While Oracle is trumpeting its free MySQL database management system at the corporation's OpenWorld conference final 30 days, the designers at the rear of MySQL's competitor, PostgreSQL, possess launched a major brand new version of the opponent database software.

The recently launched version nine of PostgreSQL contains numerous new features that are possibly attractive to enterprise customers. It includes a chance to do buffering duplication, the actual upgrade procedure has been manufactured substantially simpler, and the very first time, it may operate natively on clients operating the 64-bit version of Microsoft Windows.

For this launch, the designers used "the mainstream shine on the data source, and neverit just be something with regard to open source people," says Bruce Momjian, a primary creator to the open source task.

"We're now spotting on simplicity of use, ease of management, and supplying the type of services that people believe big businesses need," he admits that.In combination with this particular launch, EnterpriseDB, which offers business assistance and associated software program for PostgreSQL, offers updated it's Postgres Plus type of items to support PostgeSQL edition 9.