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The Twelve Days of Scale-Out: iStockphoto.com Grows to a Top-100 U.S. Web Site with MySQL... |
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MySQL AB today announced that iStockphoto has scaled out with the MySQL Enterprise database to handle its rapid growth while maintaining high performance and high availability. In the past three years, iStockphoto.com has grown from being one of the top 3,000 most-visited global Web sites to one of the top 300, according to Alexa.com. In the United States, it's now one of the 100 most-visited sites. |
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Workshop on XML Signature and Encryption: Call for Participation |
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2007-06-20: Position papers are due 14 August for the Workshop on Next Steps for XML Signature and XML Encryption to be held 25-26 September in Mountain View, California, USA, hosted by VeriSign. Attendees will discuss next steps for the XML Signature and XML Encryption specifications and share their experiences implementing and developing these standards. Topics may include interoperability and robustness, performance, legal requirements for digital signature formats, and the impact of the evolving XML environment. The Workshop is expected to give its recommendations to the XML Security Specifications Maintenance Working Group. The Workshop is free free and open to all, however, submission of position papers is required of all participants. Visit the Security home page and read about W3C Workshops. (Permalink) |
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The Twelve Days of Scale-Out: RightNow Delivers Their Software as a Service Using MySQL |
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MySQL AB today announced that RightNow Technologies [NASDAQ: RNOW] uses its open source database to help provide customer relationship management (CRM) software solutions to large global enterprises. RightNow has more than 1,800 customers worldwide -- including large, well-known companies such as Black & Decker, Electronic Arts, Nikon and British Airways. The CRM vendor helps these organizations manage all of their customer interactions, enabling them to provide outstanding customer experiences while controlling costs. The RightNow solutions have received numerous awards and industry recognition from publications and research firms such as CRM Magazine, Forrester and Gartner Group.
MySQL's 'Twelve Days of Scale-Out'
Each day from June 11-22, the MySQL Web site will be highlighting how many of the world?s fastest-growing companies -- such as RightNow -- are using MySQL database technology to cost-effectively Scale-Out their successful online businesses.
Tomorrow, on June 20, MySQL will be hosting a special worldwide Webinar titled, "Scale-Out & Replication Best Practices for High-Growth Businesses". To register for this event, please visit www.mysql.com/scaleoutwebinar. |
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Voice Recommendations Approved for Speech-Driven Web Applications |
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2007-06-19: The World Wide Web Consortium today released Voice Extensible Markup Language (VoiceXML) 2.1 as a W3C Recommendation, confirming the standard for voice-driven Web applications. Used daily in millions of telephone calls, VoiceXML enables rapid development of audio dialogs. Version 2.1 extends the language with eight commonly implemented features including dynamic access to grammars and scripts. Completely interoperable, VoiceXML 2.0 applications will work under VoiceXML 2.1 without modification. VoiceXML and the Recommendation for Semantic Interpretation for Speech Recognition (SISR) Version 1.0 approved in April are critical pieces of W3C Speech Interface Framework. Read the testimonials and press release and visit the Voice Browser home page. (Permalink) |
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The Twelve Days of Scale-Out: Zappos.com Uses MySQL Enterprise to Power its Growth & Exceptional... |
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MySQL AB today announced that Zappos.com subscribes to its MySQL Enterprise commercial database offering to help manage the e-commerce site?s growth and market-leading customer service. Zappos.com also recently achieved the #1 rating as the most-available Internet retailer, as reported by Gomez Inc. |
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W3C Names Daniel Dardailler Director of International Relations and Offices |
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2007-06-18: W3C has named Daniel Dardailler to the new position of Director of International Relations and Offices. Daniel oversees W3C Offices and liaisons for international bodies such as UN organizations, the Internet Governance Forum, ISOC, ISO, and ICANN. Daniel will continue his role as Associate Chair for Europe. W3C named Klaus Birkenbihl to the new position of Offices Coordinator. Visit the Offices home page and read about International Relations and the W3C management team. (Permalink) |
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Serializing SPARQL Query Results in JSON |
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2007-06-18: The RDF Data Access Working Group has updated the Serializing SPARQL Query Results in JSON Working Group Note for the simplified SPARQL Query Results XML Format, removing two attributes. JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), a lightweight data-interchange format, is used as an alternative to XML vocabulary to serialize the results of SPARQL query forms. SPARQL offers developers and end users a way to write and consume search results across a wide range of information and provides a means of integration over disparate sources. Visit the Semantic Web home page. (Permalink) |
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XMLHttpRequest Object for Ajax: Working Draft |
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2007-06-18: Documenting changes since Last Call, the Web API Working Group has released an updated Working Draft of The XMLHttpRequest Object. The core component of Ajax, the XMLHttpRequest object is an interface that allows scripts to perform HTTP client functions, such as submitting form data or loading data from a remote Web site. Read about the Rich Web Clients Activity. (Permalink) |
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The Twelve Days of Scale-Out: The Phone House Consolidates its eCommerce Systems on MySQL... |
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MySQL AB today announced that The Phone House Telecom, a German provider of communication and entertainment services, has done an extensive consolidation of the infrastructure of its online shop -- replacing systems from Oracle and Informix with the MySQL Enterprise database. |
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The Twelve Days of Scale-Out Article: 'Top 5 Common Pitfalls to Avoid' |
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MySQL AB today published a "Do's & Don'ts" summary article on the 'Top 5 Common Scale-Out Pitfalls to Avoid' -- based on the real-world experiences of the vendor's veteran professional services team. These database experts have helped countless businesses manage their 'growing pains' and be more successful with their scale-out solutions through consulting engagements. They have seen many companies fall into a few common traps when they first design their systems, only to run into performance issues once the explosive growth hits.
The full article is available here. |
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The Twelve Days of Scale-Out: Wikipedia |
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MySQL AB today published a case study on Wikipedia's successful use of the MySQL database to help manage its massive popularity. The winner of the 2005 'MySQL Application of the Year' Award, Wikipedia is today's featured user in the vendor's "Twelve Days of Scale-Out" educational initiative.
Each day from June 11-22, the MySQL Web site will be highlighting how many of the world?s fastest-growing Web sites and companies are using the MySQL database to cost-effectively scale-out their online operations.
The campaign is live at www.mysql.com/scaleout. |
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