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• Open source PostgreSQL 9.1 beta released

  The PostgreSQL open source database project has released the first beta of version 9.1, which its developers say has more new features than appeared with the 9.0 release, including synchronous replication to help prevent data loss.

• Oracle MySQL rival PostgreSQL updated

  While Oracle trumpets its open source MySQL database management system this week at the company's OpenWorld conference, the creators behind MySQL's rival, PostgreSQL, have released a major new version of their rival database software.

• PostgreSQL 9.0 release takes on cloud-scale workloads

  The latest generation of the open source PostgreSQL database is now available with version 9.0 adding support for new replication and failover capabilities, which its developers hope will accelerate adoption in cloud environments.

• New Postgres to add the polish

  With the impending release of version 9.0 of the open-source Postgres database, due in mid-August, the developers behind the project are hoping that the new features will attract more interest from enterprises.

• EnterpriseDB serves all-you-can-socket PostGres special

  EnterpriseDB, which offers a supported version of the open-source PostGres database, is now offering unlimited subscriptions that will allow organizations to run as many copies of the database server software as they desire. Total cost? US$40,000 per year.

• Open source finds its way into CFD trading

  As open source platforms become more popular, they find their way into less usual areas than before.

• PostgreSQL 8.4 released, focus on admin, monitoring

  The PostgreSQL project has released version 8.4 of its namesake open source database system with some 300 new or improved features and a renewed focus on administration and monitoring tools.

• PostgreSQL 8.4 goes into beta, ups performance

  The PostgreSQL open source database project has released a beta of the upcoming version 8.4 release with a significant focus on performance improvements.

• Japanese telecom partners with EnterpriseDB

  Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT), Japan's largest telecommunications company, has formed a "wide-ranging strategic partnership" with EnterpriseDB that includes an undisclosed financial investment in the open-source database maker.