Cloudscape Releases New Version of Industry-Leading Data Management Product Suite.Business/High Tech Editors MENLO PARK Menlo Park. 1 Residential city (1990 pop. 28,040), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1874. Electronic equipment and aerospace products are manufactured in the city. Menlo College and a Stanford Univ. research institute are there. 2 Uninc. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 20, 2001 Hassle-Free, Full-Feature Data Management from Handheld Devices to Server Appliances -- Cloudscape cloud·scape n. 1. A work of art representing a view of clouds: an Impressionist painting that is a vast cloudscape of buoyant, floating forms. 2. Provides Seamless Database Management and Patented Synchronization for Any Java (TM) Technology Based Application Cloudscape (TM), the embeddable database with 100% Pure Java Refers to initiatives from Sun that specify 100% compliance with its Java specification. The goal is to maintain a consistent, single interface for Java so that all Java Virtual Machines can run all Java programs. See Holy Grail. certified standards from Informix (R) Corporation (Nasdaq:IFMX IFMX Informix Corporation ), today announced its latest release of the Cloudscape product suite, Version 3.6. Cloudscape 3.6 introduces new security and usability functionality along with features to support Sun Microsystems' Java (TM) 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) A platform from Sun for building distributed enterprise applications. J2EE services are performed in the middle tier between the user's machine and the enterprise's databases and legacy information systems. (TM)) Software Development Kit. Scalable and operational without the need for a database administrator, Cloudscape provides an intelligent, distributed data management (protocol, database) Distributed Data Management - (DDM) An IBM data protocol architecture for data management services across distributed systems in an SNA environment. DDM provides a common data management language for data interchange among different IBM system platforms. solution for growing businesses that plan to survive in the global marketplace. With version 3.6, Cloudscape adds support for the latest release of Sun Microsystems' Java (TM) Cryptography Extensions (JCE See JCA. (TM)) version 1.2.1. Developers around the world can now use export-approved JCE implementations to encrypt their data in the database while providing an added layer of security for mobile and distributed Java technology-based applications. Added functionality in Cloudscape 3.6 brings developers simplified schema management to minimize time-to-market for new applications. Development, testing and support costs are dramatically lowered with Cloudscape because it allows its users to create a single version of an application that works across all platforms. "Cloudscape is the leader in supporting standards in the Java technology-based database market segment. By working closely with organizations such as Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , we can make sure that our customers get the ideal data management features required for distributed enterprise level Java applications," says Ian Schmidt, vice president and general manager of the Cloudscape Business Unit at Informix Software. "Each time someone downloads the J2EE Reference Implementation they also download Cloudscape as their Java database," said Rick Saletta, group manager J2EE, Sun Microsystems. "After reviewing a number of databases, we chose Cloudscape for reference implementation because of its robust, easy-to-use characteristics." Lucent Technologies' VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. Firewall Brick family, which includes the Lucent Security Management Server (LSMS LSMS Living Standards Measurement Survey LSMS Louisiana State Medical Society LSMS Local Service Management System LSMS Locally-Self-consistent Multiple-Scattering LSMS Line-Strip Multibeam System LSMS Lnp Service Management System ), is an all-in-one VPN/firewall network management application that protects non-authorized users and potential hackers from gaining access to secure VPN transactions. "We've transparently integrated Cloudscape's database software into our LSMS product," said Howie Gittleson, general manager of VPN Firewall and Security Solutions for Lucent's Edge Access Systems Group. "The integration of Cloudscape into LSMS enables service providers using our product to simplify the provisioning and management of security and VPN policies in large-scale networks." New Features in Cloudscape V3.6 The Cloudscape product suite includes the following: Cloudscape, Cloudsync (TM) for data, schema and application synchronization and Cloudconnector (TM), a server framework for multiple client connections to the Cloudscape DBMS (DataBase Management System) Software that controls the organization, storage, retrieval, security and integrity of data in a database. It accepts requests from the application and instructs the operating system to transfer the appropriate data. . Cloudscape is the original player in the small footprint, all Java, object relational database relational database Database in which all data are represented in tabular form. The description of a particular entity is provided by the set of its attribute values, stored as one row or record of the table, called a tuple. management space, and continues to build a quality product that addresses the ongoing needs of Java technology-based application design by incorporating these new enhancements: -- Extended support for J2EE specification features such as global transactions and connection pooling -- Configurable encryption algorithms used to safeguard data and allow customers to use encryption providers of their choice -- Integer columns that can be defined as auto-incrementing, allowing Cloudscape to automatically generate a sequential number for the value of a column -- Enhancements to help developers to better manage their database schemas during development; for example, the ability to increase the width of a column, and drop NOT NULL constraints -- Virtual table interface (VTI) to represent external data as an updatable table -- Additional support for the JDBC (TM) API isolation level, TRANSACTION_REPEATABLE_READ. Pricing and Availability Full-featured but wearing a small price tag, Cloudscape can perform as a robust workgroup server database with over 300 simultaneous connections for a fraction of the usual cost. Cloudscape Personal Edition is available for download free of charge at www.cloudscape.com, and an evaluation copy of the Cloudsync product will be available by March 15, 2001. When deployed, a Cloudscape Personal Edition license now sells starting at $99 per single user, and the Cloudscape/ Cloudsync combination package starts at $199 per single user. About Cloudscape The Informix Cloudscape Business Unit provides industry-leading data management solutions for the Post-PC Internet environment. Cloudscape is a reliable, high performance Java technology embeddable database management system. All Cloudscape products meet 100% Pure Java(TM) certification standards, enabling developers to create smart synchronized applications for a broad range of platforms. For more information, visit the Informix Cloudscape Web site at www.cloudscape.com. About Informix Informix Software, the database company, is a leading provider of database-management systems for data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse , transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time. Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly. and e-Business applications. With more than 100,000 customers worldwide, Informix Software delivers high-performance database systems in markets including retail, financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , government, health care, manufacturing, media and publishing, and telecommunications. For more information, visit the Informix Web site at www.informix.com. (c)2001 Informix Corporation. All rights reserved. The following are trademarks of Informix Corporation or its affiliates, one or more of which may be registered in the U.S. or other jurisdictions: Informix(R), Cloudscape(TM), Cloudsync(TM)and Cloudconnector(TM). Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun Logo, Java, 100% Java, J2EE, JDBC (Java DataBase Connectivity) A programming interface that lets Java applications access a database via the SQL language. Since Java interpreters (Java Virtual Machines) are available for all major client platforms, this allows a platform-independent database and JCE are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. |
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