DaimlerChrysler, Siemens and UPS use MySQL, spending (so says MySQL) one-tenth of what they would have spent on the Oracle alternative.

FORBES: Magazine Article

DaimlerChrysler (nyse: DCX - news - people ), Siemens and UPS use MySQL, spending (so says MySQL) one-tenth of what they would have spent on the Oracle alternative.

FORBES: Irreplaceable?

"All other databases on the market today were designed for an offline, back-office use, " says MySQL Chief Executive Marten Mickos.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Second, since MySQL is open-source, anyone can use the program's underlying recipe.

ECONOMIST: Oracle and Sun Microsystems

The commission is on firmer ground when it argues that the way MySQL is licensed would allow Oracle some control over commercial use of the program.

ECONOMIST: Oracle and Sun Microsystems