MySQL™: The World’s Most Popular Open Source Database 42 MySQL AB Overview • MySQL founded in 1995 by open source gurus Michael ”Monty” Widenius and David Axmark • Head office in Uppsala, Sweden • Some65staff in 14 countries • Privately owned • Profitable 1996-2000 • MySQL AB owns the intellectual property rights of the MySQL server, the mysql.com domain name and the MySQL trademark • A total of EUR 4m in external investments so far by: – ABN AMRO Alfred Berg Industrifinans, NO – Scope Capital, SE – Servisen Management, SE – Respect Ventures (Holtron), FI Copyright 2003 MySQL AB