| Product: |
Advantage Database Server |
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| Vendor: |
Extended Systems |
| Version: |
6.2 |
Data Aware
Controls:
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TDataSet (D3+ C3+) |
| Web Site: |
http://www.advantagedatabase.com/ |
Support Delphi Vers: |
3 4 5 6 7 |
| Email: |
GetAdvantage@extendsys.com |
Supports C++B Vers: |
3 4 5 6 |
| Source Available: |
Yes |
Supports Kylix Vers: |
1 2 3 |
| Description: |
Advantage Database Server is a high performance client/server RDBMS for stand-alone, networked, Internet, and mobile database
applications. Advantage Database Server allows developers the flexibility to combine powerful SQL statements and relational
data access methods with the performance and control of navigational commands. Advantage has native development interfaces
designed to leverage existing knowledge of popular development tools. Using optimized data access, Advantage provides security,
stability, and data integrity with zero administration.
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| Deployment: |
Client/Server: 2 DLLs totalling ~700K. Local Server: 2
DLLs totalling ~1500K. Both: 3 DLLs totalling ~1600K.
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Modes of
Operation:
Check indicates
primary intended
use(s). |
Local: |
 Yes: Via Advantage Local Server or via Client/Server with client and server running on the same computer
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| Multiuser File Server: |
Yes: Via Client/Server or Local Server |
| Multiuser Client/Server: |
Yes: Client/Server available for Windows NT/2000, NetWare, Linux and Windows 9x/Me
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| Web Server: |
Yes: Internet Connector Licensing also available |
| Package(s) Available: |
Price: |
| Local Server version |
Free |
| Client/Server version priced per concurrent user |
Call for pricing |
| Database/File Format Supported |
Native? |
Via |
Notes |
| Proprietary |
Yes |
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.ADT (tables), .ADM (memos and binary), .ADI (compound index) |
| FoxPro compatible DBF |
Yes |
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.DBF (tables), .FPT (memos and binary), .CDX (compound index), .IDX (index) |
| Clipper compatible DBF |
Yes |
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.DBF (tables), .DBT (memos and binary), .NTX (index) |
| Third Party Tool Compatibility: |
Compatible? |
| (Delphi) Database Explorer |
Yes |
| Ace Reporter |
Yes |
| InfoPower |
Yes |
| Orpheus (TurboPower) |
Yes |
| QuickReports |
Yes |
| RAVE Reports |
Yes |
| ReportBuilder Pro |
Yes |
Vendor's Description (from Readme files, web site, etc.):
Advantage Database Server is a high performance client/server RDBMS for stand-alone, networked, Internet, and mobile database
applications.
Advantage Database Server allows developers the flexibility to combine powerful SQL statements and relational data access
methods with the
performance and control of navigational commands. Advantage has native development interfaces designed to leverage existing
knowledge of
popular development tools. Using optimized data access, Advantage provides security, stability, and data integrity with zero
administration.
With no mandatory configuration requirements, Advantage is easily installed on the existing network infrastructure. Because
of the embedded
qualities of Advantage, it works tirelessly behind the application, delivering client/server performance, stability, and
data integrity
that today's business applications demand.
The Advantage Database Server won the 2003 Delphi Informent Magazine's Reader's Choice Award for "Best Database Connectivity"
and Advantage
Database Server was runner-up for "Best Database Engine". Advantage also won the 2002 and 2001 Delphi Informant Magazine's
Reader's
Choice Award for "Best Database Engine" and was runner-up for "Product of the Year".
Some of the many features available in the Advantage Database Server includes:
- Complete referential integrity support including primary/foreign key definition and cascaded updates and deletes
- Full server-based transaction processing eliminates database corruption, drastically reducing support costs
- Database security and encryption support
- Centralized, server-based control of database means database and index corruption is eliminated
- Support for Stored Procedures via Advantage Extended Procedures
- Advanced query and filter optimization via Advantage Optimized Filter functionality
- SQL engine supports much of the SQL-92 standard
- Data validation via record-level and field-level constraints
- Server-to-server and server-to-desktop/laptop replication functionality available
- Provides flexibility of data access via native relational SQL or direct navigational database commands
- Eliminates the need for the BDE and dbExpress for easy development and deployment
- Features native components parallel to TTable, TQuery, and TStoredProc
- Provides access to advanced functionality not found in native Delphi database components
- Easy conversion from Paradox, InterBase, Access, Pervasive and SQL Server files using Advantage Data Architect
- TDataSet Descendant source code included
- Low maintenance -- no database administrator required
- Fully scalable from local, to peer-to-peer, to client/server environments -- with one set of source code
- Fast and easy to install using existing network file system and hardware
BDE Alternatives Guide Comments:
Advantage can be used instead of the more commonly
considered client/server databases: MS SQL Server, Oracle, etc.
Advantage offers client/server performance and reliability at a
very low price, compared with the big-name database servers.
Also, it provides extremely easy scalability from single-user to
client/server deployment.
I regularly receive feedback from satisfied Advantage users.
Perhaps this is related to Advantage's intensive QA and
regression test suite.
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