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Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) today announced Sun Systems for MySQL(TM), a set of solutions designed to radically change the economics of Web service delivery for enterprise customers deploying MySQL-based Web Infrastructure on Sun servers. Proven customer deployments have shown the ability to improve performance by 300 percent, reduce power consumption by 83 percent and offer up to 10 times better price/performance, with higher system reliability and faster time to market. The new...

Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) today expanded its software channel program to leverage the market momentum behind Sun's leading software products, including open source powerhouses GlassFish(TM) application server, MySQL(TM) database, OpenSolaris(TM) operating system and xVM VirtualBox(TM), to provide partners with new ways to reach new customers, open new markets and grow their businesses. As part of this broader initiative, Sun announced significant enhancements to the Sun(SM) Partner...

Kickfire(TM), Inc. today announced that it has entered into a global multi-year MySQL Enterprise(TM) data warehouse agreement with Sun Microsystems. Under the terms, Kickfire's Series 2000 and 3000 analytic appliances will include a MySQL Enterprise subscription, providing customers with a fully integrated, plug-and-play solution. Kickfire will provide customers a single point of contact for both hardware and MySQL(TM) technical support, ensuring a seamless end-user experience. Sun's MySQL...

Zmanda(TM), the leader in open source backup and recovery software, today announced the limited availability of Zmanda Internet Backup (ZIB), a cost effective and easy-to-use solution for small-and-medium sized businesses (SMBs) that need data backup and disaster recovery for Microsoft Exchange and SQL Servers. ZIB covers uniquely the entire Windows environment rather than simply backing up files. ZIB also provides data backup to a remote location over the Internet by leveraging the Amazon...

Sun Selects Brazil as First Stop of 13-City Tour; Java Technology, MySQL and OpenSolaris at the Core of Conference Designed to Drive Open Sharing and Inspire Innovation Sun Microsystems, Inc. Jacki DeCoster, 415-294-4482 jacki.decoster@sun.com Logo: http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/media/index.jsp Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) today announced the details of the Sun Tech Days worldwide developer conferences for 2008-2009 at http://developers.sun.com/events/techdays/index.jsp. Sun Tech...

Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) today announced the details of the Sun Tech Days worldwide developer conferences for 2008-2009 at http://developers.sun.com/events/techdays/index.jsp. Sun Tech Days is a 13-city world tour designed to showcase how developers can leverage Sun technologies, services and products to drive the next generation of industry innovation. Since 2000, Sun Tech Days has seen a six-fold increase in attendance numbers and now reaches over 100,000 developers each year...

Infobright Inc., a technology leader in analytic data warehousing, today announced it has secured a (USD) $10 million Series C round of investment by Flybridge Capital Partners, RBC Venture Partners, and Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA). The capital infusion will be used largely to fuel the growth of the new www.infobright.org open source community and the Infobright Community Edition (ICE) open source data warehouse (see related announcement here), further distinguishing Infobright from...

Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) today announced a global call to action for organizations and consumers to embrace open source software as part of its sponsorship of Software Freedom Day (SFD) on September 20, 2008. Sun is calling for community members and Sun employees across the world to participate in a global education program designed to improve awareness around the importance and benefits of open source technologies. Software Freedom Day (http://softwarefreedomday.org/) is an...

Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) today announced the addition of the leading enterprise resource planning (ERP) software vendor Stesud to a growing list of customers that have adopted and deployed Sun's open source MySQL(TM) database and GlassFish(TM) application server software. This Belgium-based enterprise company joins Australian online travel pioneer Wotif.com and hundreds of other companies that now rely on MySQL and GlassFish as a lower-cost, higher-performance alternative to...

This week's Innovation Insider, a Sun Internet Radio show focused on the latest developments in the technology industry, will feature Marten Mickos, Senior Vice president, Database Group for Sun Microsystems and the former CEO of MySQL. A well recognized thought leader in the open source software space, Marten will be discussing the upcoming Software Freedom Day and the importance of free and open source software to businesses. He will also be talking about the latest news from Sun's Database...