Month: January 2008

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Finalists for Dean of University of Washington School of Law Announced

The finalists currently scheduled for campus visits are:
Steven L. Willborn, dean and Richard C. and Catherine Stuart Schmoker professor of law, University of Nebraska. Campus interviews January 24 and 25. Public presentation 4 to 5 p.m., Friday, Jan. 25.
Gregory Hicks, interim dean of the School of Law, University of Washington. Campus interviews January 30 and 31. Public presentation 3 to 4 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 30.
Lawrence Zelenak, Pamela B. Gann professor of law, Duke University School of Law. Campus interviews February 7 and 8. Public presentation 4 to 5 p.m., Friday, Feb. 8.
Mary Anne Bobinski, dean and professor, Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia. Campus interviews February 14 and 15. Public presentation 4 to 5 p.m., Friday, Feb. 15.

uwnews.org | Finalists for dean of School of Law announced | University of Washington News and Information

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Sun Buys MySQL

SANTA CLARA, CA January 16, 2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MySQL AB, an open source icon and developer of one of the world’s fastest growing open source databases for approximately $1 billion in total consideration. The acquisition accelerates Sun’s position in enterprise IT to now include the $15 billion database market. Today’s announcement reaffirms Sun’s position as the leading provider of platforms for the Web economy and its role as the largest commercial open source contributor.
With millions of global deployments including Facebook, Google, Nokia, Baidu and China Mobile, MySQL will bring synergies to Sun that will change the landscape of the software industry by driving new adoption of MySQL’s open source database in more traditional applications and enterprises. The integration with Sun will greatly extend the commercial appeal of MySQL’s offerings and improve its value proposition with the addition of Sun’s global services organization. MySQL will also gain new distribution through Sun’s channels including its OEM relationships with Intel, IBM and Dell.

Sun Microsystems Announces Agreement to Acquire MySQL, Developer of the World’s Most Popular Open Source Database

This is an interesting development.  This makes Sun one of the biggest players in the corporate open source market.  I suppose we’ll just need to see how it affects the community version of MySQL.

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