The database, which the company seeks to position as the enterprise-class database of choice, supports high-volume applications and update-intensive situations.

PostgreSQL, also sometimes referred to as Postgres, is one of the most widely used and deployed open-source database technologies and has been steadily iterated since its first release back in 1996.

PostgreSQL is a big deal. The most common SQL open source database that you have never heard of, as ZDNet's own Tony Baer called it. Besides being the framework on which a number of commercial ...