[ANN] 4D Announces 4D v11 SQL Release 3
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Stability and scalability at the heart of 4D v11 SQL Release 3
4D v11 SQL Release 3 exploits and embraces the power of high-speed
servers with a dramatic expansion of 4D-based application capabilities.
November 18, 2008 - San Jose, CA - 4D, Inc., producer of the
integrated
software platform that simplifies the process of developing and
deploying business applications, announced today the availability of
4D
v11 SQL Release 3, which highlights the maturity and robustness of its
new database engine built on the SQL standard.
Extremely powerful
Created by design to take advantage of pre-emptive multithreading in
data access operations and memory management, the core of 4D v11 SQL
has
been further optimized since Release 2 to exploit the multi-core
architecture of the most modern computers and servers, under Windows
and
Mac OS X, whether 32- or 64-bit. This optimization, has received a
resoundingly positive response from users, who rave about 10- to
30-fold
speed gains, obtained without any modification of existing code.
ìWe have subjected version 11.3 of 4D Server to a series of load
tests,
intensively querying the database over hundreds hours uninterrupted,
in
configurations from two to twenty-four processor cores,î said Laurent
RibardiËre, Chairman and Founder of 4D, and architect of the new core
of
4D v11 SQL. ìThe results confirm the validity of our parallelization
algorithms over a variable number of processor cores, and prove 4D
v11.3
a server completely adapted to the most advanced configurations.î
A minor update with major benefits
On top of pure performance improvements and core stability, numerous
other features have been introduced. Among these:
* A new SQL connection protocol is now available to allow 4D
applications to communicate without ODBC, thus improving connection
and
response time
* SQL schemas that allow tighter control of access rights to the SQL
server, which also benefit third-party applications across the ODBC
protocol as well as native SQL ìPass-Throughî connections, and
access
from the Flex environment using the 4D for Flex library
Additional performance gains come courtesy of a new compression
algorithm for SOAP services between 4D applications. The execution of
Web Services, whose usage is increasingly widespread in applications
deployed with 4D and 4D Server, have been further accelerated.
Finally, the development environment has been improved with a
component
that easily and quickly lets users take advantage of 4D v11 SQL's
native
SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) engine. With over 100 extensively
documented high-level commands, 4D SVG allows the creation and
manipulation of charts and vector graphics dynamically via application
data. This results in richer user interfaces with graphs, charts,
dashboards, or images that can be transformed on the fly, with no
degradation of quality.
Learn more about 4D v11 SQL Release 3 by clicking
http://www.4d.com/products/4Dv11SQLr3.html
About 4D
4D, Inc. located in San Jose, CA offers companies and developers an
integrated platform for creating and deploying business applications.
The 4D product line is used in more than 50 countries by a network of
7,000 professional software developers and millions of end users. 4D,
Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of 4D SAS, headquartered in Paris,
France. 4D, Inc. can be reached at 1-800-785-3303 or online at
http://www.4d.com.
Press Contact
Michael Hathaway
Marketing Communications Manager, 4D Inc.
pr@...
+1 408-557-4600
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