MySQL results of SHOW VARIABLES LIKE "%version%";

protocol_version: 10

version: 5.0.84sp1-enterprise-nt-log

version_comment: MySQL Enterprise Server - Pro Edition (Commercial)

version_compile_machine: ia32

version_compile_os: Win32

Microsoft SQL Server Standard Edition (64-bit) 2008

Microsoft SQL Server version listed in Server Properties shows: 10.50.2500.0

both servers are Windows 2008 R2 64 bit

Unfortunately, I don't think I'll be able to do an upgrade on the MySQL if that's the case. It's a database of a third party product that we've licensed. So I think I'd have to talk to the vendor before proceeding with any upgrades to the MySQL database.