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MySQL users mostly unfazed by Sun acquisition Customers at the MySQL conference this week said Sun's acquisition of the database company could increase MySQL's credibility among senior IT decision makers still skittish about using open-source software.There Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Sun, MySQL synergies stressed in merger With Sun Microsystems' $1 billion acquisition of open source database vendor MySQL announced Wednesday, Sun gets ownership of a major player in the open source software industry while MySQL gets the backing of a multibillion-dollar, established systems company. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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MySQL reserves features for paying customers Open-source darling MySQL is facing a new uprising within its customer base over plans disclosed this week to reserve some key upcoming features, and their source code, for paying users of its namesake database. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Update: Sun to acquire MySQL for $1 billion Sun Microsystems will pay $1 billion for Swedish software company MySQL, whose open source database is used for some of the most widely visited Web sites in the world.Sun said the deal will augment its position Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Update: Sun's CEO talks up buy as MySQL deal closes Sun announced Tuesday that its $1 billion deal to buy open-source database vendor MySQL has closed, and with the news came a bold proclamation from Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz."In my view, this is the most impor Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Sun claims big leap with MySQL upgrade next week MySQL developers should be able to get their hands on a major update to the open-source database next week when Sun hosts its first MySQL conference since acquiring the company earlier this year.Sun will use th Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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MySQL upgrade now slated for June, Sun says Sun pushed out a "near final" version of MySQL 5.1 on Tuesday, but is holding back the production release of the open-source database until it irons out some remaining bugs, officials said Tuesday.Sun wants to a Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Will MySQL keep lighting up LAMP? For an executive who had just had his company bought for a cool billion a few months ago and was on the eve of announcing a major update to his business' flagship database program, former MySQL CEO Marten Mickos, now Sun Microsystems' senior vice president for databas Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Sun's Schwartz cites MySQL's growth rate as incentive In deciding to buy MySQL last month, Sun was attracted to the open-source database company's very rapid growth rate and its revenue model, Sun President/CEO Jonathan Schwartz said in a keynote presentation Wednesday at SugarCRM's SugarCon 2008 conference in San Jose, Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Sun adds query analysis tool to MySQL Enterprise Sun has upgraded MySQL Enterprise, its subscription-based service for the open-source MySQL database, adding access to a query analysis tool for tracking and fixing problematic code and performance issues.The to Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Drizzle project plans a stripped-down MySQL The open-source MySQL database began life as a lightweight alternative to big, resource-hungry database management systems, such as Oracle or Sybase. Over the years, however, users have clamored for more and more features, causing MySQL 's codebase to swell with capab Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Sun Snaps Up Database Firm, MySQL - Forbes Digitaltrends.comSun Snaps Up Database Firm, MySQLForbes - 5 hours agoSun Microsystems elbowed into the enterprise database market Wednesday with the announcement of a proposed $1 billion acquisition of MySQL, an open-source database software company.Open-source co Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Canadian MySQL Users Sceptical of Sun Takeover ITWorld Canada: "Canadian IT professionals sounded dubious about the future of open source database firm MySQL following its surprise US$1-billion acquisition Wednesday by Sun Microsystems..." Home > Rss Directory > Technology > LinuxToday |
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JOHN DVORAK'S SECOND OPINION The Sun-MySQL deal stinks - MarketWatch dBTechnoJOHN DVORAK'S SECOND OPINION The Sun-MySQL deal stinksMarketWatch - 9 hours agoBy John C. Dvorak BERKELEY, Calif. (MarketWatch) -- Sun Microsystems Inc. gobbling up MySQL is perhaps the worst single event I have ever witnessed in the history of tech mergers and Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Sun Announces MySQL Bundle eWeek: "As Sun Microsystems prepares to close its acquisition of MySQL, the GlassFish and MySQL communities are announcing the availability of an optimized bundled release..." Home > Rss Directory > Technology > LinuxToday |
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MySQL cofounder David Axmark leaving Sun David Axmark, a cofounder and former lead engineer for MySQL, has resigned from Sun Microsystems a few weeks after another cofounder said he may also leave the company."I have thought about my role at Sun and de Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Sun Outlines its Open Source Strategy and MySQL Integration SearchEnterpriseLinux: "SearchEnterpriseLinux.com sat down with Barton George, the group manager for Sun Microsystems Inc.'s GNU/Linux strategy, about the company's open source strategy, Sun's acquisition of MySQL and the impact on customers..." Home > Rss Directory > Technology > LinuxToday |
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Sun may shut off high-end MySQL features Pay-to-play fires up grassroots hoots Less than two months into Sun Microsystems' MySQL acquisition, Sun has succeeded in upsetting the grassroots types with plans to close off features to the community.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Sun Writes a $1 Billion Check for MySQL Despite having revenues of around $70 million to $85 million, MySQL commanded an impressive $1 billion price tag in today's acquisition by database giant Sun. Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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Sun Writes a $1 Billion Check for MySQL Despite having revenues of around $70 million to $85 million, MySQL commanded an impressive $1 billion price tag in today's acquisition by database giant Sun. Home > Rss Directory > Business > Wired News |