NexusDB

What's new in NexusDB V3?

With these unique and technically superior features NexusDB is the next step in database evolution.

Intuitive Developer Tools

• Enterprise Manager - full-featured tool to create and maintain databases, tables and SQL queries, all within an integrated workspace
• Database Importers - import tables from other databases (FlashFiler, BDE, ADO) into NexusDB tables. Full source included that easily adapts to other databases
• Source converter assistant - helps convert FlashFiler source code into NexusDB compliant source

SQL Support

• Standard SQL:2003 - statements supported
• Triggers, Stored Procedures and Functions - fully implemented.
• SQL/PSM Procedure Language - for server side programming.
• Transaction Management and Referential Integrity - for professional data handling.
• Fulltext Index Support - for fast data lookups.
• ODBC Driver - access your data through industry standard ODBC
• dbExpress Driver - use Borland's © components to query NexusDB

Flexibility of Deployment

• Embedded - use NexusDB in your desktop applications; no dlls, COM objects or external dependencies
• Client/Server Stand Alone - run as a networked server for your enterprise
• Client/Server Windows Service - registered service with integrated event logging

Extraordinary Performance

• Multi-Threaded Engine - utilizes Symmetric Multi-Processor systems to the fullest extent

• New Memory Manager - maximizes allocation speed and minimizes fragmentation
• Interchangeable data transports - optimized for deployment topology
• Memory Tables - for the fastest possible data access

Client/Server Architecture

• More Robust - server insulates physical data files from clients to prevent corruption
• Increased Performance - server optimizes overall throughput
• Better Scalability - can handle more simultaneous clients than file-based databases

Stability with Transaction Support

• Snapshot Transactions - Unique to NexusDB, these transactions ensure that writers do not block readers
• Fail-Safe Transactions - preserves the consistency of your data under the harshest of conditions with a complete two phase commit implementation
• Nested Transactions - enables greater flexibility, clarity and encapsulation when using transactions

Scalability

• User connections - capable of hundreds of concurrent connections
• Massive Data capacity - only limited by your OS and disk space; supports gigabytes of data comfortably
• Record capacity - store millions of records effortlessly

Extensibility

• Plugins - add new features to the core engine
• Monitors/Extenders - intercept server events with Monitors and participate in their execution with Extenders
• Sub-Engine registration - A NexusDB exclusive: customize storage, key comparisons, index structure, and many other aspects

Ease of use

• TnxTable/TnxQuery support - Native and familiar Delphi interfaces to access your data
• Data-aware control compatibility - supports TDataset
• Report Writer compatibility - use RAVE, Report Builder, FastReport and others

Low Total Cost of Ownership

• Online Backup - operates seamlessly in a 24/7 environment
• Powerful Administration Tools - easy to use GUI management utilities included
• Maintanence free - reuses buffers and automatically balances indexes
• Royalty-free licensing - purchase NexusDB and use it without deployment or per user fees.

Transport connectivity

• Real-Time Communication System - provide an advanced messaging system over any network
• Multiple Protocols Supported - TCP/IP and Named Pipes implementations make choosing the right protocol easy

Security

• Login Security/Rights - server based rights makes sure your data is secure
• Encryption - advanced interchangeable encryption algorithms keep your data safe on the server and over your network