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POGO LINUX AND MySQL AB LAUNCH DATABASE APPLIANCE

Pogo Linux Inc, a Linux hardware vendor, and MySQL AB, developer of a popular open source database, launched the first MySQL database appliance, the DataWare 2600 Server. The DataWare 2600 is a pre-configured, fully integrated hardware/software offering optimized for speed and value. The jointly developed database appliance is a turnkey solution that combines the Linux systems expertise of Pogo Linux with the cost savings, reliability and performance of MySQL's open source database. Pogo Linux, the first "MySQL Certified Hardware Partner," demonstrated the DataWare 2600 at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo in San Francisco, Calif., August 5-7.

"We are enthusiastic about the opportunity to work with a world class organization such as MySQL to provide a world class product like the DataWare 2600," said Erik Logan, CTO of Pogo Linux. "By combining the strengths of our two companies, we are able to meet the ever increasing demands of today's database developers as they build applications for tomorrow's challenges."

The DataWare 2600 is exclusively designed by Pogo Linux engineers and optimized by MySQL AB's database developers. It provides IT managers and developers an open source option for developing systems where throughput and performance are critical, such as for Web-hosting and at financial institutions. Because it is based on open source technologies, it will be available at a dramatically lower cost than proprietary database alternatives. Anchored by two Intel Xeon processors and a RAID Level 10 SCSI-disk array platform, the DataWare 2600 comes pre-loaded with the MySQL Pro database versions 4.0 and 4.1 on the latest stable Linux kernel. MySQL AB has optimized the MySQL code to provide enterprise level features, such as transactional InnoDB support, as well as certification to ensure ACID compliance.

Beyond the inclusion of exclusive partner software and binaries, Pogo Linux has optimized every piece of hardware in the DataWare 2600 for speed and performance. This system has been tuned for the highest possible performance to enable developers to deliver powerful and robust MySQL databases in Linux. The DataWare 2600 includes two years of hardware support by Pogo Linux and a one-year MySQL support package. The MySQL support will ensure that users have answers to any issues that may arise as they build their applications for the MySQL database. Higher level support contracts can be purchased at additional cost for customers who may benefit from additional access to MySQL's vast database expertise.

"The DataWare 2600 will arrive pre-configured so that after network deployment, it can start serving customer Web sites and databases in under an hour," said David Axmark, MySQL AB co-founder. "Pogo Linux has built it with premium parts for a solution that is not only low-cost, but very high quality -- a rare combination today."