Re: Draft #6: Semi-Final

> 3) Who should be our contact(s)? For e-mail, press(at)postgresql(dot)org is fine.
> For non-english versions, the translator will be the contact. But we need
> people willing to take phone calls about PostgreSQL. I can do it in the US;
> we should also have one person in Australia and one in Europe. Volunteers?

Me for Germany. I could translate the 7.4 release to German, distribute
it via email to our contact list (mostly German IT press) and take the
phone calls. There are about 35 media contacts explicitly interested in
press releases by PostgreSQL. Only few are from Austria and Switzerland.
If anyone else wants to translate, distribute and take the phone calls I
can provide him/her with this PR list. I would also take calls from
other european media, but I don't expect much effort, because I don't
know that much of the other european (often heterogen) markets and can't
provide any data about there IT press.

Please keep in mind, that I may need a few days for a good translation.
Editors are often bored by localized press releases coming up later than
english originals.

> 5) Revisions to the release: we are NOT going to add anything at this point.
> Suggestions on stuff to CUT, however, are welcome, the release is too bloddy
> long. Also spelling and grammatical corrections.

I know, I know, but maybe a headline would be fine :-)

> 6) IMPORTANT: Heather is absolutely right, we need a "Press introduction" page
> to send people to from the press release. This should include:
> - The release (again)
> - links to the advocacy site
> - links to download locations
> - links to a few articles which laud PostgreSQL.
> Is anyone available to do this?

By the way: should there be an online version of the German press
releases and where to put it? It wouldn't be a problem to put it at a
seperate area on www.go-gen.com, but I would prefer something official
and in corporate design like www.postgresql.com

>
> CONTACT: press(at)postgresql(dot)org
>
> PANAMA CITY, PANAMA: SEPTEMBER 1, 2003
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Though Panama City would be an eye catcher, for German market I
recommend a city better known for IT, maybe an US city, or Berlin instead.

Anastasios Hatzis