EnterpriseDB

Infobox_Company | company_name = EnterpriseDB Corporation
company_
company_type = Private
company_slogan = Built on Open Source. Compatible with Oracle.
foundation = March 2004 [http://www.enterprisedb.com/company/index.do About EnterpriseDB Company] ]
location = Iselin, New Jersey, USA
key_people = Andy Astor, President and CEO
Denis Lussier, Chairman and CTO
industry = Software & Programming
products = EnterpriseDB RDBMS
homepage = [http://www.enterprisedb.com/ www.enterprisedb.com]

EnterpriseDB is a privately-held company that develops and supports Postgres Plus Advanced Server, a proprietary relational database management system (RDBMS) built on PostgreSQL and targeted for the enterprise market.

History

Founded in March 2004, EnterpriseDB is headquartered in Edison, New Jersey and has offices in the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Products

EnterpriseDB's Postgres Plus Advanced Server (formerly EnterpriseDB Advanced Server) is a commercial product based on the open-source PostgreSQL database. EnterpriseDB claims that Advanced Server can perform 50% faster than vanilla PostgreSQLcite web|title=EnterpriseDB: Oracle Compatibility and Enterprise Performance on a PostgreSQL Foundation|url=http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/feature/17092.html|first=Derek|last=Rodner|date=April 24, 2006|quote=EnterpriseDB is a combination of PostgreSQL... and significant enhancements, including installation-specific dynamic optimization, that provide performance that is generally at least 50% faster than native PostgreSQL.|accessdate=2007-09-07] , although this figure has not been confirmed by independent benchmarks.

Additionally, it can run Oracle applications written for Oracle databases by revising the core of PostgreSQL to recognize Oracle's PL/SQL.cite web|url=http://www.intelligententerprise.com/channels/performance/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=201204243|title=EnterpriseDB Seeks New Role As A Data Warehouse|first=Charles|last=Babcock|quote=It has revised the core PostgreSQL open source system to recognize Oracle's PL/SQL version of the standard data access language and run applications designed for the Oracle database.|publisher=Intelligent Enterprise|date=August 7, 2007|accessdate=2007-09-07] [cite web|url=http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/oracle/guide/archives/enterprisedb-faq-what-does-compatibility-mean-17822|title=EnterpriseDB FAQ - What does compatibility mean?|date=July 23, 2007|author=LewisC|publisher=ITtoolbox Blogs]

It is available for several different platforms, including Linux, Windows, and Solaris. It includes connectors for the most common enterprise programming languages and environments, including: JDBC, ODBC, .NET, ESQL / C++, Perl, Python, PHP.

References

External links

* [http://www.enterprisedb.com/ EnterpriseDB Home Page]
* [http://www.enterprisedb.com/solutions/gotpostgresql.do EnterpriseDB postgresql comparison]