PostgreSQL 8.4 Improves Database Management, Security

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""There is no performance change [that] affects all users equally across the board," PostgreSQL project core team member Josh Berkus told InternetNews.com. "However, there are several changes with dramatically improve performance for several specific common use cases."

"The new PostgreSQL release comes at a critical time in the open source database market, as rival MySQL is about to be absorbed into Oracle as part of its acquisition of Sun. "

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