Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) early this week announced the release of a new edition of MySQL Enterprise. This is the first major upgrade of the popular open-source database software since it was taken over by Oracle as part of its acquisition of MySQL's parent Sun Microsystems. ( MySQL was in turn acquired by Sun to the tune of $1 billion in 2008) 

The major new component in this release appears to be the release of MySQL Enterprise Monitor 2.2, which provides performance monitoring tools that allows database administrators to better manage MySQL servers. Other improvements revolve around simplified administration and improved security and integration.

This release will do little to assure MySQL users and community members who are suspicious of Oracle's commitment to MySQL, however. As one analyst pointed out, the development of this release "was well under way before the acquisition so this really has very little to do with Oracle in my opinion."

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