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Advantage Database Server

Advantage Database Server. Dipl.-Ing.(FH) Joachim Dürr Sybase GmbH. Sybase Confidential Propriety. What is Advantage?. Advantage is a high-performance client/server relational database management system Advantage is an alternative solution to high-priced relational database systems

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Advantage Database Server

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  1. Advantage Database Server Dipl.-Ing.(FH) Joachim Dürr Sybase GmbH Sybase Confidential Propriety.

  2. What is Advantage? • Advantage is a high-performance client/server relational database management system • Advantage is an alternative solution to high-priced relational database systems • Advantage is specifically designed to be embedded with business applications • Advantage is designed to be low-cost and low-maintenance

  3. Consisting of... • Advantage Client Engine • Advantage Local Server • Advantage Communications Layer • Advantage Client Interfaces • Advantage Database Server

  4. Architecture Overview Advantage Database Server Advantage Client Engine Advantage Local Server Advantage Communication Redirector

  5. Value Proposition • High performance/cost ratio • Advantage is inexpensive to license and maintain • No administration requirements • Cross platform • Windows NT, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista • Linux • Novell NetWare • Advantage is mature • actively developed for 15 years • Advantage scales to hundreds of users

  6. core values • Flexibility • Cross platform • Supports multiple development environments • Scalability • Performance • Stability • Cost • Initial & perpetual • Reliability

  7. core values • Easily embeddable • ADS is specifically designed for easy distribution • Specifically designed for vertical application developers (OEMs) • Premier technical support & customer service

  8. Advantage is a SQL database • Advantage provides a standards based SQL engine • ANSI 92 • ANSI SQL PSM 2003 scripting

  9. Advantage is an ISAM Database • Advantage provides an alternative data access methodology • Allows for direct, table-access • navigate directly within the dataset • Mostly used by dBase, Xbase or FoxPro developers (legacy applications) • Advantage provides a bridge for these applications

  10. Advantage is standards based • JDBC- Level 4 • ADO.NET- 2.0 • OLE DB- ADO 2.1 • ODBC- Level 3

  11. Variety of Native Client Interfaces • TDataset Descendant • Delphi 3-7, C++Builder 3-6, Kylix 1-3 • Advantage Data Access Components • Delphi 8-2006, TurboDelphi Pro • PHP Driver • DBI Driver • Visual Objects RDD • Clipper RDD • Crystal Reports Driver

  12. development advantage • Easy integration • Stored Procedures and Triggers • SQL Scripting • Windows DLLs / Linux Shared Objects • COM DLLs / .NET Assemblies • User defined functions (UDF) • SQL Scripting • Configurable Full Text Search • Live Indexing • Scalability • Local  Client/Server  Internet without Code Changes • Free Local Server (DLL) for PC based database applications

  13. security advantage • Encrypted data files • Encrypted network communication • Granular access control • User/Group management • Database objects level • Tables on field level

  14. stability advantage • Server based transaction processing system (TPS) • Including SavePoint • No read locks • Read committed • Auto rollback on failure • Referential integrity • Update and delete rules • Supports Restrict, Cascade, Set Null and Set Default • Constraints • Field level constraints • Row level constraints

  15. availability advantage • High Availability (HA) Cluster • fail over clustering with shared data resource • Replication • asynchronous 1-to-many push replication • supports cascading • automatic briefcase without application changes • Hot Backup • creates a snapshot of a database in use • Full and incremental backup • respects RI and transactions

  16. deployment advantage • Easy installation • no need to install the client engine • silent installation for server available • low hardware requirements • Multi platform • Windows NT, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista • Linux • Novell Netware 4,5,6 • NAS and SAN support • Zero administration

  17. .NET advantage • ADO.NET Data Provider • Multiple AdsDataReader objects per connection possible • AdsHelper classes • RowVersion field type • Easier optimistic locking • AdsExtendedReader • Server side cursor • Connected, true navigational data access in .NET • Stored procedures and triggers as .NET assemblies • Visual Studio 2005 integration • AdsDataAdapter configuration wizard • Server explorer / data source explorer integration

  18. contact • Sybase GmbH • Schwarzwaldstraße 99 • 71083 Herrenberg • E-Mail: ads-team@ianywhere.com • Telefon: +49 (0) 7032 – 798 200 • Web: http://www.AdvantageDatabase.de

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