Sun's software lineup now includes Java, MySQL, OpenSolaris and GlassFish. The company can now pair MySQL with Solaris and could fill out its roster with other targeted acquisitions.

Managing MySQL You must enter commands to communicate with MySQL. You can do this by typing statements using the command line utility that comes with the software.

Usage of the open-source MySQL database is set to decline if Oracle succeeds in buying the software’s owner, Sun Microsystems, according to new data released by analyst firm The 451 Group on ...

Clustrix's CMO discusses the limitations of MySQL and how Clustrix's distributed, scale-out approach solves them.

MySQL founder Michael “Monty” Widenius and his co-founder David Axmark, however, came up with a different model a few years ago: the Business Source License (BSL).

Oracle has updated its MySQL Cluster software to make it more appealing to large Web service providers, among other users of large-volume distributed databases.