Object Design, a leading provider of enterprise and embedded data management solutions, has announced that its ObjectStore database management systems support Microsoft Visual Studio development system version 6.0. Both databases support Visual Studio 6.0 and the Microsoft visual tools, and their COM interfaces enable developers to plug ObjectStore into any COM-enabled environment.
In addition, ObjectStore can be accessed through OLE DB and can generate database components specifically for Visual Studio.
Object Design has also announced that for the remainder of 1998, Visual Studio customers can buy ObjectStore PSE Pro for $99, a more-than 60% percent savings off the regular price of the product.
As a member of Microsoft`s Enterprise Development Tools Partner programme, Object Design has a history of supporting Microsoft products and developers for the Windows operating system. Object Design, BackOffice-certified by Microsoft, offers a line of database management products that are used by customers in numerous industries to build and deploy high-performance, distributed, component-based applications across a wide variety of platforms, ranging from enterprise servers to handheld devices.
The Cache-Forward architecture of Object Design`s databases provides high performance and data management flexibility, making them a suitable data source for customers seeking to build distributed applications.
Visual Studio 6.0 will add value for Object Design`s customers by enabling them to build distributed applications using the Windows Distributed interNet Applications (Windows DNA) architecture.
"Organisations need to build applications quickly that integrate with their existing technology infrastructures," says Paul Gross, VP of development tools at Microsoft. "The open, extensible environment of Visual Studio and Object Design`s databases, together with the enabling foundation of Windows DNA, make this ease of integration a reality for Object Design`s customers."
"Object Design is committed to providing high-quality database solutions to meet the needs of enterprise Windows developers," says Justin Perrault, COO of Object Design. "Visual Studio 6.0 and ObjectStore represent a powerful combination for developers creating distributed, component-based computing applications."
Object Design`s databases are represented in South Africa by Software Futures, a subsidiary of Computer Configurations Holdings.
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