EnterpriseDB plans UK move
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| Open-source database firm EnterpriseDB is setting up in the UK with
| the aim of attracting Oracle-deserting users.
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http://www.itweek.co.uk/itweek/news/2173485/enterprisedb-plans-uk-move
Here's the reason why people ditch Oracle (other than price, control, and
lockin).
Proprietary software serves the vendor, not the customer
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| For some odd reason, the customer is lost in all the debate about
| open source versus proprietary software. There is no reason for
| closed source beyond vendor insecurity. That is, vendors close
| their source code because they worry that customers won't buy
| it otherwise.
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http://asay.blogspot.com/2007/01/proprietary-software-serves-vendor-not.html
Open source: pragmatism buys in
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| Let us be clear. Whatever the merits of proprietary software, they
| are purely vendor-favoring. There is no customer reason to make
| software proprietary. None. There is no customer benefit that
| attaches to proprietary software. There is only a vendor's ability
| to temporarily monopolize a piece of software and thereby profit
| from it.
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http://weblog.infoworld.com/openresource/archives/2007/01/open_source_pra.html
Related:
EnterpriseDB goes after Oracle's European users
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| EnterpriseDB, the open source database company nipping at Oracle's
| heals in the US, is today expected to open its first European sales
| offices in the UK. The opening follows this month's Asia Pacific
| expansion in Hong Kong.
|
| [...]
|
| EnterpriseDB claimed 100 customers during 2006 with growing traction
| among the Oracle base. Earlier this month Enterprise announced new
| support for its PostgreSQL database starting at $1,500 per CPU and
| topping out at $3,000.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/26/enterprisedb_european_office/
EnterpriseDB Expands Asia Pacific Operations With Hong Kong Regional
Headquarters
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| EnterpriseDB, maker of the world's leading enterprise-class database
| built on open source, announced today that it has expanded its
| Asia Pacific operations with the establishment of a regional
| headquarters in Hong Kong.
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http://press-releases.techwhack.com/6859/enterprisedb-expands/
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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