[bdbxml-ann] Oracle acquires Sleepycat

I'm pleased to announce today that Sleepycat Software has been acquired by
Oracle.

By joining the leading database company in the world, I expect that we
will be able to serve our customers and the open source community better.
With the additional expertise, resources and reach of Oracle, we'll be
able to accelerate innovation, offer you greater choice, and provide more
complete solutions.  For Oracle, we fill a gap in the product portfolio
for high performance embedded/edge databases, an area which we believe is
a significant and growing opportunity.

I assure you that we will continue to deliver the products and services
that you are used to receiving from Sleepycat Software.  We plan to
continue developing, supporting and selling the entire family of Berkeley
DB products, including our XML and Java Editions.  There are no plans to
change our dual license model, and we will continue to serve both open
source and commercial users.  Oracle will honor the terms and conditions
of existing Sleepycat agreements.

All of your contacts, phone numbers and email addresses for Sleepycat
Sales and Customer Support remain the same.  In fact, 100% of Sleepycat's
employees are expected to transition to Oracle, so we retain all our deep
technical expertise and community relationships.  We look forward to
working with you as part of Oracle!

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at
[email protected]


Regards,
Mike Olson
Vice President, Oracle
Former President and CEO
Sleepycat Software


The above is for informational purposes only and may not be incorporated
into a contract.