Valentina Database News

Paradigma Software Inc, the developer of the ultra fast Valentina database system, invites Windows developers to try the new ODBC functionality coming to Paradigma Software’s Valentina development tools. With this new functionality, you will be able to:

• Use Excel to analyze data that you have stored in Valentina databases
• Create hybrid solutions with Valentina Office Server and MS Access or Filemaker
• Run reports using  Crystal Reports with your Valentina solutions
• Easily import/export data between Valentina and other ODBC standard databases, such as IBM DB2, Oracle and mySQL.

ODBC provides a standard for data access among thousands of applications – including most enterprise class databases and most new data intensive applications such as spreadsheets and XML applications that have to integrate or work with business data. Because it is now a very old standard for data exchange, ODBC is not as rich an interface as Valentina API - yet direct ODBC support means a vast world of integration scenarios are now open to you.

“Regardless of the development environment, adding ODBC connectivity to Valentina extends the total solution that Valentina users can offer to their clients - allowing vastly improved integration with critical business tools.” said Ruslan Zasukhin, Vice President of Engineering New Technology.

The Windows version of Valentina ODBC is now available for download from the Paradigma Software website at http://paradigmasoft.com/en/products/download/beta/VODBC. A MacOS X ODBC version is also under development.

Valentina ODBC will be directly supported in Valentina Studio, the visual database browser and easy to use query and administration tool as well as in Valentina Office Server, the business ready database server.

Paradigma Software announces Valentina Release 2.5.2, a free upgrade to users of Valentina 2.x database technology.
Valentina Release 2.5.2 adds modest feature improvements and issues based on feedback by users. Complete details are available on the update.

Paradigma Software released a minor update to all database products, including Valentina Office Server, Valentina Application Developer kits for creating standalone database applications, and Valentina Embedded Server, a part of Valentina Developer Network. Developer solutions are available for the following platforms: Adobe Director, Runtime Revolution, REAL Software’s REALbasic, Apple xCode (C++ and pure Cocoa), COM, .net and Windows-based C++ libraries.

The release included numerous fixes and improvements requested by developers plus introduced a new way to set and get date information. (more…)

New Data Analysis and Secure Networking Features Added to Ultra Fast Developer Database

Beaverton, Oregon-based Paradigma Software, Inc announces the immediate availability of Valentina Technology Release 2.5 for all developer and business products. This upgrade adds significant new features to both Paradigma business products and developer products.

All Valentina 2.5 products gain two new SQL syntax features for reducing complexity in SQL queries and greatly enhancing data analysis queries:

• PIVOT, SQL Syntax. Create “virtual cross-tabs” of data results to greatly enhance data analysis capabilities of applications built around Valentina.
• WITH-statement, SQL Syntax. A new Common Table Expression and similar to Views; the WITH statement acts much like a VIEW that is temporary to the query.

All Valentina 2.5 business products gain both SSL and automatic network discovery features, with options available for Valentina Developer Network:

• SSL Support. Built in SSL support for Valentina Office Server and Valentina Studio, allowing optionally adding secure communications or disabling non-SSL communications. An SSL Adapter is available for Valentina Developer Network for $99.
• Bonjour Support. Built in Bonjour support (a form of zero-config) for Valentina Office Server and Valentina Studio. This allows automatic discovery of a database server on a network. A Bonjour Adapter is available for Valentina Developer Network for $99.
• Redesigned Valentina Studio. The database creation, browser, query builder and server maintenance tool has a new, modern, tabbed interface.

In addition to customer feedback, Paradigma Software also incorporated dozens of minor fixes and improvements. The Valentina for REALbasic release also includes some significant improvements:

Valentina for REALbasic Binding Framework. A binding framework incorporates data-bound sub-classes of all data handling controls in REALbasic, greatly enhancing “drag-to-build” RAD database systems in REALbasic.

A 5 Minute Tutorial on Database Binding. A tutorial is now available on the Valentina-db.com Wiki, introducing users to the new REALbasic Binding Framework, including an overview of binding in general.

The technology upgrade is free for all licensees of Valentina 2.x products. The Bonjour and SSL Adapters cost $99 and are licensed so that VDN subscribers can incorporate them into their projects royalty free.

Valentina Application Developer Kits allow developers utilizing Adobe Director, Runtime Revolution, REALbasic, any .net framework solution, any COM based solution, Delphi, MS Visual C++ or Apple xCode to power their applications with Valentina database technology. Valentina ADKs start at $149.

Valentina Developer Network adds royalty free distribution of Valentina Embedded Server, allowing developers to save over $300 per deployment compared to competing solutions; Embedded Server can be deployed royalty free. Valentina Developer Network starts at $399 – during December 2006, new seats of VDN Platform are discounted by $100.

About Paradigma Software, Inc

Founded in 1998, Beaverton, Oregon-based Paradigma Software, Inc is the leading provider of incredibly fast and robust database solutions for business and development. Valentina 2 technology powers solutions as diverse as graphics applications from major Japanese electronics companies to solutions supporting US public schools. Paradigma Software solutions are available for every major development environment on the Windows and Macintosh platforms.