Databases

Databases

PostgreSQL by admin — last modified 2004-07-26 01:35 PM

PostgreSQL is an object-relational database management system (ORDBMS) based on POSTGRES, Version 4.2, developed at the University of California at Berkeley Computer Science Department. POSTGRES pioneered many concepts that only became available in some commercial database systems much later.

Firebird by Low Kian Seong — last modified 2004-07-26 01:33 PM

Firebird is a relational database offering many ANSI SQL-92 features that runs on Linux, Windows, and a variety of Unix platforms. Firebird offers excellent concurrency, high performance, and powerful language support for stored procedures and triggers. It has been used in production systems, under a variety of names since 1981.

MySQL by Khairil Yusof — last modified 2005-07-25 02:01 PM

MySQL is a multithreaded, multi-user, SQL relational database server (RDBMS). It is currently the most popular FOSS database in use. It is an attractive alternative to higher-cost, more complex database technology and is used to power high-volume Web sites and other critical business systems.