>I hope this is the right thread for this question. Anyhow...
>
>Anyone had success using ODBC and PostgreSQL using the ODBC driver? Thinking about giving this a try just for fun.
>
>Tommy


I'm quite interested in this. Note this news item.

Peter


> Red Hat Angel Investor Funds New Open-Source Software Startup to Take On
> Database Giants
>
> NORFOLK, Va., May 9, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
>
> Frank Batten Jr.'s new Great Bridge LLC to commercialize world's
> most advanced open-source database
>
> Landmark Communications, a large privately held media company whose chairman
> bankrolled Linux leader Red Hat Inc., announced it has funded a wholly owned
> subsidiary with the intention of doing for databases what Red Hat did for Linux
> and operating systems - give business a formidable open source alternative to
> existing proprietary applications.
>
> Newly formed Great Bridge LLC is backed by more than $25 million from Landmark
> Communications, a media conglomerate involved in broadcast, print and
> interactive media including The Weather Channel, the Virginian-Pilot newspaper,
> and weather.com. Batten funded Red Hat's successful launch and IPO last year,
> and served on its board of directors.
>
> As Red Hat has done for the open-source Linux operating system, Great Bridge
> will market commercial products, services and support for PostgreSQL (popularly
> called "Postgres"), a rapidly evolving, open-source database that rivals leading
> proprietary databases such as Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server in performance and
> features. After recently winning the prestigious LinuxWorld award for Best
> Database Management System, the judges said PostgreSQL "has become one of the
> most mature and powerful open-source tools available."