SearchOpenSource: Postgres Slides In Between Oracle, MySQL

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"If you've ever read about Goldilocks, you'll understand the problem Vonage Network Inc.'s interim president Tim Smith had when it came to databases.

"Until recently, his company--a popular Holmdel, N.J.-based VoIP provider--ran Oracle and MySQL databases. Oracle supported things like the Vonage customer database, while 100 instances of MySQL acted as an embedded database, Smith said..."

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