MySQL Newsletter April 2003

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Introduction

MySQL Survey results
MySQL 2003 Survey is over. We want to thank everyone involved, especially those, who submitted their answers. About 30 randomly selected people will receive their MySQL T-shirts shortly.

Products

MySQL 4.1.0 has been released
MySQL 4.1.0, a new version of the popular Open Source Database, has been released. It is now available in source and binary form for a number of platforms from our download pages at http://www.mysql.com/downloads/ (http://www.mysql.com/downloads/) and mirror sites.
FootPrints� help desk & support automation tool
FootPrints from UniPress Software is the award-winning, 100% web-based help desk and support automation tool that does not require high costs, programming, consulting, database administration, or client software. By design, FootPrints is easy to install, customize, use, and manage without any training.

Features

High Availability and Load Balancing for MySQL
Emic Application Cluster (EAC) for MySQL offers software-only based dynamic load balancing for MySQL databases.
Does MySQL Connector/J Support Multithreaded Programming?
Users often ask me if our JDBC driver supports multithreaded programming. The answer I always give is a qualifed 'yes'....'but you shouldn't be doing it!'.
ANALYZE in InnoDB
What is the method to analyze InnoDB tables? How can we collect statistics, so that the optimizer can select the best execution plan?
The Character Sets Of Version 4.1
The MySQL Version-4.1 alpha, now available in binary form, should make those users happy who've been wanting multiple, or just non-English, character sets. The big new features are "many character sets per database / per server / per table", "many collations (sort orders) per character set", and "Unicode".

Events

LINUX LUNACY '03, September 13-20, 2003
This year's Linux Lunacy will be held on September 13-20, 2003 at Alaska's Inside Passasge, sailing out of Seattle.
German Workshop: Development of an advanced MySQL/PHP application
MySQL GmbH is offering a new two days workshop in Northern Germany at May 13th & 14th, 2003. Participants will develop an advanced MySQL/PHP application on their own computer and have a big influence on the agenda. So everybody will learn in practice all individual needed topics.

Training

Upcoming MySQL Training Courses
MySQL AB is holding numerous training courses in the following countries: USA, Germany, Canada, France, UK, Australia, India and Sweden. Check out dates and locations at
http://www.mysql.com/training/ (http://www.mysql.com/training/)
Certification: Limited Time Offer on Certification Exams
To kick-start the MySQL Certification Program's new exam, the MySQL Professional Certification, we currently offer MySQL Certification exams at a discount.
Certification: Professional Certification Exam Now Available
A new MySQL certification level was unveiled during the MySQL Users Conference in San Jose. The MySQL Professional Certification is now available as a Beta certification test

Partner Corner

Blue World ships Lasso Reporter
Blue World Communications, Inc. ship Lasso Reporter 6, a new tool for quickly creating robust reports from data contained within MySQL databases. Lasso Reporter is a LassoApp, which can be freely used on servers running Lasso Professional 6, Blue World's leading Web application server for creative professionals.
Arkeia adds MS-Windows and Mac OS X compatibility for its Hot backup MySQL plug-in
With its new 5.1 version, Arkeia's plug-in for MySQL now includes support for Windows and Mac OS X environments, adding hot backup features for your database with setup via the GUI.

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