MySQL News Announcements (2007)

Program Unveiled for 2008 MySQL Conference & Expo -- Registration is Now Open!

18 December 2007 — Registration is now open for the sixth annual MySQL Conference & Expo. Co-presented by MySQL AB and O'Reilly Media, the conference will take place April 14-17, 2008, in Santa Clara, California. The event is expected to bring together over 1,600 open source and database users from some of the most exciting and fastest-growing companies in the world, as well as from the large and active MySQL Community. The program for 2008 will include keynote presentations by Jacek Becla of Stanford Linear Accelerator and MySQL CEO Marten Mickos.

More information is available at www.mysqlconf.com.

SURFnet Integrates MySQL Cluster in SURFfederatie

5 December 2007 — SURFnet, a Dutch provider of Internet connectivity and innovative security, authentication, authorisation, group communication and video services to higher educational and research organisations, has integrated the MySQL Cluster database into the core of its SURFfederatie service.

MySQL Federal DBA Day

4 December 2007 — MySQL will be hosting its first-ever Federal DBA Day - a free, one-day boot camp for experienced Oracle DBAs interested in learning how to deploy and manage MySQL in a production environment. The event will take place on Thursday, January 24, 2008, at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. For more information and to register, visit: http://www.carahsoft.com/events/mysql/01-24-08/mysql01-24-08.php?ref=mysql

Axway Embeds the MySQL Database into its Synchrony Platform

4 December 2007 — MySQL AB announced today that Axway, the leading global provider of Collaborative Business Solutions, and a subsidiary of the French Sopra Group, has chosen to integrate the MySQL Embedded Server into its Synchrony global platform.

MySQL AB to Exhibit its Open Source Database at Oracle OpenWorld

7 November 2007 — MySQL AB will be exhibiting at next week's Oracle OpenWorld event, November 12-15 in San Francisco; Moscone South Hall, kiosk booth PSP 32.

In the past year, the Independent Oracle Users Group has produced surveys of its membership that show that MySQL is an increasingly popular complementary database within Oracle customers' IT departments. Between one-quarter and one-third of IOUG members report using MySQL in their organizations today -- and a majority plan to grow their adoption of open source database technology in the next year.

For a free copy of the most recent IOUG open source survey, as well as technical MySQL resources for Oracle developers and DBAs, please visit www.mysql.com/oracle.

Sage 50 HR 2007 Software Suite Ships with Embedded MySQL Database

1 November 2007 — MySQL AB today announced that the new Sage 50 HR 2007 software suite is now shipping to small businesses in the UK with embedded MySQL database technology. The announcement was made this morning at the Sage Visions 2007 conference in Telford, UK, and follows a global agreement between the Sage Group plc and MySQL AB signed last year. Sage also plans to embed MySQL into two other products, Sage 50 Accounts and Sage 50 Payroll, which plan to ship this time next year.

MySQL AB Expands Presence in Italy

30 October 2007 — MySQL AB is building on its European organisation with a new sales office in Milan, Italy to focus on supporting corporate customers.

On November 8 in Milan, the database vendor's first public event in Italy will take place. The Italian MySQL team invites users and customers to learn about the company, its products and services.

More information about the 'MySQL in Italia' event is available here (in Italian).

The MySQL Embedded Database Server Powers ScienceLogic Network Management Meta-Appliances

25 October 2007 — MySQL AB today announced that ScienceLogic, one of the fastest-growing network management companies, relies on the MySQL Embedded Database Server for the demanding data processing and storage needs of its EM7 Meta-Appliances.

In addition to ScienceLogic, customers who have embedded or bundled the MySQL Embedded Database Server include Adobe, Composite Software, Electric Cloud, Nuance Communications, Inc., Openwave Systems, Synopsys, Inc., Tumbleweed Communications Corp., Voltage Security, Inc., Zimbra, Inc. -- and hundreds more.

Oracle Users Indicate Increase in Use of Open Source

18 October 2007 — The Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG) has released its second major research study focusing on open source adoption trends, "Open Source in the Enterprise: New Software Disrupts the Technology Stack." Conducted for the IOUG by Unisphere Research and sponsored by MySQL AB, the study builds on a similar report issued in mid-2006 covering open source adoption trends in the enterprise stack. The findings point to ongoing interest in open source software solutions for operating systems, databases and middleware with most organizations reporting that they intend to increase their use of open source in general over the coming year. However, open source applications remain less widely adopted.

The full report is available from the IOUG here.

F-Secure Manages Security Services with MySQL Enterprise Unlimited

16 October 2007 — MySQL AB today announced that leading Internet and mobile networks security provider F-Secure has signed a MySQL Enterprise Unlimited contract for extensive use of MySQL as its backend database for its security offerings. This morning's announcement was made at the annual MySQL Northern Europe Customer Conference in London.

NET-A-PORTER.COM Standardizes on MySQL Enterprise to Manage & Support its Rapid Growth

9 October 2007 — MySQL AB today announced that NET-A-PORTER.COM, the world's premier luxury online fashion retailer, has standardised on MySQL Enterprise to support its continued growth, scalability and quality requirements.

Net-a-Porter will be showcasing their MySQL based architecture at MySQL's upcoming Northern Europe Customer Conference in London on 16th Oct at the Cavendish Conference Centre. Further information can be found at http://www.mysql.com/news-and-events/events/emea-conference-2007/.

Xerox Chooses Infobright & MySQL for its Marketing Analytics Data Warehouse

5 October 2007 — Infobright announced today that Xerox has selected Infobright to provide an Analytic Data Warehousing solution for improved customer insight.

BrightHouse is an analytic data warehouse that takes advantage of the MySQL database server's pluggable storage engine architecture . Using BrightHouse, Xerox will have a solution that allows business intelligence analysts to quickly and easily analyze customer data to more rapidly react to changes in the market. BrightHouse has very low administrative and maintenance requirements, resulting in a very low IT overhead for the solution.

MySQL AB to Optimize its Open Source Database for SAP NetWeaver

3 October 2007 — MySQL AB today announced its plans to optimize the MySQL Enterprise Server for the SAP NetWeaver® platform.

At the SAP® TechEd '07 event being held in Las Vegas this week, MySQL and SAP AG also announced that the sales and support of the MaxDB database will revert back to SAP, in order to unify the product's development, distribution and support under one organization. MaxDB (formerly SAP DB) is the database that powers SAP® Business ByDesign(TM), the company's recently-announced on-demand software solution for midsize companies -- in addition to SAP® Business Suite and SAP® Business All-in-One.

The Swedish National Police Move to an Open Source Infrastructure with MySQL Enterprise Unlimited

2 October 2007 — MySQL AB today announced that the Swedish National Police are implementing an enterprise-wide project for building all future IT systems on an open source software (OSS) infrastructure based upon Linux, MySQL and JBoss. Several existing systems are currently being migrated and all future projects will be developed on this OSS foundation.

Per-Ola Sjöswärd, Executive IT-strategist for the Swedish National Police, will present at the upcoming MySQL Customer Conference in London, October 16, as well as during a free Web seminar on October 24.

MySQL Conference & Expo 2008 'Call for Participation' Opens!

27 September 2007 — The sixth annual MySQL Conference & Expo, co-presented by MySQL AB and O'Reilly Media, will take place April 14-17, 2008 in Santa Clara, California. The event is expected to bring over 1,500 open source and database users together to harness the power of MySQL and celebrate the large and active MySQL ecosystem. The call for participation is now open for prospective speakers -- submissions will be accepted until October 30, 2007.

To submit a proposal or learn more about the conference, please visit www.mysqlconf.com.

MySQL Hosts Three Customer Conferences in London, Munich & Paris

14 September 2007 — MySQL AB, the developer of the world's most popular open source database, will host three European Customer Conferences next month with the theme, "Scaling the Modern Enterprise" -- in London on October 16, in Munich on October 18, and in Paris on October 23.

• MySQL Northern Europe Customer Conference: Tuesday, October 16 2007, Cavendish Conference Center, London
• MySQL Central Europe Customer Conference: Thursday, October 18 2007, Hotel Hilton Munich City, Munich
• MySQL Southern Europe Customer Conference: Tuesday, October 23 2007, Hotel Sofitel Le Parc, Paris

For conference details and registration information, please click here.

MySQL AB Previews New Open Source Database Products

11 September 2007 — MySQL AB today announced that it plans to release alpha and beta versions of several new Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) products this month, including a 'release candidate' of MySQL 5.1 -- a major new upgrade of the world’s most popular open source database server.

The announcement was made this morning at the inaugural Japanese MySQL Users Conference being held here this week.

MySQL Enterprise Simplifies Database Scale-Out with New Automated Replication Monitoring & Advisory Tools

11 September 2007 — MySQL AB today announced a major new version of MySQL Enterprise, its commercial subscription service -- adding many new features to make it easier and more affordable for corporate database developers and DBAs to manage their high-growth Web sites and critical business applications.

In addition, the company is now featuring free-of-charge 30-day trial subscriptions for the new MySQL Enterprise service on its Web site at www.mysql.com/enterprise.

The MySQL Enterprise Fall 2007 Release was unveiled this morning at the inaugural Japanese MySQL Users Conference being held here this week in front of hundreds of MySQL users, customers, partners and employees.

New MySQL 6.0 Alpha Release

4 September 2007 — New MySQL 6.0 Alpha Release

JasperSoft & MySQL Launch Major Upgrade to Business Intelligence Software for the ISV/OEM Market

6 August 2007 — JasperSoft Corporation and MySQL AB today announced the general availability of Jasper for MySQL: OEM Edition 2.0. This updated offering provides significant new features for easier integration and customization, targeted to software ISVs and OEMs seeking an interactive reporting solution to embed in their own MySQL-based products.

MySQL K.K. Opens Registration for the MySQL Users Conference, Japan 2007

31 July 2007 — MySQL K.K., the Japanese subsidiary of MySQL AB today announced free pre-registration for the MySQL Users Conference Japan 2007, the first MySQL users conference to be held in Asia.

Date: Tuesday, September 11 & Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Location: National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation

Admission fee: Free, if pre-registered. Participation on that day is 5,000 yen.

Pre-registration: www.mysql-ucj2007.jp/english

Main sponsor: MySQL AB

BlueLithium Selects MySQL & Infobright for Analytic Data Warehouse

30 July 2007 — MySQL AB today announced that BlueLithium, a leading online marketing company, is implementing a business-critical data warehouse application built upon MySQL and the BrightHouse database engine from Infobright Inc. MySQL AB and Infobright, a MySQL Certified Storage Engine partner, are expanding their relationship to jointly offer customers analytic data warehousing solutions.

MySQL K.K. to Strengthen its Presence in the Japanese Database Market

16 July 2007 — MySQL K.K., the Japanese arm of the open source database developer MySQL AB, has announced three new initiatives aimed at strengthening its expansion in the Japanese market: New Tokyo offices; a Japanese-language beta version of the MySQL 5.1 User's Manual; and the addition of a new corporate partner.

Popular UK Dating Site mysinglefriend.com Relies on MySQL to Power its Rapid Growth

10 July 2007 — MySQL AB today announced that popular UK dating site mysinglefriend.com has selected the MySQL database server for its fast-growing Web 2.0 site.

MySQL Offers Free DBA 'Boot Camp' & Certification Testing to Senior Oracle Professionals and IOUG Members

10 July 2007 — MySQL AB today announced a new series of 'MySQL Boot Camps', free one-day technical training classes for senior Oracle database administrators (DBAs) interested in expanding their professional skill-sets by learning advanced MySQL techniques. Qualifying attendees of the in-person classes will also receive a free copy of the 'MySQL Certification Study Guide' and a complimentary pass to sit for a pair of MySQL DBA Certification exams -- a $460 value.

Qype Users Share Information Thanks to MySQL

3 July 2007 — MySQL AB today announced that its database helps power Qype, the popular German multi-city magazine and review portal. The MySQL database gives Qype users quick and easy access to the addresses and GPS coordinates of places of interest in more than 2,200 cities and towns -- along with user reviews on them.

McGraw-Hill Education Selects MySQL for its "Breakthrough to Literacy" Learning Software

28 June 2007 — MySQL AB today announced that McGraw-Hill Education, a leading global provider of educational materials, information and solutions, has chosen the MySQL database to power the network version of its widely-used "Breakthrough to Literacy" learning program.

MySQL's high performance, flexibility and small footprint make it an ideal choice for educational software vendors and other ISVs looking to affordably integrate a world-class database into their product offerings. Today, leading educational software vendors using MySQL include American Education Corporation, eduphoria!, eSchool Solutions, LeapFrog Enterprises, Pitsco and Siboney Corporation.

The Twelve Days of Scale-Out: mixi.jp Delivers Massive Scale-Out with MySQL

23 June 2007 — MySQL AB today concluded its "Twelve Days of Scale-Out" educational initiative by presenting a case study on mixi.jp, the third most-popular Web site in Japan.

Each day from June 11-22, the MySQL Web site has been highlighting how many of the world's fastest-growing companies are using the MySQL database to cost-effectively scale-out their successful online businesses.

The Twelve Days of Scale-Out: Zillow.com Deploys MySQL Cluster for High Growth with High Availability

22 June 2007 — MySQL AB today announced that the high-availability MySQL Cluster database conducts critical Web-centric, real-time data processing for Zillow.com, one of the Web's most-visited real estate sites, with 4.2 million unique visitors in May 2007.

The Twelve Days of Scale-Out: Skyblog -- France's Second-Largest Web site -- Uses MySQL to Power its Amazing Growth

21 June 2007 — MySQL AB today announced that all the database applications behind the Skyrock and Skyblog Web sites -- Europe's largest blogging platform -- are based on MySQL. The European leader plans on future international expansion, relying on the world’s most popular open source database.

The Twelve Days of Scale-Out: iStockphoto.com Grows to a Top-100 U.S. Web Site with MySQL Enterprise Unlimited

20 June 2007 — MySQL AB today announced that iStockphoto has scaled out with the MySQL Enterprise database to handle its rapid growth while maintaining high performance and high availability. In the past three years, iStockphoto.com has grown from being one of the top 3,000 most-visited global Web sites to one of the top 300, according to Alexa.com. In the United States, it's now one of the 100 most-visited sites.

The Twelve Days of Scale-Out: RightNow Delivers Their Software as a Service Using MySQL

19 June 2007 — MySQL AB today announced that RightNow Technologies [NASDAQ: RNOW] uses its open source database to help provide customer relationship management (CRM) software solutions to large global enterprises. RightNow has more than 1,800 customers worldwide -- including large, well-known companies such as Black & Decker, Electronic Arts, Nikon and British Airways. The CRM vendor helps these organizations manage all of their customer interactions, enabling them to provide outstanding customer experiences while controlling costs. The RightNow solutions have received numerous awards and industry recognition from publications and research firms such as CRM Magazine, Forrester and Gartner Group.

The Twelve Days of Scale-Out: Zappos.com Uses MySQL Enterprise to Power its Growth & Exceptional Customer Service

18 June 2007 — MySQL AB today announced that Zappos.com subscribes to its MySQL Enterprise commercial database offering to help manage the e-commerce site’s growth and market-leading customer service. Zappos.com also recently achieved the #1 rating as the most-available Internet retailer, as reported by Gomez Inc.

The Twelve Days of Scale-Out: The Phone House Consolidates its eCommerce Systems on MySQL Enterprise

17 June 2007 — MySQL AB today announced that The Phone House Telecom, a German provider of communication and entertainment services, has done an extensive consolidation of the infrastructure of its online shop -- replacing systems from Oracle and Informix with the MySQL Enterprise database.

The Twelve Days of Scale-Out Article: 'Top 5 Common Pitfalls to Avoid'

16 June 2007 — MySQL AB today published a "Do's & Don'ts" summary article on the 'Top 5 Common Scale-Out Pitfalls to Avoid' -- based on the real-world experiences of the vendor's veteran professional services team. These database experts have helped countless businesses manage their 'growing pains' and be more successful with their scale-out solutions through consulting engagements. They have seen many companies fall into a few common traps when they first design their systems, only to run into performance issues once the explosive growth hits.

The full article is available here.

The Twelve Days of Scale-Out: Wikipedia Enjoys Phenomenal Growth Thanks to MySQL

15 June 2007 — MySQL AB today published a case study on Wikipedia's successful use of the MySQL database to help manage its massive popularity. The winner of the 2005 'MySQL Application of the Year' Award, Wikipedia is today's featured user in the vendor's "Twelve Days of Scale-Out" educational initiative. The campaign is live at www.mysql.com/scaleout.

The Twelve Days of Scale-Out: Zimbra Deploys Millions of Email Accounts Using MySQL

14 June 2007 — MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, today announced that Zimbra is using the MySQL database to deploy millions of email accounts as part of its rapidly growing open source messaging and collaboration system.

The Twelve Days of Scale-Out: Alcatel-Lucent Delivers Next-Generation Converged Services with MySQL Cluster

13 June 2007 — MySQL AB today announced that Alcatel-Lucent has successfully implemented its MySQL Cluster Carrier Edition database for its highly mission-critical XDMS application, which will help enable the next generation of converged telecom services.

The Twelve Days of Scale-Out: Gumtree Standardizes on MySQL Enterprise to Manage Explosive Growth

12 June 2007 — MySQL AB today announced that Gumtree.com -- one of the world’s fastest growing online community websites, and the UK’s biggest site for local community classifieds -- has selected and standardized on MySQL Enterprise to support its exponential growth and scalability requirements.

The Twelve Days of Scale-Out: Booking.com Serves One Million Visitors per Day with MySQL Enterprise Unlimited

11 June 2007 — Booking.com, Europe’s largest online hotel reservation site, has selected the MySQL open source database to process tens of thousands of online bookings every day for over 30,000 hotels in 8,000 destinations worldwide. The Booking.com Web site, which is offered in 15 languages, manages its hotel information and reservation requests in a scale-out architecture consisting of approximately twenty MySQL database servers.

MySQL to Hold its First Users Conference in Japan

25 May 2007 — MySQL AB will hold its first ever MySQL users conference in Asia this September. Over the course of two days, the 'MySQL Users Conference Japan 2007' will feature a special executive keynote presentation, more than 15 business and technical sessions, and exhibition booths. About half of the sessions are presented in English with English-Japanese simultaneous translation.

Quantel Reduces Time-to-Air for Broadcasters with MySQL

15 May 2007 — MySQL AB today announced that Quantel, a UK-based company behind one of the world's most popular server-based newsroom systems, has selected the MySQL database server as a critical component in its ‘Enterprise sQ’ product line.

MySQL AB Offers its Enterprise Database Subscriptions through the New Red Hat Exchange

10 May 2007 — MySQL AB today began offering its premium MySQL Enterprise subscriptions through the new Red Hat Exchange (RHX). Designed to simplify the lives of corporate database developers and DBAs, MySQL Enterprise is a comprehensive set of production-tested software, proactive monitoring tools, and support services.

MySQL AB to Offer Low-Cost, High Availability Solution for Business-Critical LAMP Applications

8 May 2007 — MySQL AB today announced a joint partnership and services agreement with LINBIT, the well-respected Austrian provider of high availability Linux systems technology called DRBD. Through its MySQL Enterprise subscription offering, MySQL AB will now offer direct support for this proven, low-cost solution for attaining “Four Nines” and greater uptime for transactional database applications in LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Perl/Python) computing environments.

EUROPAGES Selects MySQL Enterprise

2 May 2007 — MySQL AB today announced that the EUROPAGES international business directory has chosen MySQL Enterprise to power its critical online applications.

MySQL AB Announces Record Cluster Database Benchmark Results

26 April 2007 — MySQL AB today announced the results of recent DBT2 benchmarks of its MySQL Cluster Carrier Grade Edition database. The announcement was made this morning at the 2007 MySQL Conference & Expo. Tests were conducted in collaboration with Intel Corporation and Dolphin Interconnect Solutions.

MySQL AB and IBM Announce Open Source Database Support for the IBM System i Platform

25 April 2007 — MySQL AB and IBM today announced a joint technology and reseller agreement to bring support for the MySQL open source database to the IBM System i business computing platform.

The two companies will work together to offer the MySQL Server for i5/OS, the flagship operating system for System i, and plan to deliver DB2 for i5/OS as a certified MySQL storage engine on the System i platform. This will allow System i customers to implement online and transactional MySQL applications while storing all data in a single, easy-to-manage DB2 database.

CEO of MySQL AB Celebrates “The Disruptive Spirit of the Dolphin”

24 April 2007 — MySQL AB’s CEO Marten Mickos kicked off the opening day of the 2007 MySQL Conference & Expo this morning with a keynote exploring the phenomenal momentum of open source software as both a disruptive force on the traditional enterprise software industry and a positive communal movement among individual software developers.

MySQL AB Launches New Business Partner Program

24 April 2007 — MySQL AB today announced the launch of a new business partner program designed to make it easier for resellers, software vendors, hardware companies, and IT service providers to offer their database-related solutions to the millions of MySQL users worldwide.

A wide range of companies have announced plans to join the MECA program, including: Alfresco, AxisOS, BakBone, BitRock, CodeGear, Continuent, Dolphin Interconnect Solutions, Embarcadero, FileMaker, GoldenGate Software, Hewlett-Packard, Infobright, Ingram Micro Inc., JasperSoft, Logicworks, NetApp, NitroSecurity, Oracle/Innobase, Pentaho, PremiumSoft, Red Hat, RippleTech, SugarCRM, Solid, Sun Microsystems, Talend, Tandem-Forum, Unisys, Webyog and Zmanda.

A Developer's Guide to the MySQL User's Conference

17 April 2007 — Robin Schumacher recently gave us an excellent rundown on sessions at the upcoming MySQL Conference and Expo (April 23-26th in Santa Clara) for DBAs. As a proud developer I wanted to make sure that our enormous developer community had a similar guide. Now, developers will encounter the same problem that Robin pointed out: with so many excellent sessions, you'll be required to make some difficult choices sometimes in what sessions you attend. This guide will hopefully allow you to navigate the waters. I've broken the guide down into a general section and also into programming language specific sections.

YouTube, Flickr, and Wikipedia to Share their Secrets of Success at the 2007 MySQL Conference & Expo

12 April 2007 — Sebastopol, CA -- April 10, 2007 -- The 2007 MySQL Conference & Expo is gearing up for April 23-26 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California. This year's program includes more than 110 tutorials and sessions to be delivered by some of the most successful companies and fast growing web sites in today's Internet economy -- including YouTube, Flickr, and Wikipedia, whose participation underscores the influence of MySQL's open source database. According to Tim O'Reilly, CEO and founder of O'Reilly Media, Inc., "Every killer app on the Internet is a database application. And that makes MySQL the 'Intel Inside' of the next-generation of computer applications."

Dada selects MySQL Enterprise Unlimited to handle over 7 million online subscribers

3 April 2007 — MySQL AB today announced that Dada, a leading international provider of Web and mobile community and entertainment services, has selected MySQL Enterprise Unlimited to power its subscriber database storing the information of over 7 million users.

MySQL & Carahsoft Extend Partnership to Deliver Leading Open Source Database Solutions to U.S. Govt Agencies

21 March 2007 — MySQL AB today announced an expanded partnership with Carahsoft Technology Corp., a leading government information technology provider, to accelerate the adoption of the MySQL database among U.S. federal government agencies. Carahsoft is now MySQL AB's Master GSA partner and distributor to the federal public sector channel. MySQL government customers and resellers now have convenient, one-stop access to official MySQL information and training through Carahsoft.

CyberTech Integrates MySQL into its MynaVoice voice recording software

20 March 2007 — CyberTech, developer and supplier of voice recording solutions, has integrated the MySQL relational database in its MynaVoice software for the storage and analysis of telephone calls. Because the MySQL Server is based on open source and open standards, CyberTech found that it integrated simply, quickly and at very low cost with their own technology.

2007 MySQL Conference & Expo Adds New Speakers and Sessions

12 March 2007 — March 12, 2007 -- The schedule is nearly complete for the 2007 MySQL Conference & Expo, happening April 23-26 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California. This year's program promises to be the most exciting ever, offering more than 110 sessions and workshops for every type of user -- from experienced database administrators and programmers to MySQL beginners. Attendees who register by March 14 will save $200 off the standard fee. Other discounts are also available that may be used in conjunction with early registration for additional savings.

Tim O’Reilly to Join MySQL AB’s Board of Directors

8 March 2007 — MySQL AB today announced the appointment of industry visionary Tim O’Reilly to its corporate board of directors. The company also announced that Dr. Jeffrey Pugh has joined its senior management team as vice president of engineering.

TRUMPF Laser to Embed MySQL in its Manufacturing Products

28 February 2007 — MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, has added TRUMPF Laser GmbH + Co. KG as a customer for the embedded version of its database. TRUMPF has selected MySQL to control the pulsating solid-state laser in its TruPulse series of welding tools.

JasperSoft & MySQL Partner to Deliver Operational Business Intelligence Solutions to the ISV/OEM Market

27 February 2007 — JasperSoft Corporation and MySQL AB today announced the availability of Jasper for MySQL: OEM Edition, a suite of operational reporting products that includes a high-performance interactive report server, a graphical report creation tool, and a pixel-perfect reporting system with dashboards, tables, crosstabs and charts.

New ‘MySQL Cluster Carrier Grade Edition’ – Reduces Cost & Complexity of Telecom Subscriber Databases

21 February 2007 — MySQL AB today announced the formation of a new Telecom sales and business unit to meet the growing demand for its high-availability real-time database solutions in the converging telecom industry. The company also announced the availability of a new version of its MySQL Cluster product, especially designed and certified for use in carrier grade telecom environments, such as such as network subscriber databases (HLR, HSS) and Service Delivery Platforms (SDP).

Scale to New Heights at the 2007 MySQL Conference & Expo

5 February 2007 — Registration is now open for the 2007 MySQL Conference & Expo, which will take place April 23-26 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California. The conference is poised to offer more than 110 sessions and tutorials geared to show participants how to rapidly build innovative database applications that can scale as an enterprise grows. Attendees that take advantage of early registration by March 14th can save $200 off the standard conference fee of $1195.

MySQL Enterprise Unlimited: Site-Wide Agreements Now Available

30 January 2007 — MySQL AB today unveiled a simpler way for large and growing organizations to acquire and adopt enterprise software. Designed with a customer’s perspective in mind, a one-year MySQL Enterprise Unlimited subscription offers a company-wide enterprise site agreement at the unprecedented low price of $40,000 (EUR 32,000, GBP 24,000).

MySQL AB Completes Record Year

29 January 2007 — MySQL AB today reported another milestone in its 11-year history with record results for the year ended December 31, 2006. The privately-held company continued to deliver rapid revenue growth -- fuelled by the delivery of significant product, community and partner initiatives throughout the year. The recent launch of the new MySQL Enterprise subscription offering is especially drawing high praise among MySQL's customers for its innovative monitoring tools and low total cost of ownership (TCO).

Sweden’s largest gasoline chain rolls out MySQL-based payment system

24 January 2007 — MySQL AB today announced that OKQ8, Sweden’s largest gasoline vendor, will roll out a MySQL-based payment authorization and collection system during the first part of 2007.

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