MySQL™: The World’s Most Popular Open Source Database 64 CIO Magazine Survey Nov 2002 • 29% are using open source databases today, and for 33% it will be the predominant type of software for databases in five years • The majority (64%) of companies surveyed are using open source • CIOs say the greatest benefits from using open source are – lower total cost of ownership, – lower capital investment and – greater reliability and uptime compared to their existing systems. • IT executives report that open source provides – greater flexibility, control and – faster, cheaper application development. • All things equal, the majority of IT executives surveyed said they would choose open source for a new implementation over a proprietary vendor solution. • More info: – http://www2.cio.com/research/surveyreport.cfm?id=51 – http://www2.cio.com/research/surveyreport.cfm?id=48 Copyright 2003 MySQL AB