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MySQL Newsletter November 2004

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Articles in this newsletter:

Highlights

Products

Tips & Hints

Events

Training & Certification

Highlights

MySQL Users Conference 2005 - Save the Date
Silicon Valley, California
April 18-21, 2005

The MySQL Users Conference 2005 will be the largest gathering of MySQL developers and users. Individuals and companies interested in making presentations or giving tutorials are invited to submit proposals. The theme this year is "MySQL Everywhere." Proposals should be focused on helping attendees:

  • Harness the full power of MySQL, including best practices
  • Learn and use new features in MySQL 5.0
  • Learn from experts who have used MySQL in various application architectures (Web, Data Warehouse, Cluster, Embedded, etc.)
  • Migrate from proprietary databases to MySQL

5 Great Reasons to Attend

Case Study: T-Systems Relies on MySQL

T-Systems Integration used MySQL to develop a web front end and a back-end order processing application for Westfalia Wekzeugco. GmbH, a leading online retailer of tools, electronics, household items, and more. In addition, T-Systems migrated the database behind their existing Customer Management System from Oracle to MySQL. The website www.westfalia.de relies on 11 MySQL Servers, deployed on 4 machines to serve about 400,000 visitors each month.

Download the Case Study (http://www.mysql.com/it-resources/case-studies/mysql-tsystems-casestudy.pdf)

Case Study: Local County Government Turns to MySQL to Help Support its Citizens

The Information Technologies department of Pottawattamie County, Iowa is employing the open source LAMP software stack — Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl/PHP — to improve the reliability and functionality of their local government applications. They have standardized on MySQL for all their new database systems development, replacing legacy Informix and Microsoft SQL Server applications.

Download the Case Study (http://www.mysql.com/it-resources/case-studies/mysql-pcit-casestudy.pdf)

European Open-Source Luminaries Appeal to EU Council Against Software Patents

Munich, Germany. The three most famous European authors of open-source software have issued an appeal against software patents on NoSoftwarePatents.com. Linus Torvalds (Linux), Michael "Monty" Widenius (MySQL) and Rasmus Lerdorf (PHP) urge the EU Council, which will convene later in the week, not to adopt a draft directive on software patents that they consider "deceptive, dangerous, and democratically illegitimate". They also call on the Internet community to express solidarity by placing NoSoftwarePatents.com links and banners on many Web sites.

Read the Full Text of the Statement (http://www.mysql.com/news-and-events/press-release/release_2004_33.html)

MySQL is Hiring!

MySQL has job openings for qualified individuals in software engineering, quality assurance, product management and consulting.

For more information, visit the jobs page (http://www.mysql.com/jobs)

Products

New Release of MySQL (4.1.7 Production) is Now Available

This is the first 4.1 production release, mainly fixing recently discovered bugs. This release includes:

  • InnoDB: Added a startup option and settable system variable innodb_table_locks for making LOCK TABLE acquire also InnoDB locks
  • Numerous Bug Fixes

For detailed information on what is new visit

Source and binaries are available to download

New Releases of MySQL Query Browser (1.1.0 Gamma) and MySQL Administrator 1.0.14 are Now Available

This is the first gamma release of Query Browser, a graphical query shell and SQL script editor. This release contains an extensive list of improvements, most notably the support for MySQL 5 features, such as Stored Procedures, Functions and Views:

  • Support for stored procedures which return multiple result sets
  • Support for creating and editing Stored Procedures, Functions and Views
  • Many UI improvements

Linux and Windows versions are available to download

New Release of MaxDB (7.5.00.19) is Now Available

This release includes:

  • New DBM Server command load_tutorial for loading the tutorial data
  • New parameter _MB_STRAT_SIZE for allocating the memory reserved for strategy data
  • Increased performance of queries
  • Several improvements in Database Analyzer
  • Isolation level used by MaxDB Loader is changeable now

The new version can be downloaded from

New client packages can be downloaded from

For the complete list of changes visit

New Release of Connector/Net (1.0.2 Gamma) is Now Available

This is the first gamma release suitable for use with any MySQL version including MySQL-4.1 or MySQL-5.0. This release includes:

  • Added TableEditor CS and VB sample
  • Fixed problem where calling stored procedures might cause an "Illegal mix of collations" problem
  • Fixed double type handling in MySqlParameter(string parameterName, object value)

Source and binaries are available to download

For the complete list of changes visit

New Release of Connector/MXJ (1.0.7 Gamma) is Now Available

MySQL Connector/MXJ is a JMX MBean for deploying and managing a MySQL database. This makes it easy for Java developers to deploy applications which require a database by reducing installation barriers for their end-users.

Source and binaries are available to download

New Release of Connector/J (3.0.16) is Now Available

Version 3.0.16 is a bugfix release for the stable tree that is suitable for use with any MySQL version including MySQL-4.1 or MySQL-5.0.

Source and binaries are available to download

For the complete list of changes visit

Tips & Hints

Article Series: New in MySQL 4.1

"New in MySQL 4.1" is an on-going series of articles that explain some the new features in MySQL 4.1, which is now available as production-ready. All articles on the developer zone also now have links to forum discussions with the authors. You can also rate articles to give us feedback on which are most useful to you.

Read the articles:

Events

Web Seminar: MySQL in Action - Success at Sabre

This is a unique opportunity to learn about the issues surrounding the development of an open source strategy using MySQL, and to get an exclusive look at how it's being implemented today at Sabre Holding Corporation. Sabre Holdings is the leading online travel reservation system and the largest distributor of travel in the world.

View the Web Seminar

Web Seminar: Open Source Application School - Databases

When you're shopping for database software, are open source databases on your evaluation list? In the fist installment of Bernard Golden's Open Source Application School, Golden describes the pros, cons and capabilities of enterprise-ready open source databases.

View the Web Seminar

Community Event: MySQL Meetups
Monday, December 6th

Meet other MySQL users in your local community. MySQL Meetups are free and informal, face-to-face meetings that happen in hundreds of cities around the world. These meetings are a great opportunity to share your interest over a coffee or a beer.

Find a MySQL Meetup day near you

Training & Certification

Free Certification Voucher and Study Guide (up to $450 value)
Offer ends December 31st.

Register for the 'Introduction to MySQL' or 'Using and Managing MySQL' training classes and receive a Certification Exam voucher and Study Guide for free. Offer expires December 31st. MySQL AB is holding training courses in the following countries: USA, Germany, Canada, France, UK, Australia, and Sweden.

Check out dates and locations (http://www.mysql.com/training/free-certification.html)