Progress Software has announced the local availability of ObjectStore Version 6.1, the object-oriented database acquired through the purchase of eXcelon in December last year.
Progress has integrated ObjectStore into its overall product line, establishing a new division dedicated to the development and support of the product. This latest release improves the operational effectiveness of the database, with enhanced availability, clustering and replication support.
These enhancements include support for mutual takeover capabilities for clustered failover, interfaces to support replication across wide area networks and support for software upgrades of live systems. Additionally, Version 6.1 offers support for the latest development platforms such as Visual Studio.NET, Sun Java JDK 1.4, and Red Hat Linux 8.0.
Rick Parry, MD of Progress Software in SA, says ObjectStore provides all the traditional services and benefits of an enterprise database, while offering a flexible programming paradigm that seamlessly integrates application and storage data models. The database uses a patented Cache-Forward architecture that allows an application`s data to be maintained in memory, while providing traditional transactional capabilities.
Parry says: "Organisations can build high-performance data management systems by manipulating unlimited amounts of information in a format that makes sense to their business, without having to conform to the formats required by conventional databases.
"This makes ObjectStore a powerful tool for developing massively scalable, high-performance business applications, as is seen by the product`s popularity in the financial, airline and telecoms industries, where zero downtime, 24x7 availability, real-time feeds and data analysis are critical."
Carl Olofson, programme manager at IDC, comments: "The ObjectStore technology has always been well respected in the industry, and the product has been the market leader among object-oriented databases." In the past, a large percentage of ObjectStore`s sales have been as an embedded database for OEMs, which fits well with the Progress partnering model.
Moving forward, Progress will extend to the ObjectStore division its commitment to "simplify the job of building the world`s best business applications" by making the technology more accessible to a wider customer base. This includes simplifying ObjectStore`s basic functionality, as well as adding extensions to support specific applications in targeted vertical markets.
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