Re: EnterpriseDB

From: Mladen Gogala <gogala_at_sbcglobal.net>
Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2005 23:37:22 +0000
Message-Id: <1117669042l.4913l.0l@medo.noip.com>

On 06/01/2005 03:02:46 PM, Jared Still wrote:

> Just wondered if anyone had experience with it.
>=20
> I've just learned about it myself.

The web site isn't very promising. It doesn't say what is it supposed to do. Here is the product information:

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EnterpriseDB Corporation (EDB) was founded in 2004 to bring the benefits of=
 open source databases to enterprise customers. Until now, enterprises have=

 had to choose between the expensive solutions they have been locked into f= or decades and lightweight open source database products that are not enter= prise-class.

The EDB product set is built on top of PostgreSQL, the world's most advance=
d open source database. PostgreSQL was first developed at the University of=
 California at Berkeley by the same team that built Ingres, and has been un=
der continuous community development for 20 years. With millions of downloa=
ds to date, it is the second most popular open source database in the world=
, and is widely regarded as best-in-class for enterprise features such as t=

ransaction processing, data integrity, and security.

The EDB product adds capabilities to PostgreSQL in three primary areas:

    *

      Compatibility with traditional databases (Existing applications run u= nchanged)

    *

      Performance and scalability enhancements (Faster, even under intense = loads)

    *

      Improved quality and security (Hardened for commercial use)

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And yet, I still don't know what the heck does it do? Is it a development t= ool? Is it an application?
Does it cook coffee? Can I use it to microwave Marie Calender's products? O= ther then that, it is impressive.
--=20
Mladen Gogala
Oracle DBA

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