ADIVSORY/ NuSphere President Lorne Cooper to Comment On Red Hat's Move Into the Open Source Database Market.Business/Technology Editors BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 22, 2001 Linux seller Red Hat's (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : RHAT RHAT Red Hat (stock symbol) RHAT Rainwater Harvesting Association of Tanzania RHAT Register Hba Attributes ) announcement of an open source database validates the market as a viable alternative to the complex, costly licensing fees associated with commercial databases, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. NuSphere Corporation's President Lorne Cooper. NuSphere is an industry pioneer offering an integrated foundation based on the popular open source database MySQL, as well as Apache, Perl and PHP (PHP Hypertext Preprocessor) A scripting language used to create dynamic Web pages. With syntax from C, Java and Perl, PHP code is embedded within HTML pages for server side execution. . "Open source is becoming the hottest business trend to emerge on the scene. IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) is embracing it; Microsoft is fighting it. Either way you look at it, open source is on the map," said Cooper, president of NuSphere Corporation. "Now Red Hat is entering our arena and we welcome them to the table." NuSphere combines many open source technologies, including the MySQL database used for building web applications, to create a powerful Internet Application Platform (IAP (Internet Access Provider) See ISP. IAP - Internet Access Provider ) for small- and medium-sized enterprises. Its open source IAP provides an integrated foundation on which to deploy reliable, cost-effective, enterprise-class applications for Windows, UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). and Linux environments. Cooper is available for comment on Red Hat's move into the market. He also can discuss: -- The benefits of a multi-platform environment for open source development; -- How NuSphere MySQL Advantage differs from Red Hat PostgreSQL and the market niches each serves; and -- Why the time is ripe to broaden the market for open source databases. To schedule an interview, please contact Sarah Johnson or Adam Zand at 781-684-0770 or nusphere@schwartz-pr.com. About NuSphere Corporation NuSphere delivers the first Internet Application Platform (IAP) based on open source components, providing an integrated foundation that allows companies to deploy reliable, cost-effective, enterprise-class applications across Windows, UNIX and Linux environments. NuSphere Advantage is an integrated software suite that pairs the reliability and cost-effectiveness of Apache, MySQL, Perl and PHP with new technology for building business-critical web applications. Based in Bedford, Mass., the company's commercial software services include technical support, consulting and training. For more information, visit www.nusphere.com or call +1-781-280-4600. |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion