The online application TweetMeme that tracks the popularity of links sent via Twitter has selected MySQL Enterprise database to help the microblogging service keep pace with the ever-growing Twitter user base that has experienced 83% month-over-month growth for the first half of 2009.

Upgrading from the MySQL Community Edition, TweetMeme has deployed MySQL Enterprise on Sun Fire x86 servers as part of the Sun Startup Essentials program. Founded in 2008, TweetMeme is now analyzing, categorizing and indexing 50,000+ links per hour as well as serving over 600 million retweet buttons per month, the company reports.

“TweetMeme has seen incredible growth in 2009 as the number of Twitter users and the volume of traffic they create has dramatically increased.” said Nick Halstead, founder of Fav.or.it, the company behind TweetMeme. “With the combination of Sun Startup Essentials and MySQL Enterprise, we are able to scale our business while saving significant time and money.”

MySQL Enterprise includes Sun technical support for the database and memcached as well as advanced monitoring tools, which enable TweetMeme to optimize application performance while maximizing application uptime.

“Through the Sun Startup Essentials program, Sun is perfectly placed to deliver huge value to TweetMeme with MySQL Enterprise software and Sun Fire x86 servers,” said Richard Mason, vice president, Sun Software Europe. “We are delighted that yet another innovative online business has chosen MySQL Enterprise as the cornerstone of their infrastructure.”

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