PostgreSQL 8.0.0 Released

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After more than a year of hard work, the PostgreSQL Global Development Group proudly announces the release of version 8.0.0 of the PostgreSQL ORDBMS. This release involves possibly more major changes than any prior version of PostgreSQL since 6.3, including:


* Native Windows port

* Savepoints/nested transactions

* Exception handling inside functions

* Tablespaces

* Point in time recovery

* Improved shared buffer management

* Background writer process to reduce checkpoint impact

* Tunable delays to reduce the impact of VACUUM

* Overhaul of pg_dump and pg_restore

* Expanded log format options and log rotation

* Improved embedded quote handling for functions

* ALTER TABLE can alter the data type of an existing column

* Improved ALTER capabilities for all database objects

PostgreSQL Project