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Open source databases '60 per cent cheaper'
Tom Sanders in California, vnunet.com 20 Nov 2006

Open source databases can save enterprises up to 60 per cent over
proprietary products, according to data collected by Forrester
Research. 

Noel Yuhanna, a senior analyst at Forrester covering database management
systems, estimated that average savings on the total cost of ownership
are about 50 per cent. The data is based on surveys and customer
interviews.

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