MySQL AB Secures $18.5 Million in Series C Funding

      IVP Leads Intel Capital, Red Hat, SAP Ventures & Presidio STX in an Investment Round to Provide for Continued Enterprise Growth for the World's Most Popular Open Source Database

      IVP 领先因特资本，红帽子，SAP Ventures & Presidio STX，对世界最流行的开放资源数据库进行投资。

      CUPERTINO, Calif. — February 13, 2006 — MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, today announced the completion of an $18.5 million Series C round of financing led by Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), the Menlo Park, California-based venture capital firm. Corporate investors in the round were Intel Capital; Red Hat; SAP Ventures, a division of SAP AG; and Presidio STX, the U.S.-based venture investment subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation.

      CUPERTINO, Calif.-2006年2月13日-MySQL AB,世界最流行的开放资源数据库提供商，今天宣称IVP，Menlo Park，加利福尼亚风险投资公司已经完成了对它们1.85亿美圆的融资。这一轮接受投资的有因特资本; 红帽子; SAP风险公司, SAP的一个分支 AG; 和Presidio STX及Sumitomo公司在美国的风险投资分支机构。

      MySQL AB will use the proceeds to fund continued growth into the enterprise database market, including new product development as well as expansion of business development, sales and marketing activities.

      MySQL AB 将收益投资到持续增长的企业数据库市场里，包括新产品开发和商务拓展，销售和市场活动的扩充。

      Marten Mickos, CEO of MySQL AB, said, "We are very pleased that IVP led this financing. They have a proven track record in attracting superb corporate investors, as well as a strong history of working with our current investors. Our corporate investors were carefully selected as strategic partners because they are among the key IT infrastructure providers for the modern enterprises of today and tomorrow."

      MySQL AB的CEO，Marten Mickos说：“我们非常高兴IVP给我们这次融资。他们已经证明吸引更多的企业投资，并且和我们目前的投资商有着很悠远的合作历史。过去一直非常谨慎的选择我们企业投资商作为策略伙伴，因为他们是今天和未来现代企业里最重要的IT基础设施的提供商。

      Steve Harrick, managing director and general partner of IVP, said, "We believe that MySQL AB is an exceptional company, poised for tremendous growth in the enterprise market. With the release of MySQL 5.0, the company is offering deep functionality at a fraction of the cost of the competition, prompting many CIOs to reconsider their database strategy. We believe that MySQL will have a lasting impact on the software industry -- delivering more transparency and value to IT organizations everywhere."

      IVP管理总监Steve Harrick说：“我们相信MySQL AB 是一个特例公司，在企业市场里保持着巨大的增长。随着MySQL 5.0版本的问世，公司使用较少的费用开发较深层次的功能，刺激很多CIO来再次考虑他们数据库策略。我们相信MySQL在软件业有着持久的作用-在任何地方对IT组织带来更通明和价值。

      Including this round, MySQL AB has received approximately $39 million in venture funding. Other prominent investors include Benchmark Capital and Index Ventures.

      在这次融资中，MySQL AB 已经收到大约3.9亿美圆的风险投资。其他重要的投资商包括：Benchmark Capital和Index Ventures.

      Dennis P. Wolf, executive vice president and CFO of MySQL AB, commented, "As a cash-flow positive company, we have raised this $18.5 million to provide us with all of the capital needs we might have to augment our technology and to prepare for further growth in a very promising and expanding marketplace. We believe that this funding will enable us to exceed all of our intermediate term capital needs."

      MySQL AB的CFO执行副总裁Dennis P. Wolf评论：“作为现金流过剩的公司，我们已经提高1.85亿美圆用于满足资本的需求，来增加我们技术，为将来的发展和扩大市场来努力。我们相信这次的资金将使我们可以大大的满足我们我们的资本需求。

      "Open source is able to deliver unprecedented value to the customer and is changing the way companies consume technology," said Mike Evans, vice president of Corporate Development at Red Hat. "We see the demand for open source applications, like the MySQL database, picking up speed on a global basis. We are pleased to support MySQL and believe they offer a high-value choice for Red Hat customers."

      Mike Evans ，红帽子的企业开发副总裁说：“开放资源可以带给客户空前的价值并且改变公司消费技术的方法，我们看到开放资源应用方法的需求，如：MySQL数据库，提高速度。我们非常高兴支持MySQL并认为他们为红帽子的客户提供更高价值的选择”。

      "SAP Ventures' investment in MySQL is indicative of our belief that MySQL can power business-critical database applications," said Lisa Reeves, senior vice president, SAP Ventures. "MySQL is a world-class database that offers high performance, stability and rich features to support large applications at an attractive TCO for the enterprise customer."

      Lisa Reeves ，SAP投机公司高级副总裁说："SAP Ventures'对于MySQL的投资使我们相信，MySQL可以激励商业数据库的应用。MySQL是世界级数据库它为企业客户有吸引力TCO，提供高性能，稳定和丰富的特点来支持较大的应用方案。

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