Subject A couple of article on mySQL which might raise a comment (or two)
CEO Calls MySQL the Ferrari of Databases
"MySQL is now the Ferrari of databases, which means it needs more speed
and more horsepower, the company's CEO told a user conference
audience..."

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Database/CEO-Calls-MySQLs-the-Ferrari-of-Databa
ses/


SQL Chip Gives MySQL Data Warehouse Boost
"Kickfire says its chip loosens the I/O bottleneck by pulling data
directly from memory without registers or cache..."

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Database/SQL-Chip-Gives-MySQL-Data-Warehouse-Bo
ost/