Jonathan Schwartz's BlogJonathan Schwartz's BlogMySQL is Officially a Part of Sun- February 26, 2008 Today, Sun announced we've closed the acquisition of MySQL - MySQL is now officially a part of Sun! From a dinner meeting back in late November, through some introspection from MySQL's CEO, to a closing today in late February - everyone involved showed a great sense of pace, urgency and excitement. And now, it's off to the races! Since the announcement, I've seen and heard near universal support for the relationship - most everyone wants to know where we're headed, so here's a quick overview.http://blogs.sun.com/jonathan/entry/congratulations_all What I Said at our Analyst Conference...- February 14, 2008 Last week, we held a conference for leading financial and industry analysts from around the world. My keynote presentation is below - broken into two parts for ease of viewing. One analyst remarked, "but this is pretty much what you said last year." I responded with, "That's the point." If you'd like more specifics on our financial performance (directly from Mike Lehman, our CFO), views from the marketplace (from Don Grantham, our Global Sales and Services) or specific product roadmaps (from..http://blogs.sun.com/jonathan/entry/sun_analyst_conference1 Communities, Then Customers (Forrester on OpenSolaris)- February 5, 2008 As you're probably aware, we've been working very hard to rebuild the community, and the momentum, around all our software assets at Sun, most notably the Solaris operating system. Why notably Solaris As a systems company, the operating system (OS) is among the most important lenses through which our microelectronics, software, systems and service innovations are seen by the marketplace - if the lens is cloudy, you can't see much. As is the case with few other products, our overall market...http://blogs.sun.com/jonathan/entry/communities_then_customers_forrester_on |