IBM Invests In MySQL/Oracle Competitor

stoolpigeon writes "IBM has made a move to support open source RDBMS PostgreSQL by investing in EnterpriseDB, a company that supports PostgreSQL as well as selling their own proprietary extensions to the database product. IBM participated in a $10 million funding round, though the article doesn't say how much they invested. In the past EnterpriseDB has primarily advertised itself as an Oracle competitor, though the article says, 'Derek Rodner, EnterpriseDB's director of product strategy, explained that Postgres Plus 8.3 also adds in new application quick starts which are supposed to help with installation issues. They will also help in EnterpriseDB's battle against MySQL for open source database supremacy.'"

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Re:geeks want to do it right

[Anonymous Coward]

Actually its in the pronunciation, Linux is Li-nux...not "Line-ux" or "Line-ex" as I've heard people say. Its because Linus was Finnish that the pronunciation came naturally to him, Finns speak with a somewhat clipped speech. Americans tend Drawl and drag more, making it unnatural for them.

Come on, -1, Uninformative

[hummassa]

Actually its in the pronunciation, Linux is Li-nux...not "Line-ux" or "Line-ex" as I've heard people say. Its because Linus was Finnish that the pronunciation came naturally to him, Finns speak with a somewhat clipped speech. Americans tend Drawl and drag more, making it unnatural for them. Linus is pronounced Lee - noos
Linux is pronounced Lee - nooks