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Wednesday, March 15th, 2006
MySQL AB Posts Record Profits
Citing 2,000 new customers and strong demand for its pproducts, MySQL AB (
http://www.mysql.com), the proprietors of the popular, open source database
MySQL, announced record monthly, quarterly, and annual profits for its fiscal year ending in December 2005. In addition, the company launched significant partnerships with a variety of hardware and software vendors, extending the reach of the company.
According to Marten Mickos, CEO of MySQL AB, MySQL 5.0, the most recent release of the company’s flasgship database and its most expansive revision of the software to date, has been downloaded more than 4 million times since October 2005. Mickos also cited the release of MySQL 5.0 as a major milestone for the company and attributed the stellar financial performance to the new software.” Our fourth quarter shipment of MySQL 5.0 allowed us to close the strongest month, quarter, and year in our ten-year history,” Mickos said. Mickos counted Dell Computer, Red Hat, Ingram Micro, SCO, and Hewlett-Packard among its new, substantive distribution partners.
In addition to MySQL 5.0, the company also recently debuted its MySQL Network, an attractively-priced subscription service that includes access to certified MySQL software, updates and upgrades, proactive alerts and advisors, the online MySQL knowledgebase, and full production-level technical support. The cost of the MySQL Network is $595 per server, per year.
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