Open source database vendor MySQL has been busy in this week:– It renamed the SAP DB database MaxDB and will begin offering it late this year. MySQL acquired rights to develop and market the open source database from SAP in May. The database is intended for large SAP R/3 environments and other applications that need maximum enterprise level functionality, MySQL said. The company is partnering with SAP to develop what it calls the next-generation MySQL enterprise database that combines the performance and stability of the MySQL database with the enterprise-level capabilities of MaxDB. – It has forged an alliance with Pogo Linux to launch a MySQL database appliance, the DataWare 2600 Server. The appliance, which features two Intel Xeon processors and a RAID Level 10 SCSI-disk array platform, is a preconfigured hardware-software offering optimized for speed and value, MySQL said. DataWare 2600 Server is available now from Pogo Linux for $8,999 for a standard configuration. – Last week, MySQL announced a partnership with Veritas Software to boost the Linux platform. MySQL will offer a Veritas-qualified MySQL agent for Veritas Cluster Server to help MySQL users maximize system availability and performance, according to MySQL. The agent will enable leveraging of Cluster Server to manage MySQL database applications in a multi-platform, clustered environment. MySQL will begin offering the agent for MySQL Version 3.23 and higher in September. – Finally, MySQL is partnering with SGI to provide the MySQL database on the SGI Altix 3000 family of severs and superclusters. Technology Industry