Bizgres 0.9 out, Bizgres OSS support available

[Josh Berkus <josh(at)postgresql(dot)org>]

Bizgres 0.9 is now available from the Downloads section of the Bizgres web 
site (http://www.bizgres.org/downloads.php).

The new source package includes the following improvements:

    * Merged with PostgreSQL 8.1.3 source code for full v8.1 
       compatibility (Chuck McDevitt)
    * Bitmap-on-disk indexes, reducing index size for some large tables 
       up to 95% (Jie Zhang, Mark Kirkwood)
    * Faster external sorts, speeding up queries on large data sets by 
       up to 100% (Simon Riggs, Ayush Parashar, Tom Lane)
    * Numerous improvements and bug fixes to KETL engine (Nick Wakefield)

Note that the 8.1 merge means a dump-and-reload, or replication migration, for 
existing users of Bizgres.  Sorry, we'll try to avoid that next time.

All applicable patches will be contributed for PostgreSQL 8.2.  So you can 
download and preview these features -- and provide valuable feedback and 
testing -- now.

GreenPlum Inc. will also be offering 24/7 commercial support for the open 
source Bizgres Database as well as its own Bizgres MPP for data warehousing 
applications.  Commercial support packages range from $1995 to $4995.  See 
Greenplum's web site for more details: 
http://www.greenplum.com/news/pressRelease.php?item=20060403

You'll also notice that www.Bizgres.org is a new web site.  Web forums will be 
operative again soon and will integrate with the Bizgres mailing lists.  
Also, the CMS code driving the site will soon be available as an open source 
project on pgFoundry.

-- 
Josh Berkus