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Monday, April 6, 2009
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MySQL Meetup
April 6, 2009 from 7pm to 9pm – Orlando Learn about new features in the recent 5.1 release of MySQL, talk about any challenges you are facing with MySQL, and give feedback directly to developers. Discuss SQL generalities, or storage-engine… Organized by Chad Miller | Type: meetup
Happy 10th year, JCertif!
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