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      <p class="first">The foundation for your next high-performance database.</p>
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<section class="features">
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      <h2>Standard SQL</h2>
      <p>Industry-standard SQL parser, validator and JDBC driver.</p>
      <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/docs/reference.html">SQL &rarr;</a>
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      <h2>Query optimization</h2>
      <p>Represent your query in relational algebra, transform using
        planning rules, and optimize according to a cost model.</p>
      <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/docs/algebra.html">Relational algebra &rarr;</a>
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      <h2>Any data, anywhere</h2>
      <p>Connect to third-party data sources, browse metadata, and optimize by pushing the computation to the data.</p>
      <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/docs/adapter.html">Adapters &rarr;</a>
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