Novell and MySQL AB Expand Partnership for Leading Open Source Database

SAN FRANCISCO (LinuxWorld Conference & Expo)—09 Aug 2005—Novell and MySQL AB today announced an agreement to deliver enhanced, combined support for key components of the popular open source LAMP infrastructure stack. Under the reseller and joint-support agreement, the only accord of its kind between a Linux* vendor and MySQL AB, Novell will now offer subscriptions to the MySQL Network commercial database service directly to its customers. As a result, customers can now deploy a true enterprise-class open source foundation for their IT infrastructure with confidence.

“As the largest social networking site on the Web, Friendster’s 19 million registered users rely on a system that handles over one billion database queries a day,” said Dave Kochbeck, director of technology at Friendster. “We have found MySQL running on SUSETM Linux to be the ideal combination for us. With the availability of MySQL Network direct from Novell, many more customers will now benefit from affordable, enterprise-grade database technology backed by Novell’s world-class support team.”

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