LXer: Long-awaited MySQL 5.0 makes its debut
 

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(InfoWorld Electronic News Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)MySQL 5.0 has finally been released to much anticipation from the open source community. The new version includes some important enhancements that make an upgrade mandatory for 4.1 users, including improved security and stored procedures. All in all, MySQL 5.0 is a respectable open source database, but its still a few steps below the big four databases (IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, and Sybase) when it comes to management and development tools.

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