Why PostgreSQL?

This talk will give an overview of PostgreSQL features and discuss the benefits of its extensibility capabilities. Extensibility provides an existing rich set of data types and extensions which can add power with simplicity to your applications. And it gives you the ability to write server side functions in the languages of your choice, create first class SQL datatypes and to model your database to best represent your data naturally. (http://www.postgresql.org)

Elein Mustain has more than 15 years working with databases and 10 of those working exclusively with Object Relational Database Systems. She is a veteran developer of Ingres, Illustra and Informix and a user of PostgreSQL. Elein is the author of PostgreSQL GeneralBits, a weekly column of PostgreSQL tidbits. www.varlena.com/GeneralBits Varlena, LLC also provides consulting, training and support.