In May 2007 SUN Microsystems / MySQL - provider the world's most popular Open-Source-database - and Linbit concluded an agreement for cooperation. Therewith, MySQL AB and the Viennese LINBIT Informaton Technologies GmbH now share the same approach in terms of high availability. All MySQL business clients benefit from this, as they now get direct support for the DRDB high availability solution.
MySQL as a software practice of SUN Microsystems develops and markets a family of competitive high availability database products, including MySQL Enterprise, a complete service package consisting of certified software, proactive tools for database surveillance and first-class support.
Its most important product is the MySQL server, with more than 11 millions of Installations by far the world’s most popular Open-Source-database. Large companies like Yahoo!, DaimlerChrysler, Neckermann.de, Siemens, T-Systems and the HypoVereinsbank achieve notable cost savings by using MySQL as base for Web-Sites, business-crucial enterprise applications and Software development.
MySQL is represented worldwide – the german branch is the MySQL GmbH in Munich. MySQL meets the Open-Source-values as well as the requirements of business clients in a profitable, sustainable business model.
