Re: Postgress and MYSQL

Terry Lee Tucker wrote:

>We are in the process of porting a logistics application to Postgres from a
>Progress Software database. We have about 75 employees and will be putting
>Postgres to work in a real time business situation where there are lots of
>transactions. Once we are successful in this endeavor, how can we get stories
>like that out to people who would care to know? I know this is a small
>business project, but will it help to advertise that the "little" guys are in
>the trenches doing this kind of thing?
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Absolutely. If you have a case study you can point over to pgsql-advocacy.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

>On Tuesday 13 January 2004 11:32 am, Bob Powell wrote:
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>>To whom it may concern:
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>>I find the recent articles in various trade publications a little
>>disturbing due to the lack of PostgrSQL mention. I continue to see
>>articles about how IBM may be considering MYSQL for development an
>>open_source web database.
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>>Why isn't PostgreSQL being considered or talked about by major industry
>>giants? As a DBA I know that Postgres is far superior to MYSQL but if
>>the industry directs it's energies towards open-source database this
>>coming year I think somehow PostgreSQL needs to be represented better.
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>>Bob Powell
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