MySQL AB Welcomes Oracle's Endorsement of Open Source Database Technology

Uppsala, Sweden & Cupertino, Calif. -- MySQL AB, the developer of the world's most popular open source database, today welcomes Oracle's endorsement of open source database technology with its announced acquisition of Innobase Oy, the developers of the open source InnoDB Storage Engine.

According to Marten Mickos, CEO of MySQL, "This announcement represents further validation of the open source movement. The beauty of open source software and the GPL license is freedom. As with all MySQL code, InnoDB is provided under the GPL license, meaning that users have complete freedom to use, develop, and modify the code base. We are pleased to see even broader industry acceptance of open source database technology. This also means that database developers now have even greater flexibility to use MySQL and Oracle in the same environment."

MySQL's unique Pluggable Storage Engine Architecture allows users to choose from any number of storage engines including MyISAM, Memory, Merge, Cluster, and InnoDB. The new MySQL 5.0 release adds support for two new Archive and Federated storage engines.

Our strategy ensures that the open source community, MySQL commercial customers, and MySQL OEMs, not only have the freedom of choice, but also MySQL's commitment to deliver and support the most reliable and high-performance storage engines to meet a broad range of needs now and in the future.

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 MySQL, the world's most popular open source database, with more than 6 million active installations. Many of the world's largest organizations, including Yahoo!, Sabre Holdings, 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.