[AccessD] Slightly OT: Know of a good Open Source DBMS?

The EM Tools came out a little later. Works with December release of 
Beta SQL Express 2005.

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Manager - Community Technology Preview 
December 2004
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=8f92556a-6c3b-47d2-9929-ecdc5a4d25ae&DisplayLang=en

The SAP DB or MaxDB is being supported by SAP Labs Berlin either 
purchased or newsgroup 24 hour turnaround.
It is really an old ADABAS database code fork upgraded.. A .Net oledb 
provider is supposed to be in the works.
I guess who ever writes it wants paid for the effort.
Otherwise ODBC.

Jim DeMarco wrote:

>What about SQL Express?  The throttling limitations have been removed but you're limited to 3-4 GB file size.  This version doesn't include management tools though AFAIK.
>
>Jim DeMarco (fresh from vacation and still wishing I were somewhere else!!)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
>Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 12:47 PM
>To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
>Subject: Re: [AccessD] Slightly OT: Know of a good Open Source DBMS?
>
>
>Hi Joe
>
>Three option pops forward:
>
>SAP DB (totally free) or the newer MaxDB (from MySQL). 
>Enterprise level (certified for SAP R/3) and complexity.
>
>Firebird. Very small install package, very easy to maintain. 
>Originates from InterBase.
>
>PostgreSQL. Widely used "Oracle Light" DBMS. 
>Large user base.
>
>It all depends on your requirements.
>
>/gustav
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>
>>>>JRojas at tnco-inc.com 04/05 6:03 pm >>>
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>Hi All,
>
>I was considering purchasing MS SQL Server 2000 for our company.
>We have several intranet web based applications, which currently use MS
>SQL
>Server 7 as the backend.
>
>The reason that I am considering the upgrade is that we are reaching
>our CAL
>limit. I know that I could increase the number of CALs, but I actually
>got
>SQL 2000 approved in this year's budget!
>The problem is that I have the feeling that the price for SQL Server
>may not
>be justifiable, in my mind, for what we are using it for.
>
>With that said, does anyone know of an Open Source DBMS that has the
>functionality of SQL Server?
>I know of MySQL, but when I last checked, it did not have stored
>procedures
>and triggers.
>
>Thanks!
>JR
>
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>

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Marty Connelly
Victoria, B.C.
Canada