Open-source storage "engine" for the MySQL database.

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High-end database company Solid Information Technology will create an open-source storage "engine" for the MySQL database.

Solid's database is used primarily for demanding applications in industries such as telecommunications and finance where there is a need for fast transactions and little down time, according to company executives.

Open-source storage "engine" for the MySQL database. [news.com.com]

[bcolflesh]

Interesting - think it's a real effort, or an attempt by Solid Information Technology to curry buyout attention from Oracle, now that everone saw what happened with InnoDB?

[zCat]

Interesting point about Oracle there. This eWeek article from last October:
[eweek.com...] says that Paola Lubet of Solid, who is quoted in the news.com article above, used to be "senior director of database product marketing" at Oracle.

[bcolflesh]

Nice... The plot thickens...