySQL). (Forbes)
Ellisons Red Hat hijacking maneuver Oct 26, 2006
Rick believes that Red Hat will run into the arms of open source MySQL, Ingres and others to confront the Oracle stack. Ellison said that his goal in create what is called Unbreakable Linux is to "enhance and speed the adoption of Linux and make it mission critical in the datacenter." There is truth in that statement, but it's also about ownership and dominance, which is somewhat antithetical in the open source world. (ZDNet)
The New Barbarians Sep 27, 2006
He leads fellow Oracle alumni at Ingres, a database maker that aims to undercut Oracle with lower prices and better service. Paul Maritz, who ran development at Microsoft before quitting in 2000, has assembled a team that includes some former Microsoft engineers at his new firm, PI Corp., to outdo Windows. (Forbes)
CA's Unicenter 11.1 Buildson Management Database Sep 12, 2006
At the same time, in the new release available Sept. 12 CA delivers an implementation of the MDB running on Microsoft's SQL Server, rather than its initial Ingres database. Hernandez said his organization had avoided the r11 upgrade in part because of the Ingres foundation. (eWeek)
The Path to Linux Success Aug 31, 2006
Ingres, for example, announced at LinuxWorld a database appliance built with rPath's distribution and tools, and Digium has announced that it's working with rPath on an Asterisk-based appliance. There are several other fairly mature rPath software appliances available for download from. (eWeek)
Risk model puts best fleet forward Aug 29, 2006
StateFleet also wanted to upgrade its ageing legacy fleet-management system, Ingres, and provide an online access point for clients seeking information about their own fleets. The Ingres database holds key data such as maintenance and replacement schedules and kilometre usage ... "Ingres is very old technology. The integrity of the source data had been compromised over many years," Mr Wright says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Why PostgreSQL can best SQLServer, Oracle Aug 17, 2006
Every other major database player has a single controlling company behind it, whether it be a database vendor like Oracle, a technology conglomerate like IBM or Microsoft or even an open source system like MySQL and Ingres. Because of this arrangement, PostgreSQL is the only database system that can offer you a full range of quality support companies, the ability to integrate PostgreSQL into proprietary systems without fee and a transparent process for getting your features added to the next... (SearchOracle.com)
Ingres details software appliance Aug 16, 2006
Ingres, rPath detail software appliance ... Ingres intends on Tuesday to provide more details about its upcoming software appliance, a tight coupling of its open-source database with rPath's Linux distribution that is designed to simplify system maintenance ... Wrapping the Ingres database with only the operating system functionality necessary to run the database should allow users to update and patch their database and operating system at the same time, treating the software combination as a... (InfoWorld)
Irreplaceable? Aug 14, 2006
For Oracle the threat comes from such outfits as MySQL and Ingres ... As a venture capitalist he now backs rival Ingres. (Forbes -- Business)
Oracle Users: Keen on Open Source Aug 12, 2006
Ingres is in use at the sites of 3 percent of respondents, with 4 percent planning to plug it in 2007. Firebird has been taken up by 2 percent of respondents, and another 2 percent plan to install it next year. (eWeek)
Equity Firm Pockets WatchGuard Jul 26, 2006
In other acquisition news today, database maker Ingres moved to expand its sphere of influence in Europe and the Middle East by purchasing Thinking Instruments AG, a German services provider and reseller. Financial terms of the purchase were not made public but the deal is the first acquisition for Ingres since becoming an independent company in November. (CIO Information Network)
PEOPLE IN BUSINESS Jul 18, 2006
Roger Burkhardt was appointed president and COO of Ingres Corp., a Redwood City business open-source database company. He was chief technology officer and EVP at NYSE Group Inc. in New York City. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
A focus on fusion at Oracle Jun 12, 2006
Database competitors say Oracle is taking its eye off the ball as it develops a bigger applications business, even as open source database programs, including MySQL and Ingres, loom as a future threat. They really haven't been innovating as much as they could,'' said Paul Rivot, a director of information management in IBM's database business. (San Jose Mercury News -- Business)
Compliance, Open Source Drive Database Market May 26, 2006
While MySQL, Ingres and Berkeley DB may have only small percentages of the total RDBMS market, open source database vendors showed the strongest growth, according to Gartner analyst Colleen Graham. "These open source DBMS products continue to improve in terms of functionality and scalability, and DBMS tool vendors are beginning to provide support for these offerings," Graham said in a statement. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Column: OSS databases ripe for acquisition in 2006 May 24, 2006
Microsoft and IBM have sizeable war chests with which to buy market share, and vendors like EnterpriseDB, MySQL and Ingres Corp. could provide it ... Microsoft and IBM have sizeable war chests with which to buy market share, and vendors like EnterpriseDB, MySQL and Ingres Corp. could provide it. (SearchOracle.com)
Entrepreneurs turn to open source DBMS vendors May 24, 2006
Open source database software has been available for more than 20 years; the products dominating the market today include Berkeley DB, Cloudscape/Derby, Ingres, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.. Chris Saberen turned to Computer Associates' Ingres open source DBMS to support the Web site for his small Iowa-based real estate investment firm ... In addition to its low cost, Saberen chose Ingres because thousands of developers often contribute to database development and answer technical questions quickly. (SearchOracle.com)
SAP endorsement at Sapphire bolsters feud with Oracle May 19, 2006
Open Source rivals, including MySQL and CA's Ingres DBMS, offer customers less costly alternatives ... Open Source rivals, including MySQL and CA's Ingres DBMS, offer customers less costly alternatives. (SearchOracle.com)
Internet & Technology May 2, 2006
MySQL, EnterpriseDB and Ingres offer free open-source database products ... Where traditional software vendors had used a large chunk of their licensing revenue to create new and better versions of their software, a large chunk now goes to pure profit, claims Dave Dargo, chief technical officer at Ingres ... Ingres itself is an example of software's evolution. (Investors Business Daily)
CA Offers Free Database Management Console Apr 27, 2006
Database Command Center is split off from Unicenter and supports Oracle, Ingres, and IBM DB2 databases ... CA is giving away the Database Command Center, a component of its Unicenter system management software that gives database administrators the means to manage Oracle, IBM DB2, and Ingres databases through a single console ... It also supports DB2, Ingres, and Oracle on Windows, Linux, and Unix servers. (InformationWeek)
Special Report: Oracle enterprise apps Apr 21, 2006
Database pros responding to a column express serious reservations about one venture capitalist's plan to market open source Ingres to SAP users. Many municipalities are seeking to standardize their IT systems to run more efficiently. (SearchOracle.com)
CA to Intro New Web-Based Database Control Center Apr 20, 2006
The inaugural version of the command center can be used to access data from IBM's DB2, Oracle and the open-source Ingres databases ... DCC also offers free data "unload" and "reorganization" functionality for the open-source Ingres r3, enabling DBAs to re-optimize databases that have become fragmented due to inserts, updates and deletes, the company said. (eWeek)
Special report: Oracle vs. SAP Apr 19, 2006
Database pros responding to a column express serious reservations about one venture capitalist's plan to market open source Ingres to SAP users ... Database pros responding to a column express serious reservations about one venture capitalist's plan to market open source Ingres to SAP users. (SearchOracle.com)
Why Ingres Is Both Wrong and Right on Oracle Apr 8, 2006
Why Ingres Is Wrong on Oracle and Right on Oracle ... Why Ingres Is Wrong on Oracle and Right on Oracle ... Opinion: Ingres is going around talking silly Oracle smack, but it has marketing plans around software appliances that make sense. (eWeek)
LinuxWorld Hints of Business to Come Apr 6, 2006
Ingres, another open-source database company, which has been spun off from CA, is also working on. a major distributor, to deliver a Linux software stack for Web services and databases to SMBs (small and medium businesses). (eWeek)
It's Open Season Feb 22, 2006
Retirement is golden CA's Ingres database business had dried up. Spinning it off as an open-source "startup" offloads development costs. (InformationWeek)
Ingres Opens Up Feb 18, 2006
Terence Garnett's Ingres has less than 1% market share ... Garnett, who is running Ingres under the auspices of Garnett & Helfrich, the Silicon Valley private-equity firm that bought Ingres from Computer Associates (CA) last fall, is following the same open source strategy of other would-be Oracle (nasdaq: - - ) competitors, including MySQL and a handful of scrappy startups ... The big difference between Garnett, who is yet another former Oracle executive now competing with his old firm, and... (Forbes -- Technology)
Open source writers wary of Oracles real intentions Feb 16, 2006
Theres a fair amount of nervousness, says David Dargo, chief technology officer of Ingres, another open source database company, of the mood this week at a leading open source conference in San Francisco. The concerns spring partly from suspicion at Oracles motives. (Financial Times)
Oracle Bags Sleepycat Feb 15, 2006
Although a market leader in databases, Oracle is feeling the heat from IBM and as well as open-source databases such as MySQL and Ingres (see ). This acquisition widens their scope for database support and [shows] that Oracle has put their foot into the door in the open-source database market and [wants to get] the best of both worlds, Mr. Yuhanna said. (Red Herring)
Nortel spins off blade server switch business Feb 14, 2006
Later, in November, CA spun off its open-source Ingres database software business and Garnett & Helfrich became Ingres' major shareholder. Officials for Nortel, which is still in the process of recovering and rebuilding after its accounting scandal of 2004, said the spin-off is in line with the company's ongoing transformation. (InfoWorld)
Oracle Eyes Open-Source Firms Feb 11, 2006
Another open-source threat for Oracle is the database business pioneered by companies like MySQL, Postgres, and the recently spun-out Ingres (see ). The next target, Cupertino, California-based Zends PHP programming language, is used heavily by developers around the world to develop applications and web content. (Red Herring)
IBM Releases Free Database Jan 31, 2006
The move by traditional licensed-based vendors to provide free versions of their databases is a response to the growing number of open-source databases such as MySQL, Postgres, and the recently spun-out Ingres (see and ). Open-source databases are built on source codes that are published and made available to the public, enabling copying, modifying, and redistribution of the code without paying royalties or fees. (Red Herring)
Update: IBM frees DB2 Express Jan 31, 2006
MySQL is a popular open-source relational database management system, and last year, Computer Associates International Inc. sold its open-source Ingres software to a new organization, Ingres Corp., which is aiming at the enterprise market ... Murphy said IBMs move would more likely affect open-source databases such as MySQL or Ingres used by smaller companies than steal users away from Microsoft and Oracle. (ComputerWorld)
Database Software Goes Cheap Jan 29, 2006
Christened Ingres, the former CA business unit technically qualifies as a startup ... The Ingres purchase marks the second dip in Menlo Park, California-based G&Hs $250-million investment fund ... Ingres-type venture deals are few and far between. (Red Herring)
Software 2006: Changes Ahead Jan 2, 2006
Over the last five years, open source has moved from being just an experiment, to taking more of a strong foothold in terms of deployment, said Dave Dargo, CTO of Ingres, an open-source database company that was recently spun out from. The industry is expected to come out with several different kinds of open-source products such as open-source analytics, open-source infrastructure, and open-source collaboration through the course of the next year. (Red Herring)
