JBoss Group and MySQL AB Form Strategic Alliance to Deliver Professional Open Source Solutions to the Enterprise

Open Source JBoss Server Optimized for MySQL Database Servers; Companies to Jointly Market Integrated Technologies

JBoss Group LLC, provider of the most popular Java application server, and MySQL AB, developer of the world’s most popular open source database, today announced an alliance that includes integration of the open source JBoss® application server with MySQL’s database servers, to simplify development and deployment of Web-based applications with open source technologies. In addition, the companies will jointly market JBoss Group professional services and MySQL AB products and services.

As part of the partnership, JBoss Group is optimizing performance and ease of installation of its J2EE-based application server with MySQL AB’s open source database server family, which includes MySQL®, the company’s high performance flagship database, and MaxDB™ by MySQL, its SAP-certified enterprise database. Both companies’ technologies are already widely deployed at major corporations, including Sterling Commerce and LeapFrog Enterprises.

“By providing JBoss and MySQL technologies as part of the Gentran Integration Suite, we are able to give our customers proven, open source technologies that can significantly reduce the cost of developing an e-business infrastructure,” said Steve Ulrich, product manager, Sterling Commerce. “Gentran Integration Suite is a sophisticated data integration product that helps companies with all types of business integration and supply chain connectivity requirements. JBoss and MySQL open source technologies and the professional services behind them provide our customers with a safe, robust and high-performing environment.”

Mårten Mickos, chief executive at MySQL AB said: “JBoss has a strong developer following and increasingly we see it being used within production environments. MySQL and JBoss are both committed to providing integrated solutions along with the professional services and support required to make low-cost, reliable open source software an even easier choice for business-critical environments.”

“As open source trailblazers, both JBoss Group and MySQL AB are committed to the concept of professional open source, which requires that our technology and services be able to withstand the most challenging customer environments. Tight integration of JBoss and MySQL will only push open source deeper in the enterprise and provide enterprises with even greater peace of mind,” said Marc Fleury, president and founder of JBoss Group, LLC.

About MySQL AB

MySQL AB develops and markets a family of high performance, affordable database servers and tools. The company’s flagship product is MySQL, the world’s most popular open source database, with more than 4 million active installations. Many of the world’s largest organizations, including Yahoo!, Sabre Holdings, Cox Communications, The Associated press and NASA, are realizing significant cost savings using MySQL to power Web sites, business-critical enterprise applications and packaged software. MySQL AB is a second generation open source company, with dual licensing that supports open source values and methodology in a profitable, sustainable business. For more information about MySQL, please go to www.mysql.com.

About JBoss Group

JBoss Group LLC is dedicated to delivering on the vision of Professional Open Source. The company brings together core developers of the JBoss application server and related open source technologies, such as Tomcat, Hibernate and JGroups, to provide expert production and development support, training, consulting, and documentation. JBoss has been downloaded more than four million times since its release in 2001, making it the most popular standards-compliant, Java-based application server in the industry. Companies such as BASF, Corporate Express, EA Games, LeapFrog, MCI and Nielsen Media Research use JBoss in production. Partners offering JBoss alongside or embedded in their products include Apple, Borland, IONA and webMethods. JBoss Group has headquarters in Atlanta, Ga. and Neuchâtel, Switzerland. For additional information, please visit www.jboss.com.

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