Paradigma Software Releases Universal Binary Valentina 2.4 for Revolution

[Lynn Fredricks]

Paradigma Software Releases Universal Binary Valentina 2.4 for Revolution

NEW COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL, UNIVERAL BINARY SERVER

Beaverton, Oregon-based Paradigma Software, Inc announces the immediate
availability of Valentina 2.4, including Valentina Office Server for MacOS X
Universal Binary edition and all developer tools for MacOS X and Windows,
including Valentina 2.4 for Revolution - which incorporates a universal
binary version for the Mac-on-Intel platform.

Valentina 2's next generation, object-relational database model builds on
the traditional relational database model much like C++ builds on top of the
C language. All that you know from working with traditional database systems
from IBM, Oracle and Microsoft also apply to Valentina-based development.
This robust technology excels at ultra fast management of millions of
records.

Valentina 2 Application Developer Kits provide software developers with the
incredibly fast and robust Valentina 2 database engine for royalty free
incorporation into their desktop applications. Valentina technology includes
support for Valentina XML import/export, Valentina SQL (SQL 92 +
extensions), native Unicode UTF-16 support, simultaneous data exchange,
transparent file formats, and more. ADK Pro versions include both Mac OS X
and Windows runtimes as well as a copy of the database setup, browser and
server administration tool, Valentina Studio. Valentina Studio is available
on Windows and MacOS X (including a universal binary version).

Valentina release 2.4 has undergone extensive internal and community testing
in order to provide developers and business with a highly secure and stable
database platform. Two Valentina-based products have received dramatic
improvements:

Valentina 2.4 Office Server Universal Binary Edition. The universal binary
edition of the server has been available for developer deployment since May,
2006. Valentina Office Server is the fastest database server on the
Mac-on-Intel platform for reliably and efficiently handling millions of
database records.

Valentina for Revolution Universal Binary Edition. Both the single
connection and Embedded Server for developing standalone and client-server
applications are in Universal Binary format, allowing a combination of
Universal Binary Runtime Revolution and Valentina to be the first, complete
developer tool kit for creating business solutions for the Mac-on-Intel
platform.

Valentina for Revolution 2.4 also includes the following new features in
addition to Universal Binary support on MacOS X:

    * A new installer stack example for handling the installation of the
Valentina external
    * Improvements in addressing the external object
    * Native support for RevDB API and a method for bridging between RevDB
and native Valentina API.

All Valentina 2.4 products also gained the following benefits and
improvements:

    * Packet Based Communication Protocol. Valentina 2.4 introduces a new
packet based protocol that allows better separation of commands,
data-compression and more.
    * Breakthrough Speed Advancement in Re-indexing Algorithms. New methods
allow re-indexing of numeric fields at much greater speeds for fields equal
or smaller than 4 bytes: Byte, Short, Ushort, Medium, Medium, Long, ULong,
Float, Date, Time. The disk space for these indexes has been cut in half.
    * VLink2.LinkRecords Call. Allows connecting fields in two different
tables with a single command.
    * VConnection Class. All Valentina 2.4 ADKs support this unified,
simpler method for establishing connections to Valentina databases. This
improves over the previous constructor method.
    * Table Properties: VTable.IndexChanges as Integer" property in all
Valentina 2.4 ADKs.
    * Table Properties: VTable.MaxRecordCount as Integer" property in all
Valentina 2.4 ADKs.

Because of the internal changes in Valentina 2.4, Paradigma is introducing a
new Valentina 2.4 database format. Valentina 2.4 is a free upgrade for
current users of Valentina 2.x products. All new features have been
documented on the company wiki. For more information, visit the Paradigma
Software website at http://www.paradigmasoft.com.

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.

Contact

Paradigma Software
Ph. (503) 574-2776
http://www.paradigmasoft.com