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Polytechnic University in Hannover Germany Rehabilitates Injured Athletes and the Disabled with db4o
SAN MATEO, Calif., April 21, 2008 – db4objects (www.db4o.com), creator of the leading open source object
database for Java and .NET, has announced that the Polytechnic University in Hannover,
Germany has leveraged the db4o open source object database to create LeReSpo, a training
application for the non-profit Disability Sports Association in Lower Saxony.
"The Java programming language was familiar to the students working on this solution,
which was important," said Prof. Dr. Carsten Kleiner at the university, adding that the
possibility of free distribution through an open source product was another important
consideration. "We considered a number of options but many open source options simply
weren’t mature enough, while commercial applications proved expensive and difficult to
evaluate effectively."
By implementing db4o’s object-oriented database, the university leverages the strengths
of the embedded technology to create a ‘no-administration’ database that simplifies the
solution for the users. In addition, the Java platform and its use of persistent objects
eases the integration process and provides the ability to store multimedia objects. Best
of all, the open source nature of the db4objects provides a database with a no-cost
licensing option.
"We continue to see db4o spark fantastic, innovative applications. There’s nothing more
exciting than seeing our solution used in a way that really helps people," said Anat Gafni,
vice president of engineering at db4o. "It is amazing and wonderful to be the catalyst for
innovative developments that are making a big difference."
The training software teaches sports rehabilitation coaches to work with disabled people or
injured athletes in a manner that is appropriate to their physical limitations and tracks
and assesses their learning in the program.
"The Disability Sports Association provides an important service to disabled people by
creating sports classes that are run by specially-trained coaches and monitored by doctors,"
said Professor Kleiner. "They wanted an application that helps ensure the instructors receive
comprehensive and standardized training."
The program utilizes a "learn by playing" methodology and allows instructors to train groups
in a presentation environment or create a self-training option where trainees play games and
answer questions individually at their own pace.
Using db4o, the developers easily adapt the questions and games used in the trainings to specific
groups or teaching goals since all questions are stored in a single file to allow for quick and
easy changes and simple distribution. The embedded database also minimizes the administration for
end users.
For more information on db4objects or any of its products, visit the company’s Web site at
www.db4o.com or send an e-mail to: sales@db4o.com
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.
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