Partner Press Releases (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.

Partners Embedding MySQL

6. December 2007 — The MySQL Embedded Database is full-featured, zero administration database that enables ISVs and OEMs to bring their applications and solutions to market faster. MySQL's small footprint and support for 20+ platforms gives ISVs and OEMs ultimate flexibility to ship a highly reliable SQL compliant, transactional database with just about any software application or hardware appliance, on any platform. Hundreds of Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and Value Added Resellers (VARs) have chosen MySQL, making it the most popular choice for those who want to cost-effectively embed or bundle a reliable, high-performance, zero administration relational database.

Microsoft Simplifies Data-Centric Development in Heterogeneous IT Environments

6. December 2007 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the release of Beta 3 of the ADO.NET Entity Framework. Designed to make it even easier for developers to build data-centric applications and services regardless of the underlying data source, the ADO.NET Entity Framework is already gaining significant support from multiple database vendors and third-party providers, including MySQL AB.

"We are excited to support this announcement to encourage greater use of the ADO.NET Entity Framework," said Nicolas Pujol, senior director of worldwide alliances at MySQL AB. "The ADO.NET Entity Framework promises to help application developers and DBAs to be more productive in designing and supporting business applications, regardless of which back-end database they are using."

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

Apatar Open Source Data Integration Announces Partnership with MySQL AB

22. November 2007 — Apatar, Inc., a leading provider of open source software tools for the data integration market, today announced it has joined the MySQL Enterprise Connection Alliance (MECA), the third-party partnership program for MySQL AB, the developer of the world's most popular open source database.

Sun Previews xVM Virtualization Platform at Oracle OpenWorld

14. November 2007 — Today during his keynote address at Oracle OpenWorld San Francisco, Sun Microsystems, Inc. President and CEO Jonathan Schwartz will unveil Sun xVM, the company's open, comprehensive virtualization and management platform.

"We are thrilled to see Sun bring a world-class open source virtualization solution to market; a true testament of Sun's continued commitment to the open source community," said Marten Mickos, CEO, MySQL AB. "We're always pleased to offer our customers more open source options. Now, they can deploy the MySQL database and Sun's xVM virtualization platform to drive further productivity and cost efficiencies across the enterprise."

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.

XAware Becomes MySQL Enterprise Gold Partner

6. November 2007 — XAware, Inc., provider of the industry's first comprehensive, real-time open source data integration solution, today announced it has become a Gold Partner in the MySQL Enterprise Connection Alliance program. MySQL AB is the developer of the world's most popular open source database software – and offers MySQL Enterprise, a premium subscription offering for database developers and DBAs. XAware's data integration solution, XAware 5, is available for download at the community site: www.xaware.org.

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 bets on Obsidian

25. October 2007 — Obsidian has been appointed the official training partner for the MySQL database product in South Africa.

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.

Scaling MySQL Enterprise with Solaris 10

5. October 2007 — Fotolog is the world's largest photo blogging social network, boasting more than 700,000 new photos per day and more than 3 billion page views a month. More than 11 million fotologgers communicate and connect through their photos on Fotolog. With the help of Solaris 10 and MySQL Enterprise, Fotolog has scaled to become a top 20 destination on the Internet according to Alexa.

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.

BakBone Announces NetVault: Backup 8.0 with Integrated, Cross-platform Continuous Data Protection

1. October 2007 — BakBone Software(R) (Pink Sheets:BKBO), a leading provider of heterogeneous integrated data protection solutions, today announced version 8.0 of NetVault(R): Backup, the company's award-winning, flagship data protection solution.

DataDirect Technologies Brings Superior Data Connectivity to MySQL Database

1. October 2007 — DataDirect Technologies, the unparalleled leader in data connectivity and mainframe integration and an operating company of Progress Software Corporation today announced its award-winning database drivers now support the MySQL Enterprise Server, the commercial version of the most widely used open-source database and an emerging force in business-critical software deployments.

ActiveGrid Teams with MySQL on Microsoft Access Application Migration

28. August 2007 — ActiveGrid, Inc., a leading provider of Enterprise Web 2.0 solutions, has announced it is working with MySQL to simplify the migration of legacy applications to modern web architectures. Last week, the companies published the "Microsoft Access to MySQL Migration Guide," a quick guide to migrating MS Access applications to a CIO Safe, Enterprise Web 2.0 deployment architecture. Next month, the two companies will be offering a free webinar covering Application Migration to Enterprise Web 2.0.

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.

hSenid Becomes a MySQL Enterprise Gold Partner

3. August 2007 — hSenid, an Application and Service provider for the Telecom, Financial and Enterprise markets worldwide was recently recognized by MySQL AB as a Gold Partner. hSenid specializes in HR, mobile/wireless and back-end integrations (middleware) – focused technology solutions and outsourcing services. hSenid uses the popular MySQL open source database to develop and deploy 90 percent of their applications including high availability Telco Grade Applications. With the MySQL Enterprise Gold Partnership, hSenid will be positioned towards the forefront of the open source market to offer cost-effective, high-performance, modern database options to all their customers.

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.

Zmanda Delivers Powerful New Way to Manage MySQL Backups

25. July 2007 — Zmanda today announced that its Zmanda Recovery Manager (ZRM) for MySQL is now available with the Zmanda Management Console -- a set of powerful graphical tools designed to simplify and accelerate the complex process of MySQL database backup and recovery. ZRM with the Zmanda Management Console can dramatically reduce the workload of a MySQL database administrator (DBA) while providing enterprise-class, MySQL-specific backup and recovery.

FileMaker 9 Supports MySQL

13. July 2007 — “Linking FileMaker Pro 9 solutions to the open source strengths of MySQL will greatly empower the developer and user communities of both product lines,” said Zack Urlocker, MySQL AB's executive vice president of products.

One of the Largest National Educational Institutes in China Selects MySQL Cluster to Improve Database Performance & Availability

29. June 2007 — The Chinese Academy of Electronics and Information Technology (CAEIT), one of the largest national institutes in China, has selected MySQL Cluster as its database platform for data gathering and analysis.

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 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.

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.

Infobright Announces BrightHouse Version 2.3 with Enhanced Support for Complex Analysis Across Terabytes of Data

24. April 2007 — Infobright today announced the general availability of BrightHouse Version 2.3 with enhanced support for complex and ah-hoc queries across very large amounts of data.

Unisys Helps Reuters Transform Global News Web Sites to Provide Next-Generation News Delivery

23. April 2007 — Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) has worked with news and information leader Reuters to help upgrade the underlying platform for Reuters.com and transform its global news websites to provide next-generation capabilities and news delivery.

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."

Continuent Extends High-Availability Offering, Bundles MySQL Enterprise

12. April 2007 — Continuent, Inc., the leading provider of commercial open source middleware solutions for MySQL high availability and scalability, today announced the inclusion of MySQL Enterprise subscriptions as an integral part of its Continuent uni/cluster for MySQL Enterprise offering.

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.

True North Corporation Selects Infobright & MySQL

9. March 2007 — TDWI Conference, Las Vegas - Infobright, supplier of a market leading software-only data warehousing appliance, today announced that True North Corporation has selected the Infobright BrightHouse data warehouse platform.

Zend Technologies Updates Zend Core

6. March 2007 — Cupertino, Calif.- March 6, 2007 - Zend Technologies, the PHP company, today announced a new version of Zend Core™, the industry’s leading PHP distribution. Zend Core 2.0 is based on PHP 5.2.1 and complements PHP with enhancements to improve development, deepen database support, enhance Windows integration and provide enterprise-class support. Zend Core is available for free and can be downloaded at www.zend.com/core.

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.

Bitrix, Inc. Becomes Certified MySQL Partner

15. February 2007 — Bitrix, Inc., the leading developer of content management system software for managing Web projects, announced that it has signed an agreement to become the certified partner of MySQL AB, the developer of the world's most popular open source database. This partnership will address the needs of enterprise content management system users and administrators.

ID Integrated Data SA --The New Authorized MySQL Education Partner in Western Switzerland

12. February 2007 — ID Integrated Data SA situated in Petit-Lancy,Geneva, is further demonstrating its confidence in open source solutions by signing a training partnership agreement with MySQL AB, the developer of the popular database software.