IBM Takes Stake in Open Source Database Vendor
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| For more than a decade, PostgreSQL has been a cornerstone of the open source
| database market. In recent years, EnterpriseDB has emerged as a leading
| vendor supporting and driving PostgreSQL forward.
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http://www.internetnews.com/software/article.php/3736336
IBM chips into EnterpriseDB love fund
http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2008/03/25/enterprisedb_ibm_investment_dev_updates/
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PostgreSQL 8.3 Feature List
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| The following list covers most, but not all, of the new features included in
| version 8.3. As there are a large number of features, they have been grouped
| by purpose and the descriptions kept brief. For more detail, see the
| PostgreSQL documentation and release notes. For an even more compact format,
| see the feature matrix (English only).
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http://www.postgresql.org/about/press/features83
PostgreSQL or MySQL: Which is faster?
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| It's easy to find benchmarks that favor one database over another,
| depending on the hardware, the configuration and the test. One database
| might do better on a single-core machine with little memory, while
| another can take better advantage of scaling to multiple core processors.
| One might lead on reads while another leads on writes.
|
| * This MySQL vs. Postgres demonstrates MySQL is faster.
| * Benchw results shows PostgreSQL as being faster.
| * The Windows Skills blog shows MySQL is faster.
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http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid39_gci1252003,00.html
PostgreSQL 8.2 Closes The Gap
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| The release is an effort to close the gap on a performance and
| functionality basis between PostgreSQL and its competitive
| proprietary counterparts such as Oracle, IBM's DB2 and Microsoft's
| SQL Server.
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http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3647376
PostgreSQL vs. SQL Server, Oracle: Enterprise-ready and able to compete
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| Why are you paying so much in licensing costs and annual maintenance when
| you could use PostgreSQL for free, and get community support and upgrades
| for free as well? This is the question that Neil Matthew and Richard
| Stones pose to smaller companies regarding their less critical
| applications.
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http://searchopensource.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid39_gci1222466,00.html
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