[ILUG] [Fwd: Sun Inner Circle: Sun to Acquire MySQL]

Thu Feb 21 11:06:55 GMT 2008

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Subject: 	Sun Inner Circle: Sun to Acquire MySQL
Date: 	Thu, 21 Feb 2008 02:10:05 -0800 (PST)
From: 	Bob Worrall, CIO Sun Microsystems 
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