MySQL and IBM have announced a joint technology and
reseller agreement to bring support for the MySQL open source
database to the IBM System i business
computing platform.
The two companies will work together to offer the MySQL Server
for i5/OS, the flagship operating system for System i, and they
plan to deliver IBM DB2 for i5/OS as a certified MySQL storage
engine on the System i platform.
This will allow System i customers to implement online and
transactional MySQL applications while storing all data in a
single, easy-to-manage DB2 database.
In addition, MySQL Enterprise subscriptions - a comprehensive
offering of MySQL database software, services and support - will be
made available to IBM clients worldwide through IBM's reseller
network and System i sales team. Financial terms of the agreement
have not been disclosed.
"This deal will make thousands of open source MySQL and PHP
applications available to System i clients, helping them respond
more quickly to business needs as they arise," said Mark Shearer,
general manager for IBM System i.
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