Sun Microsystems Releases New Version of Open Source Database
Platform for Carrier Grade Telecommunications Environments
MySQL Cluster Carrier Grade Edition 6.3 Reduces Risk of Site-Level
Failures; Simplifies Development and Deployment of Network Subscriber
Databases
LAS VEGAS (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) June 18, 2008 --
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) today announced the general
availability of MySQL(TM) Cluster Carrier Grade Edition 6.3, the latest
version of its high-availability open source database, especially
designed and certified for use in carrier grade telecom environments,
such as Subscriber Data Management systems (HLR, HSS) and in Service
Delivery Platforms. This new release enables Service Providers and
Network Equipment Providers to deploy larger database applications and
provide data availability across geographies in case of site-level
failure. Additional MySQL Cluster 6.3 information and downloads are
available now at http://www.mysql.com/cluster.
MySQL Cluster 6.3 Carrier Grade Edition is a real-time, shared-nothing
clustered database system that has been especially designed to meet the
high-availability, scalability and low latency requirements of telecom
applications. MySQL Cluster Carrier Grade Edition is already at the
heart of Subscriber Data Management systems for leading NEPs, including
Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia, Siemens Networks and Nortel.
“MySQL Cluster's powerful database technology
now has the support of Sun's global communications and media industry
teams, who are experienced in delivering global carrier grade solutions
and services to the communications industry,”
said Darrell Jordan-Smith, vice president, global communications and
media industry practice, Sun Microsystems. “Many
of Sun's telecommunications customers already take advantage of the
carrier-grade reliability of the Solaris(TM) OS, our open source
directory server and NEBS-certified StorageTek(TM) and Netra(TM)
systems. MySQL Cluster provides Sun's customers with a complementary
offering alongside these products, giving them a scalable, reliable
platform on which to run their mission critical applications.”
"As one of the first adopters of MySQL Cluster, Alcatel-Lucent has
relied on Sun's database group to meet our requirements for
ever-increasing performance, scalability, and reliability,”
said Jeff Cortley, General Manager, Subscriber Data Management Business
Unit, Alcatel-Lucent. “Sun's MySQL Cluster
Carrier Grade Edition 6.3 telecom database provides a robust platform
for developing large scale, distributed data management solutions."
Today's announcement was made at the NXTcomm 2008 tradeshow being held
in Las Vegas, June 16-19. More information on Sun's presence at NXTcomm
2008 can be found at http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/media/presskits/2008-0616/
MySQL Cluster 6.3
Features of MySQL Cluster 6.3 include:
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Integrated Disk-based Data Support –
Disk-based data capability allows for storage of both highly
transactional as well as persistent data in a single database
management program. This integrated approach provides simpler
development and deployment of applications compared with using
multiple database programs. Additionally, it removes the size
constraints of an in-memory database.
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Geographical Replication – The
addition of asynchronous replication between MySQL Cluster databases
provides the ability to geographically distribute application
workload, increasing resiliency and removing the risk of site-level
failure.
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Online Schema Management – Schema
changes like adding columns to a table can now be made online, further
reinforcing MySQL Cluster’s 'five nines'
(99.999%) availability in a real-time distributed database system.
Supported Platforms and Availability
MySQL Cluster is available under the open source GPL license for a range
of popular operating systems, including Solaris, RHEL and SUSE Linux,
and Mac OS X. Sun also offers commercial licensing, expert consulting,
and technical support for MySQL Cluster. More information is available
at http://www.mysql.com/cluster.
About Sun's MySQL Database
MySQL is the most popular open source database software in the world.
Many of the world's largest and fastest-growing organizations use MySQL
to save time and money powering their high-volume Web sites, critical
business systems, and packaged software. At http://www.mysql.com,
Sun provides corporate users with commercial subscriptions and services,
and actively supports the large MySQL open source developer community.
About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Sun Microsystems develops the technologies that power the global
marketplace. Guided by a singular vision -- "The Network is the
Computer"(TM) -- Sun drives network participation through shared
innovation, community development and open source leadership. Sun can be
found in more than 100 countries and on the Web at http://sun.com.
Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Java, MySQL, StorageTek, Netra,
Solaris, and The Network is the Computer are registered trademarks of
Sun Microsystems in the United States and other countries.
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