Software AG Announces First RDBMS to Offer Advanced Distribution Features; ADABAS D Pricing is the industry's Most Aggressive; Product is approved database engine for SAP's R 3 client server applications and the only NIST certified database to support R 3 under Windows NT.RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 1995--Software AG, a leading developer of client/server application development software, today announced the U.S. availability of ADABAS D V6.1, the first fully relational database management system relational database management system - relational database to offer advanced data distribution capabilities, in a robust, easy-to-use package. ADABAS D features the industry's most aggressive pricing for a relational database product, and is the first relational database to offer the same price for both 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). and Windows NT versions. ADABAS D is designed to enable customers to concentrate on building solutions rather than worrying about the administrative overhead and technical issues associated with other relational database products. ADABAS D is an open, easy-to-administer RDBMS (Relational DataBase Management System) See relational database and DBMS. RDBMS - relational database offering database replication, two-phase commit and both Oracle and DB2 compatibility modes. These features enable Database Administrators to easily build large, distributed business-critical applications or departmental decision support systems. In addition, ADABAS D is the first and only NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology, Washington, DC, www.nist.gov) The standards-defining agency of the U.S. government, formerly the National Bureau of Standards. It is one of three agencies that fall under the Technology Administration (www.technology. (National Institute of Standards and Technology National Institute of Standards and Technology, governmental agency within the U.S. Dept. of Commerce with the mission of "working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards" in the national interest. ) -certified RDBMS to support SAP's R/3 application software on Windows NT. "ADABAS D breaks the RDBMS price and performance barriers by offering a better packaged product at an unheard-of-price," said Dave MacSwain, senior vice president of marketing and technology. "ADABAS D is an excellent product choice for such applications as data warehousing, departmental systems and larger, and distributed business-critical systems. Software AG's ADABAS D is well positioned to win market share in a `crowded' RDBMS market by `breaking the rules'." Advanced Distributed Functionality ADABAS D features advanced distributed database capabilities, including both synchronous and asynchronous Refers to events that are not synchronized, or coordinated, in time. The following are considered asynchronous operations. The interval between transmitting A and B is not the same as between B and C. The ability to initiate a transmission at either end. data replication and distributed declarative referential integrity Declarative Referential Integrity (DRI) is a SQL Server term specifically applying to the assigning of permissions to users on a database object. Giving DRI permission to a database user allows them to add foreign key constraints on a table. . This capability allows tables distributed across a network to transparently appear as if they were all located on the same 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. . End-users and application programmers do not need to know the physical location of the data, making it easy to build, administer and use applications in large, distributed environments. Easy-to-Use ADABAS D is a functionally rich, yet operationally simple RDBMS. It requires minimal Database Administrator involvement, with no need for database reorganization. It is easy for end-users to understand and robust enough for use in very large, multi-user environments. Support for SAP's R/3 Application Software: ADABAS D is already gaining vendor acceptance. ADABAS D is one of the engines utilized by SAP's highly successful R/3 client/server software, and it is the only Windows NT, NIST-certified SAP RDBMS engine. NIST Certification: On July 7, 1995, ADABAS D received NIST certification for entry level SQL92 as defined by Federal Information Processing Standard Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military government agencies and by government contractors. (FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) A series of publications issed by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that specifies information security guidelines for federal government departments and agencies. ) 127-2 across seven platforms including Windows NT, OS/2, HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. , IBM AIX, SCO UNIX, SUN Solaris and Digital UNIX on Alpha with both C and COBOL COBOL: see programming language. COBOL in full Common Business-Oriented Language. High-level computer programming language, one of the first widely used languages and for many years the most popular language in the business community. precompilers. NIST certification verifies SQL compliance, a necessity for federal users, and ensures compatibility and portability with existing SQL code for commercial customers and VARs. "The certification of ADABAS D across a multitude of open systems platforms demonstrates Software AG's continued commitment to the federal marketplace as well as to industry standards," said Mike Schiff, director of data management programs at Software AG. "NIST certification, a prerequisite in the federal community, has become the de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, for SQL in the commercial environment. Commercial customers expect it and insist on certification to validate vendor claims of SQL conformance." Revolutionary Pricing: ADABAS D V6.1 is available today and is priced competitively at $2,500 per server and $150 per user or client; a single user copy is priced at $400. The same prices apply to both UNIX and Windows NT servers. For more information on ADABAS D, please call 1-800-843-9534 ext. 912. Software AG, with primary locations in Reston, Virginia and Darmstadt, Germany, is one of the largest independent software firms in the world. The company develops and markets open, multi-platform product solutions and programs including: ENTIRE middleware for data access and data transfer, NATURAL(a) for application engineering, ESPERANT(b), a state-of-the-art SQL query and reporting tool, ADABAS A database management system (DBMS) from Software AG, Reston, VA (www.softwareagusa.com) for IBM mainframes, VAXes, Unix and Windows. It is an inverted list DBMS with relational capabilities. for database management, and the Open Data Warehouse Program(c). Founded in 1969, Software AG has customers in over 80 countries, and reported revenues of $533 million (U.S.) dollars in 1994. -0- (a) NATURAL received a 1995 Buyer's Choice Award from MIDRANGE Systems Magazine for the top 4GL for the IBM RS/6000. (b) ESPERANT Awards: 1994 PC Week Labs "Top Products of the Year" and a 1994 Datamation "Editor's Choice Award." (c) Software AG in collaboration with customer, the ERTL Company, Inc. are winners of a 1995 DB/EXPO RealWare Award in Data Warehousing. Note to Editors: ADABAS, ENTIRE and NATURAL are registered trademarks of Software AG. ESPERANT is a trademark of Software AG. Additional product information can be obtained by calling 1-800-843-9534 ext. 912 or accessing Software AG Home Page at http://www.softwareag.com. Please do not publish press contact or corporate telephone numbers for sales information. CONTACT: Software AG Lee Harbin, 703/391-6560 or Copithorne & Bellows, Pat Arcand/Sara Burns, 617/252-0606 |
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