Survey Reveals PostgreSQL Selected for Transactional Applications; Users Choose PostgreSQL for Its High Reliability

PORTLAND, OR–(EMWNews – July 22, 2008) – O’REILLY OPEN SOURCE CONVENTION —

EnterpriseDB, the leading enterprise open source database company,

announced today the results of the company’s 2008 Open Source Database

Survey, which collected the opinions of 500 corporate IT leaders on topics

related to enterprise adoption of open source databases. Among other

findings, the survey showed that respondents using PostgreSQL selected the

database mainly for transactional applications twice as often as

respondents using other open source databases. Also, a far greater

percentage of respondents selected PostgreSQL for its high reliability. An

executive summary of the survey findings is available as a free download at

http://www.enterprisedb.com/learning/articles.do. More information about

PostgreSQL and free downloads of Postgres Plus, EnterpriseDB’s open source,

pre-configured distribution of PostgreSQL, is available at

http://www.enterprisedb.com/products/postgres_plus.do.

PostgreSQL Chosen for Transactional Applications

The 2008 Open Source Database Survey results support the popular

understanding that PostgreSQL is more suitable for transaction-intensive

applications than other open source databases. Respondents using PostgreSQL

selected the database mainly for transactional applications twice as often

(38% of PostgreSQL respondents) as respondents using other open source

databases (19% of respondents).

PostgreSQL Selected for High Reliability and Replacement Applications

38% of surveyed PostgreSQL users selected PostgreSQL for its high

reliability, while just 19% of alternative open source database users gave

that reason for their database selection. The survey findings also show

that PostgreSQL users have migrated existing applications from other

databases approximately half the time, while users of other open source

databases have done so in just one out of three cases.

Strong Demand Exists for Open Source Database Education and Training

In addition, the survey revealed that “lack of in-house knowledge” is by

far the biggest inhibitor of enterprise open source database adoption. Only

one in ten survey respondents reported corporate policies prohibiting the

use of open source databases.

“The 2008 Open Source Database Survey confirmed the widespread perception

that PostgreSQL’s performance, scalability, and reliability are driving its

enterprise adoption,” said Bob Zurek, chief technology officer,

EnterpriseDB. “EnterpriseDB will be working in the coming months to provide

the kind of education and training the survey has indicated will further

accelerate that adoption.”

About EnterpriseDB

EnterpriseDB is the world’s leading provider of enterprise-class products

and services based on PostgreSQL, the world’s most advanced open source

database. The company’s Postgres Plus products are ideally suited for

transaction-intensive applications and deliver the performance,

scalability, and reliability required for enterprise-class workloads.

EnterpriseDB has offices throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. The

company was founded in March 2004 and is headquartered in Edison, N.J. For

more information, please contact +1-732-331-1300 or visit

www.enterprisedb.com.