MySQL AB

Swedish company
Organization software_company Q1000428
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MySQL AB was an organization headquartered in Uppsala , founded by Michael Widenius and David Axmark . It operated within the software industry and produced the MySQL software product . The company employed 400 people .

MySQL AB

Summary

MySQL AB is a software company[1]. It draws 193 Wikipedia views per month (software_company category, ranking #61 of 244).[2]

Key Facts

  • MySQL AB is in the country of Sweden[3].
  • MySQL AB's instance of is recorded as software company[4].
  • MySQL AB's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • MySQL AB's founder is recorded as Michael Widenius[6].
  • MySQL AB's founder is recorded as David Axmark[7].
  • MySQL AB is owned by Oracle America[8].
  • MySQL AB's headquarters location is recorded as Uppsala[9].
  • MySQL AB's headquarters location is recorded as Solna Municipality[10].
  • MySQL AB's chief executive officer is recorded as Mårten Mickos[11].
  • MySQL AB's industry is recorded as software industry[12].
  • 2001 marks the founding of MySQL AB[13].
  • MySQL AB's parent organization or unit is recorded as Sun Microsystems[14].
  • MySQL AB's official website is recorded as http://www.mysql.com/[15].
  • MySQL AB's product or material produced is recorded as Q850[16].
  • MySQL AB's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+400'}[17].
  • MySQL AB's legal form is recorded as aktiebolag[18].

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Founding

Founders include Michael Widenius[6] and David Axmark[7]. 2001 marks the founding of MySQL AB[13].

Leadership

MySQL AB's chief executive officer is recorded as Mårten Mickos[11].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Uppsala[9], an urban area in Sweden[19], in Sweden[20] and Solna Municipality[10], a municipality of Sweden[21], in Sweden[22], founded in 1971[23]. MySQL AB's parent organization or unit is recorded as Sun Microsystems[14].

Industry

MySQL AB's industry is recorded as software industry[12].

Ownership

MySQL AB is owned by Oracle America[8]. Its product or material produced is recorded as Q850[16].

Why It Matters

MySQL AB draws 193 Wikipedia views per month (software_company category, ranking #61 of 244).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

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  5. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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