MySQL-Datenbanksystem für Linux nun für Intel Itanium 2 optimiert

MySQL AB (Uppsala, Schweden), Entwickler der weltweit populärsten Open-Source-Datenbank, gibt bekannt, dass eine speziell für Intels 64-Bit CPU Itanium 2 optimierte Version des MySQL-Datenbanksystems für Linux verfügbar ist. Im Bereich der Datenbanken, wo es oftmals um die Verarbei-tung großer Datenmengen im Terabyte-Bereich geht, kommt die Leistungs-fähigkeit der neuen 64-Bit-Prozessorgeneration besonders zum Tragen. Die Itanium 2 Variante von MySQL liegt in der aktuellen Version 4.0 vor und steht als Binärdatei auf der MySQL-Website zum Download bereit.

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The new Intel Itanium 2 platform and Linux help extend open standards-based computing to the enterprise and provide a next-generation computing environment for large, high-performance MySQL database applications.

“The Itanium 2 architecture includes world-class capabilities targeted at large databases, data mining and other enterprise applications for which MySQL is increasingly being used as the database engine,” said Sam Al-Schamma, director, European Developer Programs. “Running MySQL on the combination of Linux and the Itanium 2 platform allows organizations to get the most out of their infrastructure by combining an industry-standard 64-bit platform with the speed, stability and low cost of a proven Open Source database.”

Designed for business critical applications, the Intel Itanium 2 processor is uniquely architected for demanding enterprise and technical applications, handling terabytes of data with high performance through 64 bits of usable address space. The Itanium 2 processor and Linux enable businesses and organizations to maximize their investments by delivering industry-leading performance at a lower cost and with greater choice than proprietary technologies.

The MySQL database is a high-performance relational database management system for Web site and business application development and deployment. With a streamlined but functionally-rich feature set, the MySQL database maximizes speed, stability and ease of deployment. Support for Linux/Itanium 2 adds to the wide range of platforms MySQL is already available on, including all major Linux distributions as well as Unix, Mac OS X and Windows operating systems.

The Itanium-2 binary distribution of the MySQL database version 4.0 and later is compiled with the Intel 7.0 C++ compiler for the Itanium architecture. By using this compiler, Itanium-2 specific features can be exploited, which considerably increases database performance. For example, typical CPU-intensive MySQL tasks like frequently- executed SELECT calls can run significantly faster. Intel and MySQL are working on further performance tuning using the Intel Vtune Performance Analyzer to detect execution hot spots and to make these code sequences even faster.

“The availability of MySQL for the Itanium 2 processor allows developers to support even the most resource-intensive business and technical applications,“ said Michael (Monty) Widenius, MySQL AB CTO and co-founder. “As MySQL becomes more widely used as an enterprise database, we want to provide users with the option of developing on platforms that can support virtually unlimited amounts of data and make the most of the inherent speed of MySQL.”

Intel is an elite, “Platinum” sponsor of the MySQL User's Conference & Expo, which will be held April 10-12 in San Jose, Calif.

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