Objectivity Upgrades the Industry's Leading High Performance Data Repository Platform; Objectivity/DB 9.1 Enhances Connectivity, Performance and High Availability; Launches 30-day Free Trial Program for Objectivity/DB 9.1 for Windows.

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- As market acceptance grows for its real-time data management solutions for complex inter-related data, Objectivity, Inc. today announces general availability of the new Objectivity/DB(R) Release 9.1. Objectivity/DB 9.1 enhances the connectivity of the product with support for IBM WebSphere plus other JCA compliant application servers, and improves the performance of its object-relational SQL++ product. Objectivity also announced the launch of a free 30-day trial period for Objectivity/DB 9.1 for Windows. The free trial, available at www.objectivity.com, provides developers with 30 days to evaluate Objectivity/DB 9.1 for the Windows platform at no charge.

Objectivity, Inc. markets Objectivity/DB to ISVs, OEMs and end-users for real-time processing of complex information, document and process management, scientific computing and complex defense and security applications. Objectivity's customers develop solutions built on the Objectivity/DB platform for the government, telecommunications, Internet infrastructure, manufacturing, biotechnology, financial services, scientific and IT markets. Objectivity/DB 9.1 intrinsic features include its scalability, high availability, performance and interoperability, supporting customers with a business need for high performance and complex data relationships.

Interoperability and High Throughput

"Objectivity/DB 8.0 was the first database to break through the Petabyte barrier by supporting ingest rates of over a Terabyte per hour," said Leon Guzenda, chief technology officer at Objectivity, Inc. "Objectivity/DB 9.0 further increased the scalability and high availability features of our product. With the Objectivity/DB 9.1 platform we are increasing the usability of Objectivity for Java in service oriented architecture deployments and for users of our object-relational interface, SQL++."

"Objectivity/DB 9.1 makes it easier for users of BEA WebLogic and IBM WebSphere to integrate their applications with Objectivity for Java," said Jacques Darakdjian, vice president of engineering at Objectivity, Inc. "We have eliminated the need to provide vendor-specific connection management coding by incorporating new Java Connection Architecture components," he added.

Objectivity/DB 9.1 New Connectivity, Performance and Usability Features

The new features and benefits of Objectivity/DB 9.1 include:

--JCA - A new Java Connection Architecture resource adapter feature allows Objectivity to interface with any application server supporting JCA. Rather than requiring manual vendor-specific connection management coding, Objectivity is enabling the use of the CCI interface to manage connections to the Enterprise Information System (EIS). In addition to our current support for BEA WebLogic Container Managed Persistence, a CMP deployment tool for IBM WebSphere is now also included in this release.

--AUTOMATIC RELATIONSHIP TRAVERSAL FOR SQL++/ODBC - Within this release SQL++ automatically triggers the use of named relationship wherever possible when processing application-generated queries, such as those initiated from Crystal Reports or other ODBC tools. The resulting performance of queries involving relationships will often be significantly improved because the inherent "JOIN" operation is no longer necessary.

--OID PRESERVATION - In this release a new clustering directive is available for supporting the creation of an object through the mandatory use of an identifier (OID) produced by the application. This is useful, for example, in re-creating a deleted object which has pre-existing external unidirectional references.

--OOUPGRADE - This tool efficiently enables developers to migrate an existing federated database to the new Objectivity/DB Release 9 catalog format. All of the object identifiers are preserved so an upgraded database continues to be interoperable with other databases that are not upgraded. The tool can also impose a new page size or a new native storage page "owning architecture" (Linux, Windows, etc.) for the upgraded data.

--OOFIX - This is an interactive command-line tool for repairing some types of database problems using techniques that previously were only available to Objectivity support engineers. For example, those issues that arise because of some hardware related malfunctions.

"Objectivity/DB 9.1 contains important features for our many Very Large Database (VLDB) and High Availability customers," said Brian Clark, vice president of technical services at Objectivity, Inc. "We have added tools to make it easier to migrate from earlier releases to Objectivity/DB 9.1 in stages, and to fix some infrequently seen problems that can occur in the field."

"Our new release and download trial make it easier than ever for software engineers and project managers to develop applications with virtually unlimited scalability, reliability, availability and flexibility with the highest performance and support for complex data," states Jay Jarrell, president and CEO at Objectivity, Inc.

About Objectivity, Inc.

Objectivity, Inc. is a global technology leader in data management products and services for software applications addressing the most demanding data management challenges. The company's flagship product, Objectivity/DB is the leading object oriented data management (OODB) platform for the real-time management of complex inter-related data. Objectivity/DB is recognized for its ability to store and manage very large volumes of complex data for event and relationship processing within mission-critical applications. These applications are developed by ISVs, OEMs and end-users in process control, medical and telecommunications equipment, government, ontology, financial services, and knowledge management. Objectivity/DB enables organizations to monitor, analyze and respond by identifying inter-relationships or anomalies providing real-time intelligence for predictive analysis and decision support. Objectivity/DB is also grid enabled, making it easier to administer than other object databases.

Objectivity, Inc. is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., USA. For more information, contact the company by sending e-mail to [e-mail], visiting http://www.objectivity.com or calling [phone].

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