[CTS] Google, HP, Novell, and Red Hat Execs to Keynote the 2005 MySQL Users Conference

  • From: "DesignWorks" <tchapman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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  • Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2005 08:33:59 -0600

MySQL News: Google, HP, Novell, and Red Hat Execs to Keynote the 2005 MySQL 
Users ConferenceJust thought I'd pass this on for anyone that might be 
interested.  Looks like a list of "Who's Who" in the computer world.

Tee

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Google, HP, Novell, and Red Hat Execs to Keynote the 2005 MySQL Users Conference
Complete program schedule and early registration pricing available at 
http://mysqluc.com/

Sebastopol, CA — The program for the third annual MySQL Users Conference 
continues to expand — providing IT professionals, programmers, DBAs, and other 
users a more comprehensive look into the solutions and opportunities offered by 
the world’s most popular open source database. The MySQL Users Conference will 
be held in Santa Clara, California, April 18-21, 2005.

The conference program now comprises over 85 tutorials, sessions, and keynotes, 
led by some of the most knowledgeable and insightful experts in the industry 
and exploring every aspect of MySQL. Keynote presentations from industry 
luminaries will illustrate the "big picture" ways major corporate players are 
leveraging open source software such as MySQL for greater success:

  a.. Google's Adam Bosworth 
  b.. HP’s Martin Fink, vice president for Linux 
  c.. Novell's Miguel de Icaza 
  d.. Michael Tiemann of Red Hat 
  e.. Tim O'Reilly, O'Reilly Media founder and CEO 
Other speaker highlights include:

  a.. Tobias Asplund on advanced MySQL performance optimization 
  b.. MySQL’s founders David Axmark and Monty Widenius and CEO Marten Mickos 
  c.. Kaj Arnö, vice president of MySQL AB, on the role of software patents 
  d.. Patrik Backman, MySQL AB’s SAP alliance manager, detailing the progress 
of MySQL’s SAP R/3 support 
  e.. Paul Clenahan will delve into the Eclipse BIRT project's open source 
reporting tools 
  f.. Andrew Cowie on change/disaster management — and equally important — 
prevention 
  g.. Bruce Dembecki of LiveWorld relates his experience using MySQL for 
serving large companies, particularly with regard to scaling 
  h.. Java guru Mark Matthews on Connector/J Performance issues 
  i.. Dathan Pattishall, Friendster's senior DB engineer, on scalability 
GoldenGate, Ticketmaster, and OLAP4All have joined with these other 
high-profile companies to sponsor the conference: Hewlett-Packard, Business 
Objects, Emic Networks, Four J's, Genesi, Intel, ActiveGrid, Dell, Embarcadero 
Technologies, Novell, Quest Software, Rackspace, SugarCRM, and Zend. These and 
many other companies exhibiting at the MySQL Users Conference will showcase 
exciting new MySQL and open source technologies.

From in-depth tutorials on the latest features, tools, and technologies to 
sessions on integrating MySQL with Java, .NET, and LAMP, database 
administration, and much more, the MySQL Users Conference, co-presented by 
O'Reilly Media, Inc. and MySQL AB, is the only gathering where participants can 
share MySQL knowledge with the core MySQL development team, hundreds of users, 
open source innovators, and technology partners — all under one roof.

Additional Resources:
  For complete conference details, visit: http://mysqluc.com/ 
  To request media credentials, go to: http://www.mysqluc.com/registration 
  Early registration prices end February 28, 2005. For details, see: 
http://www.mysqluc.com/registration 
  For information on exhibition and sponsorship opportunities at O'Reilly 
conferences, contact Andrew Calvo at (707) 827-7176. 
  To become a media sponsor, contact Margi Levin at (707) 827-7184. 
  For more information about O'Reilly conferences, visit: 
http://conferences.oreilly.com/ 
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