EnterpriseDB and Sun Reaping Benefits from Open Source Databases
Jan 30, 2009, 05:33 (0 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Sam Dean)
"The secret sauce is that the company uses extensions to the
flexible open source database PostgreSQL. IBM has a stake in the
company, it has an ongoing partnership with Japan's NTT, and it is
posting some strong numbers and milestones, including these newly
reported metrics for 2008:
- "50% growth in new customer accounts, including customer wins
at The Los Angeles Times and hi5 Networks
- The launch of the Postgres Plus product family, including the
open source Postgres Plus Standard Server and the commercially
licensed, Oracle-compatible Postgres Plus Advanced Server
- $16 million Series C venture capital financing
- Strategic partnerships with IBM and NTT, the largest
telecommunications company in Japan
- The hire of Ed Boyajian as the company's new CEO
- Significant code contributions to the PostgreSQL
community"
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