Thanks for the input everyone!
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From: Danny [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, May 12, 2000 6:14 AM
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Subject: RE: [OT] PostgreSQL gets commercial support/funding
Pruchase O'Riellys Mysql and Msql book from Amazon.com I believe chapter 6
has a
long descripition regarding the difference between Prostsql and MySQl such
as
transactions etc etc
They can explain it better than I can.
Looking forward to your feedback.
dannyh
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On Wed, 10 May 2000, Bjornson, Matt wrote:
> What is the groups opinions regarding MySQL vs PostgreSQL?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ward William E PHDN [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 9:37 AM
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> Subject: RE: [OT] PostgreSQL gets commercial support/funding
>
>
> All I can say is this: (and it's facetious)
>
> Why the heck is he headquartered in Norfolk if he's calling it Great
Bridge?
> If you know anything about the area (I live in the area), Great Bridge is
in
> Chesapeake, Va.
>
> Hmmmm.... I'm a multihatted Database Admin/Developer from way back
(Informix
> Universal Server and Sybase) and have played with Postgres for years... I
> wonder if I might be able to get in on the ground floor...... :)
>
> This is good news for the community; Frank Batten has been fairly forward
> thinking for a long time when it comes to modern communications (witness
the
> Weather Channel, for example).
>
> Bill Ward
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charles Galpin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 11:14 AM
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> Subject: [OT] PostgreSQL gets commercial support/funding
>
>
> interesting news snippet..
>
>
> Red Hat Angel Investor Funds New Open-Source Software Startup to Take On
> Database Giants
>
> NORFOLK, Va., May 9, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
>
> Frank Batten Jr.'s new Great Bridge LLC to commercialize world's
> most advanced open-source database
>
> Landmark Communications, a large privately held media company whose
chairman
> bankrolled Linux leader Red Hat Inc., announced it has funded a wholly
owned
> subsidiary with the intention of doing for databases what Red Hat did for
> Linux
> and operating systems - give business a formidable open source alternative
> to
> existing proprietary applications.
>
> Newly formed Great Bridge LLC is backed by more than $25 million from
> Landmark
> Communications, a media conglomerate involved in broadcast, print and
> interactive media including The Weather Channel, the Virginian-Pilot
> newspaper,
> and weather.com. Batten funded Red Hat's successful launch and IPO last
> year,
> and served on its board of directors.
>
> As Red Hat has done for the open-source Linux operating system, Great
Bridge
> will market commercial products, services and support for PostgreSQL
> (popularly
> called "Postgres"), a rapidly evolving, open-source database that rivals
> leading
> proprietary databases such as Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server in
performance
> and
> features. After recently winning the prestigious LinuxWorld award for Best
> Database Management System, the judges said PostgreSQL "has become one of
> the
> most mature and powerful open-source tools available."
>
> Open-source software like PostgreSQL and Linux is freely owned, enhanced
and
> supported by global grassroots communities of elite programmers, rather
than
> by
> a single company. Working with this collaborative software community,
Great
> Bridge will help proliferate the commercial adoption of Postgres by
> providing
> the financial stability, assurance and professional support organization
> corporate buyers require.
>
> The Postgres development community consists of hundreds of developers
> worldwide,
> guided by a six-member core steering group, similar to the way Linux
creator
> Linus Torvalds oversees and screens new enhancements for Linux. A key
member
> of
> the steering group is joining Great Bridge as a senior developer, and the
> company intends to recruit other members from the Postgres community as
> well.
>
> "While PostgreSQL's Internet presence is growing rapidly, commercial
> acceptance
> has been hampered by the lack of a large-scale support organization," said
> Bruce
> Momjian, a PostgreSQL core member and author of PostgreSQL: Introduction
and
> Concepts (Addison-Wesley). "Even though we continue to make huge advances
> using
> the open-source development model, many businesses prefer to get database
> support from a trusted, professional enterprise. I am excited to see Great
> Bridge providing that support."
>
> Great Bridge will operate initially as a wholly owned subsidiary of
> Landmark,
> which under Batten's leadership has made significant investments in other
> technology companies over the past two years. Alfred Ritter, former
Landmark
> executive vice president and CFO, will head the company as president and
> CEO.
> Robert Strickland, former Landmark chief technology officer who held
senior
> technology officer positions at MediaOne, Harvard Business School and The
> Weather Channel, will serve as CTO. Ned Lilly, a veteran of several
> Landmark-funded web startups, will serve as vice president of open-source
> development. David Mele, a new ventures director at Landmark and former
> manager
> with Andersen Consulting, will serve as vice president of marketing.
>
> "We strongly believe that the open-source process is a fundamentally
better
> way
> to develop software," said Frank Batten, Jr., Chairman of the Board,
> Landmark
> Communications. "Products like Red Hat Linux and Apache Web Server proved
> these
> technologies can be commercial successes thanks to the faster development
> cycles, fewer bugs and better flexibility their development communities
were
> able to deliver. The next big venue for the open-source movement will be
the
> database market. We scrutinized all the potential open-source database
> systems,
> and Postgres was by far the most sophisticated, ready-for-prime time
> offering."
>
>
> Postgres in progress
>
> Today's unveiling of Great Bridge coincides with the Postgres development
> community's launch of PostgreSQL version 7.0, which adds significant
> performance
> improvements, new querying capabilities, and over 300 other enhancements.
>
> While Great Bridge will officially open for business in August, the
company
> has
> already made significant progress working with the Postgres community to
> help
> make the technology a commercial contender:
>
> --In March, Great Bridge hosted the first-ever face-to-face meeting of the
> PostgreSQL core developers- a three-day meeting in San Francisco at which
> the
> core steering group and Great Bridge agreed to coordinate their respective
> efforts on technology improvements, with Great Bridge focusing on
> identifying
> key product and service features required by business customers.
>
> --Great Bridge has established a testing and integration lab and initiated
> the
> most comprehensive benchmark tests of PostgreSQL to date to give corporate
> technology buyers fair and accurate product performance comparisons.
>
> --The company has launched what it believes is the most extensive market
> research program ever conducted for an open-source software product to
help
> it
> better understand and meet customer needs, and lay the foundation for the
> company's business model. These efforts include an initial round of 32
> qualitative focus groups conducted across four U.S. cities and an ongoing
> program of statistically valid quantitative research.
>
> "While open-source development yields superior software, businesses have
> been
> reluctant to deploy open-source alternatives without a reliable,
> professional
> enterprise behind them. The Postgres community has done an exemplary job
in
> developing a standards-based, object-relational SQL database that can
handle
> the
> heaviest demands of many e-commerce and enterprise applications," said
> Ritter.
> "Postgres can only get better. The community will continue to develop its
> capabilities beyond the award-winning features and performance it has
> already
> achieved. We at Great Bridge will be active contributing members of the
> community. And, we are committed to providing the kind of service and
> support
> that will encourage businesses to enjoy the benefits of this open-source
> database."
>
> Great Bridge will unveil its initial product and service offerings in
> August,
> along with additional members of its management team, and information
> regarding
> its channel strategy and business model.
>
>
> About Great Bridge
>
> Great Bridge LLC is committed to making open-source software commercially
> viable, and will be the leading commercial provider of PostgreSQL database
> products, service and support. Headquartered in Norfolk, Va., Great Bridge
> is a
> wholly owned subsidiary of Landmark Communications Inc.
> (www.landmarkcom.com), a
> multinational media company with businesses in newspapers; broadcasting;
> cable
> programming; electronic publishing; and specialty media, including guide
> books,
> billboards, interactive media and a new career schools division. The
> privately
> held company employs more than 5,000 people worldwide.
>
>
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