Sun Announces Agreement to Acquire MySQL
Sun Microsystems announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MySQL AB, the world’s most popular open source database. This announcement reaffirms Sun’s position as the leading provider of hardware and software platforms for the Web economy and its role as the largest commercial open source contributor.
with this announcement, Sun demonstrates its commitment to support customers and ISV’s who choose to implement open source solutions, complementing the strong history and continued partnership with commercial database ISV’s including Oracle, IBM DB2, Sybase and others.
MySQL has over 400 blue chip customers and is used by virtually every Web 2.0 and e-commerce company. This acquisition represents substantial new go to market potential for Sun and ISV partners seeking high growth opportunities.
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