[ciapug] FW: MySQL Newsletter: October 2005

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From: MySQL AB [mailto:newsletter at mysql.com] 
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Subject: MySQL Newsletter: October 2005

MySQL Newsletter
October 2005
newsletter at mysql.com
Articles in this newsletter:
Highlights
. MySQL 5.0 is Here! - Download MySQL 5.0 GA (Production)
. White Paper - Inside MySQL 5.0
. White Paper - MySQL 5.0 Pluggable Storage Engine
. MySQL Users Conference 2006 - Call for Participation, Deadline Nov. 7
. Vote Against Software Patents
Products
. New Release of MySQL 5.0.15 (GA) is Now Available
. New Release of MySQL Connector/ODBC 3.51.12 (GA) is Now Available
Tips & Hints
. Documentation: What's New in 5.0
. Article: MySQL 5.0 Archive Storage Engine
. White Paper: A Practical Guide to Migrating to MySQL 5.0
. Community Blogs: Excellent Blogs Dedicated to MySQL
. A Diagram of the MySQL Information Schema
Events
. Live Web Seminar: MySQL 5.0's Pluggable Storage Engine Architecture, Oct.
27
. Live Web Seminar: MySQL 5.0 - Top 10 Tips to Getting Started, Nov. 3
. Conference: Open Source Databases 2005, Nov. 8-9, Frankfurt
. Seminar: MySQL Federal Open Source Seminar, Nov 15, Washington, DC
. Conference: Northern European Customer Conference, Nov. 22, London
. Community Events: MySQL User Groups
Consulting, Training & Certification
. Training: MySQL 5.0 for Developers (5 Days) - Save $500 - London,
Washington DC, San Francisco Bay Area, Koeln 
. Training: MySQL 5.0 for DBAs (5 days) - Save $500 - San Francisco,
Washington DC, London, Boston, and more
Partner Corner
. Arkeia - MySQL Hot Backup Solution
. Tikal Partners with MySQL

Highlights
MySQL 5.0 is Here - Download MySQL 5.0 GA (Production)
MySQL announced the General Availability of MySQL 5.0, the most significant
product upgrade in the company's ten-year history! MySQL 5.0 delivers new
advanced SQL standard-compliant features such as Stored Procedures,
Triggers, Views & New Pluggable Storage Engines. 
Download MySQL 5.0 >
White Paper - Inside MySQL 5.0
MySQL 5.0 represents a huge leap forward for the world's most popular open
source database. This paper first provides a technical overview of MySQL
from the DBAs perspective, and then focuses on new features in 5.0
Download the White Paper > 
White Paper- MySQL 5.0's Pluggable Storage Engine Architecture
What exactly is the MySQL pluggable storage engine architecture and what
benefits does it offer to today's modern enterprises? This paper addresses
these questions and more by outlining what the MySQL pluggable storage
engine architecture is, giving practical examples of how it works, and
showcasing the many benefits that come from using it.
Download the White Paper > 
MySQL Users Conference 2006 - Call for Participation - Deadline Nov. 7
The Call for Participation is now open, and you're invited to submit a
proposal to speak at the next MySQL Users Conference, April 24-27, 2006, in
Santa Clara, California. The MySQL Users Conference brings over 1,000 open
source and database enthusiasts together as a celebration of the huge MySQL
ecosystem. The Conference will feature a wide range of tutorials and
sessions, including in-depth technical sessions on performance tuning, high
availability, as well as PHP/Web and Data warehousing Scale-out.
Submit a Proposal >
Vote Against Software Patents - How You Can Help
Please give us your vote so that Florian Mueller, the founder of the
NoSoftwarePatents campaign, can be elected as the new "European of the
Year". This is a campaign for a cause, not for a person. By voting for
Florian in a public Internet poll, you can send out a strong signal that
politicians must act against software patents.
Learn More >
How to Vote >
Products
New Release of MySQL 5.0.15 (GA) is Now Available
This is the first production release in the 5.0 series. This release
includes support for Stored Procedures, Views, Triggers, Information Schema
(Data Dictionary), XA and more. 
For the complete list of changes visit >
Download Now >
New Release of MySQL Connector/ODBC 3.51.12 (GA) is Now Available
This release is the latest production release of the 3.51 series and
supports MySQL 4.1 and 5.0. This release was built using the MySQL v5 client
software and will work with any current version of the MySQL.
For the complete list of changes visit >
Download Now >
Tips & Hints
Documentation: What's New in 5.0?
MySQL 5.0 gives developers, DBAs, and ISVs an array of new features to make
you more productive developing, deploying, and maintaining industrial
strength applications. Find out what is new in this major new release with
this overview from the MySQL 5.0 documentation. 
Learn More >
Article: MySQL 5.0 Archive Storage Engine
More than at any other time, database professionals are being aggressively
challenged by mushrooming volumes of data in corporate business systems. The
Archive Storage Engine can help reduce the size of your data by more than
75%.
Read the Article >
White Paper: A Practical Guide to Migrating to MySQL 5.0
This paper addresses all other major questions that naturally occur when one
thinks about migrating a key database-driven system to MySQL. Both the
business and technical sides of migrating to MySQL are be discussed. 
Read the White Paper >
Community Blogs: Excellent Blogs Dedicated to MySQL
The MySQL Community has started excellent blogs dedicated to MySQL. These
blogs include valuable tips and sample code to make you more productive.
. Andrew Gilfrin >
. Roland Bouman >
. Markus Popp >
. View all the MySQL Blogs >
A Diagram of the MySQL Information Schema
Roland Bouman has published the very popular "A Diagram of the MySQL
Information Schema". It is an interactive diagram with links to the MySQL
Reference Manual for more detail.
View the Diagram >
Events
Live Web Seminar: MySQL 5.0's Pluggable Storage Engine Architecture October
27, 2005 
One key differentiator between MySQL and other database platforms whether
they are proprietary or open source - is the pluggable storage engine
architecture of MySQL. This webinar describes what the MySQL pluggable
storage engine architecture is, giving practical examples of how it works,
and showcasing the many benefits that come from using it.
Learn more and register today:
. 10:00 am, Central European Daylight Time, 9:00 am GMT 
. 10:00 am PDT; 1:00 pm EDT
Live Web Seminar: MySQL 5.0 - Top 10 Tips to Getting Started Today
November 3, 2005: 10:00 am PST; 1:00 pm EST
. Do you want to know how to get started with the new features of MySQL 5.0?

. Do you want to develop new database applications that use MySQL Stored
Procedures, Triggers, Views, and Information Schema? 
. Do you want to upgrade existing applications to MySQL 5.0?
We will discuss the new features and functionality of MySQL 5.0 and provide
the Top 10 Tips to getting started with MySQL 5.0 today.
Learn More and Register Today >
Conference: Open Source Database Conference 2005
November 8-9, Frankfurt, Germany
Learn about MySQL 5.0, Using MySQL for Data Warehousing, MySQL
Administration, and more directly from the MySQL Development Team. There
will be 8 sessions covering MySQL at this conference.
Register Today >
Seminar: MySQL Federal Open Source Seminar
November 15, 2005 - JW Marriott, Washington, DC
Come learn why government agencies have come to rely on open source
technology and MySQL, and what they can do for you. This seminar is free of
charge. We anticipate that available space will fill up quickly, so register
today!
Register Now >
Northern European Customer Conference 
November 22, 2005 - Hilton London, Paddington
MySQL is pleased to announce the 1st annual Northern European Customer
Conference on Nov 22, 2005. Please join MySQL founder, David Axmark along
with MySQL technical and sales staff for a 1 day seminar, followed by a
dinner reception.
Learn More and Register Today >
Community Event: MySQL Users Groups 
Meet other MySQL users in your local community and discuss the new features
in MySQL 5.0. MySQL Users Groups 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. 
For more information and to find a user group near you >
Consulting, Training & Certification
Training: MySQL 5.0 for Developers (5 days) - Save $500
London, Washington DC, San Francisco Bay Area, Koeln 
This instructor-led course is designed for students planning on developing
applications that make use of MySQL 5.0. This course covers essential SQL
statements for data design, querying, and programming. In addition, it will
prepare students for the MySQL Developer certification. 
Register Now for an Upcoming Date > 
Training: MySQL 5.0 for DBAs (5 days) - Save $500
San Francisco, Washington DC, London, Boston, and more
This instructor led, hands-on class will teach you how to secure users
privileges, set resource limitations, and access controls. In addition, you
will learn new 5.0 features by creating and using Stored Procedures,
Triggers and Views. 
Register Now for an Upcoming Date > 
Partner Corner
Arkeia - MySQL Hot Backup Solution
Backup of open databases is critical for many businesses which cannot afford
to interrupt services relying on MySQLT, the world's most widely used open
source data management tool. With that reality in mind, Arkeia developed
solutions to fully protect MySQL application data.
Learn More > 
Tikal Partners with MySQL
Tikal provides ISV's with enterprise grade, fully supported open source
Application Development & Deployment suites that lower R&D TCO and improve
productivity. 
Learn More >
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