The relational data base management system: MySQL is the standard engine and the most popular open source database in the world. With more than seven million active installations, MySQL  is used in  the Web sites with great volume of exchange (Boursorama, Google, BT),  as well as other critical software applications (Alcatel, NASA, Sabre Holdings).

MySQL proposes a common alternative to the complexes and expensive database (Oracle, Microsoft).

MySQL was rewarded on several occasions  for its performance, its reliability and its flexibility.

The last version of this database included the embedded functionalities well-known by the Oracle users.

A recent article of Computerworld, "MySQL Breaks Into the Data Center" reveals how MySQL became the most popular database in the world and indicates that its use reduces the costs of data-processing considerably:

    * Reduced  the ownership costs of licences by more than 90%

    * Reduced stopping time of the systems by 60%

    * Reduced the cost of the material by 70%

    * Reduced  the administration costs of maintenance and support by more than 50%