MySQL has today announced that the SAP DB database will be rebranded as "MaxDB," which will be offered as a MySQL AB product beginning in Q4 2003. This letter is written to inform you, the SAP DB community member, what this rebranding is all about and how it will affect you.
According to the partnership between SAP and MySQL, MySQL acquired full commercial rights to develop and market future releases of SAP DB. In order to utilize these rights, the agreement specifies that SAP DB is to be renamed under a MySQL brand. This rebranding has now been agreed upon, and from Q4 2003, the name of the product will be MaxDB.
The name MaxDB retains the "DB" part of SAP DB, and the "Max" part refers to the full set of features and enterprise level functionality that characterises SAP DB.
Below the main effects of the rebranding are explained. We at MySQL are very much committed to working closely with the SAP DB community, and we hope that the transition plan will enable you to easily and smoothly continue your cooperation with us in making the SAP DB / MaxDB an even better and more popular database for the whole open source Community.
SAP DB - MaxDB rebranding:
1. Versioning and new interoperability features 2. Web site, documentation and downloads 3. Support and mailing lists 4. Licensing and the availability of old version
1. Versioning and new interoperability features
The SAP DB versioning will be carried over to the new MaxDB release. This means that the following version after SAP DB 7.4 will carry the new name and thus be Max DB 7.5.0.
MaxDB 7.5 will offer new functionalities for the user interested in interoperability with MySQL. A MySQL proxy will be available making it possible to connect using the MySQL protocol to the MaxDB server. This enables the user to utilize familiar MySQL clients and practical MySQL tools like mysqldump and mysqlimport with the MaxDB database. Another useful addition is an understanding of the MySQL replication protocol, which makes it possible to easily put up a replication where a MaxDB is acting as a slave to a MySQL master database. For SAP DB users a smooth and easy upgrade will be offered from SAP DB 7.4 to MaxDB 7.5.
Due to the SAP Netweaver 6.40 release schedule the first MaxDB 7.5.0 will be a pure rebranded SAP DB 7.4. MaxDB 7.5.1 will provide the described MySQL-related added functionality.
The aim of the interoperability between MaxDB and MySQL is to make it easier for present MySQL users to use MaxDB. We depend on the SAP DB community to help any such new MaxDB users, just as we depend on the MySQL community to help newcomers among the MySQL users.
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