Oracle released a developer edition of the Oracle9i Database for Intel Itanium processors that supports several platforms including Windows XP Professional 64-bit Edition and Windows .NET ...

That’s the mass market, where Oracle is trying to compete better [by offering its database on Linux], and where Microsoft is trying to move up with 64-bit SQL Server.

Microsoft Thursday strengthened its hand in the database market by releasing the first 64-bit version of SQL Server. The product should help Microsoft address a broader segment of the database ...