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| DATE | 2004-01-07 |
| FROM | From: "Steve Milo"
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] 64bit MYSQL
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On a slightly frightening note:
Oracle is releasing a PPC version of their database program.
I dont know if its a good thing or a bad thing that PPC Linux is being
taken that seriously.
Steve M
----- Original Message -----
From: Ruben I Safir
Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2004 1:37 pm
Subject: [hangout] 64bit MYSQL
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> -- http://news.com.com/2100-7344-5135761.html
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> MySQL database coming to Itanium 2
> Last modified: January 6, 2004, 8:14 AM PST
> By Martin LaMonica
> Staff Writer, CNET News.com
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> MySQL on Tuesday released a version of its popular open-source
> database which will run on high-end servers from Hewlett Packard.
>
> The company updated the MySQL 4.0 software with the ability to run
> on the HP-UX 11i Unix operating system and Linux on servers
> equipped with Intel's 64-bit Itanium 2 processor.
>
> MySQL also said that its MySQL 4.1--the current version of the
> database for software development purposes--will run on the
> Windows operating system on Itanium 2-based systems. Version 4.1
> can be used by developers but is not yet ready to be used in
> finished applications, the company said.
>
> MySQL gives away its namesake database and makes money by
> providing support services for the software. The company, in
> general, has pitched its database as a cheaper and functional
> alternative to commercial databases for relatively straightforward
> data-handling tasks.
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> Versions of MySQL running on Itanium 2-based servers will allow
> developers to use the open-source database for more complex and
> demanding computing jobs, according to the company. The 64-bit
> processors are designed for more data-intensive applications.
>
> Over the past year, developers have substantially stepped up usage
> of the MySQL open-source database, according to a survey published
> Monday by Evans Data. Although Microsoft's SQL Server database
> remains the top development database, the study concluded that
> programmers showed a growing interest in the cost-effectiveness
> and reliability of open-source databases.
>
> Developers can download MySQL 4.0 and MySQL 4.1 from the company's
> Web site.
>
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>
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> January 5, 2004
> * MySQL boasts might against big players
> April 10, 2003
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