dataweb released today version 6 of its embedded database TurboDB for Delphi and C++ Builder. Besides many improvements in the performance area, the new version most notably offers a new mechanism for the support of different languages through Windows-based collations. The database designer is now capable of defining down to the column level, whether upper, lower case and accents are to be taken into account and following which language"s rules strings are to be compared and processed. Additionally, full-text search is now optionally column-specific, incremental filters create speed improvements in specific cases, a new index structure specifically for strings accelerates queries and a completely redesigned type system calculates more precise result columns. "Since Borland stopped the development of Paradox, TurboDB has established itself as an up-to-date and more powerful alternative." explains Peter Pohmann, president of dataweb. "Even if many still think the programming model of direct data access without a server is old-fashioned, it has definitely its advantages, especially for the installation at end-customers and small companies. That is why for example Microsoft released with SQL Compact Server a new embedded database system recently." TurboDB is an embedded SQL database specifically for Delphi and C++ Builder, which is written in Delphi itself and which can therefore be included in a project via dcu files. Data access goes directly to the database file without a server, nevertheless TurboDB offers fast concurrent use from multiple applications. This is the same working principle like with Paradox, to which TurboDB is highly compatible on component level. Regarding functionality, TurboDB goes far beyond. Besides the usual data types also Unicode strings and Unicode memos as well as enumeration types are supported. With collations one can assign comparison rules to tables and/or columns for all languages supported by Windows. A full-text index allows for extremely fast searching for keywords over multiple columns in one. Transactions, validity checks and foreign keys guarantee consistent data. Via the optional TurboDB server, TurboDB application can also be scaled to higher user numbers. The server is accessed through the identical components and is 100% interface compatible. Switching between the desktop database and the client-server database requires just the setting of a single property. The shipment of TurboDB includes the database itself with the VCL data access components (TTdbTable, TTdbQuery, TTdbDatabase, TTdbBatchMove et al.), a tool for creating and editing databases a comprehensive online help and a set of demo programs. TurboDB is licensed on a per developer base, there are no royalties for deploying the application. Contact: www.dataweb.de Peter Pohmann, dataweb GmbH, peter.pohmann@dataweb.de, phone: 0049 8544 971890
Source: http://www.dataweb.de/en/products/delphi_database.html