Sun to acquire MySQL

DaLight writes "Sun announced an agreement to acquire MySQL AB, an open source icon and developer of one of the world's fastest growing open source databases. This acquisition accelerates Sun's position in enterprise IT to now include the $15 billion database market and reaffirms Sun's position as the leading provider of platforms for the Web economy and its role as the largest commercial open source contributor."

Source:http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/media/presskits/2008-0116/index.jsp