Latest News from MySQL AB

Gartner VideoCast: Zappos Saves $1M a year with MySQL Enterprise

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:59:59 +0000

In this program, featured experts from Gartner and Sun Microsystems discuss the adoption and best practices of open source databases in the enterprise. You'll also learn how Zappos.com, a highly successful e-commerce site, saves over one million dollars a year and stays on top of its explosive growth by subscribing to Sun's MySQL Enterprise database subscription service.

Sun Invests in Infobright

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:59:59 +0000

Infobright Inc., a technology leader in analytic data warehousing, today announced it has secured a (USD) $10 million Series C round of investment by Flybridge Capital Partners, RBC Venture Partners, and Sun Microsystems, Inc. The capital infusion will be used largely to fuel the growth of the new www.infobright.org open source community and the Infobright Community Edition (ICE) open source data warehouse.

MySQL Conference & Expo Opens Call for Participation

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:59:59 +0000

O'Reilly Media has opened the Call for Participation for the 2009 MySQL Conference & Expo, scheduled for April 20-23, in Santa Clara, California.

Conference program chair Colin Charles and the program committee invite proposals for conference sessions, panel discussions, and tutorials. More than 2,000 attendees are expected to participate in over 120 sessions at next year's event.

Proposals can be submitted here. The deadline runs through October 22, 2008.

Co-presented by O'Reilly Media and Sun Microsystems, the MySQL Conference & Expo is the largest gathering of MySQL developers, users, and DBAs worldwide. The event reflects MySQL's wide-ranging appeal and capabilities. The open atmosphere of the MySQL Conference & Expo helps IT professionals and community members create the best database applications, tools, and software through expert instruction, hands-on tutorials, and interaction with readily available MySQL developers. Users gain the knowledge they need to rapidly build solid applications with MySQL that scale with the enterprise. New to the 2009 program will be MySQLCamp, a place where any and all participants can create an "unconference" within the larger event.

Join Marten Mickos Thursday on BlogTalkRadio's "Innovation Insider"

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:59:59 +0000

Innovation Insider is a show on Blog TalkRadio from Sun Microsystems that features discussions with industry innovators on a variety of topics.

When: 12:30-1:30 p.m. PDT, Thursday, September 4

Where: Visit http://www.blogtalkradio.com/stations/sunradio/innovationinsider, dial in number for questions: (646) 478-3261.

Podcasts will be posted here after every show: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/stations/sunradio/featured.aspx

Happy Birthday to GNU

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:59:59 +0000

MySQL celebrates the 25th Anniversary of the GNU project this September.

Also, a community reminder that September 20 is "Software Freedom Day" around the World.

eBay Subsidiary Marktplaats.nl Grows its Business with Sun's MySQL Database

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:59:59 +0000

Marktplaats.nl, the largest E-commerce platform in The Netherlands, and part of eBay since 2004, is growing its business on Sun Microsystems' MySQL Enterprise™ Unlimited database subscription offering. To enable their fast growth, protect site uptime, and contain IT expenses, the company is using a flexible and scalable infrastructure based on open source technology such as MySQL™ -– backed by Sun's 24x7 global database support team.

MySQL Announces Annual Community, Partner & Application Awards

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:59:59 +0000

In a keynote presentation this morning at the MySQL Conference & Expo, Sun executives Rich Green and Marten Mickos announced the winners of the 2008 MySQL Community, Partner-of-the-Year and Application-of-the-Year Awards.

Sun Microsystems Announces Completion of MySQL Acquisition

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:59:59 +0000

SANTA CLARA, CALIF. — Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) today announced it has completed the acquisition of MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, for approximately $1 billion in total consideration. Sun also unveiled the immediate availability of MySQL's complete portfolio of products and enterprise services backed by its 17,000-strong global sales and services organization and its extensive international network of authorized distribution channels. Sun now provides a single, secure choice for customers and developers seeking to put MySQL into deployment on a global basis. Users can get started today with free downloads at dev.mysql.com/downloads.

MySQL Continues to be the Database of Choice for Web 2.0 Companies

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:59:59 +0000

MySQL AB today announced that Flixster and NowPublic -- two of today's hottest Web 2.0 companies -- have selected the MySQL Enterprise database to power their rapidly growing businesses. MySQL continues to expand its presence as the database of choice among the new generation of online companies looking to cost-effectively manage the scalability of their high-growth businesses using proven, high-performance open source software.

Sun Microsystems Announces Agreement to Acquire MySQL

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:59:59 +0000

Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MySQL AB, an open source icon and developer of one of the world’s fastest growing open source databases for approximately $1 billion in total consideration. The acquisition accelerates Sun's position in enterprise IT to now include the $15 billion database market. Today's announcement reaffirms Sun's position as the leading provider of platforms for the Web economy and its role as the largest commercial open source contributor.