Please see:
http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2006/03/01/mysql_sap_certification/

MySQL is moving out of web-space and moving into transaction-space,
which is traditionally our turf.

I'm betting a bottle of my favorite champagne (Veuve Cliquot) that
MySQL will have a transactional engine similar in design to Firebird by
the time it goes public.