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Hi everyone,

My name is Matthew Zito, and I'm the Chief Scientist for a company =
called GridApp Systems based here in New York City. We're currently =
looking at extending our database automation software to MySQL, and =
rather than assume that MySQL users are facing the same challenges as =
Oracle and SQL Server users (our current major supported database =
platforms), I thought that perhaps we could solicit opinions from the =
community - give people a chance to be heard on what is important to =
them.

What you'd have to do: First, email me privately/OFF-LIST and let me =
know you'd like to get involved. Then answer a few free-form questions =
over email at your leisure - shouldn't take more than 15 minutes. =
Possibly respond to followup questions (if you're willing).

What you'd get: The chance to have a serious influence on the =
development of a product that you could eventually find very useful. =
Also, if I don't get overwhelmed with responses, I can probably finagle =
some GridApp schwag - maybe a frisbee or shirt for people who contribute =
thoughtful responses. Heck, if you're interested, we can probably even =
finagle giving a few people early peeks at whatever we put together. =
Plus you'd get the warm fuzzies for being so helpful.

What I can promise for sure is that everyone's information will remain =
confidential, no one will ever contact you (except for me with more =
questions), and that this is the only time you'll see me make this =
request. Hopefully, people who have been thinking about their MySQL =
headaches will be gracious enough to email me and answer a few =
questions.

Thanks for your time,
Matt

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Matthew Zito
Chief Scientist
GridApp Systems
P: 646-452-4090
mzito (AT) gridapp (DOT) com
http://www.gridapp.com


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