Press Coverage in Germany

[Anastasios Hatzis <ahatzis(at)ithcorp(dot)com>]

Summary of German IT media reporting about 7.4 release after the first 
24 hours:


Heise Newsticker:
PostgreSQL in Version 7.4 veröffentlicht
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/hos-17.11.03-000/

The agile (and tending pro PostgreSQL) discussion related to this 
article seems to show a change of awareness - compared to the rare 
former discussions there. Some of the people didn't know PostgreSQL 
until now, and want to check it out. In many postings PostgreSQL has 
been compared with MySQL, as well as MS SQL, Oracle, DB2, and Borland's 
Firebird. Beyond the flamewar it came clear, that MySQL is fine for 
simple, read-only database, while PostgreSQL is favorable at higher 
requirements, and (less or more) competible to commercial high-end 
databases, especially MS SQL. Missing Windows Port has been claimed.
heise.de is one of the most popular IT news site in Germany. Print 
publications: c't, iX, Technology Review Germany.


entwickler.com:
Linux Enterprise, Der Entwickler, PHP Magazin
PostgreSQL 7.4 ist da
http://www.entwickler.com/itr/news/psecom,id,12604,nodeid,8.html

Online news site of several print publications for IT experts (technical 
focus), in addition to the mentioned one: dot.net magazin, Java Magazin, 
XML & Web Services Magazin.

International PHP Magazine   (In English!)
PostgreSQL 7.4 Released
http://www.entwickler.com/itr/news/psecom,id,12600,nodeid,113.html
Also a publication of entwickler.com - I have to ask them, if these 
editors prefer the press releases in English.



golem.de:
PostgreSQL 7.4 - Alternative zu High-End Datenbanken?
http://www.golem.de/0311/28527.html

Author is focusing on the enterprise features, performance improvements, 
and extended SQL features - while wondering, if PostgreSQL 7.4 has 
become to an alternative to high-end databases.
golem.de is an online news service for IT professionals.



pro-linux:
PostgreSQL Release 7.4
http://www.pro-linux.de/news/2003/6185.html

pro-linux is a Linux community web site.




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