With the release of version 8, the venerable open-source database now runs on Windows, widening its appeal to corporate customers.

The PostgreSQL Development Group on Wednesday is releasing PostgreSQL 8.0, an upgrade to the open source object-relational database featuring native support for Windows.

The new version of open-source database PostgreSQL, which is already in beta, is expected to go into production within three months and will for the first time run natively on Windows. In the past ...