ObjectStore, a provider of products for real-time data services, and an operating company of Progress Software, is soon to launch a new version of its real-time data management and processing product, ObjectStore Version 6.2.
Highlights of Version 6.2 include support for Java Data Objects (JDO) and key enhancements that include schema modification tools and support for 64-bit Linux platforms. The new features of ObjectStore 6.2 enable high-performance applications such as financial trading, e-commerce and RFID to deliver the real-time responsiveness they require.
Rick Parry, MD of Progress South Africa, says: "Real-time data services provide organisations with a significant competitive advantage. Traditional database environments alone lack the scalability and speed required for this new generation of applications that must process greater volumes of data much faster speeds.
"ObjectStore delivers a comprehensive set of standards-based data management and processing services on a single platform. This package delivers unrivalled scalability and performance, and will prove an important foundation in meeting the complex data processing requirements of emerging applications like RFID."
ObjectStore 6.2 provides both end-user organisations and application partners with a rich platform upon which to develop and operate real-time applications. New features include:
* JDO support - Following the April announcement of JDO support in the embedded, single-user ObjectStore PSE Pro environment, ObjectStore now adds a standards-based Java interface to its enterprise platform. JDO continues to build momentum as a standard mechanism for managing persistent data in Java environments. JDO support in ObjectStore and PSE Pro provides developers with a rich foundation upon which to build real-time solutions.
* Schema evolution services - In response to customer requirements, ObjectStore has introduced important performance enhancements to ease the process of modifying the database schema. With these schema services, customers with large multi-gigabyte ObjectStore databases gain a more flexible data modelling environment, while using the performance and scalability advantages available with the ObjectStore Cache-Forward architecture.
* 64-bit Linux support - Version 6.2 adds new support for 64-bit Linux environments. In addition to existing 64-bit support for Unix platforms, ObjectStore now enables customers opting for open source platforms to deploy larger production databases.
Says Parry: "ObjectStore is the platform of choice when actionable real-time information drives competitive advantage and customer satisfaction. As such, partners worldwide use it for their applications."
Serge Adda, vice-president and architect at InfoVista, an ObjectStore partner, says: "InfoVista delivers critical performance management solutions to service providers that enable them to monitor and report the quality of service expected by their customers.
"Our solutions use the ObjectStore object database because it best satisfies the stringent requirements of data integrity, performance and scalability that our customers require to run their business in real-time."
ObjectStore Version 6.2 is scheduled for release in November.
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Progress Software South Africa is a subsidiary of US-based Progress Software Corporation, the world leader in the embedded database market. The company provides the underlying software technology and services required for successfully developing, deploying, integrating and managing e-business solutions. Progress actively pursues innovative technologies and new business opportunities that allow companies to make an effective transition to true e-business environments.
Progress`s OpenEdge platform enables its partners to deliver lowest cost-of-ownership applications that are rapidly implemented and easily integrated within and across the extended enterprise.
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