China's database software ranks first on international authoritative list

China's open source time series database basic software Apache IoTDB ranks first in the world, according to the authoritative list of database transaction processing performance released by the Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC) at the International Conference on Very Large Databases in Guangzhou City on Friday.

The time series database is a new type of industrial software responsible for storing, managing, and analyzing massive data collected from industrial equipment sensors. It has become an important infrastructure for promoting industrial digital transformation.

Developed by the team of Professor Wang Jianmin of the School of Software, Tsinghua University, Apache IoTDB is designed to help enterprises control and predict equipment health and operating status in real time.

With breakthroughs achieved in core technologies of database software such as high data compression, end-edge-cloud connectivity, and large timing models since 2011, the enterprise version of IoTDB has provided basic enabling and security monitoring technologies for the development of complex equipment.

"For more than 10 years, we have used IoTDB as a carrier to actively explore new models for cultivating international high-end industrial software talents. Relying on the National Engineering Research Center for Big Data System Software, we have established the 'Industrial Big Data Software' Innovation Group supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China. IoTDB related technologies and systems have been implemented in thousands of large-scale industrial enterprises around the world, including aerospace, energy and power, and engineering equipment, providing new quality productive forces for enterprises' digital transformation and development," Wang said.

In recent years, as the process of industrial digital transformation has deepened, the value of data in reducing costs, increasing efficiency, and improving quality in the manufacturing industry has gradually emerged. The Chinese government has constantly introduced policies to promote technological breakthroughs and industrial applications of basic software such as high-performance databases.

Chinese President Xi Jinping received a warm welcome upon his arrival in Brasilia on Tuesday as the local Batala drum band performed traditional drumming to greet the visiting president.

Xi is in the Brazilian capital for a state visit at the invitation of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

The lively reception at the airport featured an all-women ensemble of percussionists, dressed in festive costumes and putting on a lively performance in a show of friendship between the two nations.

Xi's state visit to the Latin American country follows his participation in the two-day 19th G20 Leaders' Summit in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, which concluded earlier on Tuesday.