IBM Microsoft Oracle MySQL
Enterprise applications X X
Communication/collaboration X X X
Portal X X X
Application server X X X
Content management X X X
Business intelligence X X X
Message/notification bus X X X
Data/system integration X X X
Systems management X X X
OS platform X X
Hardware platform X

Table 2 The Broader DBMS Platform Competitive Landscape.
IBM, Microsoft, and Oracle now compete across a broad range of DBMS-related products. MySQL is exclusively focused on the traditional DBMS market at this time.