PointBase Extends 100% Pure Java Database to Include Devices, Internet Appliances, and Embedded Servers
Announcing Release 3 of its Java Database, PointBase delivers products for synchronizing and managing data anywhere on the Net.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 13, 1999 – PointBase, the leader in small-footprint 100% Pure Java™ embedded database management products led by Oracle Corporation co-founder Bruce Scott, today announced new products and capabilities for extending, managing, and integrating data across the Internet. With Release 3, PointBase adds its new UniSync option for synchronizing data across multiple database systems. The company also announced its Embedded Server database product for demanding multi-connection embedded applications and its Device Edition for managing SQL data on memory constrained devices such as PDA's and Internet appliances.
"With Release 3, we now provide full SQL capabilities for extending enterprise data to hand-held devices, network infrastructure equipment, and remote and local servers," said Bruce Scott, president and CEO of PointBase "With our new UniSync database synchronization capabilities and support of the Unicode international character set standard PointBase provides the Java community with the leading data management tools for the global deployment and management of data over the Internet."
Release 3 is available this month and significant performance enhancements over prior releases. Pricing starts at $195 for PointBase Mobile Edition and $1295 for PointBase Network Server. UniSync and Embedded Server are planned for delivery in Q1/2000, with Device Edition planned for delivery in Q2/2000.
About PointBase UniSync
The PointBase Universal Synchronization Option (UniSync) provides bidirectional data synchronization between PointBase databases located anywhere on the Internet. In combination with DataMirror Transformation Server, or other enterprise replication solutions, UniSync extends enterprise data to continuously and occasionally connected users. UniSync allows enterprises to extend the reach of corporate data across the Internet, enabling new services and products for customer service, field operations, supply chain management, and other applications.
UniSync is available as an option to the PointBase Network Server and Mobile Edition, and will also be available with the Embedded Server and the Device Edition database systems. The UniSync option adheres to the design standards of 100% Pure Java, near-zero administration, and ultra-small footprint.
About the PointBase Device Edition
The PointBase Device Edition is aimed at developers planning wide deployment of database applications on small devices, set-top boxes, and Internet appliances. With Device Edition, PointBase provides development tools that allow Java developers to customize the functionality of the database quickly and easily optimizing for the memory constraints of their device platform and the functional requirements of their application.
About the PointBase Embedded Server
The PointBase Embedded Server meets the needs of developers who require multiple simultaneous connections to the database to support applications that may be encapsulated within the network infrastructure or hosted on unattended systems. Typical applications include supervisory control, industrial process control, and network monitoring.
About PointBase
The PointBase family of 100% Pure Java™ embedded data management products enables a new class of Java-based networked applications to support e-commerce, Web-based mobile workers, and Internet devices such as set-top boxes. PointBase provides the lowest cost of ownership by delivering robust, platform-independent data storage with breakthroughs in ease of use, data synchronization, near-zero administration, and portability.
PointBase was established in 1998 by Bruce Scott, co-founder of Oracle Corporation and Gupta/Centura Software, and Jeff Richey, one of the key developers of the Sybase SQL database server. The management team includes industry veterans from IBM, Oracle, Sybase, Hewlett-Packard and Sun Microsystems. More information about PointBase is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.pointbase.com.
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