Oracle 11g XE (Express Edition), the free-of-charge version of Oracle’s flagship database, is now in beta. XE provides an “entry-level, small-footprint RDBMS” based on 11g Release 2 code, said Oracle ...

SAN FRANCISCO—Larry Ellison has seen the future of information technology—and it’s autonomous, adaptive, self-managing systems that are more secure than ever. And that future is now, Oracle’s ...

Oracle’s change in strategy to release a developer-first version of its new database is linked to the company’s plans to defend its market dominance and look at innovative ways to acquire new ...