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EnterpriseDB Expands in Korea to Meet Rising Demand for Postgres
BEDFORD, Massachusetts, January 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Sweeping government initiatives to adopt open source software alternatives
are driving greater demand for Postgres software and expertise
EnterpriseDB [http://www.enterprisedb.com ] (EDB), the leading worldwide provider of
enterprise-class Postgres products and Oracle database compatibility
[http://www.enterprisedb.com/solutions/oracle-compatibility ] solutions, today announced
its expansion in South Korea with the opening of a new branch office in Seoul.
EnterpriseDB has appointed Jihoon (James) Kim as manager to provide local support to
Korean governments and corporations adopting Postgres.
The use of open source software has expanded dramatically in Korea in recent years
following government initiatives to adopt and develop solutions that utilize open source
software to avoid proprietary lock-in. Under the stewardship of Korea's National IT
Industry Promotion Agency and the National Computing & Information Agency (NCIA),
government agencies are working to convert systems to open source to meet goals set by
national initiatives. The NCIA is working to create benchmark deployments that help Korean
government agencies achieve the government's goal of running 40 percent of its operations
on open source software by 2016.
"Major initiatives in Korea to use open source software wherever possible have
propelled Postgres to the forefront in the database sector. Postgres is gaining widespread
recognition among global enterprises for its performance and stability," said Jihoon
(James) Kim, Branch Manager at EnterpriseDB. "Organizations in Korea have been
particularly aggressive given government initiatives and the nation's overall drive for
innovation. We're expanding in Korea to ensure organizations have the resources they need
to succeed with Postgres."
In the Korean corporate sector, the telecommunications industry has taken a leadership
position in adopting open source based database solutions. KT Corporation, for example, is
working on one of the largest enterprise database migrations from a proprietary vendor to
EnterpriseDB's open source based Postgres Plus Advanced Server. KT Corp. has deployed
Postgres to support multiple mission-critical applications with tremendous success and is
currently identifying workloads across the enterprise that can be migrated from a costly
traditional database to Postgres.
"We continue to be impressed by the performance of Postgres and we're actively seeking
more opportunities to deploy the database," said Jungsook Jaegal, General Manager, IT
Architecture team, IT Strategy and Planning BU, at KT. "We enjoy a rewarding partnership
with EnterpriseDB in our efforts to deploy Postgres in place of more costly, traditional
solutions based on proprietary technology."
Connect with EnterpriseDB
Read our blog: http://blogs.enterprisedb.com/ [http://blogs.enterprisedb.com ]
Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/enterprisedb
Become a fan on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/EnterpriseDB?ref=ts
Join us on Google+: https://plus.google.com/108046988421677398468
Connect on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/enterprisedb
About EnterpriseDB Corporation
EnterpriseDB is the leading worldwide provider of Postgres software and services that
enable enterprises to reduce their reliance on costly proprietary solutions and slash
their database spend by 80 percent or more. With powerful performance and security
enhancements for PostgreSQL, sophisticated management tools for global deployments and
Oracle compatibility, EnterpriseDB software supports both mission and non-mission critical
enterprise applications. More than 2,000 enterprises, governments and other organizations
worldwide use EnterpriseDB software, support, training and professional services to
integrate open source software into their existing data infrastructures. Based in Bedford,
MA, EnterpriseDB is backed by top-tier venture capitalists and strategic investors like
Red Hat and IBM. For more information, please visit http://www.enterprisedb.com.
EnterpriseDB Media Contact in Korea:
Jihoon (James) Kim
Jihoon.kim@enterprisedb.com
EnterpriseDB Media Contact in US:
Renee Deger
Renee.deger@enterprisedb.com
+1-781-357-3390
EnterpriseDB
EnterpriseDB Expands in Korea to Meet Rising Demand for Postgres
BEDFORD, Massachusetts, January 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Sweeping government initiatives to adopt open source software alternatives
are driving greater demand for Postgres software and expertise
EnterpriseDB [http://www.enterprisedb.com ] (EDB), the leading worldwide provider of
enterprise-class Postgres products and Oracle database compatibility
[http://www.enterprisedb.com/solutions/oracle-compatibility ] solutions, today announced
its expansion in South Korea with the opening of a new branch office in Seoul.
EnterpriseDB has appointed Jihoon (James) Kim as manager to provide local support to
Korean governments and corporations adopting Postgres.
The use of open source software has expanded dramatically in Korea in recent years
following government initiatives to adopt and develop solutions that utilize open source
software to avoid proprietary lock-in. Under the stewardship of Korea's National IT
Industry Promotion Agency and the National Computing & Information Agency (NCIA),
government agencies are working to convert systems to open source to meet goals set by
national initiatives. The NCIA is working to create benchmark deployments that help Korean
government agencies achieve the government's goal of running 40 percent of its operations
on open source software by 2016.
"Major initiatives in Korea to use open source software wherever possible have
propelled Postgres to the forefront in the database sector. Postgres is gaining widespread
recognition among global enterprises for its performance and stability," said Jihoon
(James) Kim, Branch Manager at EnterpriseDB. "Organizations in Korea have been
particularly aggressive given government initiatives and the nation's overall drive for
innovation. We're expanding in Korea to ensure organizations have the resources they need
to succeed with Postgres."
In the Korean corporate sector, the telecommunications industry has taken a leadership
position in adopting open source based database solutions. KT Corporation, for example, is
working on one of the largest enterprise database migrations from a proprietary vendor to
EnterpriseDB's open source based Postgres Plus Advanced Server. KT Corp. has deployed
Postgres to support multiple mission-critical applications with tremendous success and is
currently identifying workloads across the enterprise that can be migrated from a costly
traditional database to Postgres.
"We continue to be impressed by the performance of Postgres and we're actively seeking
more opportunities to deploy the database," said Jungsook Jaegal, General Manager, IT
Architecture team, IT Strategy and Planning BU, at KT. "We enjoy a rewarding partnership
with EnterpriseDB in our efforts to deploy Postgres in place of more costly, traditional
solutions based on proprietary technology."
Connect with EnterpriseDB
Read our blog: http://blogs.enterprisedb.com/ [http://blogs.enterprisedb.com ]
Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/enterprisedb
Become a fan on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/EnterpriseDB?ref=ts
Join us on Google+: https://plus.google.com/108046988421677398468
Connect on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/enterprisedb
About EnterpriseDB Corporation
EnterpriseDB is the leading worldwide provider of Postgres software and services that
enable enterprises to reduce their reliance on costly proprietary solutions and slash
their database spend by 80 percent or more. With powerful performance and security
enhancements for PostgreSQL, sophisticated management tools for global deployments and
Oracle compatibility, EnterpriseDB software supports both mission and non-mission critical
enterprise applications. More than 2,000 enterprises, governments and other organizations
worldwide use EnterpriseDB software, support, training and professional services to
integrate open source software into their existing data infrastructures. Based in Bedford,
MA, EnterpriseDB is backed by top-tier venture capitalists and strategic investors like
Red Hat and IBM. For more information, please visit http://www.enterprisedb.com.
EnterpriseDB Media Contact in Korea:
Jihoon (James) Kim
Jihoon.kim@enterprisedb.com
EnterpriseDB Media Contact in US:
Renee Deger
Renee.deger@enterprisedb.com
+1-781-357-3390
EnterpriseDB