Microsoft's SQL Server growth slows but still beats rivals
InformationWeek | at | by Mike
Revenue for Microsoft's SQL Server in 2007 grew at a rate of 14% over the previous year and at a rate that exceeded that of its principal relational database rivals, IBM and Oracle, each with 13.3% growth.
The Microsoft positioning in IDC figures released recently is different from that shown by a preliminary set of IDC figures. Those figures released in April had Microsoft growing at a rate slower than its rivals. Oracle and Microsoft are strong competitors for new customers in the Windows Server market, and preliminary figures showed Oracle making headway in that contest. The final figures still give Microsoft an edge.