[...] BoltPress » Also the official blog.NOVALISTIC wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Matt Asay has the news that IBM has taken the decision to discontinue the development of the solidDB for MySQL database engine following its acquisition of in-memory database specialist Solid Information Technology. The official announcement is here on SourceForge. As Dhiren Patel, community relations manager writes: “This in-memory technology, and not Solid’s open source offering, was the key driver behind IBM’s acquisition. As a result, I regret to inform you that, effective immediately, we [...]

[...] mars 6, 2008 No, solidDB hasn’t died. In fact, the fact that it’s now free from IBM may actually turn it into an interesting open-source project. But there are few, if any, near-term winners in the mess. Certainly not Solid’s investors, who pumped nearly 100 million euros into the company only to sell it for (rumor has it) 20 million euros. Or so. In fact, the result was bad enough that one of Solid’s venture investors went on the record to declare, “Sijoitus Solidiin ei vastannut sille asetettuja tavoitteita” (”The investment in Solid did not meet the objectives set for it.” … [...]

Who will continue solidDB for MySQL development?…

As Matt reported last week, IBM announced that it was bowing out of the solidDB for MySQL project. “Those of you who know Solid’s history know that Solid has long been a leader in the area of in-memory database software. This in-memory technology, an…

[...] Aslett, April 15, 2008 @ 8:24 am ET The solidDB for MySQL database engine for MySQL may have lost its sponsor following IBM’s acquisition of Solid Info Tech but events at this week’s MySQL [...]