DataDirect Technologies Launches Connection-Based Pricing for Its Industry Leading ODBC Drivers.BEDFORD Bedford, town, England Bedford, town (1991 pop. 75,632), county seat of Bedfordshire, central England, on the Ouse River. It is an important industrial center; diesel engines, pumps, turbines, agricultural machinery, electrical equipment, and transistors , Mass. -- New Pricing Option to Deliver World Class ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) A database programming interface from Microsoft that provides a common language for Windows applications to access databases on a network. Connectivity to Applications of All Sizes DataDirect Technologies, the unparalleled leader in data connectivity and mainframe integration and an operating company operating company A business that engages in transactions with outsiders. of Progress Software Corporation (Nasdaq: PRGS PRGS Phosphoribosylglycinamide Synthetase ), today announced the launch of a new connection-based pricing for DataDirect Connect(R) for ODBC, its fast, feature rich suite of 32-bit ODBC drivers for all major platforms and databases - Oracle, DB2, Microsoft SQL Server A relational DBMS from Microsoft that is a major component of the Windows Server System. It is Microsoft's high-end client/server database and is closely integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office System. , Sybase (Sybase Inc., Dublin, CA, www.sybase.com) A software company founded in 1984 that specializes in enterprise infrastructure and integration of platforms, databases and applications. and Informix A relational database management system (DBMS) from IBM that runs on a variety of Unix platforms. Originally developed by Informix Software, Menlo Park, CA, the product was acquired by IBM in 2001. . The new pricing option, based on the number of simultaneous database connections needed by the application, makes enterprise class data connectivity available for applications of all sizes. DataDirect Connect for ODBC eliminates complex development and configuration tasks and enables rapid support of new database versions and features. Using its unique wire protocol architecture, DataDirect Connect for ODBC eliminates the need for database client software and libraries, thereby dramatically improving performance and scalability while simplifying configuration and deployment. "Our customers have consistently asked us for pricing options that fit their application size and scale - now we have it," said John Goodson, vice president of product operations for DataDirect Technologies. "Whether companies are developing large scale, critical systems or smaller applications with lower usage requirements, DataDirect is committed to extending its market-leading technology to those who need it, when they need it." Product pricing is based on the number of simultaneous connections to the database. Access to DataDirect's Knowledgebase and online forums will be provided for all product licenses. DataDirect's award winning 24/7 telephone support is offered to customers licensing unlimited connections. The current product pricing breakdown follows: --Five connections per server, $549 for the first CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. --10 connections per server, $1,000 for the first CPU --25 connections per server, $2,500 for the first CPU --Unlimited connections per server, $4,000 per CPU DataDirect's tiered pricing is now available through its worldwide sales force. More information can be found at http://www.datadirect.com/connection/index.ssp. Later this year, DataDirect Connect for ODBC will be made available via a secure online store on the DataDirect website. DataDirect reserves the right to update the above-described pricing from time to time. About DataDirect Technologies DataDirect Technologies is the software industry's only comprehensive provider of software for connecting the world's most critical business applications to data and services, running on any platform, using proven and emerging standards. Developers worldwide depend on DataDirect(R) products to connect their applications to an unparalleled range of data sources using standards-based interfaces such as ODBC, JDBCTM and ADO.NET, XQuery and SOAP. More than 300 leading independent software vendors and thousands of enterprises rely on DataDirect Technologies to simplify and streamline data connectivity for distributed systems Distributed systems (computers) A distributed system consists of a collection of autonomous computers linked by a computer network and equipped with distributed system software. and to reduce the complexity of mainframe integration. DataDirect Technologies is an operating company of Progress Software Corporation (Nasdaq: PRGS). For more information, visit www.datadirect.com. DataDirect and DataDirect Connect are trademarks or registered trademarks of Progress Software Corporation or one of its subsidiaries or affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. Java and all Java based marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of 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. , Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. Any other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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