Discover, Connect, and Succeed at the 2006 MySQL Users Conference

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Discover, Connect, and Succeed at the 2006 MySQL Users Conference
Registration Is Now Open; Early Registration Discount Ends March 6

Sebastopol, CA--The virtual doors have opened for registration for the
2006 MySQL Users Conference. This annual event is an unmatched opportunity
for database developers, DBAs, users, and vendors to gather together and
share the latest information on MySQL and open source technology. The
theme for the 2006 conference is "Discover. Connect. Succeed. Scale Your
Business with MySQL." The conference brings over 1,000 MySQL and open
source enthusiasts to Santa Clara, California during April 24-27.

Building on the success of the 2005 MySQL Users Conference, MySQL AB is
once again teaming up with O'Reilly Media to co-present the 2006 event.
The conference features over seventy-five tutorials and sessions, giving
attendees new views of the MySQL universe, from new product developments
and announcements to in-depth examinations of advanced MySQL practices
such as cost-effective database scale-out, performance optimization,
high-availability, administration, and management. Topics include:
database security; architecture and technology; business intelligence;
Data Warehousing; LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Perl/Python); Java
and.NET/Mono;  MaxDB and database migration; community projects; and much
more.

Several industry-leading visionaries and innovators are scheduled to speak
at the conference, including:
- Milton Ngan, Weta Digital
- Mark Spencer, Digium
- Rasmus Lerdorf, PHP guru
- MySQL Founders David Axmark and Michael "Monty" Widenius
- Dorion Carroll, Technorati
- Michael Radwin, Yahoo!
- Gavin King, JBoss
- Marten Mickos, CEO, MySQL
- Tim O'Reilly, O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- Kaj Arno, MySQL's vice president of community relations
- Brian Aker, director of architecture, MySQL

In addition to informative tutorials and sessions, the conference will
feature an expanded exhibit hall to showcase the latest MySQL-related
technologies from sponsors such as Four J's, GoldenGate, Actuate,
Continuent, Jaspersoft, Pentaho, Rackspace, Sun Microsystems, and Unisys,
as well as leading open source projects. MySQL Certification will once
again be an important component of the conference, giving attendees the
opportunity to become MySQL Certified. Special evening events for
attendees and speakers are also planned to foster networking and fun.

Attendees can save up to $200 on the conference's standard registration
price of $1445 by signing up before the March 6 deadline.

The 2006 MySQL Users Conference is the place where users, developers, and
partners come together to learn how to harness the full power of MySQL.
The conference illustrates the product's wide-ranging appeal and
encourages MySQL community members to share their passion for databases.
Come celebrate the people, projects, and products that comprise the global
MySQL ecosystem at the 2006 MySQL Users Conference.

Additional Resources:

For complete conference details and registration, visit:
http://www.mysqluc.com

For information on exhibition and sponsorship opportunities at O'Reilly
conferences, contact Andrew Calvo at (707) 827-7176, or
andrewc@oreilly.com

To become a media sponsor, contact Margi Levin at (707) 827-7184, or
margi@oreilly.com
For details of the 2005 MySQL, go to:
http://www.mysqluc.com/mysqluc2005/

For news articles, blogs, announcements, and photos (available for use
with attribution) from the 2005 conference, see:
http://www.onlamp.com/mysqluc2005/

For more information about previous MySQL Users Conferences, go to
http://www.mysql.com/news-and-events/users-conference/

For more information about O'Reilly conferences, visit:
http://conferences.oreilly.com/

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database products -- including MySQL Network, a comprehensive set of
certified software and premium support services.  The company's flagship
product is MySQL, the world's most popular open source database, with more
than 6 million active installations. Many of the world's largest
organizations, including Yahoo!, Sabre Holdings, The Associated Press,
Suzuki and NASA are realizing significant cost savings by using MySQL to
power high-volume Web sites, business-critical enterprise applications and
packaged software.

With headquarters in Sweden and the United States -- and operations around
the world -- MySQL AB supports both open source values and corporate
customers' needs in a profitable, sustainable business. For more
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