MySQL Hosts Customer Conferences in London & Munich

BBC News, neckermann.de, Siemens and Tiger Communications to Describe their Real-World Use of Open Source Databases

LONDON -- September 26, 2006 -- MySQL AB, the developer of the world’s most popular open source database, will host two European Customer Conferences next month -- in London on October 17, and in Munich on October 19.

Leading companies such as BBC News, neckermann.de, Siemens and Tiger Communications will be presenting case studies describing their use of MySQL. The all-day events also offer attendees the chance to meet with MySQL executives and engineers, and to network with fellow MySQL customers. Sessions include popular topics such as the MySQL product roadmap, Web 2.0 Scale-Out strategies, DBA best practices, MySQL Cluster high availability, and database performance tuning.

"Last November, we experienced such a strong interest in our European customer conference, that this year we’ve expanded it to two cities," said Richard Mason, MySQL AB’s vice president for EMEA. "These events represent a great opportunity for European executives, database developers and DBAs to learn how they can benefit from open source technology like ours."

• MySQL Northern Europe Customer Conference: Tuesday, October 17th 2006 – Hotel Hilton Paddington, London, 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
• MySQL Central Europe Customer Conference: Thursday, October 19th 2006 – Hotel Hilton Munich Park, Munich, 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Both events are sponsored by Unisys.

"Unisys is driving open source and open standards right into the heart of enterprises -- to deliver secure business operations, with lower cost, greater agility, and competitive advantage through innovation," said Hans Sparkes, Head of Enterprise Open Source, Worldwide Strategic Marketing, Unisys. "Combining Unisys consulting and integration services with the power of MySQL Network, we can help clients take the disciplined approach required to implement high-performance open source database solutions that can scale to meet the most demanding enterprise business needs."

For conference details and registration information, go to http://www.mysql.com/news-and-events/european-conferences/.

About MySQL

MySQL AB develops and supports a family of high performance, affordable database products -- including MySQL Network, a comprehensive set of certified software and premium support services. The company's flagship product is the MySQL Server, the world's most popular open source database, with more than 10 million active installations. Many of the world's largest organizations, including Yahoo!, Alcatel, The Associated Press, Suzuki and NASA are realizing significant cost savings by using MySQL to power high-volume Web sites, business-critical enterprise applications and packaged software.

With headquarters in Sweden and the United States -- and operations around the world -- MySQL AB supports both open source values and corporate customers' needs in a profitable, sustainable business. For more information about MySQL, please visit www.mysql.com.

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