4D previews tool to scale Oracle Database Solutions

4D today announced 4D RAD for Oracle Database for Mac OS X version 10.4 "Tiger," which allows developers to use a single tool to build database programs that scale from standalone to large enterprise applications on the Oracle Database. It includes a full interactive wizard and allows developers to create Scalable Query Objects providing rich client and Web solutions.

4D RAD for Oracle Database offers developers a powerful and flexible tool to build any type of application their customers demand," said Laurent Ribardière, CEO and Founder of 4D SA. "The power of the number one enterprise database environment Oracle 10g, combined with the ease of use of Mac OS X Tiger and coupled with 4D RAD for Oracle Database, gives enterprise developers the ability to rapidly develop and deploy solutions that scale as their organizational needs grow.

EnterpriseDB Corporation announces EnterpriseDB 2005 for Mac OS X Server

EnterpriseDB Corporation, an enterprise database company, today announced the release of EnterpriseDB 2005 for Mac OS X Server version 10.4 "Tiger." EnterpriseDB 2005 is a relational database management system (RDBMS) that is built on PostgreSQL, the world's most advanced open source database. EnterpriseDB 2005 features significant performance enhancements over PostgreSQL and runs many Oracle applications unmodified.

We recently announced software quality test results that were ten times better than MySQL's and a hundred times better than average commercial code, so EnterpriseDB 2005 is now 100% production-ready for Mac OS X Server," said Denis Lussier, CTO of EnterpriseDB. "The ability of Tiger Server combined with our aggressive pricing means EnterpriseDB 2005 should be a top consideration for every enterprise.