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Ingres

URL: http://www.ingres.com
License: GPL v2 or commercial
platforms: Windows, Linux, Unix, OpenVMS

1. Pros

Fully ACID and transactional, including DDL
VLDB support (rule-based partitioning, parallel query, on-line backup, etc.)
moment-in-time recovery
strong security and compliance features (journal auditing, C2 security auditing)
strong standards-compliance (SQL, ODBC, JDBC, .Net)
24x7, follow-the-sun professional support

2. Cons

limited availability of 3rd-party management tools
not suited to small and single-user applications

3. DB API 2.0 Drivers

3.1. ingresdbi

URL: http://www.ingres.com
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