FSMLabs Brings Hard Real-Time Linux and BSD to MySQL's Partner Program

Business Wire, Jan 23, 2007

SOCORRO, N.M. -- MySQL AB (http://www.mysql.com), the leading global supplier of database technology, announced today that the hard real-time Linux and BSD technology leader, FSMLabs (http://www.fsmlab.com), has joined the MySQL Partner Program family. FSMLabs plans to utilize MySQL([R])'s Cluster database technology for their telecommunication customers in addition to other co-marketing activities. The partnership allows hardware vendors and consulting companies the opportunity to leverage the growing adoption of MySQL and RTLinuxPro in Embedded/OEM and mainstream Enterprise organizations.

The initial focus for the new partners is on their expanding telecom specific services and consulting offerings to meet increased industry demand for MySQL powered software on top of hard real-time Linux or BSD. MySQL's momentum in the networking and telecommunications industry has been growing as a number of the industry's top carriers, operators and infrastructure ISVs select MySQL and MySQL Cluster databases for low-cost, reliable and carrier-grade data management.

FSMLabs' hard real-time OSDL registered Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) is taking the telecommunication industry by storm. Terri Hall, VP of Global Software Alliances for AMD, stated, "Thanks to FSMLabs' RTCore real-time scheduling technology combined with AMD Virtualization and AMD Direct Connect Architecture, customers can consolidate their IT hardware deployments more than ever before. Any IT manager looking to use virtualization in their data center should investigate how RTCore can help them take full advantage of AMD Virtualization." With the advantage of AMD's superior 64-bit multi-core processing power saving technology on Opteron chips, FSMLabs is enhancing multi-core development for Linux and BSD and enabling it with nanosecond hard real-time deterministic performance.

"With FSMLabs' technology, our customers can use their current Linux or BSD OS, such as Red Hat, SUSE, Fedora, NetBSD, FreeBSD, etc., with the added benefit of hard real-time determinism that is expected in the networking market and guaranteed by FSMLabs' RTCore technology," says Larry Stefonic, MySQL's SVP of OEM Sales.

Key data management requirements across applications include 24x7 availability, real-time performance and scalability to handle millions of subscribers. New functionality in MySQL 5.0 and MySQL Cluster have made it possible to scale databases horizontally without significantly increasing costs. FSMLabs' technology allows customers to configure highly scalable very dense computing clusters with multiple processors, cores and blade systems, performing at near hardware speeds for latency and determinism under heavy load. MySQL users can fully utilize all of the processor power available to them, with results unparalleled in real-time computing for Linux and BSD open source solutions.

"MySQL's open source approach has shown to be a superior way to cost-effectively produce secure, high-quality software," said Daniel Robbins, VP of Platform Engineering at FSMLabs. "MySQL's certified software, production-level support, training and consulting services enables our customers to safely deploy open source database applications -- at a fraction of the cost of proprietary database products."

The future is bright for AMD, MySQL and FSMLabs' customers, because they are using the best in class, fault-tolerant, mission-critical operating system and applications available.

For more information about AMD, MySQL and FSMLabs in the networking and telecommunications industry, please visit http://www.amd.com, http://www.mysql.com/industry/telecom and http://www.fsmlabs.com/vertical-solutions.html#comms.

Alternatively, visit us in person at the RTECC show (http://www.rtecc.com/santaclara/index.php?p=linuxpaneldiscussion) on January 25, 2007 at the Santa Clara Convention Center where we will be displaying our AMD/MySQL/FSMLabs Telecommunications Solution Stack. If you miss us in Santa Clara, visit us at the 3GSM World Congress 2007 (http://3gsmworldcongress.com/flashintro.asp) in Barcelona, Spain, at Stand 2.1B26, Hall 2.1 on February 12-15th, where representatives from AMD, MySQL and FSMLabs will address your questions regarding our Telecommunications Solution Stack.

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MySQL is the world's most popular open source database software, with over 10 million active installations. Many of the world's largest and fastest-growing organizations use MySQL to save time and money powering their high-volume Web sites, business-critical systems and packaged software -- including industry leaders such as Yahoo!, Alcatel, The Associated Press, Suzuki and NASA.