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
There's a lot of success for this database in the enterprise, e.g.:
Vonage's Open Source Database Odyssey
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| VoIP vendor Vonage Networks is deploying EnterpriseDB, which is built
| on top of the open source PostgreSQL database as an alternative to
| Oracle. EnterpriseDB Advanced Server adds Oracle compatibility to
| native PostgreSQL as well as performance improvements.
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http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3644946
EnterpriseDB makes big strides in database world
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| EnterpriseDB that month also won US$20 million (NZ$29 million) in
| financing, bringing the total amount of financing it has received
| up to US$28.5 million.
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http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/tech/FC9D352BF6C0EE57CC25722F0081B398
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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