Developers will also be looking for an updated road map for MySQL, something Sun has not given since it closed the US$1 billion acquisition in February. And some will be looking for evidence that Sun won't interfere with MySQL's open-source development model, something it has pledged not to do.

Sun does appear to be crafting the marketing message around Falcon, however. The software will be "optimized for Web applications in a multi-core, multi-threaded environment," Urlocker said in the video. Sun has been using similar language in promoting its multi-core, multi-threaded server processors for running busy Web sites.

Still, Poodle was positive about the acquisition. Sun is one of the few big companies that have figured out how to offer free and paid products side by side, and the deal should help MySQL break into the enterprise market, he said. "I'm not saying MySQL is at a level where it can compete with the 'big boys' in those markets, but it's getting there quickly," he said.

The MySQL Conference & Expo starts Monday. On Tuesday, Marten Mickos, the former CEO of MySQL, and Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz will give speeches about the future of MySQL.

There is also a panel with representatives from Flickr, YouTube and Facebook on the challenges of scaling MySQL to run busy Web sites. And a member of the Swedish Pirate Party will talk about efforts to fight copyrights on software, which some see as a threat to open-source development.