MySQL database becomes an open source database vendor

According to foreign media reports, at the end of, Sun's MySQL database development team headed by Karen Tegan Padir when Oracle completed its acquisition of Sun) instead of joining Oracle, I joined another open-source database company, EnterpriseDB.

After Oracle announced its acquisition of Sun, Padel said that Oracle is doing well in cooperation with the open source community, and MySQL users should trust oracle.

EnterpriseDB is located in Westford, Massachusetts, and Pader's home is nearby. EnterpriseDB is a commercial product based on the open source database platform PostgreSQL. PostgreSQL is one of the oldest open-source projects, but its market acceptance is far from reaching the level of easier-to-use MySQL.

In an interview last Friday, Padel said, "The first measure that EnterpriseDB needs to take is to make PostgreSQL more attractive. S Plus performs quite well in both transaction processing and Internet environments ." Padder said that EnterpriseDB will increase its support for PostgreSQL.

Pader will be the head of the ipvs Plus technology and product marketing team under EnterpriseDB. Previously, Padel served as head of the development and marketing team of the Sun Identity Management Server Glassfish and vice president of MySQL business.