Jonathan Schwartz talks up MySQL buy

Sun announced Tuesday that its $1 billion deal to buy open-source database vendor MySQL has closed, and with the news came a bold proclamation from Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz. ...continue reading 'Jonathan Schwartz talks up MySQL buy'

Sun needs to fix what's broken at MySQL, users say

In agreeing this week to pay $1 billion for MySQL AB, Sun Microsystems Inc. said it hopes to make MySQL's open-source database more attractive to enterprise users. But Sun has a lot of work to do, according to some MySQL users. ...continue reading 'Sun needs to fix what's broken at MySQL, users say'