Sun Microsystems Announces Agreement to Acquire MySQL

Sun Microsystems announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MySQL AB, an open source icon and developer of one of the world's fastest growing open source databases for approximately $1 billion in total consideration.

MySQL AB develops and supports a family of high-performance, affordable database products. MySQL is the world's most popular open source database software.

"With millions of global deployments including Facebook, Google, Nokia, Baidu and China Mobile, MySQL will bring synergies to Sun that will change the landscape of the software industry by driving new adoption of MySQL's open source database in more traditional applications and enterprises," notifies Sun`s Press Room. "The integration with Sun will greatly extend the commercial appeal of MySQL's offerings and improve its value proposition with the addition of Sun's global services organization. MySQL will also gain new distribution through Sun's channels including its OEM relationships with Intel, IBM and Dell."

MySQL's open source database is the "M" in LAMP - the software platform comprised of Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP/Perl which is often viewed as the foundation of the Internet. Sun plans to enhance and optimize the LAMP stack on GNU/Linux and Microsoft Windows along with OpenSolaris and MAC OS X. According to Sun`s representatives the database from MySQL, OpenSolaris and GlassFish, together with Sun's Java platform and NetBeans communities, will create a powerful Web application platform across a wide range of customers shifting their applications to the Web.