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- Description:
Based on advanced B+tree (balanced) algorithm, c-tree
Plus API handles all aspects of database I/O. Program single user or
multi-user non-server applications royalty free and migrate existing c-tree
Plus applications to the FairCom Server by recompiling.
- Distribution media:
3.5" diskettes and CD-ROM.
- Licensing policy:
c-tree Plus is licensed on a per programmer
basis. Single-user, multi-user and multi-user non-server royalty-free
distribution. Contact FairCom for possible restrictions: general
purpose database and application development systems prohibited.
- OS provisions:
3 MB hard drive space; 128 KB of RAM.
- Documentation:
Printed manuals distributed with product; full online
documentation with CD-ROM, available in English and Japanese.
- Product support:
Three months of full technical support from
purchase date. Unlimited technical support and product updates available
thereafter with c-tree Plus maintenance program.
- Available since:
October, 1995.
- Countries with distribution:
World wide.
- Price range:
US$895 includes source.
- Vendor:
FairCom
4006 W. Broadway
Columbia, MO 65203-0100
U.S.A.
- Phone:
+1 573 445 6833
- Fax:
+1 573 445 9698
- EMail:
Faircom@faircom.com - URL:
http://www.faircom.com - Contact:
Tamra Brown
<tami@faircom.com>
- Vendor:
FairCom Europe
Via Patrioti 6
I-24021 Albino
Italy
- Phone:
+39 35 773 464
- Fax:
+39 35 773 806
- EMail:
Europe@faircom.com
- Vendor:
FairCom Japan
Ikeda Bldg. #3 4F, 112-5
Komei-chou, Tsu-city MIE 514
Japan
- Phone:
+81 059 229 7504
- Fax:
+81 059 249 723
- Vendor:
FairCom do Brasil Ltda.
- Phone:
+55 11 3872 9802
- Fax:
+55 11 3862 1752
- EMail:
Brazil@faircom.com
- Last modified:
August 7, 1997.
- Description:
Empress for Linux is a multimedia RDBMS for members of
the rapidly growing Linux developer community. Key components of the
package include the powerful Empress RDBMS as well as dynamic SQL, Empress
4GL, Empress GUI Builder for rapidly developing graphical front-ends to
Empress applications, a WWW HTML toolkit, and a grahical point and click
interface to the Empress RDBMS development environment. A streamlined,
single-user version of this product, Personal Empress for Linux, is
available also.
- Distribution media:
3.5" diskettes.
- Licensing policy:
Free demos are available via FTP. Must contact
vendor.
- OS provisions:
Empress GUI Builder requires OSF Motif version 1.2.4
or 2.0. 16 MB RAM. 80 MB Disk Space. 486 CPU or better.
- Documentation:
Printed documentation.
- Product support:
Full technical support available, priced separately.
- Extra features and add-ons:
Other features which are components of the
package include shared libraries, shared memory, math library functions and
a C language interface.
- Available since:
December, 1995.
- Countries with distribution:
World wide.
- Price range:
Product is priced by number of concurrent users. Please
contact vendor.
- Vendor:
Empress Software Inc.
6401 Golden Triangle Drive
Greenbelt, MD 20770
U.S.A.
3100 Steeles Avenue East
Markham, ON L3R 8T3
Canada
- Phone:
+1 301 220 1919 (USA), +1 905 513 8888 (Canada)
- Fax:
+1 301 220 1919 (USA), +1 905 513 1668 (Canada)
- EMail:
sales@empress.com - URL:
http://www.empress.com - Contact:
Dick Naedel
- Last modified:
August 4, 1997.
- Description:
Database Engine.
Some Features: Remote databases, client/server, automatic consistency check,
incremental backup, mirroring, shadowing, distributable database, journaling,
versions, RISE, object oriented DBMS, implements relational model three tier
client/server architecture, cooperative servers, language independent
user-configurable (English, Spanish, Portuguese).
- Distribution media:
4/8 mm. DAT, 150/525 MB tape. Academic version
available from:
- Licensing policy:
Commercial. Free version for Linux available.
- OS provisions:
10 MB disk space.
- Documentation:
Available in PostScript and HTML.
- Product support:
Contact
essentia-info@inter-soft.com
for more information.
- Extra features and add-ons:
SQL Server, ODBC Interface for Windows,
JDBC Interface, User servers.
- Available since:
1993.
- Countries with distribution:
Argentina, Brazil, Russia, Mexico,
Venezuela and USA.
- Price range:
Linux version for free (with some restrictions). Other
prices available on request.
- Vendor:
InterSoft Argentina S.A.
Córdoba 883 9th. Floor
Capital Federal (1054)
Argentina
- Phone:
+54 1 318 8900
- Fax:
+54 1 318 8997
- EMail:
info@inter-soft.com - URL:
http://www.inter-soft.com
- Last modified:
August 4, 1997.
- Description:
High performance, multi-threaded, transaction processing
server. Features include: industrial quality transaction processing,
including full commit and rollback; intermediate save points and complete
logging; automatic log management; restart/disaster recovery; user
passwords; access security and online administration; deadlock
detection/resolution; read/write locks at the record/individual key
level; more.
- Distribution media:
3.5" diskettes and CD-ROM.
- Licensing policy:
The FairCom Server is licensed on a per machine
basis. Contact FairCom for specific licensing questions.
- OS provisions:
2 MB of RAM.
- Documentation:
Printed manuals distributed with product; full online
documentation with CD-ROM, available in English and Japanese.
- Product support:
Three months of full technical support from purchase
date. Unlimited technical support and product updates available thereafter
with Server maintenance program.
- Available since:
October, 1995.
- Countries with distribution:
World wide.
- Price range:
US$445-$6795 depending upon platform
and number of users. Special licensing and OEM agreements available.
- Vendor:
FairCom
4006 W. Broadway
Columbia, MO 65203-0100
U.S.A.
- Phone:
+1 573 445 6833
- Fax:
+1 573 445 9698
- EMail:
Faircom@faircom.com - URL:
http://www.faircom.com - Contact:
Tamra Brown
<tami@faircom.com>
- Vendor:
FairCom Europe
Via Patrioti 6
I-24021 Albino
Italy
- Phone:
+39 35 773 464
- Fax:
+39 35 773 806
- EMail:
Europe@faircom.com
- Vendor:
FairCom Japan
Ikeda Bldg. #3 4F, 112-5
Komei-chou, Tsu-city MIE 514
Japan
- Phone:
+81 059 229 7504
- Fax:
+81 059 249 723
- Vendor:
FairCom do Brasil Ltda.
- Phone:
+55 11 3872 9802
- Fax:
+55 11 3862 1752
- EMail:
Brazil@faircom.com
- Last modified:
August 7, 1997.
- Description:
INFORMIX-SE is an SQL-based database engine for
small- to medium-range applications. It is the ideal solution for
businesses that want the power of SQL without complex database
administration requirements. With over a decade of proven reliability,
INFORMIX-SE has a strong track record among Unix database servers.
INFORMIX-ESQL/C: Productivity, flexibility, portability, and standards
are what programmers can achieve with the use of INFORMIX-ESQL for
C. Developers can continue to use these familiar third-generation
languages (3GLs) for developing applications and gain the advantage
of using SQL to access data from those applications. Developers don't
have to build their own database functions saving development time and
effort.
- Distribution media:
CD-ROM and Internet (FTP).
- Licensing policy:
Free development license. Runtime Licenses must
be purchased separately. Information on both is available at
http://www.informix.com/informix/solutions/linux/lx.html.
- OS provisions:
The database server process requires 1.2 MB to run,
and can be installed with 6 MB of disk space.
- Documentation:
Online manuals.
- Product support:
Annual technical support and software maintenance
contracts.
- Extra features and add-ons:
TBD.
- Available since:
July 22, 1998.
- Countries with distribution:
World wide.
- Price range:
To go along with your free development license,
Informix offers attractively priced maintenance contracts through
Informix-Assurance:
http://www.informix.com/informix/services/csp/assurance/assurance.htm
- Vendor:
Informix Software, Inc.
- EMail:
sales@informix.com,
http://www.informix.com/cgi-bin/contact.pl - URL:
http://www.informix.com
- Last modified:
September 21, 1998.
- Description:
Relational Database Management System
- Distribution media:
3.5" diskettes.
- Licensing policy:
Unlimited runtime included.
- Documentation:
Printed manual, examples.
- Product support:
EMail, fax or phone.
- Extra features and add-ons:
- client-server option: lets run applications on several computers
running Windows or Linux, that access a central database on a Linux system.
- web-enabling option: passthrough between an HTTP Web server and a Just
Logic/SQL database. No C or Perl required. SQL commands are embedded directly
within HTML files. Compatible with Netscape, Apache, NCSA and all other
CGI-compliant HTTP servers.
- Available since:
1993.
- Countries with distribution:
World wide.
- Price range:
US$149-$395.
- Vendor:
Just Logic Technologies
P.O. Box 63050, 40 Commerce Street
Nun's Island, Montreal, QC H3E 1V6
Canada
- Phone:
+1 514 761 6887
- Fax:
+1 514 642 6480
- EMail:
sales@justlogic.com - URL:
http://www.justlogic.com - Contact:
Luc Vallieres
- Last modified:
August 5, 1997.
- Description:
KE Texpress is a high-speed client server database engine
that supports object-oriented, relational and free text data structures and
operations. It is particularly suited to applications with large data sets,
complex operations and large numbers of concurrent users. KE Texpress is
used for a wide variety WWW database applications. Vertical applications
include collections management, library systems, vital statistics, archives,
text retrieval and records management.
- Distribution media:
Internet (FTP and WWW) and tape.
- Licensing policy:
Commercial product licensed by number of concurrent
users. A 30 day free trial is available at our
web site.
- OS provisions:
Linux ELF and a.out libraries. Requires about 30
MB disk space. Runs on over 20 other varieties of Unix and Windows NT.
- Documentation:
Printed and HTML documentation is available.
- Product support:
Annual technical support (EMail, fax and phone) and
software maintenance contracts.
- Extra features and add-ons:
- Texhtml WWW module - publish KE Texpress databases on the web
- Texql - SQL-like structured query language
- TexAPI - applications programming interface with client libraries for
Windows (C, C++ and VB), Unix and Macintosh System 7
- TexODBC - ODBC drivers for Windows
KE Software has an extensive consulting service assisting clients to
develop KE Texpress database applications.
- Available since:
1984.
- Countries with distribution:
USA, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong,
Japan and Malaysia.
- Price range:
US$2,000 to $100,000+.
- Vendor:
KE Software Inc.
303-601 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC V5Z 4C2
Canada
- Phone:
+1 604 877 1960
- Fax:
+1 604 877 1961
- EMail:
info@kesoftware.com - URL:
http://www.kesoftware.com - Contact:
Andrzej Kowalski
- Last modified:
August 4, 1997.
- Description:
Qddb is fast, powerful and flexible database software
that runs on Unix. Some of its features include: Tcl/Tk programming
interface, easy to use, you can have a DB application completely up and,
running in about 5 minutes, using nxqddb. CGI interface for quick and
easy online databases and guestbooks. Fast, and powerful searching
capability. Report generator. Barcharts and graphs. Mass mailings
with EMail, letters and postcards.
- Distribution media:
3.5" diskettes, tape and Internet (FTP and WWW).
- Licensing policy:
GNU and Commercial versions available.
- OS provisions:
GNU version comes with source code. Binary packages
available for Linux, FreeBSD, and BSD/OS(BSDI) --- RPM and buildkit format.
- Documentation:
Online documentation and PostScript files
available. Printed manuals also available upon request.
- Product support:
User and programmer support available along
with upgrade contracts.
- Extra features and add-ons:
Tcl/Tk programming interface, CGI
interface, report generator, many useful free and commercial
applications built with Qddb.
- Available since:
1996.
- Countries with distribution:
World wide.
- Price range:
See
http://www.hsdi.com/orders
- Vendor:
Herrin Software Development, Inc.
41 South Highland Avenue
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
U.S.A.
- Phone:
+1 606 886 8202
- Fax:
+1 606 277 3239
- EMail:
info@hsdi.com - URL:
http://www.hsdi.com - Contact:
Eric Herrin
- Last modified:
November 4, 1997.
- Description:
Low-level high performance database engine with C API
and C++ class library, for embedding in applications. This database is
used in thousands of leading commercial applications. Includes source
for C++ class library that encapsulates database navigation and object
storage and retrieval into C++ classes, adding an object-oriented
interface. Supports multiple database models, including relational,
network model, and combined.
- Distribution media:
3.5" diskettes and tape.
- Licensing policy:
Pay for development license, distribute runtime
copies freely.
- Documentation:
Extensive documentation available from Raima Corporation,
dealing with all aspects of database, C API and C++ class library.
- Product support:
Available from Raima Corporation on annual basis,
raining available.
- Extra features and add-ons:
Windows GUI Report Writer.
- Available since:
1984, originally called db_VISTA.
- Countries with distribution:
Direct in the USA, use distributors
internationally - Germany, England, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands,
Russia, Estonia, Argentina, Columbia, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia,
Finland, Taiwan, other countries.
- Price range:
RDM++ Database Module is US$995 for single user,
US$2,395 for multi-user. System is US$1,395 for single user,
US$3,395 for multi-user (System includes RDM++ database, QUERY SQL
query tool and REVISE database restructuring tool). All versions available
with source code for extra cost.
Depends on machine class; lowest is US$3,995
without system utilities; US$6,195 with system utilities.
- Vendor:
Raima Corporation
4800 Columbia Center
701 5th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104
- Phone:
+1 800 327 2462, +1 206 515 9477
- Fax:
+1 206 748 5200
- EMail:
sales@raima.com - URL:
http://www.raima.com - Contact:
Dave Morse
- Last modified:
March 18, 1997.
- Description:
The Empress Embedded RDBMS is an embedded systems
developer's toolkit. The RDBMS engine is fast, compact and
easy-to-embed. Additionally, this package possesses superior bulk object
handling capabilities. Embedded Empress RDBMS is Internet ready with
a JDBC/ODBC bridge available.
- Distribution media:
3.5" diskettes.
- Licensing policy:
Please contact vendor for evaluations copies.
- OS provisions:
32 MB of RAM, 60 MB disk disk space.
- Documentation:
Printed documentation.
- Product support:
Full technical support available, priced separately.
- Extra features and add-ons:
Extra features included with the toolkit
are Empress Report Writer and enhanced Internet capabilities (ability to
use Java applets, etc.) via the HTML toolkit.
- Available since:
January, 1997.
- Countries with distribution:
World wide.
- Price range:
Starting at US$1000 for PCs, US$4000 for
typical workstations, US$16,000 for mid-range servers.
- Vendor:
Empress Software Inc.
6401 Golden Triangle Drive
Greenbelt, MD 20770
U.S.A.
3100 Steeles Avenue East
Markham, ON L3R 8T3
Canada
- Phone:
+1 301 220 1919 (USA), +1 905 513 8888 (Canada)
- Fax:
+1 301 220 1919 (USA), +1 905 513 1668 (Canada)
- EMail:
sales@empress.com - URL:
http://www.empress.com - Contact:
Dick Naedel
- Last modified:
August 4, 1997.
- Description:
SOLID Server is a database engine for new applications
and products. It is extremely easy to set up, and has a small
footprint. SOLID Server is standards-compliant and full of power. It is
perfectly suited for distributed use in countless copies. Its maintenance
is care-free, requiring minimal or no administrator attention.
- Distribution media:
3.5" diskettes and Internet (FTP and WWW).
- Licensing policy:
Copy-protected.
- OS provisions:
At least 2 MB RAM, recommended are 8 MB; harddisk about
3-4 MB.
- Documentation:
English manuals and online help. WWW.
- Product support:
Available.
- Available since:
1994.
- Countries with distribution:
World wide.
- Price range:
SOLID Desktop US$99, SOLID Server
US$199/seat, SOLID Web Engine US$495.
- Vendor:
Solid Information Technology Ltd
Huovitie 3
FIN-00400 Helsinki
Finland
- Phone:
+358 9 477 4730
- Fax:
+358 9 477 47 390
- EMail:
info@solidtech.com - URL:
http://www.solidtech.com
- Last modified:
August 4, 1997.
- Description:
Velocis Database Server is designed for database
application developers who are looking for a high performance
client/server or web database engine. Velocis is a scaleable SQL
client/server database engine that provides a rich set of architectural
choices and APIs including ANSI SQL, SQL C-API, low-level C-API, C++
class libraries, and support for custom APIs. Unlike typical relational
client/server database products, Velocis supports both relational and
pointer-based network model databases in any combination as well as
processing on either side of the client/server equation. The choices of
multiple operating platforms, APIs, processing locality (client or server),
and database model can be mixed and combined to satisfy the performance
requirements of virtually any application.
- Distribution media:
3.5" diskettes and tape.
- Licensing policy:
Pay for development license. Runtimes are requires
to distribute applications.
- Documentation:
Extensive documentation available from Raima Corporation,
dealing with all aspects of database, C API and C++ class library.
- Product support:
Available from Raima Corporation on annual basis,
raining available.
- Extra features and add-ons:
Windows GUI Report Writer, Raima Object
Manager.
- Available since:
1993, originally called Raima Database Server.
- Countries with distribution:
World wide.
- Price range:
1-8 users: US$1,995, 1-25 users: US$3,995,
unlimited: US$8,995.
- Vendor:
Raima Corporation
4800 Columbia Center
701 5th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104
- Phone:
+1 800 327 2462, +1 206 515 9477
- Fax:
+1 206 748 5200
- EMail:
sales@raima.com - URL:
http://www.raima.com - Contact:
Dave Morse
- Last modified:
November 4, 1997.
- Description:
The YARD company offers the following products:
- YARD-SQL -- Relational SQL client/server database with compliance to
X/Open XPG4 and ANSI SQL 92 including network support for accessing remote
databases
- YARD-ESQLC -- Embedded SQL for C
- YARD-ODBC -- ODBC interface for MS Windows clients
- YARD-X -- Motif client for database access (No development tool)
- YARD-JDBC -- Java Interface
- Distribution media:
CD-ROM and Internet (FTP).
- Licensing policy:
License number and activation key for each product
and installation with user dependent licenses. A Private Edition (limited
to 1 user and 5 MB database) for non commercial private use and for evaluation
is available at
ftp://ftp.yard.de.
- OS provisions:
Linux ELF version; RAM usage: 1 MB (minimum) for shared
memory, 500 KB per user. Disk usage: YARD-SQL 10 MB, YARD-ESQLC 1 MB,
YARD-ODBC 1.5 MB and YARD-X 5 MB.
- Documentation:
Printed 600 pages reference and users guide in
German. English documentation is available only as PostScript file.
- Product support:
Upon request.
- Extra features and add-ons:
All products also available for other widely
distributed Unix systems (e.g. SCO Unix, SPARC Solaris, IBM, HP, SGI).
- Available since:
January, 1994.
- Countries with distribution:
Contact YARD Software GmbH for information
about resellers.
- Price range:
Upon request.
- Vendor:
YARD Software GmbH
Wikingerstr. 18
D-51107 Köln
Germany
- Fax:
+49 221 98664 99
- EMail:
yard@yard.de - URL:
http://www.yard.de - FTP:
ftp://ftp.yard.de - Contact:
Thomas Schonhoven
<thomass@yard.de>
- Last modified:
August 4, 1997.
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