Re: Back on track -- 8.0 Press Release - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy
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Here's a first draft. It's a little long and I've missed some sponsors, but I'm sure the community will hammer that stuff out! Thanks, --Josh ------ August 24, 2004 - The PostgreSQL Global Development group today announced the availability of the landmark 8.0 version of the PostgreSQL database. PostgreSQL, created in 1986 by UC Berkeley, is the enterprise-ready database that is the collective work of over 200 developers. PostgreSQL 8.0 contains many new features that make the database a viable contender in the enterprise against the likes of Oracle and DB2. The full list can be found at the PostgreSQL website, but some of the major features include: Operability with Windows: PostgreSQL now works natively with Windows operating systems and does not need an emulation layer. This provides a big speed boost under Windows and makes PostgreSQL a viable replacement for Microsoft SQL Server. Savepoints: Savepoints allow specific parts of a transaction to be aborted without affecting the whole transaction. This feature is valuable for application developers who require error recovery within complex transactions. Point In Time Recovery: While PostgreSQL is very reliable, PITR increases its robustness by allowing continuous backup of the server. This allows data recovery to a point of failure or to any transaction in the past. Tablespaces: This feature, funded by Fujitsu, allows the database administrator to choose which filesystems are used for schemas, tables, and indexes. This allows the administrator to place whole databases on separate disks to improve performance. Improved Memory and I/O usage: With this release of PostgreSQL, the memory and disk I/O subsystems have been improved to use shared buffers more effectively. With this improvement comes an increase in speed and performance. Along with the new features come some new addins. Slony-I is a replication system funded by domain registry Afilias. PostgreSQL has gained a number of stored procedure languages, namely PL/PerlNG and PL/Java, which were sponsored by consultancy Command Prompt, Inc. There are many more features available for anyone who wants to use them. The PostgreSQL database can be downloaded freely at http://www.postgresql.org.
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