SQL Server, MySQL top in wireless development


location based services

According to a new report by Evans Data Corp, Microsoft’s SQL Server tops the chart in wireless applications at 30%. While MySQL Server ranks in second with 20% market share followed by Oracle. The report suggests that Oracle’s market share should increase over the next year. The report also found that 40% of wireless applications are location based services like GPS technology and Google Maps for example. The number one platform this year is cell phones at 47%, taking most of it’s market share from PDAs which have historically dominated the mobile applications market. With SQL Server CE and MySQL OEM under more development and exposure this year some exciting things are in store for the future of the mobile data market.