Sun Microsystems buys mysql for a billion dollars

Sun Microsystems reached an agreement on the purchase for $ 1 billion of MySQL, a shell developer to create a database based on open code. This was reported by the press service of Sun, reports Prime-Tass.

The transaction will allow SUN to enter the global software market for databases, the volume of which is estimated at $ 15 billion a year. Sun plans to complete the deal at the end of the third? early fourth quarter of 2008 financial year.

MYSQL DBMS is supported by all operating systems, computer equipment of the main manufacturers and the most common applications. To date, more than 100 million copies of MySQL programs are distributed and about 50 thousand copies are distributed daily.

MySQL offices are located in California, the USA and Sweden. Company staff? 400 people in 25 countries.