An Open Letter from EnterpriseDB

To Everyone in the PostgreSQL Community:

We just wrapped up our first Linux World, and I wanted to take the
opportunity to report in on a couple of issues.

First, as some of you may already know, EnterpriseDB received the "Best
Database Solution" award from the Linux World judges, beating out MySQL,
Oracle, and DB2. Needless to say, we are more than pleased with this
result, especially since EDB has only been in the marketplace for 10
weeks.

But the truth is that EDB did not win this award...We all won it
together. EDB is based entirely on PostgreSQL, and it is that underlying
database technology that made it possible for EDB to receive this honor.
Not to get all mushy about this, but we are in this together, and I just
want to say Thank You. We will continue to do everything we can to
support the community and the ongoing development of PostgreSQL.
(PostgreSQL was not up for the award, btw, only because it didn't have a
its own booth at the show...)

I'd also like to comment on two other issues while I'm yapping away
here...

First, unlike Al Gore, EDB did not invent the internet, and it also does
not "make a database called PostgreSQL." One of the truths about
journalists is that they get a lot wrong. eWEEK got that one wrong.

And while we're on the topic, let me also be clear about another
statement in the same article, which stated that "SCO has added open
source database [vendor] EnterpriseDB to its partner list." While it is
true that EDB has agreed to qualify on the SCO platform, there is no
'partnership' beyond that. The business reason for the qualification is
simple: There are many customers on the SCO platform who are not
receiving high-quality support from their database vendor, and who may
be interested in an alternative, particularly one that offers
compatibility with their existing applications. We plan to provide this
alternative. Qualification on SCO is similar to qualifying on Solaris,
OS/X, or Windows.

Again, the main message here is one of appreciation and obligation to
the community. Thanks,

     -- Andy

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Andy Astor, CEO
EnterpriseDB Corporation
777 New Durham Road
Edison, NJ 08817
Tel  732.331.1310
www.enterprisedb.com