MySQL Developer News (2003)

MySQL Version 4.0.17 Now Available

19 December 2003 — A new version of the MySQL database, version 4.0.17, has been released. This is a maintenance release for the current MySQL production version, and it is now available in source and binary form from the MySQL download pages. MySQL 4.0.17 resolves all valid bugs identified by Reasoning Inc. and reported in a press release titled, “Reasoning Study Reveals Code Quality of MySQL Open Source Database Ranks Higher than Commercial Equivalents.” Reasoning's inspection study shows that the code quality of MySQL is six times better than that of comparable proprietary code.

MySQL Reference Manual Available in Portuguese

10 December 2003 — MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, today announced the MySQL® reference manual has been translated into Portuguese and is available online at the MySQL Web site at http://www.mysql.com/documentation/#pt.

MySQL 4.1.1 Now Available

6 December 2003 — MySQL version 4.1.1 adds many new features, including improved full-text search and better replication, a more secure authentication scheme and support of multiple table spaces. It is now available at the MySQL download page.

Accessing MySQL BLOB columns using Visual Basic 6

2 December 2003 — Mike Hillyer explains how to work with BLOB columns using the ADO 2.5 stream object.

MaxDB by MySQL Now Available

17 November 2003 — MySQL AB, today announced that MaxDB™ by MySQL has been released. MaxDB is a heavy-duty, SAP-certified open source database that offers high availability, scalability and a comprehensive feature set.

MySQL AB Acquires Alzato

14 October 2003 — MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, today announced that it has acquired Alzato, a venture company started by Ericsson in 2000. Alzato develops and markets NDB Cluster, a high availability data management system designed for the telecom/IP environment.

MySQL 4.0.15 Now Available

10 September 2003 — A new version of the MySQL database, version 4.0.15, has been released. This is a maintenance release for the current production version (4.0), and it is now available in source and binary form for a number of platforms from the download page. As of this release, binaries for HP-UX 11i on the Intel Itanium processor, and OpenBSD on x86 are now available.

Pogo Linux and MySQL AB Launch First MySQL Database Appliance

5 August 2003 — Pogo Linux Inc., a Linux hardware vendor, and MySQL AB, developer of the world’s most popular open source database, today launched the first MySQL® database appliance, the DataWare 2600 Server. The DataWare 2600 is a pre-configured, fully integrated hardware/software offering optimized for speed and value. The jointly developed database appliance is a turnkey solution that combines the Linux systems expertise of Pogo Linux with the cost savings, reliability and performance of MySQL’s open source database. Pogo Linux, the first “MySQL Certified Hardware Partner,” will demonstrate the DataWare 2600 at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo in San Francisco, August 5-7, in booth #1259.

MySQL 4.0.14 Now Available

22 July 2003 — A new version of the MySQL database, version 4.0.14, has been released. This is a maintenance release for the current production version (4.0), and it is now available in source and binary form for a number of platforms from the download page.

MySQL Reference Manual Now Available in French

1 July 2003 — MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, today announced a French-language version of the MySQL reference manual, which is now available online

MySQL 4.1.0 Alpha Released

9 April 2003 — Source code and binaries for MySQL 4.1.0, the first release of the new 4.1 development branch of the MySQL database server, have been made available for download from our web site. Major new features in MySQL 4.1 include subqueries, derived tables, support for defining the character set for any column, table, and database, including extensive Unicode support, support for OpenGIS (geographical) data, a faster binary network protocol that supports prepared statements and parameter binding, and more. See the announcement for full details.

MySQL Database on Linux Now Optimized for Intel Itanium 2 Processor

25 March 2003 — MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular Open Source database, today announced that it has optimized the MySQL™ database for the 64-bit Intel® Itanium® 2 processor running the Linux operating system.

Russian-Language MySQL Reference Manual Now Available Online

27 February 2003 — MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular Open Source database, today announced a Russian-language version of the MySQL reference manual, which is now available online at the MySQL AB Web site at www.mysql.com.

Enhanced MySQL Software for Mac OS X Available from MySQL AB

7 January 2003 — Today at Macworld Expo, MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, announced that a MySQL binary installer in ".pkg" format, the standard for software installation on Mac OS X, will be available in February.