MySQL News Announcements (2004)

Registration Opens for the 2005 MySQL Users Conference

25 December 2004 — Sebastopol, CA - Early registration has just opened for the third annual MySQL Users Conference, to be held in the heart of Silicon Valley in Santa Clara, California, April 18 -21, 2005. The MySQL Users Conference, co-presented by O'Reilly Media, Inc. and MySQL AB, is the only gathering where participants can share MySQL knowledge with the core MySQL development team, hundreds of users, open source innovators, and technology partners - all under one roof.

MySQL Completes Another Record Year

15 December 2004 — CUPERTINO, Calif. - MySQL AB today announced that 2004 has been another year of record sales, partnerships, technical achievement and adoption of its open source database. By the end of the month, the MySQL database server will have been downloaded more than ten million times this year, solidifying its position as the world's most popular open source database.

MySQL Makes Database Consulting Easy & Affordable

14 December 2004 — CUPERTINO, Calif. - MySQL AB, the developer of the world's most popular open source database, today announced the availability of three new affordable consulting packages aimed at helping IT departments to quickly design and implement high-performance database systems based on best practices with MySQL.

MySQL Ships Easy-to-Use Visual Database Tools

8 December 2004 — CUPERTINO, Calif. - MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, today announced the general availability of a set of graphical query and administration tools designed to make life easier for MySQL® database developers, DBAs and users. The new MySQL Query Browser and MySQL Administrator are available for download now from the MySQL Developer Zone at http://dev.mysql.com/.

MaxDB Installation Manager released!

26 November 2004 — The new MaxDB Installation Manager has been released. With the Installation Manager you will be able to install a MaxDB instance and give a basic standard configuration for it, in just a few "clicks".

European Open-Source Luminaries Appeal to EU Council Against Software Patents

23 November 2004 — European nationals who created Linux, MySQL and PHP issue joint statement on www.NoSoftwarePatents.com ahead of EU Council meeting -- "The proposed software patent directive is deceptive, dangerous, and democratically illegitimate"

MaxDB PHP extension released!

8 November 2004 — A new MaxDB PHP extension has been released! Compared to the previous version that worked over php's odbc extension, the new driver offers good benefits. Firstly, the extension supports the MaxDB native interface, and thus delivers significantly better performance. Secondly the extension offers a broader feature set (which is mostly compatible to PHP's mysql and mysqli extensions) compared to the earlier driver's limited ODBC functionality.

Free Webcast! Open Source Application School: Databases

5 November 2004 — When you are shopping for database software, are open source databases on your evaluation list? In the first installment of Bernard Golden's Open Source Application School, Golden describes the pros, cons and capabilities of enterprise-ready open source databases. Golden is the author of Succeeding with Open Source (Addison-Wesley, August 2004), and the creator of the Open Source Maturity Model (OSMM), a formalized method of locating, assessing, and implementing open source software.

MySQL Version 4.1 Certified as Production-Ready

27 October 2004 — MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, today announced the general availability of MySQL® 4.1. Certified by the company as production-ready for large-scale enterprise deployment, this significant upgrade to the MySQL database server features advanced querying capabilities through subqueries, faster and more secure client-server communication, new installation and configuration tools, and support for international character sets and geographic data. MySQL 4.1 can be downloaded now at http://dev.mysql.com/.

MySQL ComCon Europe Event to be Held in Frankfurt November 8-10

6 October 2004 — MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, will be presenting MySQL ComCon Europe 2004 jointly with Software & Support Verlag from Nov. 8 to 10 in Frankfurt, Germany. In tutorials and workshops, attendees will gain detailed insights into MySQL® database technology.

Call for Participation for 2005 MySQL Users Conference Is Open

5 October 2004 — From embedded solutions to web-commerce and critical business applications, MySQL is everywhere--with more than five million active installations worldwide. The popular open source database has been adopted by industry leaders like Google, NASA, Sabre, and Suzuki, and many consider it a key force in the revolutionary changes affecting the software industry. To introduce new users to MySQL and help developers and IT professionals keep pace with the latest advancements, MySQL AB has teamed up with O'Reilly Media, Inc. to co-present the third annual MySQL Users Conference, scheduled for April 18-21, 2005, in Santa Clara, CA.

MaxDB™ 7.5.00.18 now available for Linux/AMD x86-64

24 September 2004 — With the new version 7.5.00.18, MaxDB is shipping with 64-bit support for Linux/AMD platforms.

Bernard Liautaud Joins MySQL Board of Directors

8 September 2004 — MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, today announced that Bernard Liautaud, chairman and chief executive officer of Business Objects (Nasdaq: BOBJ; Euronext Paris ISIN code: FR0004026250 - BOB), has joined its board of directors.

MySQL Appoints Maurizio Gianola Vice President of Software Engineering

8 September 2004 — MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, today announced that Maurizio Gianola has joined the MySQL AB management team as vice president of Software Engineering. Gianola oversees the development of all MySQL AB products, including the MySQL®, MySQL Cluster and MaxDB database servers, as well as MySQL's database administration and connectivity software. Gianola works from MySQL's new Silicon Valley office in Cupertino, Calif.

Embarcadero Technologies and MySQL AB announce strategic alliance

7 September 2004 — Embarcadero Technologies®, Inc. (Nasdaq: EMBT), a provider of data lifecycle management solutions, and MySQL AB today announced a strategic relationship that brings together the world's most popular open source database and some of the industry's most easy-to-use database management tools. The relationship is designed to help enterprise organizations leverage the value of MySQL® by providing an end-to-end data lifecycle management solution for migrating, optimizing, and testing databases and applications. The partnership agreement signed between the two companies covers joint sales engagements and co-marketing activities.

MySQL Helps Set New World Records for Speed & Price/Performance in Independent Benchmarks

3 September 2004 — A MySQL® database running with BEA's WebLogic application server on Sun Microsystems' Sun Fire hardware has set new world records for both speed and price/performance, according to independent benchmark test results published this week at http://www.spec.org/jAppServer2002/.

MySQL AB and MontaVista Software Enhance Support for MySQL Database on MontaVista Linux

3 August 2004 — MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, and MontaVista Software Inc. today announced that the two companies have extended their partnership to validate the MySQL® database on the MontaVista® Linux ® Carrier Grade Edition (CGE), for the telecommunications and Network Equipment Provider (NEP) markets.

MySQL Supports Linux on IBM eServer™ Linux on Power5® Systems

3 August 2004 — MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, today announced that the MySQL® database supports Linux on IBM POWER processors across all IBM eServer™ platforms, including p5 (pSeries), i5 (iSeries) and JS20 BladeCenter systems.

MySQL AB Launches MySQL Premier Support Services

3 August 2004 — MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, today announced MySQL Premier Support, a comprehensive set of enterprise-class technical support packages. Available in three levels (Platinum, Gold, and Silver), these new high-end MySQL customer service plans are designed for corporations and organizations seeking dedicated, 24x7 response and issue resolution.

MySQL Presence at Linuxworld Expo

30 July 2004 — MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, will have a major presence at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo next week, August 2-5, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

MySQL AB Launches MySQL Hosting

28 July 2004 — MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, today announced a new hosting solution for MySQL® users: MySQL Hosting. MySQL Hosting is provided in partnership with Rackspace, the fastest-growing managed hosting specialist in the world. Designed for Web sites and other MySQL database applications, MySQL Hosting provides a secure, scalable hosting environment with a 99.9 percent uptime guarantee, along with a commercial MySQL license and technical support.

O'Reilly Media, Inc. and MySQL AB to Co-Present the Official 2005 MySQL Users Conference

28 July 2004 — MySQL AB and O'Reilly Media, Inc. announced today that they will partner to present the third annual MySQL Users Conference, slated for April 18-21, 2005, in Santa Clara, Calif. The announcement was made today by Zack Urlocker, vice president of Marketing at MySQL, and O'Reilly CEO Tim O'Reilly at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention.

MySQL Joins ObjectWeb Open Source Consortium

28 July 2004 — MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, today announced that it has joined ObjectWeb, an international not-for-profit consortium created to develop powerful open source alternatives to proprietary business software, with a focus on infrastructure software.

MySQL AB Wins AlwaysOn "Business-to-Business Company of the Year" Award

14 July 2004 — MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, today announced that it has been named the AlwaysOn (AO) "Business-to-Business Company of the Year." AlwaysOn, an open source media company focused on technology and business innovation, and KPMG's emerging business practice, KPMG 1Start, selected MySQL AB as the winner of this exclusive award from a previously-named group of the 100 top private companies, the AO100.

MySQL AB Names Ulf Sandberg Vice President of Professional Services

6 July 2004 — MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, today announced that Ulf Sandberg has joined the MySQL AB management team as vice president of professional services. He is responsible for MySQL's worldwide professional services organization, which includes customer support, training, consulting and certification programs. Sandberg works from MySQL's Silicon Valley office.

MySQL Momentum Continues with Mounting Third-Party Support from Leading Software, Hardware Vendors

6 July 2004 — MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, today announced that the ecosystem of commercial MySQL-based applications is broadening as an increasing number of hardware and software vendors leverage the MySQL® database in their technology solutions. The MySQL database is now shipping as the underlying or default database in a diverse range of technologies from over 100 companies, including RightNow Technologies, American Suzuki Motor Corporation, Net IQ, NetBotz, S2 Security Corporation, Gluecode Software and Alpha Software.

MySQL AB Named to Second-Annual AlwaysOn List of Top 100 Private Companies

6 July 2004 — MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, today announced that is has been named to the AlwaysOn™ (AO) Top 100 Private Companies list. AlwaysOn, an open source media company focused on technology and business innovation, and KPMG's emerging business practice, KPMG 1Start, compiled the second-annual AO100 list after surveying more than 1,000 venture investors, investment bankers, top entrepreneurs and executives, who nominated more than 700 companies to determine the AO100 winners. The full list can be found at www.alwayson-network.com.

MySQL AB Launches UK and Ireland Sales Office

23 June 2004 — MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, today announced the launch of a UK and Ireland sales office, located in Dublin, Ireland. MySQL's newest office will support the growing demand for MySQL database software in the UK and Ireland, where the company already has hundreds of commercial software and support customers.

MySQL AB Awarded "IT Company of the Year" by Sweden's Leading Business Magazine

24 May 2004 — MySQL AB today announced that Veckans Affärer, Sweden's leading business magazine, has chosen MySQL AB as the "IT Company of the Year 2004." This award was presented to representatives of MySQL AB at a ceremony in the The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences in Stockholm today.

MySQL Wins 2004 SIIA Codie Award for Best Open Source Product

20 May 2004 — MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, announced that the MySQL database has been named by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) as the winner of the 2004 Codie Award for Best Open Source Product. The Codie award adds to several recent MySQL accolades, including being named for the second year in a row to both the SD Times 100 list and as “Product of the Year” by Developer.com.

MySQL Certification Study Guide is now available.

19 May 2004 — A comprehensive study guide to prepare for the MySQL Core Certification and MySQL Professional Certification Exams is now available from MySQL Press.

MySQL Professional Certification is now available.

19 May 2004 — MySQL AB has now released both the exams that make up the Certification Program for the world's most popular Open Source Database: the central MySQL Core Certification and the advanced MySQL Professional Certification.

MySQL and REALTECH partner for migration of SAP applications to MaxDB

13 May 2004 — MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, and SAP technology consultants REALTECH AG have joined forces to make it easier for SAP users to migrate enterprise applications to the open-source MaxDB™ by MySQL database. MaxDB is MySQL's enterprise-grade, SAP-certified database that offers high availability, scalability and a comprehensive feature set to support the most demanding computing applications.

MySQL AB is pleased to announce the winners of the 2004 MySQL Application of the Year and MySQL Partner of the Year awards!

23 April 2004 — Presented at last week's MySQL Users Conference & Expo, the MySQL Application of the Year and Partner of the Year awards recognize select MySQL users and partners whose applications, products or services are models for how MySQL can be used in major computing systems to bring dramatic cost savings, performance and reliability benefits to organizations and end-users.

MySQL AB Launches MySQL Cluster - the First Open Source Database Clustering Solution

14 April 2004 — MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, today launched MySQL Cluster, a new open source database clustering technology for applications requiring continuous availability. MySQL Cluster combines the MySQL® database with a clustering architecture to deliver 99.999 percent availability to mission-critical database applications. It is the first affordable, enterprise-scale database clustering software.

MySQL Expands Partner Program to Support Growing Market for MySQL-Related Products and Services

14 April 2004 — MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, today announced a new MySQL Partner Program that offers improved support, more options and increased revenue opportunities for the growing ecosystem of independent software vendors (ISVs), systems integrators, value-added resellers (VARs) and developers that support the MySQL® database. A highlight of the enhanced program is the launch of a new online MySQL Solutions Catalog, a convenient place for all MySQL users to search and find MySQL-related products and services offered by MySQL partners.

Next Week's MySQL Users Conference & Expo to be Hub of MySQL and Open Source News

5 April 2004 — MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, today provided a preview of the news announcements and top attractions expected at next week's MySQL Users Conference & Expo. The annual conference brings together MySQL users, partners and industry leaders for an in-depth look at the technology and business behind the MySQL® database and open source software. This year's event is April 14-16 at the Peabody Hotel in Orlando, Florida.

Leading Telecommunications and Networking Companies Use MySQL for High Performance, Reliable Data Management and Low Total Cost

29 March 2004 — MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, today announced that many of the world's premier telecommunications and networking companies, including AdventNet, Alcatel, Aprisma, Atchik, Cox Communications, F5 Networks, Matanuska Telephone Association, Onlinetel, Siemens, Tekelec and many others, are relying on the MySQL® open source database for high performance, reliable data management.

New Introduction to Databases Training Course

1 March 2004 — Learn the fundamentals of databases and become familiar with MySQL. You'll learn the essentials of relational database management, the SQL language, how to peform an installation, use of graphical tools and more. If you are new to databases in general, or just new to MySQL, this course is for you!

MySQL Users Conference Schedule Available

19 February 2004 — The preliminary schedule of sessions at the upcoming MySQL Users Conference and Expo 2004, April 14-16 in Orlando, Florida, is now online. It includes sessions from MySQL developers like Michael "Monty" Widenius, Brian Aker, and Mark Matthews, as well as notable community members such as Jeremy Zawodny and Mike Hillyer.

Licensing Survey

17 February 2004 — MySQL AB is always interested in getting feedback from customers and the open source community on the best way to communicate our licensing policy. In order to continue to gather input, we have a short five question survey.

Second Annual MySQL Users Conference & Expo Draws Prestigious Sponsors

9 February 2004 — MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open-source database, today announced the sponsors of the second annual MySQL Users Conference & Expo, to be held April 14-16 in Orlando, Florida. Some of the world's biggest companies, including Intel, Apple, Hewlett-Packard and Novell, are major sponsors of the conference, which will highlight the momentum behind MySQL and open source software in enterprise computing. Other key sponsors of the conference include EBM Software, Emic Networks, Golden Gate Software, Rackspace Managed Hosting, TrollTech and Zend Technologies.

MySQL AB and Pearson Education Launch MySQL Press

3 February 2004 — MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, and Pearson Education, a division of Pearson plc (NYSE: PSO), today announced the launch of MySQL Press, the exclusive publisher of MySQL AB-authorized technology information books and materials.

MySQL Lowers Database TCO

1 February 2004 — MySQL AB has published a new business white paper entitled “A Guide to Lower Database TCO.” This report describes how corporations intent on lowering their cost of operations are using MySQL to further commoditize their IT infrastructures. You'll learn how organization such as Cox Communications, NASA, Sabre Holdings and Yahoo! have improved database reliability, performance and TCO using MySQL.

MySQL Receives New Recognition as Leading Database

26 January 2004 — MySQL AB is pleased to announce that the MySQL database has recently been recognized as a leading database by leaders and readers in the open source and software industries. The editors of OSDir magazine named the MySQL database Editor's Choice in Open Source for Best Database, and MySQL also recently won “Database of the Year” in the 2003 LinuxQuestions.org Members Choice Awards. MySQL was also designated as a finalist in the prestigious Software & Information Industry Association's Codie Awards, in the Best Open Source Product or Service category.

MySQL, Zend Join Forces to Strengthen Open Source Web Development

21 January 2004 — MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, and Zend Technologies, designers of the PHP Web scripting engine, today announced a partnership to simplify and improve productivity in developing and deploying Web applications with open source technologies. Through the alliance, the companies are improving compatibility and integration between the MySQL® database and Zend's PHP products to make it easier for businesses to use complete open source solutions, such as the popular LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) software stack.

JBoss Group and MySQL AB Form Strategic Alliance to Deliver Professional Open Source Solutions to the Enterprise

21 January 2004 — JBoss Group LLC, provider of the most popular Java application server, and MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, today announced an alliance that includes integration of the open source JBoss® application server with MySQL's database servers, to simplify development and deployment of Web-based applications with open source technologies. In addition, the companies will jointly market JBoss Group professional services and MySQL AB products and services.

MySQL Introduces New Easy-to-Use MySQL Administration Tool

21 January 2004 — MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, today announced MySQL Administrator, a new open source tool with a graphical user interface (GUI) designed to provide easy management and monitoring of MySQL® database servers. MySQL Administrator is the first product in a new family of open source administrative tools by MySQL AB. MySQL AB is demonstrating MySQL Administrator at LinuxWorld Expo in booth # 451, January 21-23, at the Javits Center in New York.

Announcing MySQL Administrator

21 January 2004 — MySQL Administrator is a powerful new visual administration console that makes it significantly easier to administer your MySQL servers and gives you better visibility into how your databases are operating. MySQL Administrator integrates database management and maintenance into a single, seamless environment, with a clear and intuitive graphical user interface. Now you can easily perform all the command line operations visually, including configuring servers, administering users, dynamically monitoring database health, and more.

MySQL AB to Demo New Technologies at LinuxWorld Expo

15 January 2004 — MySQL AB will have a major presence at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo next week, January 20-23, at the Javits Center in New York. With partners Arkeia, Emic Networks, High availability.com and Intel, MySQL will highlight new and upcoming MySQL technologies in booth #451. MySQL CEO Mårten Mickos will also address the business aspects of open source at a panel titled, "Making Money from Open Source" and in the "Open Source Licensing for Commercial Applications” session.

MySQL AB Adds Enterprise Features in MySQL 5.0

12 January 2004 — MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, today announced that a major new version of its database software, version 5.0, is now available. The new release includes the addition of stored procedures as well as other advances designed to enhance the development of large-scale enterprise database applications. The MySQL 5.0 alpha development release is now available for testing and evaluation by the open source community.

MySQL Available for HP-UX on Intel Itanium 2 Processor

6 January 2004 — MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, today announced that it has ported the MySQL® database to the HP-UX 11.i v2 operating environment on the Intel® Itanium® 2 processor. MySQL 4.0, the current MySQL production version, now includes support for 64-bit Intel Itanium 2 processor-based systems running in both the HP-UX and Linux environments. MySQL is also showcasing early support for the Windows operating system on the Intel Itanium 2 processor in MySQL 4.1, the current development version of the MySQL database software.

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