Breaking news: MySQL to offer support for Oracle databases???
In a dramatic twist on Oracle’s news yesterday that it will be offering support for Red Hat’s Enterprise Linux, word on the street is that MySQL is considering offering support for Oracle’s venerable database. The hitch, however, is pricing. Early estimates suggest that MySQL would need to charge 1000% the cost of Oracle’s typical pricing to make a profit on the support, given the persistent bugginess of proprietary databases compared to MySQL. /tongue in cheek

October 27, 2006 @ 9:02 AM · Filed under Uncategorized
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MySQL Partners with Sage to Expand Reach - eWeek
MySQL Partners with Sage to Expand ReacheWeek, NY - 9 hours ago… 26 that its parent, UK-based The Sage Group, has penned a global partnership with Swedish-based MySQL AB, which will allow Sage to insert MySQL’s database … The Sage Group plc Announces Global Partnership With MySQL AB Market Wire (press release)Sage Group plc announces global partnership with MySQL AB eChannelLineThe Sage Group plc announces global partnership with MySQL AB Linux PR (press release)all 5 news articles

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MySQL Partners with Sage to Expand Reach (eWeek)
MySQL, the open-source database company, gets a boost in the financial software space with a global agreement with Sage Software.

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