PostgreSQL 8.3 Designed for Better Speed Feb 5, 2008, 20 :30 UTC (0 Talkback[s]) (3652 reads) (Other stories by Stephen Shankland)
"Programmers behind the PostgreSQL project released the new version 8.3 of the open-source database software Monday, saying they've boosted improved performance 5 percent to 30 percent and added several useful features.
"One of the performance improvements comes from a technology called heap-optimized tables, which reduces the amount of effort a computer must expend updating the frequently changed elements of the database..."