MySQL Awarded GSA Contract Schedule 70

Carahsoft Technology Corp. is Awarded Five-Year GSA Schedule 70 for Leading Open Source Database

New Government Guide to MySQL & Open Source Software Available at http://www.mysql.com/gov

CUPERTINO, Calif. — January 9, 2006 — MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, today announced the award of a five-year GSA contract, GS-35F-0131R Schedule 70, providing government customers the ability to conveniently purchase and deploy MySQL database solutions.

More than 8 million active installations around the world employ MySQL, including thousands of federal, state, and local government organizations such as Los Alamos National Labs, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, NASA and the Department of Defense. MySQL database products are recognized for low cost-of-ownership (TCO), as well as superior ease of use, performance and reliability.

MySQL's inclusion on the GSA schedule is enabled by an agreement with Carahsoft Technology, a leading government IT solutions provider based in Reston, Virginia that represents a select group of top tier software and hardware manufacturers.

"The government's interest in innovative open source technology such as MySQL is growing at a significant pace," said Craig P. Abod, president of Carahsoft. "MySQL Network allows our government customers to affordably achieve the highest levels of data reliability, security and uptime -- all backed with the full accountability and support of an established, ten-year-old software vendor. We look forward to a long and successful partnership delivering MySQL's enterprise-class features to federal government agencies."

Under the terms of this agreement, the GSA has awarded MySQL's products and services onto the Carahsoft Technology Corp GSA schedule effective December 20, 2005 through November 19, 2009. MySQL products and services are officially available on the Carahsoft GSA schedule immediately.

"Over the past decade, MySQL's open source approach has shown to be a superior way to cost-effectively produce secure, high-quality software," said Stephany Derry, Federal Sales Manager for MySQL AB. "MySQL Network's certified software, production-level support, training and consulting services enables our government customers to safely deploy open source database applications -- at a fraction of the cost of proprietary database products. We partnered with Carahsoft because of their proven track record in serving a wide spectrum of enterprise government clients and their ability to provide superior service to our government customer base."

Ms. Derry opened MySQL's Federal Sales Office last year in Reston, Virginia. Prior to MySQL, she led government sales teams and grew significant market penetration at cc:Mail, Inc., Lotus Development Corporation, Verity, Inc., and others by focusing on the unique product and support needs of the Federal Government.

To learn how your Agency can meet its performance metrics and save significant, overall TCO, please download MySQL's new government whitepaper at http://www.mysql.com/gov -- or contact federalsales@mysql.com, 408-213-6600. For Government-specific product or support needs, please contact government-feature-requests@mysql.com.

For ordering information, please contact Carahsoft at: 1-888-44-MySQL or email mysql@carahsoft.com.

About Carahsoft

Carahsoft Technology Corp. is a government IT solutions provider delivering software and support solutions to Federal, State and Local government agencies. The Carahsoft Team has a proven history in helping government agencies find the best possible technology solution, at the best possible value. With a deep understanding of the technologies we provide, as well as thorough knowledge of the government procurement process, Carahsoft offers needs analysis, configuration support, ease of ordering and special government pricing. As a customer-centric organization, Carahsoft values its vendor partners and has worked to build and maintain strong relationships with them. Vendor partners include Symantec, Red Hat, MySQL, Opsware, Pillar Data Systems, Macromedia, Avue Technologies, and Careerbuilder. For more information, visit www.carahsoft.com or call 888-662-2724.

About MySQL

MySQL AB develops and supports a family of high performance, affordable database products -- including MySQL Network, a comprehensive set of certified software and premium support services. The company's flagship product is MySQL, the world's most popular open source database, has more than 8 million active installations. Many of the world's largest organizations, including Yahoo!, Sabre Holdings, The Associated Press, Los Alamos National Labs, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, NASA and the Department of Defense are realizing significant cost savings by using MySQL to power high-volume Web sites, business-critical enterprise applications and packaged software.

With headquarters in Sweden and the United States -- and operations around the world -- MySQL AB supports both open source values and corporate customers' needs in a profitable, sustainable business. For more information about MySQL, please visit www.mysql.com.

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