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Business Backgrounder for Download

Open Source Business Model Proves a Boon for db4o
Embedded Object Database Flourishes Under Dual-License Plan

SAN MATEO, Calif., July 5, 2005 - db4objects, providers of the leading open source object database for Java and .NET, today announced that one year after its incorporation, the company's open source dual license business model has catapulted its embedded object database db4o to success.

Within just six months of launch, db4o realized more than 200,000 downloads and is now supported by a registered user community of 5,000 users, and many more deployments - making it the world's most popular object database. As a company, db4objects has been periodically breaking financially even since inception, and has successfully closed commercial deals with leading corporations including BMW, Hertz, and BOSCH.

Keys to the company's winning market focus and open source business model are explained in a new business backgrounder, available for immediate and free download.

This paper illustrates why and how object database technology is making a hearty comeback, and why open source is crucial to creating a universal, affordable product platform that services GPL and commercial customers alike.

By reading "The Business Case for the Open Source Object Database", you will learn:

Why the OO database vendors from the 1990s have failed to thrive in the mainstream
Why object-relational mappers (ORM) are only a band-aid and cannot compete with native OODBMS technology
Why combining the power of the open source development community with servicing commercial customers' roadmap and support needs is so potent
How db4objects has effectively put object database technology back on the map

According to this eye-opening document: "If anyone has ever told you that object databases were a dead end, it is now time to think again."

About db4objects, Inc
db4objects, Inc (www.db4o.com) provides db4o, the only native object database for both Java and .NET, available under open source and commercial licenses. With more than 200,000 downloads and many more deployments, db4o is used by some of the world's most innovative companies, including BMW, Hertz, and Bosch. db4objects is a privately held company based in San Mateo, California, and backed by noted Silicon Valley investors including Mark Leslie, founding CEO of Veritas.

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