"Relational database management system (RDBMS) vendors are seeing profitability in not only porting their systems to Linux platforms but to Linux on 64-bit servers. By December of 2004, it was clear that major database players were serious about talking about the 'Linux on POWER platform' as part of their 64-bit sales message.
"MySQL AB announced in August that it is porting MySQL AB to Linux on POWER platforms..."