Just came across

this post from my diet/fitness community -

…..You know a funny story? (I should actually post this in the lounge, but I’m too lazy.) I was sleeping the other night, and at around 12:00, I woke up my roomate because I was mathing in my sleep. Yeah. Mathing. That means spitting out formulas from an overdose of math….MORE…

Now that would make such a nifty new sleep aid! Can’t sleep? Mumble to yourself about mathematical equations until it’s dream time!

I can see the marketing potential already.

ThankYouVeryMuch!

Owlbert

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I’ll never forget

the SPARC 670 or SPARC 690. The size of a healthy refrigerator, it powered our department’s networks with the greatest of ease 18 years ago. Ah, memories.

SUN has certainly changed from those humble roots back then! But the big exciting news to me is that they just bought MySQL.

Now, you might know that MySQL is one of the most popular databases out there in the world - it powers just about every database-driven application used by the common masses. Talk about an impressive reach! Here’s more background:

….. Sun Microsystems Tuesday completed its $1 billion acquisition of MySQL AB, a decision that was announced back in mid-January. Coinciding with the completion of the acquisition, Sun also made available MySQL’s complete portfolio of products through its global sales and services organization. The company also recently announced several new universities deploying its systems.

MySQL Acquisition
MySQL is the most popular open source database and is behind some of the highest-volume sites on the Web, including Google and Facebook. According to information released by Sun, more than 100 million copies of MySQL software have been downloaded to date, with the current pace reaching about 60,000 downloads per day. Sun said that the reach of MySQL will help “bring new markets for Sun’s systems, virtualization, middleware and storage platforms.”

The acquisition included $800 million in cash and $200 million in options. Marten Mickos, CEO of MySQL, has joined Sun’s senior executive team as senior vice president of the new Database Group within Sun’s Software division.

Sun, along with O’Reilly Media, will present the annual MySQL Conference & Expo April 14-17 in Santa Clara, CA.

MySQL software is available for download now through Sun at no charge….MORE….

What do you think?

And if you’d like to learn more about MySQL, check out:

• MySQL Forums
• Webber Forums
• Sitepoint MySQL forums

ThankYouVeryMuch!

Owlbert

ps - MySQL goodies are abundant including:

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Sounds like an intriguing perk

to me!

…..An Apple iPhone or iPod Touch will become a central part of Abilene Christian University’s innovative learning experience this fall when all freshmen are provided one of these converged media devices, said Phil Schubert, ACU executive vice president.

At ACU - the first university in the nation to provide these cutting-edge media devices to its incoming class - freshmen will use the iPhones or iPod Touches to receive homework alerts, answer in-class surveys and quizzes, get directions to their professors’ offices, and check their meal and account balances - among more than 15 other useful web applications already developed, said ACU Chief Information Officer Kevin Roberts.

ACU’s innovative plans for this technology have attracted the attention of Apple executives and leaders at Ivy League universities. In fact, Roberts returned to Abilene Monday from Cupertino, Calif., where he was asked to present ACU’s creative vision for converged media devices at Apple headquarters to executives and to selected leaders from universities including Harvard, Yale, MIT, Duke, Stanford, Oxford, Princeton and UCLA, Schubert said….MORE….

I wonder what kind of deal Apple is giving them?

Anywhos, colleges nowadays are already taking advantage of the teaching opportunities such consumer electronics offer, for example:

• iPods at the Gate
• Stanford on iTunes
• University podcasts

I wonder when Princeton will follow?

ThankYouVeryMuch!

Owlbert

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