Date -2009-08-24
EnterpriseDB CEO Selected to Discuss Open Source Database Adoption at Red Hat Summit 2009
Ed Boyajian will Address the Drivers and Key Elements
Associated with the Next Wave of Open Source Adoption in the Enterprise
WESTFORD, Mass., August 24, 2009 - EnterpriseDB, the leading enterprise-class open source database company, today announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Ed Boyajian will deliver a presentation at Red Hat Summit 2009 focused on open source database adoption in the enterprise. Boyajian will touch on economic issues as part of an overall discussion on both how and why an increasing number of enterprises are choosing open source database solutions.
"The need for a robust system that collects and disseminates data, along with the economic reality of operating in today's challenging business environment, is elevating database adoption as the next wave of open source implementation in the enterprise," said Boyajian. "As a result, a significant number of enterprises are now considering a migration to open source database technology . such as PostgreSQL."
Boyajian's presentation, titled Doing More with Less: The Economics of Open Source Database Adoption, will take place on September 3rd, 2009, from 2:40 - 3:40 p.m. CST at The Hilton Chicago, 720 South Michigan Ave. Chicago, Illinois. For more information, please visit http://www.redhat.com/promo/summit/2009/.
In addition to Boyajian's speaking slot, EnterpriseDB's technology will be recognized during the conference as part of an overall solution selected as a finalist in the Red Hat and JBoss Innovation Awards, which will be announced at the show. EnterpriseDB's technology is part of a solution offered by Ecommerce and Vizuri that is being considered in the Outstanding Open Source Architecture category. Ecommerce and Vizuri were selected for their work in developing Imperia, an Intelligent Data Center web services hosting platform that aims to increase customer service, reduce customer turnover, reduce operational costs, and increase customer reliability using Red Hat, JBoss, Hyperic and EnterpriseDB solutions.
About EnterpriseDB
EnterpriseDB is the leading provider of enterprise-class products and services based on PostgreSQL, the world's most advanced open source database. The company's Postgres Plus products are ideally suited for transaction-intensive applications requiring superior performance, massive scalability, and compatibility with proprietary database products. EnterpriseDB has offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Westford, Mass. For more information, please call +1-978-589-5700 or visit www.enterprisedb.com.
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