Database software vendor FoundationDB has acquired Akiban, another purveyor of database software, in a move to develop a hybrid data-store application capable of storing both SQL and non-SQL data. "Being all things to all people is a tough place to be, but I think there is a way to thread that needle and offer a real interesting service," said David Rosenthal, a co-founder of FoundationDB. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.