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MySQL Trumpets Its Place In Web 2.0

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Plenty of new and popular Internet companies have opted for the MySQL database as the back-end component of choice for their applications.

MySQL dropped a lot of names at last week's LinuxWorld Conference and Expo. Those who spend enough time online should recognize websites like YouTube, Flickr, and Digg among many others. The company said its status as "the database-of-choice" for next-generation innovative firms comes from its MySQL's speed and ability to be scaled on inexpensive hardware. That has something in common with the ascension of Linux in the world of open source software - good performance even on older PCs. MySQL has been part of one acronym that has been very familiar to founders and developers at startups. It's the M in

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