July 5, 2002 – Borland Software Corporation announced JDataStore™ 6, a high performance, platform-independent database solution written entirely in Java‘ for embedded, mobile and Web server applications. Since its debut in 1998, JDataStore database has won a loyal following based on its speed, reliability, and scalability. Responding to customer demand, today’s release marks the debut of JDataStore 6 as a stand-alone product and is intended to make the product available to a wider audience of developers. The database will continue to be bundled with the market leading Borland‚ JBuilder‘, as well as the latest versions of Borland“ Enterprise Server, and by extension Borland Enterprise Studio for Java‘.
"Our credit card fraud fighting product, Aristion, requires a versatile, reliable, low maintenance database," said Peter Vandenbroucke, head of regional systems, at Europay International, the largest credit card company in Europe. "We achieved positive results through the use of Borland JDataStore."
"The success of Borland JBuilder and the increasing deployment of Java based applications is driving the need for a fast, easy-to-use Java database," said Jon Arthur, general manager and director of database solutions with Borland. "JDataStore 6 is compliant with Java standards and integrates with JBuilder and Borland Enterprise Server enabling developers to achieve the Java ‘write once, deploy anywhere’ promise."
JDataStore provides high performance, scalability, and synchronization capabilities with other databases while maintaining a small footprint. New functionality in JDataStore:
Š Significantly enhances performance;
Š Adds support for SQL92, making JDataStore ideally suited for demanding embedded, mobile, and Web server applications;
Š Supports the new JDK® 1.4 standard, and JDBC® 3 API, making it among the fastest and most applicable databases for use with all J2EE‘ applications;
Š Successfully completes the entire Sun Microsystems‘ J2EE 1.3.1 Compatibility Test Suite (CTS), the de facto standard for compliance testing.
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About JData Store:
JDataStore™ 6 is a fast, versatile, pure Java database that helps developers to write truly portable embedded, mobile, and Web based applications. Featuring compliance to Java and SQL92 standards, a very small footprint, and low administration, JDataStore 6 delivers the performance, scalability, and synchronization capabilities expected of a full power database. Fully integrated with Borland JBuilder™, JDataStore 6 also supports other Java IDEs and applications. Support for Java localization standards make it well-suited for international database applications. Easy to use and deploy JDataStore 6 helps accelerate time-to-market and lower the total cost of ownership for e-business applications. For more information, visit http://www.borland.com/jdatastore.
Pricing and Availability
Borland JDataStore 6 is immediately available. For pricing and additional information, please visit http://shop.borland.com/.
About Borland
Borland Software Corporation is a leading provider of technology used to develop, deploy and integrate software applications. Delivering best-in-class technology solutions dedicated to interoperability, Borland allows enterprises of all sizes to move into Web-based computing while leveraging legacy systems. From the Fortune 1000 to the Borland Nation comprised of millions of developers around the world, Borland provides customers the freedom to develop applications, deploy them anywhere, and integrate and manage them across the enterprise. Borland solutions enable organisations to increase productivity and deliver higher performance projects faster and on budget, while lowering total cost
of ownership.
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