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er Base database is one of the few that have the support and blessings of vendors and the wellorganised munity of coders. MySQL is also proving to be popular among open source munities. Every time a new programming language es out, the first thing that developers usually do is add database connectivity to MySQL. PostgreSQL is the most matured of the open databases, and maintains an extensive Web presence for its developer munity. It is a Canadian pany that offers applications along with support services. Red Hat bases its product offerings on PostgreSQL. The open databases are often storehouses of innovation. MySQL has an architecture that has a core relational manager that can be used by different kinds of plugin data handlers. These open databases tend to be far simpler than their conventional counterparts in all these areas. They also have low operational overheads. A mon criticism of open source databases is that they don?t support transactions or don?t do as well as mercial products. For example, MySQL has a fast database for content store, but it is still immature in terms of transaction processing at the backend. However, immaturity in some areas of an open database might not be a problem if the software has what you need in other areas, or has a credible track record of delivering new features on a regular basis. Conclusion The database segment will continue to grow as businesses rely more and more on information as a source of petitive advantage. However, the market has definitely evolved over the years though it has not yet reached high maturity levels. As the SME segment has started adopting the technology, experts opine that there is going to be huge momentum in the market. The Indian SME market is no longer just a PC market。 rather, it has bee a wellworked and wellconnected segment, which is why it has also started using servers. On the enterprise side one will witness a lot of momentum ing around solutions like application integration, business intelligence and reporting services. It is expected that three factors are going to drive the Indian DBMS market in this fiscal: solutions, RoI and functionality. With vendors focusing on these aspects, one expects the market to experience good growth this fiscal. Oracle India Oracle feels that by adopting Grid puting (the recently announced 10G enablement) with databases like Oracle 9i, organisations can reduce the cost of IT by running it on lowcost modity hardware. Oracle has the ability in terms of delivering all elements of the information architecture. On one hand are the development tools and database and application servers, and on other hand are the prehensive suite of applications in the Oracle EBusiness Suite. Moreover, being based on open standards, customers can adopt a hybrid model, which has a mix of legacy and customised applications, and offers a steppingstone for organisations to move into an infrastructure with a mon data model. In terms of technology, Oracle?s focus is all on the ponents of the Oracle 10g infrastructure software. Oracle Database and Oracle Application Server provide a powerful deployment platform for enterprise applications, starting from panies with turnover of Rs 10 crore to the largest corporates . It has immense applicability in BFSI, manufacturing, tele, and the government sector. It has also one of the most secure database technologies. Currently, a number of state governments are implementing Oraclebased solutions. Oracle has alr