Choose Network DBMS!

For some programmer who use visual basic 6.0 usually they make application program combined with SQL Server 2000. And for some Delphi programmers they are also use SQL Server or Oracle for database. So, it's still fair enough, if we still make application program and combined with Local DBMS like Visual basic 6.0 and Microsoft Access, and Delphi Program with Paradox.
But these days, we realize, programming era goes to Open source programming, like using Java or Visual basic.Net, C++.Net and others, So, are we ready?