SQLWays 3.7 - Convert other SQLs to MySQL

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NewsForge: SQLWays 3.7 released

Igor Popov writes "April 17, 2004 Ispirer Systems Ltd., a leading provider of complete and multi-platform database migration solutions, has released the new version of its innovative database migration software SQLWays 3.7 capable of converting Oracle PL/SQL, Microsoft SQL Server Transact-SQL and Sybase Transact-SQL and Watcom-SQL stored procedures to MySQL, the worlds most popular open source database.Support for stored procedures, i.e. business logic executed on the database server, is a new feature that has been recently added to MySQL version 5.0, which is currently available for testing and evaluation. The new functionality largely increases the number of enterprise applications that can benefit from the high performance, reliability and cost of MySQL.Aiming to ensure easy and cost-effective migration for enterprise customers who wish to join the ever growing global community of MySQL users, Ispirer Systems has especially adapted SQLWays 3.7 for this recent major upgrade in MySQL. 5.0.

Besides the conversion of stored procedures to MySQL 5.0, SQLWays 3.7 can convert data (including LOB), tables, constraints, indexes, views, stored procedures, functions and triggers between IBM DB2, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase and other databases.

Their site says:

SQLWaysâ„¢ is an innovative database migration product that easily migrates all major databases to IBM DB2, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase and MySQL.Being a complete migration solution, SQLWays automates the entire migration process converting data, database objects, constraints and business logic. Highly flexible, it can be adapted to the unique requirements of various migration projects.Supporting a wide variety of databases and using high performance technologies especially adapted for working with large volumes of data, SQLWays is an ideal choice for companies dealing with multiple databases.

It ain't cheap at $295 for a single license (see caveats)and $1,495 for an unlimited license however,they do have a demoIt sounds pretty cool but I don't think I will be getting it anytime soon.