Open Magazine: MySQL AB is trying out a 'five-nines' database pitch featuring its new MySQL Cluster. After all, how long can you afford to be down?

MySQL AB, which develops and markets the Open Source database MySQL, has had a busy year seeding more opportunities. Activities have ranged from ushering in a new consultancy alliance to help customers migrate their applications over to its SAP-rebranded enterprise database, MaxDB to the launching of MySQL Cluster, its first database clustering solution. This latter story actually started last October, when MySQL inked a deal to acquire an Ericsson division, Alzato.

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