LinuxPR: Progress Software Announces NuSphere, A New Company To Support Leading Open Source Database | Linux Today

LinuxPR: Progress Software Announces NuSphere, A New Company To Support Leading Open Source Database

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 28, 2000

NuSphere becomes first major global company to provide
commercial services for the market-leading open source MySQL
database.

“Progress Software Corporation, a leading supplier of
application development, deployment and management products and
services, today announced the formation of NuSphere, a Progress
Software Company dedicated to supporting the MySQL open source
database. NuSphere is the first company supported by a major global
software vendor to provide professional services for the MySQL
database.”

“NuSphere leverages parent company Progress Software’s strong
database and technical support expertise into the rapidly growing
open source database marketplace. NuSphere will create NuSphere
MySQL, a multi-platform integrated distribution of MySQL and
related open source products. As a single, global source of
integrated services for MySQL, NuSphere will provide support from
three main centers in the U.S., the Netherlands and Australia.
Developers, IT professionals and database administrators can visit
www.nusphere.com for further information.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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