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db4objects Releases 7.0 Version of Leading Open Source Object Database
Native Transparent Activation Further Enhances Ease of Use and Efficiency for Java
and .Net Developers
SAN MATEO, Calif., November 13, 2007 – db4objects (www.db4o.com), creator of the
leading open source object database for Java and .NET, has announced availability
of a development (beta) release of version 7.0 of db4o. The new version features
Transparent Activation, which makes it even easier than before to retrieve data
objects of any complexity in db4o with only one line of code while bolstering db4o's
performance lead over incumbents such as Hibernate, relational or non-native object
databases. The current release supports native Transparent Activation for Java and
db4o collections, a .NET version is planned for December and full support for all
collection types in Q1/08.
"This major enhancement of the db4o database makes it easier than ever for developers
to work with complex object graphs," said Rodrigo de Olivera, lead at the db4o Project
Steering Committee. "Just like people don't like to bother with a manual shift and
choose automatic transmission for their cars, Transparent Activation offers a seamless
way to work with db4o without having to know what's going on under the hood. You
can focus on your application's functionality while db4o makes sure your object
model is always ready for action."
In version 7.0, db4o automatically detects the activation depth of object graphs
thereby only loading the absolute minimum from disk, which consumes less memory
and boosts performance. Unlike implementations with highly abstracted data architectures
such as Hibernate, other object-relational solutions or non-native object databases,
db4o's embedded Java and .NET engine can leverage Transparent Activation natively
to bolster its lead of up to 44x faster performance. Since developers no longer
need to manually define the activation depth of the objects they are manipulating,
storing or retrieving, they can significantly slash development time.
"Our application makes use of some large and complex object graphs," said Joseph
Duda of Nexidia, a leading vendor of speech recognition software based in Atlanta,
GA. "For Nexidia, Transparent Activation will reduce the active memory footprint
of the application as well as reduce launch times and other graph-loading costs
at runtime."
The implementation of Transparent Activation as well as a host of minor
enhancements
to version 7.0 is driven by db4o's community of nearly 30,000 Java and .NET developers,
the world's largest of its kind. Thanks to the collaborative, open source development
model, db4objects put object databases back onto the map and makes db4o a mandatory
candidate for every innovative Java or .NET system architect, especially when it
comes to embedded or mobile software applications.
Registered users of db4o can download the software from the db4o developer site. A beta .NET version of the software
is planned for December and a production ready release is expected in the first
quarter of 2008 upon approval from the developer community.
About db4objects, Inc
db4objects, Inc (www.db4o.com)
provides db4o, the world's most popular object database, native to Java and .NET
and available under open source and commercial licenses. With some 30,000 registered
community members and well over one million downloads, db4o is used in a broad array
of industries around the globe. Customers include the world's most innovative companies,
including Boeing, Bosch, Ricoh, and Seagate. db4objects is based in San Mateo, California,
and backed by noted Silicon Valley luminaries including Mark Leslie, founding CEO
of Veritas; Jerry Fiddler, founding CEO of Wind River; Vinod Khosla, founding CEO
of Sun Microsystems as well as Palo Alto-based Asset Management venture firm.
Press and analyst contacts: press@db4o.com
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