OPENLINK'S VIRTUOSO 2.7 SUPPORTS ODBC/JDBC DATABASES.OpenLink Software, Inc., Burlington, Mass., a provider of enterprise middleware, has launched the commercial release of Virtuoso 2.7 -- the latest installment of its cross platform, multi-purpose, and multi-protocol server for SQL SQL in full Structured Query Language. Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results. , XML, and Web Services. The new release enables the rapid creation, integration, hosting and deployment of Web Services that coexist with existing IS infrastructures. Virtuoso enables the publishing of Persistent Stored Modules -- SQL Stored Procedures, Java Objects, and .NET Objects -- as SOAP, WSDL (Web Services Description Language) An XML-based language for defining Web services. Developed by Microsoft and IBM, WSDL describes the protocols and formats used by the service. , and UDDI (Universal Description, Discovery and Integration) An industry initiative for a universal business registry (catalog) of Web services turned over to the stewardship of OASIS in 2002 as the version 3 specification of UDDI was released. compliant Web Services. It also enables the creation of XML documents from SQL Databases on the fly, such that XML based access to disparate data can be used as the data foundation for current and next generation Web Services. Virtuoso 2.7 is available for the following platforms: Windows(R), Linux(R), UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). (R), and Mac(R) OS. It includes support for all ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) A database programming interface from Microsoft that provides a common language for Windows applications to access databases on a network. and 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 accessible databases. "The new Virtuoso release simplifies the adoption and exploitation of the Web Services value proposition by providing seamless integration with existing application functionality without compromising security or performance", said Kingsley Idehen, President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of OpenLink Software. "Virtuoso underscores OpenLink's leadership role in both innovation and development of standards compliant cross-platform middleware", he added. "Virtuoso is ahead of the game in web services and provides a practical, easy to use technology to exploit this new way of connecting applications", said Martin Butler, Founder and Research Chair of Butler Group. "In order to support the widest range of corporate customers for our leading wireless application service, Pervasic's back-end database engine must conform to the latest standards and provide robust, scalable, secure and efficient database performance. Virtuoso offers all of these capabilities, together with unique Virtual Database functionality that provides a highly effective solution to the problem of seamlessly integrating multiple customer databases. Virtuoso is a key element in Pervasic's wireless service platform," said Mark Potts, CEO Pervasic. Virtuoso 2.7 is now available for download from OpenLink's web site at http://www.openlinksw.com/virtuoso About OpenLink Software OpenLink Software is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. with offices in the U.S.A., United Kingdom, France, and Malaysia. It is a leading provider of mission critical middleware covering a wide variety of industry standards. For more information, visit http://www.openlinksw.com or 781-273-0900 ext 10. |
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