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MySQL Workbench is a new visual database design tool integrating data modeling, physical database design, database creation, change management and documentation capabilities.
It is available in two versions:

MySQL Workbench Community Edition: Download is free and licensed under GPL. This full-featured tool provides a base framework for data modeling and physical database design.
MySQL Workbench Standard Edition: This […]

A new Kickfire Database Appliance based on Sun’s MySQL database has broken the dollar barrier of the Transaction Processing Performance Council - H (TPC-H) benchmarks, which is a first since the TPC-H benchmarks were instituted, coming in at just 70 cents for $/QphH in the 100GB category and claiming the number one spot in price-performance.
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Sun introduced the upcoming version of MySQL 5.1, which is expected to be generally available sometime this quarter, and offered up an early sample of the open source database with the availability of the near-final release candidate of the GPL software during the sixth annual MySQL Conference and Expo held April 14-17, 2008.
A number of […]

Developers were expected to be able to download GlassFish V2 with the MySQL Community Server 5.0 (5.0.51a) and MySQL JDBC driver 5.1.6 in a software bundle beginning today. This open source bundle will be made available for all the major software platforms including Solaris, Linux, Windows and Mac OS X.
Other benefits Sun says users can […]

Just days after finalizing the acquisition of MySQL, the former CEO of open source database firm MySQL Marten Mickos told Computer Business Review that the deal is already boosting the firm’s business.
Free downloads of MySQL have increased by approximately 10,000 per day, from an estimated 50,000 per day before the deal was announced to […]

New version 2.1 of Zmanda Recovery Manager (ZRM) for MySQL now offers native support for the Solaris 10 Operating System and includes a comprehensive plug-in architecture for snapshot technologies like Linux LVM, Windows VSS snapshot, Network Appliance SnapManager, Veritas VxFS and Solaris ZFS, enabling MySQL database administrators to backup production environments without application downtime or […]

Sun is now the owner of MySQL AB and MySQL’s complete portfolio of products and enterprise services are available as are free downloads, which can be found at Sun’s MySQL home page.
With the acquisition completed, Sun announced it is offering 7X24 year round global, enterprise-class database subscriptions and services for the entire MySQL product line. […]