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Versant expands db4o Open Source Licensing
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Apr. 8, 2010 - In order to further increase adoption of db4o in the open source ecosystem the db4o Opensource Compatibility License (dOCL) is now being expanded to include the Microsoft Public License (Ms-PL), Microsoft Reciprocal License (Ms-RL) and Code Project Open 1.02 License, broadening the scope to now cover the top most popular FLOSS licenses
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Object Manager Enterprise now free to all developers
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jan. 30, 2009 - Looking to bring simplicity and value to the open source object database community, Versant - a leading provider of specialized data management software - is open sourcing db4o's Object Manager Enterprise (OME), a database browsing & querying tool previously available to db4o commercial customers only. Versant acquired db4objects - the most popular open source object database - on Dec 1 2008 and focused on maintaining and leveraging the open source nature of the project while pushing more value for developers (as shows the release of key db4o tools as free software).
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db4o gains support of Versant Corporation, the leading commercial ODBMS company
SAN MATEO, Calif., Dec. 4, 2008 - Servo Software, Inc. (formerly: db4objects, Inc.), creator of the leading open source object database, announced today that it has sold its db4o object database business to Versant Corporation (Nasdaq: VSNT), a leading provider of specialized data management software. In the transaction, Versant acquired the assets of db4objects’ database business, including db4objects’ database software, related customer and community relationships, trademarks, websites and other intellectual property. Carl Rosenberger, founder and CTO of db4objects, Inc., has joined Versant as Chief Software Architect, db4o product line, together with several other personnel who managed the db4o business for db4objects.
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db4o First Database in the Industry to Support Optimized LINQ on the Compact Framework
SAN MATEO, Calif., Oct 6, 2008 - db4objects, creator of the leading open source object database, has
announced that its db4o object database now supports Microsoft's LINQ on the Compact Framework v3.5.
After the introduction of an optimized LINQ provider in May this year, db4o became one of the first
object-oriented databases in the industry to support this new set of extensions to Microsoft's .NET
Framework. With this recent addition db4o becomes the first embedded object-oriented database to
provide optimized LINQ support on the Compact Framework.
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db4o – Best of Open Source Software 2008
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., September 9, 2008 – db4objects (www.db4o.com), creator of the leading open
source object database for Java and .NET, has been awarded with "Best of Open Source Developer Tools"
2008 by IDG's InfoWorld.
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Leading Industry Analyst Recognizes db4objects as Representative Vendor in Object-Oriented Database Management System Space
SAN MATEO, Calif., August 25, 2008 – db4objects (www.db4o.com), creator of the leading open source
object database, was highlighted in IDC’s Software Taxonomy report for 2007, the market research
firm’s view of the worldwide software marketplace. db4objects’ db4o open source object database was
identified as one of few representative examples of embedded database management systems (DBMS) and
object-oriented database management systems.
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db4o’s Sophisticated Cross-Platform Translation Tool Converts Java Apps to .NET
SAN MATEO, Calif., May 30, 2008 – db4objects (www.db4o.com), creator of the leading open source
object database, has announced that its Sharpen Java to C# source code conversion tool is now
available to the public as free software. db4objects has used the tool extensively to generate
most of the .NET db4o engine core code and unit test suites from Java sources.
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db4o First Open Source Object-Oriented Database in the Industry to Support LINQ
SAN MATEO, Calif., May 5, 2008 – db4objects (www.db4o.com), creator of the leading open
source object database, has announced that its db4o object database is now optimized for
Microsoft’s LINQ, making it among the first object-oriented databases in the industry to
support this new set of extensions to Microsoft’s .NET Framework. With the new support,
developers are free to choose an object oriented optimized engine without having to change
the API or compromise performance.
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Polytechnic University in Hannover Germany Rehabilitates Injured Athletes and the Disabled with db4o
SAN MATEO, Calif., April 21, 2008 – db4objects, creator of the leading open
source object database, has announced that the Polytechnic University in Hannover, Germany
has leveraged the db4o open source object database to create LeReSpo, a training application
for the non-profit Disability Sports Association in Lower Saxony.
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db4objects User Conference 2008 ends in success
BERLIN, Germany, March 15, 2008 – The db4o User Conference 2008 held in Berlin just ended
and it was a complete success! dVPs and db4o users joined us from China, Germany, Brazil,
Denmark, The Netherlands, South Africa, Chile, USA, Japan, Korea, Switzerland, France and
more...
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db4objects' creator Carl Rosenberger joins a panel of experts in Java pesistence solutions
SAN MATEO, Calif., March 6, 2008 – db4objects creator Carl Rosenberger joins a virtual panel
of experts called by editors of InfoQ.com (Floyd Marinescu) and ODBMS.org (Roberto V. Zicari)
to gather opinions on the current state of the union in persistence in the Java community.
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db4objects Makes Storing and Retrieving Objects Transparent
SAN MATEO, Calif., January 22, 2007 – db4objects, creator of the leading open source object
database for Java and .NET, has announced availability of a development release
of db4o version 7.1. The new version features Transparent Update, which automates
the storage of objects in any Java or .NET application into a db4o database.
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db4objects Announces Second Global db4o User Conference
SAN MATEO, Calif., January 14, 2007 – db4objects, creator of the leading open source object
database for Java and .NET, announced today that the second global db4o User Conference
(dUC 2008) will be held in Berlin, Germany on March 12. db4o users and db4objects
developers will gather to discuss the worlds favorite object database.
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db4objects Announces db4o Database as Android Ready
SAN MATEO, Calif., December 5, 2007 – db4objects, creator of the leading open source object
database for Java and .NET, announces that db4o runs seamlessly on the Android platform,
a software stack for mobile devices introduced recently by the Google-backed Open
Handset Alliance. Although Java programmers are delighted with Android’s full object
oriented platform they are frustrated by its bundling with a relational database...
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db4objects Releases 7.0 Version of Leading Open Source Object Database
SAN MATEO, Calif., November 13, 2007 – db4objects (www.db4o.com), creator of the
leading open source object database for Java and .NET, has announced availability
of a development (beta) release of version 7.0 of db4o. The new version features
Transparent Activation, which makes it even easier than before to retrieve data
objects of any complexity in db4o with only one line of code...
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XtremeConnect – a World's First in db4objects' New Premium Service Offering
SAN MATEO, Calif., November 13, 2007 – db4objects (www.db4o.com), creator of the
leading open source object database for Java and .NET, has launched its new premium
service offering dDN Enterprise which includes the unique new support service XtremeConnect
as well as the new professional-grade developer productivity tool ObjectManager
Enterprise...
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db4objects and ProSyst Join to Provide OSGi Platform with Integrated Persistence
SAN MATEO, Calif., and COLOGNE, Germany, June. 19, 2007 – db4objects (www.db4o.com),
creator of the leading open source object database, and ProSyst (www.prosyst.com),
the leading provider of client and server side OSGi service platforms today announced
a strategic partnership that enables the provision of OSGi platforms with integrated
persistence...
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db4objects Joins ACCESS Global Partner Program
SAN MATEO, Calif., June. 6, 2007 – db4objects (www.db4o.com), creator of the leading
open source object database today announced that it has joined the Access Connect
Ecosystem (ACE) partner program. The partnership will help the proliferation of
advanced Java persistence technology to a broad set of carriers and mobile device
manufacturers.....
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New Paper: Avoiding the ORM Quagmire with db4o
SAN MATEO, Calif., May 22, 2007 - db4objects (www.db4o.com), the creator of the
leading open source object database for Java and .NET, today announced that ODBMS.ORG,
the Internet's most complete source on object database technology, has released
an article by Ted Neward discussing solutions to the problems of Object/Relational-Mapping
titled: "Avoiding the Quagmire"....
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db4objects Demos Car Navigation System with NAND Drive at JavaOne
SAN MATEO, Calif., May 8, 2007 - db4objects (www.db4o.com), the creator of the leading
open source object database for the Java platform, helped solve a leading Japanese
car manufacturer's hard drive problem by eliminating it...
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Anat Gafni Joins db4objects as VP of Engineering
SAN MATEO, Calif., Apr. 17, 2007 - db4objects (www.db4o.com), creator of the leading
open source object database db4o, today announced that Anat Gafni has joined the
company as Vice President of Engineering reporting to db4objects' CEO Christof Wittig...
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Funambol and db4objects Provide Open Source Solution To Enable Complex Data for Mobile
Devices
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. and SAN MATEO, Calif., March 6, 2007 -- Funambol, the mobile
open source company, and db4objects, creator of the leading open source object database
for Java and .NET, today announced the availability of a new open source project
that makes it easy to mobilize complex data. The project, Funambol Connector for
db4o...
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Nik Wekwerth Joins db4objects as Director of Marketing to Strengthen Focus on Embedded
Systems Software
SAN MATEO, Calif., Mar. 1, 2007 - db4objects (www.db4o.com), creator of the leading
open source object database db4o, today announced that Nik Wekwerth has joined the
company as Director of Marketing reporting to db4objects' CEO Christof Wittig...
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db4objects Announces Pricing Changes for Embedded Object Database
SAN MATEO, Calif., Feb. 22, 2007 - db4objects (www.db4o.com), creator of the leading
open source object database, today announced new pricing for the company's object
database and replication technologies...
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