Microsoft takes on Oracle, opening up database software to Linux


Microsoft's booth at MWC 2016 was crowded with attendees checking out all the myriad Windows 10-powered devices on display.

SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft Corp planned to announce its move into a new business, unveiling a database software that works with a rival to its Windows operating system, a move that takes aim at a market long dominated by Oracle Corp. 

Microsoft's new database product will work with the Linux operating system. The move is the latest to show Microsoft’s increasing willingness to work with competing products, a radical change for the once fiercely protective company. 

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