Database rivals <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2122172,00.asp?kc=EWNAVEMNL042707EOAD">MySQL and IBM announced plans</A> to bring support for the MySQL open-source database to the IBM System i business computing platform.

The two companies will work together to offer MySQL Server for i5/OS--the operating system for System i--and expect to deliver DB2 for i5/OS as a certified MySQL storage engine on the System i platform. The move means System i customers can run online and transactional MySQL applications while storing all data in a single DB2 database.