Vandaag heeft de PostgreSQL Global Development Group versie 8.0.0 van de populaire open-source database PostgreSQL uitgebracht. Deze RDBMS (Relational Database Management System) draait op veel verschillende besturingssystemen waardoor het uitstekend inzetbaar is in verschillende omgevingen. De aankondiging ziet er als volgt uit:
After more than a year of hard work, the PostgreSQL Global Development Group proudly announces the release of version 8.0.0 of the PostgreSQL ORDBMS. This release involves possibly more major changes than any prior version of PostgreSQL since 6.3, including:Download it now:Some packages for popular Linux distributions are now available, and more will be coming soon.
- Native Windows port
- Savepoints/nested transactions
- Exception handling inside functions
- Tablespaces
- Point in time recovery
- Improved shared buffer management
- Background writer process to reduce checkpoint impact
- Tunable delays to reduce the impact of VACUUM
- Overhaul of pg_dump and pg_restore
- Expanded log format options and log rotation
- Improved embedded quote handling for functions
- ALTER TABLE can alter the data type of an existing column
- Improved ALTER capabilities for all database objects
Members of the press and the public unfamiliar with PostgreSQL should read our press information.
Others can review the release notes for a full list of 8.0 changes, features, and upgrade warnings.
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