MySQL AB Named to Second-Annual AlwaysOn List of Top 100 Private Companies

MySQL CEO Mårten Mickos to Discuss MySQL's Business Model and Industry Trends at AlwaysOn Innovation Summit Next Week

MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, today announced that is has been named to the AlwaysOn™ (AO) Top 100 Private Companies list. AlwaysOn, an open source media company focused on technology and business innovation, and KPMG's emerging business practice, KPMG 1Start, compiled the second-annual AO100 list after surveying more than 1,000 venture investors, investment bankers, top entrepreneurs and executives, who nominated more than 700 companies to determine the AO100 winners. The full list can be found at www.alwayson-network.com.

AlwaysOn and KPMG 1Start identified the 2004 AO100 companies based on their demonstrated leadership and innovation in at two key areas: market traction measured by revenue or customer growth and new approaches and technologies that are likely to cause significant change to existing markets and well-established players.

"Private company innovation is incredibly strong and continues to flourish. Over 50 of last year's AO100 companies returned to this year's list and 50 new companies have been selected that are well positioned to significantly contribute to the second-generation of the Internet," notes Tony Perkins, AlwaysOn founder.

“With strong new influences on the technology market such as open source and software commoditization, the door is wide open for new breed of companies to make an impact on the future of the industry,” said Mårten Mickos, MySQL AB CEO. “We are honored to be included in the AO 100 along with a group of private companies that will no doubt accelerate the pace of innovation.”

MySQL AB at AlwaysOn Innovation Summit Next Week

MySQL AB, along with the other AO100 winners, will be honored at a reception on Tuesday, July 13, 2004 at the AlwaysOn Innovation Summit, taking place July 13-15 at the Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center on the Stanford University Campus in Palo Alto, Calif. The event will feature over 60 keynote-level speakers, 15 sessions, 30 CEO Pitches and two days of conversation about what's driving the next wave of innovation.

MySQL's Mickos will participate at the AlwaysOn Summit through a panel discussion titled, “The Commoditization of Software.” This panel will be held on Thursday, July 15 from 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Mickos will join panel host Jonathan Schwartz, president and CEO, Sun Microsystems, along with panelists Rod Smith, vice president, emerging technologies, IBM; Miguel de Icaza, CTO, Novell; Roman Stanek, CEO, Systinet; and Zach Nelson, president & COO, NetSuite.

AlwaysOn Innovation Summit attendees will also have the opportunity to hear more about MySQL AB's business case and strategy when Mickos delivers MySQL's “CEO Pitch” on Thursday, July 15, in the morning. Please check AlwaysOn Summit schedule for the exact time.

For more information about the AlwaysOn Innovation Summit, please visit: http://www.alwayson-network.com/events/index.php

About MySQL

MySQL AB develops and markets a family of high performance, affordable database servers and tools. The company's flagship product is MySQL, the world's most popular open source database, with more than 5 million active installations. Many of the world's largest organizations, including Yahoo!, Sabre Holdings, Cox Communications, The Associated press and NASA, are realizing significant cost savings using MySQL to power Web sites, business-critical enterprise applications and packaged software. MySQL AB is a second generation open source company, with dual licensing that supports open source values and methodology in a profitable, sustainable business. For more information about MySQL, please go to www.mysql.com.

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