MySQL™: The World’s Most Popular Open Source Database 65 Our Enterprise Experience So Far • Enterprises appear to be open to multi-vendor DBMS strategy (which wasn’t the case earlier) • Enterprises appear to be open to open source software • Enterprises typically see DBMSs in three categories: – High-end: Oracle, DB2 – Middle: Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL – Desktop: Microsoft Access • Many enterprises signed 3-5 year DBMS deals in 1999-2000 (and many overpurchased); those deals now are coming to expiration Copyright 2003 MySQL AB