MySQL AB has become the most popular open source database and the fastest growing database in the industry. This is based on its dedication to providing a less complicated solution suitable for widespread application deployment at a greatly reduced TCO.

MySQL offers several key advantages:

• Reliability and Performance. MySQL AB provides early versions of all its database server software to the community to allow for several months of "battle testing" by the open source community before it deems them ready for production use.

• Ease of Use and Deployment. MySQL's architecture makes it extremely fast and easy to customize. Its unique multi-storage engine architecture gives corporate customers the flexibility they need with a database management system unmatched in speed, compactness, stability, and ease of deployment.

• Freedom from Platform Lock-in. By providing ready access to source code, MySQL's approach ensures freedom, thereby preventing lock-in to a single company or platform.

• Cross-Platform Support. MySQL is available on more than twenty different platforms including major Linux distributions, Mac OS X, UNIX and Microsoft Windows.

• Millions of Trained and Certified Developers. MySQL is the world's most popular open source database, so it's easy to find high-quality, skilled staff.

Powerful, Uncomplicated Software

MySQL has the capabilities to handle most corporate database application requirements with an architecture that is extremely fast and easy to use.

The MySQL Database Server

The Database Server includes all of the required enterprise features plus many innovations:

• Multiple storage engines including full transaction support with commit, rollback, crash recovery and low-level locking capabilities. You can select from a range of storage engines from fast in-memory operation to full transaction support and clustering for high-availability.

• Query caching delivers significant performance benefits and with database replication, many slave servers can run off a single master server increasing both speed and robustness.

• A robust security system with advanced permissions and support for SSL transport-layer encryption provides robust application security.

• Full text indexing and searching enables rapid searching of text fields for words and phrases. This includes relevance rankings, exact phrase matching and Boolean search operators.

MySQL Cluster

MySQL Cluster combines the world's most popular open source database with a fault tolerant database clustering architecture so you can deliver mission-critical database applications with 99.999% availability. It is a high-performance main memory database that uses synchronous replication to achieve sub-second failover and ensure data is continuously available. MySQL Cluster is a cost-effective solution that runs on commodity hardware and open source software, and its "shared-nothing" architecture does not require any additional shared disk storage investment.

MaxDB™ by MySQL

For the most demanding enterprise applications, MySQL offers MaxDB by MySQL. Formerly known as SAP DB, MaxDB is the result of a strategic alliance between MySQL and SAP to jointly develop and market an enterprise-class Open Source database capable of running high-end business-critical applications including SAP/R3. MaxDB complements the MySQL database, and is SAP-certified. It includes features such as stored procedures, triggers and views for the most demanding enterprise use.

MySQL Control Center

MySQL Control Center (or MySQLCC) is a GUI client that works alongside the MySQL database server. Built using Trolltech's Qt application toolkit, MySQLCC makes it easy to create databases and tables, write and execute SQL queries (in a syntax-highlighting editor), examine the contents of your tables directly, and back up or fine-tune your server setup. It supports both local and remote servers, and all table types.

MySQL Administrator

MySQL Administrator is a powerful visual administration console so you can easily administer your MySQL servers and gain significantly better visibility into how your databases are operating. MySQL Administrator integrates database management and maintenance into a single, seamless environment, with a clear and intuitive graphical user interface. MySQL Administrator enables developers and DBAs to easily perform all the command line operations visually including configuring servers, administering users, and dynamically monitoring database health. Other common administrative tasks such as monitoring replication status, backup and restore, and viewing logs can also be performed through the MySQL Administrator graphical console.

MySQL VERITAS Cluster Server Enterprise Agent

Keeping databases highly available is key for any modern organization, because minutes of downtime can be extremely costly in terms of revenue and productivity. The MySQL VERITAS Cluster Server Enterprise Agent works to keep critical MySQL databases always online and available ensuring business without interruption.

MySQL Connector drivers

MySQL provides a wide range of drivers allowing developers to integrate and customize database applications using their corporate tools of choice. The range of connectors makes it easy to incorporate MySQL into existing applications including:

• MySQL Connector/J for the Java platform
• MySQL Connector/ODBC for the ODBC application programming interface
• MySQL Connector/Net for the .NET platform