18. December 2006 — Solid Information Technology, a provider of fast, always-on and affordable databases used in more than 3,000,000 mission-critical deployments worldwide, today announced that solidDB™ for MySQL outperformed other MySQL transactional database engines in a public benchmark test. The benchmark results confirmed that solidDB for MySQL is the open source database that meets the performance and scalability requirements of high throughput, mission-critical applications. The publication of the results also coincided with the general availability of solidDB for MySQL, an open source relational database management system (RDBMS) that has been developed in partnership with MySQL AB and consists of the MySQL® server and solidDB Storage Engine.
7. December 2006 — Open-Xchange Inc., the leading provider of open source collaboration software, announced today that it has signed a partnership and support agreement with MySQL AB, the developer of the world’s most popular open source database. This partnership enables Open-Xchange to embed the MySQL database into its leading open source collaboration server.
29. November 2006 — Alfresco Software Inc. today announced results for the first open source JSR-170 benchmark. The results were based on a 10 million document repository and validated by 3rd party open source Enterprise Content Management (ECM) experts Optaros to assure compliance with pre-determined benchmark rules.
28. November 2006 — Continuent Sequoia, an open source database clustering solution, is part of a suite of Continuent.org open source projects that deliver high availability for virtually any database environment, including MySQL and its all engines (MyISAM, InnoBD, SolidDB, etc.).
16. November 2006 — SugarCRM Inc., the world's leading provider of commercial open source customer relationship management (CRM) software, today announced the availability of Sugar FastStack, a software support and delivery service that provides a fast and simple way to install a complete open source software solution, including Sugar software, the Apache Web Server, PHP and the MySQL database.
14. November 2006 — MySQL AB and NitroSecurity, a provider of high performance and scalable enterprise security solutions, today announced they have signed a strategic agreement to jointly develop and market a database engine for MySQL® based on NitroSecurity’s NitroEDB™ extreme performance relational database technology.
8. November 2006 — Infobright Inc. and MySQL AB have signed a partnership agreement as part of the MySQL Certified Storage Engine Program. Infobright has completed the technical integration of MySQL® with its innovative BrightHouse database engine. It is available for purchase now -- sold and supported by Infobright.
30. October 2006 — SAN FRANCISCO – Hyperic Inc., the leader in multi-platform, open-source IT management, today announced a technology license agreement with MySQL AB, the developer of the world’s most popular open source database. Under terms of the agreement, Hyperic’s SIGAR (System Information Gathering and Reporter) API is being incorporated into the new monitoring and advisory component of the recently-announced MySQL Enterprise subscription offering.
26. October 2006 — The Sage Group plc has signed a global agreement with MySQL AB which enables Sage to embed MySQL database technology into its world-wide product portfolio.
12. October 2006 — Warp Networks has been selected by MySQL AB to become an Authorized MySQL Training Center (AMEC) in Spain, offering certified MySQL education in Zaragoza. Courses will be offered on MySQL 5.0, the latest version of the world’s most popular open source database.
2. October 2006 — PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. - Mertech Data Systems, a leading provider of ISAM to SQL Database Connectivity (ISDBC) solutions has been notified by KEH Camera Brokers® that Flex2SQL was successfully used to quickly transition from a proprietary DataFlex® database to a MySQL® database management system. Flex2SQL's plug-in approach allows companies to adopt relational database technologies without expensive source level changes.
25. September 2006 — SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Zmanda, the leader in open source backup and recovery software, today introduced the first comprehensive, enterprise-class backup and recovery solution designed specifically for MySQL databases. Zmanda Recovery Manager (ZRM) for MySQL is the first backup and recovery solution that meets the unique requirements of MySQL database administrators (DBAs) and also provides enterprise-class backup and recovery features. ZRM for MySQL is an open source solution and includes a full set of backup and recovery tools in an integrated, easy-to-use and low-cost offering.
19. September 2006 — The Call for Participation for the 2007 MySQL Conference & Expo has just opened: an invitation for database experts and enthusiasts to share their knowledge of MySQL with the global open source community. The theme for the 2007 conference is "Scale to New Heights with MySQL." This annual event brings nearly 2,000 MySQL developers, DBAs, users, and partners together in Santa Clara, California. The Call for Participation ends November 7, 2006; the conference takes place April 23-26, 2007.
14. September 2006 — Tandem-Forum has signed an agreement with MySQL AB to become an Authorized MySQL Training Center (AMEC) and will immediately begin to offer MySQL 5.0 training in Moscow, Russia.
8. September 2006 — MySQL is the most popular open source database in the world. Softpeople Formazione of Milan, Italy, the education company of Softpeople Group, is please to announce that they have been selected by MySQL to be the first Authorized MySQL Education Center (AMEC) partner for Italy, offering certified MySQL training either by the two training Center in Milan, C.so Buenos Aires, 77 and Rome, Via Benedetto Croce, 19 as well as by customers' locations across the country.
6. September 2006 — Orlando FL. – Pentaho Corp., creator of the world’s most popular open source business intelligence (BI) suite, today announced that it will be presenting on Tuesday, September 19 at 10am PDT as part of MySQL’s popular ongoing educational web seminar series on www.mysql.com. The web seminar will focus on Pentaho Data Integration, formerly the Kettle project, showcasing the world’s most popular open source BI suite in tandem with the world’s most popular open source database platform.
5. September 2006 — Bangalore, India - Webyog announced this week that its widely popular product SQLyog - an advanced graphical client for administration of MySQL databases, will be released under the Open Source GPL license. The first Open Source version (version 5.2 Beta) can be downloaded now from the company’s website: www.webyog.com.
29. August 2006 — Beijing, August 29 2006 - MySQL AB, the developer of the world's most popular open source database, and Greatlinux Inc, a leading open source solutions and services provider in China, today jointly announced a strategic partnership to deliver commercial MySQL-based solutions to the burgeoning Chinese market.
25. August 2006 — Helvécio Borges, EAC Software CEO, was awarded by Assespro Brazil as "Personalidade Assespro 30 Anos" in recognition of his efforts to explain and disseminate open source software in Brazil.
22. June 2006 — The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), (http://www.lpi.org), the world's premier Linux certification organization, and MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, today announced a joint initiative to offer MySQL 5.0 certification exams through LPI's global proctor network, beginning with the C3 Expo, June 27th – 29th, 2006 at the Javits Center in New York City. Prosoft Learning Corporation, LPI's affiliate in North America will be offering these exams at C3 Expo along with LPI Certification exams.
13. June 2006 — ExitCertified Corporation of Ottawa, Canada, is pleased to announce that they have been selected by MySQL AB to be the first Authorized MySQL Education Center (AMEC) partner for Canada, offering certified MySQL education across the country. Courses will be offered on MySQL 5.0, the latest version of the world’s most popular open source database.
31. May 2006 — Tokyo – Smart Style Co. Ltd., the MySQL solution experts in Japan, today announced that it has extended its membership in the MySQL partner program in order to expand its MySQL sales activities throughout Japan.
16. May 2006 — Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) today announced that it has signed a worldwide distribution agreement with MySQL, Inc. that will enable Unisys to distribute MySQL software products and provide consulting, integration and support services for customers implementing MySQL open source databases in their technology infrastructures.
26. April 2006 — MySQL Users Conference 2006, SANTA CLARA, Calif. - MySQL AB today announced plans for a certification program for the many powerful database storage engines being developed for its flagship MySQL database server by third-party partners and the open source developer community. Several industry-leading companies -- including Innobase OY (a subsidiary of Oracle Corporation) and Solid Information Technology -- are supporting the new program by joining MySQL AB in producing open source engines for the millions of MySQL database users worldwide.
25. April 2006 — SANTA CLARA, Calif. - HP and MySQL AB today announced that HP will offer new services for MySQL® database software. As part of an agreement, HP will provide consulting, integration and support services for customers implementing MySQL Network database software into their technology environments. HP and its channel partners also will resell MySQL Network subscription services. HP plans to sell the services directly beginning in May and via channel partners in June. The announcement was made at the annual MySQL Users Conference.
24. April 2006 — BakBone Software(R), SAN DIEGO - a global provider of heterogeneous integrated data protection solutions, today unveiled its next-generation NetVault(R): Backup Application Plug-in Module (APM) for the world's leading open source database, MySQL, providing MySQL customers a trusted high availability option for maintaining continuous business operations.
23. April 2006 — In their morning keynote presentation at the MySQL Users Conference, company founders Monty Widenius and David Axmark announced the winners of the 2006 MySQL Community Awards.
21. April 2006 — Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced new benchmark results involving the performance of the open source MySQL database running online transaction processing (OLTP) workload on 8-way Sun Fire(TM) V40z servers. The testing, which measured the performance of both read/write and read-only operations, showed that MySQL 5.0.18 running on the Solaris(TM) 10 Operating System (OS) executed the same functions up to 64 percent faster in read/write mode and up to 91 percent faster in read-only mode than when it ran on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Advanced Server Edition OS.
4. April 2006 — Capgemini UK plc has developed a nationwide "Look-to-Book" seat reservation enquiry system for Great Britain based on MySQL Cluster and Dolphin Interconnect technology. Designed to meet challenging performance requirements in throughput and response times, the system can be accessed from sales points, call centers and Internet applications -- and is capable of performing in excess of the 600 transactions per second required.
27. March 2006 — MySQL today announced that tech industry leaders IBM and EMC have joined the MySQL Network Certified Partner Program. Among other co-marketing and promotion activities with MySQL, both companies will be sponsors of next month's MySQL Users Conference in Santa Clara, California (http://www.mysqluc.com).
24. February 2006 — Sebastopol, CA - Two well-known software innovators with vastly different open source roots, Mitchell Kapor and Mark Shuttleworth, have been recently added to present keynotes at the 2006 MySQL Users Conference.
14. February 2006 — SugarCRM and SpikeSource today announced that SugarCRM will distribute Spike Stack for Sugar Professional and resell Spike Net. Spike Stack for Sugar Professional is a fully configured LAMP stack optimized for use with Sugar Professional. Spike Net delivers customized software updates to maintain the stack in a secure and reliable state. Customers also receive a one-year subscription to MySQL Network.
16. January 2006 — The SCO Group, Inc. today announced the availability of MySQL Network for SCO OpenServer 6 at the annual National Retail Federation (NRF) show. With this commercial MySQL offering, customers and channel partners can now benefit from a high-performance, low-cost, easy-to-manage database platform. An open source community edition of MySQL 5.0 for SCO OpenServer 6 is also available for download under a GPL license at: http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/.

