Web Page Performance Tool

http://pagetest.patrickmeenan.com:8080/

The above link does not appear to work through our corporate firewall, I assume because it is on port 8080… oooohh look out, I am so glad they keep us safe!

Anyway, it is a comprehensive tool to say the least. Warning, you may possibly get information overload when using this tool.

Sun buys MySQL

Sun Microsystems has bought MySQL for $1 billion. That is $1,000,000,000! I just had to write out all of those zeros. MySQL is an open source database which Sun says has grown to be enterprise-ready.

It also appears that BEA Systems Inc has agreed to be acquired by Oracle Corp for $8.5 billion.