MySQL is readying version 5.0 of its open source database, and expects to issue the first beta release by the end of January, the company says. Alpha versions of the upgrade, which offers advanced features such as stored procedures, triggers and views, have been available since last year. MySQL 5.0 was originally slated for a production quality release by the end of 2004, but is now expected later this year.
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