Published August 6th, 2003 by Jim O'Halloran
MySQL MaxDB (formerly known as SAP DB)
Jeremy is pointing to some good news from the MySQL folks. Through their partnership with SAP, they’re rebranding SAP DB as MySQL MaxDB and working on interoperability to allow apps built with MySQL to run on MaxDB. Porting databases from one to the other should get a lot easier too.
MaxDB by MySQL is a heavy-duty enterprise database that complements MySQL AB’s MySQL database, one of the most widely used databases in the world, known for its speed and stability. MaxDB will include interoperability designed to facilitate migration between it and the high performance MySQL database. Users will also be able to build applications using both the MySQL and MaxDB databases together.
For example, a MySQL proxy using the MySQL protocol will be added to MaxDB, making it possible for the large number of MySQL users to connect to a MaxDB server using familiar MySQL tools against a MaxDB database. MaxDB will also be able to hook up onto MySQL replication, with MaxDB able to act both as a “slave” and a “master.”