Mcobject Embedded Database Newsletter, September 2010
Following is the latest news on McObject; the eXtremeDB in-memory and on-disk embedded database system; and Perst, our open source, object-oriented embedded DBMS for Java and .NET:
Product News
New eXtremeDB Data Relay Adds Fine-Grained Data-Sharing Between Real-Time and Enterprise Systems
McObject has released eXtremeDB Data Relay, a new technology that provides a key building block for fast and flexible data-sharing between real-time applications based on eXtremeDB, and external systems such as enterprise DBMSs. Data Relay helps developers by simplifying the code that “looks inside” database transactions for changes that should be relayed. It also guarantees maximum efficiency by eliminating the CPU-intensive task of monitoring database activity. Target uses include financial trading and telecommunications. Data Relay is provided as a new feature within eXtremeDB Transaction Logging edition. Read more.
Perst Gains Support for Windows Phone 7 Smartphone Platform
McObject has added Windows Phone 7 – Microsoft’s soon-to-be-released smartphone platform – to the list of operating systems supported by the Perst for .NET object-oriented, open source database system. Developers doubting that WP7 devices’ tight memory, CPU and storage constraints will permit use of a “real” embedded database can dispel their uncertainties by looking toward the BlackBerry development community, where technology providers have incorporated Perst into a wide range of smartphone applications serving markets from financial to customer relationship management (CRM) to agriculture. Get details.
Company News
Check Out McObject CEO’s Blog
McObject co-founder and CEO Steve Graves blogs on McObject’s Web site, offering insights into database technology and the embedded systems industry. In his August 20 post, Steve looks at some recent news announcements and casts a skeptical eye on terms like “NoSQL” and “post-relational.” He suggests, “We're in the information business, so give us the information - not trendy marketing terms that impart no information.” Steve’s September 2 post assesses the state of the embedded market’s recovery, based on McObject’s experience participating in recent events in the U.S. and Canada.
New White Paper – NoSQL, Object Caching & IMDSs: Alternatives for Highly Scalable Data Management
Has the relational database management system (RDBMS) reached its limits in today's high volume, highly scalable real-time applications? McObject's new white paper examines RDBMS limits and the technologies that are suggested to replace or supplement it, including NoSQL, object caching solutions, and in-memory database systems (IMDSs). The free report is linked from McObject’s Web site.
Visit McObject’s Facebook Page
McObject has launched a Facebook page to foster communication with the developer and business community. Next time you’re on the popular social media site, check out McObject’s page for the latest news, links and conversation on embedded database technology, events and more.
McObject co-founder and CEO Steve Graves blogs on McObject’s Web site, offering insights into database technology and the embedded systems industry. In his August 20 post, Steve looks at some recent news announcements and casts a skeptical eye on terms like “NoSQL” and “post-relational.” He suggests, “We're in the information business, so give us the information - not trendy marketing terms that impart no information.” Steve’s September 2 post assesses the state of the embedded market’s recovery, based on McObject’s experience participating in recent events in the U.S. and Canada.
New White Paper – NoSQL, Object Caching & IMDSs: Alternatives for Highly Scalable Data Management
Has the relational database management system (RDBMS) reached its limits in today's high volume, highly scalable real-time applications? McObject's new white paper examines RDBMS limits and the technologies that are suggested to replace or supplement it, including NoSQL, object caching solutions, and in-memory database systems (IMDSs). The free report is linked from McObject’s Web site.
Visit McObject’s Facebook Page
McObject has launched a Facebook page to foster communication with the developer and business community. Next time you’re on the popular social media site, check out McObject’s page for the latest news, links and conversation on embedded database technology, events and more.
Upcoming Webinar
Real-Time Database Systems for Industrial Control
Traditional relational database management systems (RDBMSs) have long served as back-end data repositories for industrial control and automation. But these systems’ needs are changing, driven by decentralized architectures and the need to manage growing volumes of complex data in real-time. For strategies to handle the torrent of data in today’s embedded automation and control applications, attend McObject’s free Webinar "Real-Time Database Systems for Industrial Control" on Wednesday, October 6. Learn more.
Other Events
Real-Time & Embedded Computing Conference (RTECC)
Los Angeles, CA – Thursday, November 18, 20010
Join us at RTECC for the embedded systems industry’s unique, one-day conference and exhibition! At the Los Angeles event, McObject is an exhibitor and CEO Steve Graves is featured as a speaker on the topic “Memory Management for Embedded Systems”.
RTECC features open-door technical sessions in conjunction with tabletop exhibits. For more information, including hours and venues, see www.rtecc.com.
Embedded World 2011
March 1 – 3, 2010 – Nuremberg, Germany
Visit McObject in Hall 11, Stand 225
McObject exhibits in booth 11-225 at Embedded World 2011 — the World’s largest embedded systems event — to present the eXtremeDB embedded database version 4.1, new Data Relay technology, and more. Visit us to learn how new features, such as custom collations and RC4 encryption, can benefit your application!
The last Embedded World drew a record 730 exhibiting companies, who shared a full range of products and solutions with some 18,350 visitors. Hardware, software, tool and service specialists together created optimal conditions for exchanging views and developing creative ideas. Contact McObject to arrange a person-to-person meeting and demo in our booth.
Los Angeles, CA – Thursday, November 18, 20010
Join us at RTECC for the embedded systems industry’s unique, one-day conference and exhibition! At the Los Angeles event, McObject is an exhibitor and CEO Steve Graves is featured as a speaker on the topic “Memory Management for Embedded Systems”.
RTECC features open-door technical sessions in conjunction with tabletop exhibits. For more information, including hours and venues, see www.rtecc.com.
Embedded World 2011
March 1 – 3, 2010 – Nuremberg, Germany
Visit McObject in Hall 11, Stand 225
McObject exhibits in booth 11-225 at Embedded World 2011 — the World’s largest embedded systems event — to present the eXtremeDB embedded database version 4.1, new Data Relay technology, and more. Visit us to learn how new features, such as custom collations and RC4 encryption, can benefit your application!
The last Embedded World drew a record 730 exhibiting companies, who shared a full range of products and solutions with some 18,350 visitors. Hardware, software, tool and service specialists together created optimal conditions for exchanging views and developing creative ideas. Contact McObject to arrange a person-to-person meeting and demo in our booth.
Customer News
eXtremeDB Fusion Expands Marketing Reach of Loewe Opta’s Digital Televisions
German consumer electronics manufacturer Loewe Opta has released new digital television models with electronic programming guide (EPG) software based on eXtremeDB Fusion. By integrating McObject’s commercial, off-the-shelf (COTS) database system, Loewe Opta both reduced time-to-market and ensured the fastest possible performance. Thanks to the custom collations feature introduced in v. 4.1, eXtremeDB Fusion also delivered a key marketing advantage by enabling the EPG software to support database search using character sets from all European sub-markets. Read the announcement.
Leading SAP Partner Deploys Perst in Silverlight-Based Software-as-a-Service
McObject announced that coresystems AG, an SAP Gold Partner and a leading provider of value-added software for the SAP environment, has integrated McObject’s Perst™ for .NET embedded database, running in Microsoft’s Silverlight Web application framework, as a key mobile client component in its cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS). Perst leverages Silverlight’s out-of-browser capability to deliver fast, reliable local sorting, queries and storage, and is synchronized with master data that resides in the coresuite cloud hosted by coresystems. Get details.
Verizon’s Cable Guys Get Perst Lite Embedded DBMS on BlackBerry Smartphones
Verizon Communications has deployed Perst Lite in a BlackBerry smartphone application that will be rolled out to thousands of service and repair technicians. Verizon's use of Perst Lite illustrates a larger trend of line-of-business applications migrating to smartphones and requiring a DBMS to manage complex data, provide reliability and support sophisticated features, McObject Chief Operating Officer Chris Mureen said. Learn more.
Perst Lite Chosen for New BlackBerry Software Development Tool
A South American firm specializing in software for BlackBerry smartphones, frustrated in its search for rapid development tools, is launching its own solution, called JadBlack (Java Accelerated Development for BlackBerry). A key JadBlack feature is its use of the Perst Lite embedded database from McObject to add record storage, search, retrieval and other highly efficient database features to mobile business applications. Get details.
In The News
Java Annotations and Reflection: Powerful Building Blocks for a DBMS Interface. JavaLobby (java.dzone.com), September 16, 2010. This article presents the eXtremeDB Java Native Interface (JNI), demonstrating – with ample code samples – how Java's annotations and reflection support an interface that enables a Java application to harness an in-memory database system (IMDS) written in C. Advantages include improved performance, reduced risk of error, and the ability to access eXtremeDB while working entirely with plain old Java objects (POJOs).
Loewe Opta Adds McObject Database to TVs. Broadcasting & Cable, September 16, 2010. This leading TV industry trade publication featured the news of eXtremeDB Fusion's integration within programming guide software by the major German consumer electronics manufacturer. The article noted that eXtremeDB is already used in programming guide software by satellite TV service provider DIRECTV.
Mixing Real-Time, Enterprise Data? Relay It! Embedded Now Blog, August 10, 2010. Embedded Computing Design editor Don Dingee blogs that “there are enterprise databases, and real-time databases, and sometimes applications call for them to work together more efficiently.” McObject’s new eXtremeDB Data Relay technology addresses bridges the two worlds. It “avoids homegrown solutions and makes for more efficient code and use of processing resources,” Dingee writes.
Java Accelerated Development for BlackBerry Smartphones. Dr. Dobb's Journal, July 20, 2010. DDJ reports on Ecuadorian firm Inalambrik’s plan to launch JadBlack, a Java ME programming tool. A key feature is its use of the Perst Lite embedded database to add record storage, search, retrieval, and other highly database features to applications for BlackBerry smartphones.
Database Duo Deliver Windows Phone 7 Apps Storage. The Register, June 30, 2010. This technical news site covered McObject adding support for Windows Phone 7 to the Perst embedded database, and the role played by APPA Mundi, a UK-based consultancy specializing in mobile software development, in completing the initial WP7 port of Perst.
McObject’s New Business Looks Anything But Embedded. Embedded Software Blog of Venture Development Corporation, June 30, 2010. VDC Embedded Software Practice Director Stephen Balacco interviewed McObject CEO Steve Graves for this Q&A article, which focuses on eXtremeDB’s growing role in real-time enterprise applications such as financial trading.
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