Computer Business Review: MySQL Prepares for IPO and Reveals Oracle Endorsement | Linux Today

Computer Business Review: MySQL Prepares for IPO and Reveals Oracle Endorsement

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 30, 2007

“Open source database vendor MySQL AB is preparing itself for an
initial public offering, and could even be ready to go public
before the end of the year, according to its CEO Marten Mickos.

“‘We are planning to go public,’ Mickos told Computer Business
Review in an exclusive interview, adding that the Uppsala,
Sweden-based database management vendor is in no hurry to go public
after raising $18.5m in Series C funding this time last year and
$39m in total…”


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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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