New Open Source Database Touts Oracle Compatibility

An open source competitor is zeroing in on Oracle's customer base—and it's not the popular and well known MySQL open source database. It's a relative newcomer called EnterpriseDB Advanced Server.

Unlike other open source offerings, EnterpriseDB Advanced Server is designed to be Oracle compatible and run Oracle database applications unchanged, says EnterpriseDB CEO Andy Astor.

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