Re: PostgreSQL Global Development Group Announces Version 7.3

Hi Nagayasu-san,

Have you begun the translation of the PostgreSQL 7.3 Press Release into
Japanese?

Vanten K.K (they do a lot of stuff with PostgreSQL in Japan) have
offered to do the translation too, or may be able to assist by proof
reading, etc.

:-)

Regards and best wishes,

Justin Clift


Chris Phelan wrote:
>
> Marc and Justin,
>
> Vanten can translate this into Japanese and make the press release
> over here. Let me know if you want us to do it.
>
> Chris Phelan
> CEO
> Vanten
>
> At AM 11:16 11/28/02 -0400, PostgreSQL Public Relations wrote:
>
> >For Immediate Release                               November 28th, 2002
> >
> >Contacts:
> >Justin Clift
> >justin@postgresql.org
> >+61.3 9363 1313 (Australia)
> >
> >Marc Fournier
> >scrappy@postgresql.org
> >+1.902 542 0713 (Canada)
> >
> >
> >      PostgreSQL Global Development Group Announces Version 7.3
> >
> >      The PostgreSQL Global Development Group proudly announces the
> >release of version 7.3 of the PostgreSQL object-relational database
> >management system (ORDBMS). PostgreSQL, the world's most advanced
> >open source database, provides solutions for many of the most demanding
> >applications in use today, saving businesses and governments millions
> >of dollars each year.
> >
> >      Here is what some current PostgreSQL users have gone on record
> >to say about this technology:
> >
> >     "PostgreSQL has scaled perfectly with our rapidly expanding
> >business, and we recommend it over every other DB."
> >         -- TrustCommerce, California
> >
> >     "PostgreSQL provided sales.org with a solution that was $70,000
> >less expensive to create, and over 70% lower in cost to operate and
> >maintain than any of the commercial DBMS offerings we looked at."
> >         -- sales.org Inc., Toronto
> >
> >     "PostgreSQL handles virtually all the standard SQL constructs.
> >It is easy (relatively speaking) to administer, it is fast, it is
> >efficient, it has a great API, and it supports ODBC, why would you
> >choose something else?"
> >         -- Mohawk Software, Massachusetts
> >
> >     The worldwide PostgreSQL community is very excited about this
> >release, which includes numerous modifications and enhancements thanks
> >to the contributions of over 500 developers and thousands of volunteer
> >testers from more than 50 countries.
> >
> >     "PostgreSQL 7.3 is full of new, oft requested features such as
> >SQL '92 schemas, prepared statements, and stored procedures that can
> >return record sets. And under the hood there is a new dependency tracking
> >system that allows PostgreSQL to *safely* support many more subtle
> >enhancements like the ability to drop columns," said Neil Conway, a
> >member of the PostgreSQL Global Development Team.
> >
> >Among the advances in PostgreSQL version 7.3 are:
> >
> >     Schemas
> >         PostgreSQL now joins the handful of ORDBMS's to support
> >         the SQL 92 Schema specification, improving both enterprise
> >         database management and security through the use of namespaces.
> >
> >     Table Functions
> >         PostgreSQL version 7.3 has greatly simplified returning result sets
> >         of rows and columns in database functions.  This significantly
> >         enhances the useability of stored procedures in PostgreSQL, and will
> >         make it even easier to port Oracle applications to PostgreSQL.
> >
> >     Security Advances
> >         In response to community demands, PostgreSQL has added schema,
> >         function, and other permissions and settings to increase the database
> >         administrator's granular control over security.
> >
> >     Other Enhancements to PostgreSQL Version 7.3 includes:
> >         - Enhanced dependency tracking for complex databases.
> >         - Prepared queries for maximized performance on common requests.
> >         - Expanded logging options
> >         - Supports data in many international characters sets (UNICODE,
> > EUC_JP,
> >           EUC_CN, EUC_KR, JOHAB, EUC_TW, ISO 8859-1 ECMA-94, KOI8,
> > WIN1256, etc...)
> >         - Dozens of performance enhancements to maintain PostgreSQL's leading
> >           position in ORDMBSs.
> >
> >Source for this release is available at:
> >     http://advocacy.postgresql.org/download/
> >
> >More information on PostgreSQL is available in nine languages on the
> >PostgreSQL
> >Advocacy website:
> >     http://advocacy.postgresql.org
> >
> >A complete list of changes in PostgreSQL version 7.3 can be found in the
> >HISTORY
> >file included with the release, or available on the web at:
> >     http://advocacy.postgresql.org/changes/73/
> >
> >About PostgreSQL:
> >     With more than 16 years of development by hundreds of the world's most
> >generous and brilliant minds from the open source community, PostgreSQL
> >is the world's most advanced open source database. With its long time support
> >of an enterprise level feature set including transactions, stored procedures,
> >triggers, and subqueries, PostgreSQL is being used by many of today's most
> >demanding businesses.
> >
> >     Corporations such as BASF, Red Hat, Afilias Limited (suporting the
> > technical
> >backend of the .org and .info domains), Cisco, Chrysler, and 3Com rely on
> >PostgreSQL's rock solid performance record and open development process.
> >PostgreSQL is available under a BSD License for both commercial and
> >non-commercial use.
> >
> >To find out more about PostgreSQL or to download it, please visit:
> >
> >     http://advocacy.postgresql.org

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