K U D O S O
F T H E M O N T H
"I
can have my applications working in pc's and mobile devices without
writing a new object model or an interface for the storage, db4o rocks!"
-- Gisbert Avellan, dVP 2008
A R T I C L E S
-- db4o 7.0 RELEASED WITH TRANSPARENT ACTIVATION --
db4objects has announced availability of a development (beta) release of version
7.0 of db4o for Java for immediate download from the db4o Download Center.
db4o 7.0 features Transparent Activation (TA), 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.
Find the complete release notes in New in Version 7.0 (PDF).
More information in Carl's blog posts The 7th Dimension and detailled item by item release notes.
-- XtremeConnect VIRTUAL PAIRING SERVICE LAUNCHED --
db4objects has launched its new premium service offering dDN Enterprise which includes
the unique new support service XtremeConnect.
XtremeConnect allows developers to directly connect with a db4o specialist for a
remote pairing session that enables joint design reviews, problem solving or debugging
with unprecedented efficiency.
This service evolved from db4objects' engineering processes that are are based on
Extreme and Agile practices and, by necessity, include some ingenuity to bridge
the geographic gaps between remote engineers. With the help of Skype and VNC engineers
always develop in pairs, one writing the code, the other writing tests trying to
break the code or offering advice on how to improve the code.
As a dDN Enterprise subscriber you can click on the XtremeConnect button located in the new ObjectManager Enterprise
productivity tool or the db4objects Customer Portal to schedule a one-on-one session with a db4o specialist.
For more information and instructions on how to obtain this product, please visit the
XtremeConnect Product Information page.
-- db4o 6.4 READY FOR PRODUCTION --
db4o 6.4 has now been moved to PRODUCTION status, the equivalent of a candidate for stable,
which means it is recommended for evaluation and product development. In this phase
the feature set stays consistent and only bug fixes are be applied to the code.
In Q1/2008 db4o 6.4 will move to STABLE, the version recommended for product shipment.
Starting with release 7.0, STABLE releases are only available to commercial customers.
Get version 6.4 Production from the db4o Download Center.
-- NEW ObjectManager Enterprise LAUNCHED --
ObjectManager Enterprise is a completely new design of the ObjectManager productivity
tool. It provides great database browsing and maintenance features and adds the
ability to access services such as case management and XtremeConnect, our new virtual
pairing service.
This first release of OM-Enterprise is implemented as Visual Studio 2005 plug-in
with an Eclipse version to follow towards the end of the year. By leveraging the
plug-in framework users never have to leave their favorite development environment
to test their db4o database.
ObjectManager Enterprise is exclusively available to all customers subscribing to
the new dDN Enterprise offering. You can download a trial version of ObjectManager
Enterprise here.
The previous ObjectManager 6 is still available under GPL here and is maintained by the db4o community, together with
a host of IDE plug-in projects.
You can find more information on the web about dDN Enterprise and ObjectManager Enterprise.
-- db4objects INTRODUCES NEW BUSINESS MODEL --
The new premium service offering, db4o Developer Network (dDN) Enterprise, comes
with a new business model -- a subscription bundle that covers all the needs for
commercial product development using db4o.
dDN Enterprise is priced at $18,000 per named developer per year and consists of
a bundle of five components:
Upgrades from an existing, basic dDN membership, may be eligible for a partial refund
and discounts of up to 30% on orders placed and shipped prior to 12/31/2007. Volume
discounts are available for dDN Enterprise subscriptions for multiple named developers.
dDN Enterprise is available with a 30 day cancellation policy which allows for a
risk free trial. If you decide not to subscribe to dDN Enterprise, you will only
be charged 1/12 of the total fee.
Download the complete
dDN Enterprise Product Information (PDF) for more information.
-- db4o - THE DATABASE FOR GOOGLE'S ANDROID --
Google has created a stir with the release of the Android SDK, a comprehensive software
platform for mobile phones that was recently announced at the Open Handset Alliance.
The Java programming API and the fact that it is free makes it an ideal
platform for millions of application developers -- and immediately
compatible to db4o.
Only hours after the Android release the db4objects team had some quick evaluations
of the SDK running with db4o. The result: db4o runs without a snag on Android and
is, out of the box and without optimization, already 20% faster than SQLite.
Read more on Christof's blog here and Carl's blog here. You will definitely see more news around db4o and Android. Stay tuned!
-- NEW AND IMPROVED dDN MEMBER PORTAL --
The db4objects Customer Portal
has received a face lift and exciting new features have been added. The new URL
customer.db4o.com gives access to the following exclusive services:
- XtremeConnect - web access to db4objects' expert support through live pairing sessions
(Enterprise only)
- dDN Support Case Management - file your support cases and receive replies in 24
hours or less
- dRT Runtime and Contract Management - manage and report the shipments of your db4o
Runtime Licenses (dRT)
Access to the Customer Portal is subject to having an active subscription to the
professional dDN Enterprise package or a basic dDN membership.
-- SAMPLE APPLICATION: SYNC YOUR MOBILE PHONE USING db4o --
German
has created a ProjectSpace with a great sample application complete with
video tutorial
on how to develop a sync program for mobile devices. The use case shows how to synchronize
Pocket Outlook contact information on a Windows Mobile 6 device over-the-air with
a db4o server using db4o synchronization technology (dRS). This is not only useful
for developers working on WM6 but for anyone looking at synchronization challenges.
-- SERENDIPIRY, AN INFORMATION SHARING FRAMEWORK --
Serendipity (by
Alex de Spindler) is a high-level framework aimed at supporting the forms
of information sharing required in social applications. It is based on the concept
of peer collections that allow data to be managed and shared in a flexible way.
The project includes documentation and an installer for Java. For more information
visit the ProjectSpace here.
-- MITOO: MIGRATE TO OBJECT ORIENTED DBMS --
MITOO (MIgrating data To Object-Oriented databases) is an application framework
for migrating data from relational databases to object databases through SQL queries.
For more information such as usage scenarios, documentation, downloads, etc. please
check the ProjectSpace for MITOO
here.
L O O K I N G I N T O T H E M I R R O R
Select press coverage about db4o since the last newsletter:
"Inside
db4o"
TheServerSide, November, 2007, by Rick Grehan
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