IDG News Service - MySQL AB has released a new beta version of a tool for customers migrating from competing products to its own open-source database, it announced today.
The MySQL Migration Suite is currently used for migrating from Oracle Corp.'s database and Microsoft Corp.'s Access. Future versions will support Microsoft SQL Server, IBM's DB2 and Informix databases and Sybase Inc.'s database, MySQL said.
MySQL often says that its database complements, rather than competes with, databases from the major vendors, but the migration tool suggests otherwise. Availability of the new beta was announced at the company's user conference in Santa Clara, Calif., where it is also highlighting an upgrade to its database aimed at corporate users. Called MySQL 5.0, it is due for release by the end of the second quarter, the company has said.
MySQL also announced a discount on its migration consulting services. Until June 30, customers can get five days of consulting for $8,500, during which a consultant will help plan and begin a database migration. The normal price is $10,000, MySQL said.
The beta migration tool can be downloaded free of charge at www.mysql.com/products/migration-suite/.
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