Business Services Industry

MySQL AB Launches New Business Partner Program

Business Wire, April 24, 2007

The MySQL Enterprise Connection Alliance (MECA) Makes it Easier for Companies to Reach & Interact with Millions of Open Source Database Users

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, today announced the launch of a new business partner program designed to make it easier for resellers, software vendors, hardware companies, and IT service providers to offer their database-related solutions to the millions of MySQL users worldwide.

This morning's announcement was made on the opening day of the 2007 MySQL Conference & Expo being held this week at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Over 1,400 attendees and 66 exhibitors are participating in the annual event -- exploring and celebrating the phenomenal momentum of open source software such as MySQL.

The MySQL Enterprise Connection Alliance (MECA) is a multi-tiered partner program with compelling benefits for differing type and sized companies -- from hardware and software vendors to resellers/distributors, training providers, hosting companies, systems integrators and consulting firms. MECA offers members special access and discounts to MySQL software subscriptions and support, joint marketing and sales opportunities, as well as assistance in assuring their commercial solutions work well with MySQL Enterprise and other MySQL database tools.

"As one of the largest and most-experienced open source vendors in the world, we've been able to assist many companies looking to capitalize on the explosive interest in open source -- and wanting to extend their offerings to our market," said Mark Burton, MySQL AB's executive vice president of sales, channels and alliances. "MySQL can help our partners achieve their goals by connecting them with potential users and customers within our large and active community."

A wide range of companies have announced plans to join the MECA program, including: Alfresco, AxisOS, BakBone, BitRock, CodeGear, Continuent, Dolphin Interconnect Solutions, Embarcadero, FileMaker, GoldenGate Software, Hewlett-Packard, Infobright, Ingram Micro Inc., JasperSoft, Logicworks, NetApp, NitroSecurity, Oracle/Innobase, Pentaho, PremiumSoft, Red Hat, RippleTech, SugarCRM, Solid, Sun Microsystems, Talend, Tandem-Forum, Unisys, Webyog and Zmanda.

More information on the benefits of joining the MECA program is available at http://solutions.mysql.com/partners/.> Select Partner Quotes

"Customers recognize the significant value of the HP and MySQL relationship, as HP was the first vendor to provide a single point of accountability for consulting, integration and support services for customers incorporating the MySQL database into their open source IT environments. HP is fully behind MySQL's efforts to strengthen the open source ecosystem through the new MECA partner program."

-- Christine Martino, vice president, Open Source and Linux Organization, HP

Ingram Micro

"Ingram Micro is very excited about the announcement of MySQL's new MECA partner program and feels that it will provide our VARs with the next level of engagement with MySQL. The additional MySQL support services, innovative sales and marketing programs and discounts on training will help our partners' sales success."

-- Diane Lees, senior category manager, software, Ingram Micro

Oracle/Innobase

"Oracle is delighted to be a Platinum member of the MySQL Enterprise Connection Alliance and we are pleased to continue the strategic and longtime relationship started by Innobase. The combination of MySQL Enterprise with the InnoDB storage engine continues to provide a strong transactional foundation for modern online applications, and the new program will help boost the companies' combined products in the marketplace."

-- Ken Jacobs, Vice President, Product Strategy, Server Technologies Division, Oracle Corporation

Red Hat

"Red Hat is pleased to support MySQL's new MECA partner program and to offer customers a reliable choice for their database needs. MySQL AB has also recently become a Red Hat Exchange Member. Through the alignment of our two organizations, customers can feel confident deploying a complete, certified solution."

-- Todd Barr, director of Marketing, Red Hat

Zmanda

"Zmanda offers powerful network backup and recovery software designed specifically for MySQL databases, extending the benefits of open source to an organization's core operations. Through our partnership with MySQL in its new MECA partner program, we can contribute to the strong momentum of the MySQL ecosystem and drive the adoption of open source software more broadly in the enterprise. We are proud to be a top-level Diamond sponsor of the MySQL Conference & Expo this year and look forward to continuing our partnership with MySQL through the MECA program."

-- Chander Kant, CEO, Zmanda

For a complete list of supporting partner quotes, please see this news release as posted on the MySQL website at www.mysql.com/news-and-events.> About MySQL

MySQL AB develops and supports a family of high-performance, affordable database products. The company's flagship offering is 'MySQL Enterprise', a comprehensive set of production-tested software, proactive monitoring tools, and premium support services.