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Open-Source Database Seller MySQL Gaining Among The Mainstream.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)(Q & A)
Byline: KEN SPENCER BROWN
Don't get Marten Mickos wrong -- he likes the attention MySQL is finally getting after 10 years of obscurity. Riding on the coattails of Linux, the open-source database software maker is gaining appeal.
But the CEO doesn't want so much buzz that it draws the wrath of database kings Oracle, IBM and Microsoft. It's a fine line, Mickos admits. But the tightrope act appears to be working.
The firm's software is considered one of the four pillars of LAMP, which refers to the four main open-source packages. LAMP consists of Linux, Apache server software, MySQL and Web programming languages PHP and Perl.
Mickos says privately held MySQL has doubled sales every year. Customers include Google, Hewlett-Packard, the New York Stock Exchange and the U.S. Census Bureau.
Touting the pending release of MySQL 5.0, a package of support services and a stable of industry partners, Mickos says his firm is just getting started. He recently spoke with IBD about his company.
IBD: You say you're not competing with Oracle and big database firms. Isn't MySQL by definition a rival?
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