Infobright Inc., a technology leader in analytic data warehousing, today announced it has secured a (USD) $10 million Series C round of investment by Flybridge Capital Partners, RBC Venture Partners, and Sun Microsystems, Inc. The capital infusion will be used largely to fuel the growth of the new www.infobright.org open source community and the Infobright Community Edition (ICE) open source data warehouse.

Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced the addition of the leading enterprise resource planning software vendor Stésud to a growing list of customers that have adopted and deployed Sun's open source MySQL™ database and GlassFish™ application server software. This Belgium-based enterprise company joins Australian online travel pioneer Wotif.com and hundreds of other companies that now rely on MySQL and GlassFish as a lower-cost, higher-performance alternative to traditional database and application server software.

O'Reilly Media has opened the Call for Participation for the 2009 MySQL Conference & Expo, scheduled for April 20-23, in Santa Clara, California. Conference program chair Colin Charles and the program committee invite proposals for conference sessions, panel discussions, and tutorials. More than 2,000 attendees are expected to participate in over 120 sessions at next year's event. Proposals can be submitted here. The deadline runs through October 22, 2008. Co-presented by O'Reilly Media and Sun Microsystems, the MySQL Conference & Expo is the largest gathering of MySQL developers, users, and DBAs worldwide. The event reflects MySQL's wide-ranging appeal and capabilities. The open atmosphere of the MySQL Conference & Expo helps IT professionals and community members create the best database applications, tools, and software through expert instruction, hands-on tutorials, and interaction with readily available MySQL developers. Users gain the knowledge they need to rapidly build solid applications with MySQL that scale with the enterprise. New to the 2009 program will be MySQLCamp, a place where any and all participants can create an "unconference" within the larger event.

Innovation Insider is a show on Blog TalkRadio from Sun Microsystems that features discussions with industry innovators on a variety of topics. When: 12:30-1:30 p.m. PDT, Thursday, September 4 Where: Visit http://www.blogtalkradio.com/stations/sunradio/innovationinsider, dial in number for questions: (646) 478-3261. Podcasts will be posted here after every show: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/stations/sunradio/featured.aspx

Sun Microsystems today announced that Atos Worldline, a subsidiary of the Atos Origin group, has joined its MySQL™ Authorized Hosting partner program, specifically designed for managed hosting providers, SaaS (Software as a Service) vendors, and mobility service providers.

Mediargus, a leading online press service in Belgium, has recently subscribed to Sun Microsystems' MySQL Enterprise™ database subscription to cost-effectively support its fast-growing business. MySQL Enterprise is an affordable, comprehensive subscription offering that combines regular software updates of the world's most popular open source database -- along with 24x7 production support and proactive DBA monitoring tools.

MySQL celebrates the 25th Anniversary of the GNU project this September. Also, a community reminder that September 20 is "Software Freedom Day" around the World.

Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced that leading online advertising representation firm Gorilla Nation Media has selected a MySQL Enterprise™ database subscription to help power its business intelligence platform. With more than 66 million unique visitors per month, Gorilla Nation turned to Sun to help support the exponential growth of its business by improving performance and lowering costs. [An audio interview podcast with Alex Godelman, VP of Technology for Gorilla Nation Media is available here.]

Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced that the largest professional networking site, LinkedIn has selected Sun's MySQL Enterprise database subscription to support the company's rapid growth. With a network of more than 25 million professionals in more than 170 industries from around the globe and many more joining daily, LinkedIn turned to Sun when it recognized the need to increase the speed and performance of the open source database that powers its public Web site.

Marktplaats.nl, the largest E-commerce platform in The Netherlands, and part of eBay since 2004, is growing its business on Sun Microsystems' MySQL Enterprise™ Unlimited database subscription offering. To enable their fast growth, protect site uptime, and contain IT expenses, the company is using a flexible and scalable infrastructure based on open source technology such as MySQL™ -– backed by Sun's 24x7 global database support team.