Partner Press Releases (2008)

Hyperic Announces MySQL Performance Study Results

7 May 2008 — Hyperic Inc., (JavaOne Booth #1028) a leading open source web infrastructure management software provider, today announced the results of a large scale performance study on Hyperic HQ using Sun Microsystems’ MySQL database as a backend. The outcome exceeded expectations, with Hyperic HQ able to monitor upwards of 2.3 million metric transactions per minute using MySQL as its backend database. Such results definitively prove that MySQL and Hyperic can be a compelling option for even the most demanding enterprise and web applications.

The full benchmark results are located here.

Sun Introduces MySQL Tech Support for Amazon EC2

5 May 2008 — Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced two new offerings that will significantly expand customer choice by providing users with access to Sun's innovative open source software running on the Amazon Web Services platform. Sun has added premium technical support for its MySQL™ database running on Linux and on the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) to its global support and services offerings.

MySQL Announces Annual Community, Partner & Application Awards

15 April 2008 — 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 Celebrates Third-Party MySQL Storage Engines

15 April 2008 — Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced new and enhanced third-party support for the MySQL™ database's unique pluggable storage engine architecture. The MySQL Certified Storage Engine Program (www.mysql.com/engines) enables commercial and community database engine developers to certify that their software has been tested and is compatible with Sun's MySQL Database Server – helping to assure MySQL users that these certified engines have reached high-level standards of usability, performance and integration.

New Database Appliance from Kickfire Propels Sun's MySQL to Number One in Price-Performance

14 April 2008 — Kickfire™, Inc. and Sun Microsystems today announced Transaction Processing Performance Council – H (TPC-H) benchmark results that break previous price-performance records. The benchmarks were run on Kickfire's new database appliance, which is based on Sun's MySQL™ database. The Kickfire Database Appliance demonstrates the speed of high-performance commercial database systems at a fraction of the cost with an exceptionally small, low-power footprint and the hallmark ease-of-use of MySQL, the world's most popular open source database.

Kickfire is formally launching this week at the MySQL Conference & Expo in Santa Clara, California.

Sun & Zmanda to Deliver Backup & Recovery Solutions for MySQL Enterprise

18 March 2008 — Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Zmanda, the open source leader in backup and recovery software, today announced they are partnering to deliver a comprehensive, global data backup and recovery solution for MySQL Enterprise subscribers. A 30-day trial of Zmanda Recovery Manager Enterprise Edition -- the first open-source backup and recovery solution designed specifically for MySQL™ databases -- is available now at www.mysql.com/zrm. Starting April 1, MySQL Enterprise customers will be able to purchase ZRM for MySQL directly from Sun worldwide. Zmanda and Sun have also agreed to joint-selling and co-marketing activities in support of MySQL, the world's most popular open source database software.

Sun Microsystems Announces Completion of MySQL Acquisition

26 February 2008 — 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.

Visionary Keynote Speakers Announced for MySQL Conference & Expo 2008

23 February 2008 — The sixth annual MySQL Conference & Expo, co-presented by MySQL AB and O'Reilly Media, is expected to bring together 2,000 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 conference will take place April 14-17, 2008, in Santa Clara, California.

MySQL AB CEO Marten Mickos and Jonathan Schwartz, president and CEO of Sun Microsystems, will kick off the conference with keynotes highlighting the strategic, technical and community synergies between the two companies and their pending merger. Tuesday's other keynote will be Werner Vogels, CTO of Amazon.com, who will speak about distributed computing in the modern Internet era.

To register and learn about early registration discounts, please visit www.mysqlconf.com.

MySQL Launches New Authorized Partner Program for Managed Hosting Providers

5 February 2008 — MySQL AB today launched the MySQL Authorized Hosting Partner Program, a new partner offering specifically designed for top-tier hosting companies and Managed Hosting Providers (MHPs). MySQL Authorized Hosting Partners get access to MySQL Enterprise -- MySQL AB's premium, commercial-grade software and services -- to affordably deliver the high database availability and performance required by the growing number of online, on-demand, Web-hosted applications.

For more information on the program's benefits and service levels, please visit this page.

Infobright & MySQL AB Extend Partnership Agreement

23 January 2008 — Infobright Inc., an innovative analytic data warehouse provider, and MySQL AB today announced a multi-year extension of their partnership agreement. Infobright is a MySQL Certified Storage Engine partner. The combination of Infobright's Brighthouse and MySQL provides organizations an analytic data warehouse that delivers high levels of scalability, performance and ease-of-use.

Sun Microsystems Announces Agreement to Acquire MySQL

16 January 2008 — 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.

MySQL AB & Carahsoft to Host a "Federal DBA Day" on January 24

8 January 2008 — MySQL AB today announced it will be presenting a free, one-day technical training class for senior Oracle database administrators (DBAs) in the U.S. Government and other organizations who are interested in expanding their professional skill-sets by learning advanced MySQL techniques.

Date: Thursday, January 24, 2008
Time: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Breakfast and Lunch included)
Location: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Polaris Suite, Washington, DC
Registration: www.carahsoft.com/mysqldba