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VistaDB 3.0 Roadmap Update

Oct. 22nd, 2006

The following is an update to where we are with VistaDB 3.0 and what we have planned for upcoming 3.0 releases. We will be exposing on the missing ALTER support for the next two weeks and expect to have that feature in the Nov. 10th update to 3.0. This will enable developers to modify schemas from code and from within DataBuilder. We are currently working on both engine and SQL optimization which should boost performance on Views and other SQL-related actions.

We are polishing DataBuilder and the Data Migration Wizard to help move and manage data more efficiently than ever before. We are looking to add some of the supported databases in the VistaDB 2.x Data Migration Wizard into 3.0 and extend DMW to allow for data merge capabilities. The new data merge support will lead us into data synchronization for mobile databases. We will try to get the full data synchronization for applications running on the Compact Framework that need to synchronize with desktop and server databases into 3.0, but this feature may slip to 3.x.

After the Nov. 10th 3.0 CTP update, we will be adding Transaction Processing support and creating the .NET 1.1 and Mono data providers. By the way, we have VistaDB 3.0 running on Mono today! More on Mono support soon. We have decided to push the SQL Stored Procs into a 3.x update rather than risk holding up the 3.0 release. We feel it is better to polish and optimize the current 3.0 feature set rather than over extend ourselves into adding lightly tested new functionality.

As is its now, 3.0 is looking very stable and the few bug reports we've received have been quickly addressed. The low number of bug reports is very encouraging and is a clear indication that 3.0 has been designed and built very well. We feel very confident in 3.0 and encourage all of you to run this current build through its paces.

The really great thing for us with VistaDB 3.0 is that we are able to address reported issue with extreme confidence and efficiency. VistaDB 3.0 is written entirely in C# and the code set it's very well organized. We are using AQTime and Lattix LDM to help optimize our code and isolate problems before they get into shipped into releases. As a side note, check out this interesting review of our VistaDB 3.0 architecture by Ralf Westphal. Since 1999, this is by far our most productive and efficient development environment we have ever had and as can be experienced first hand, all of these positive factors have made VistaDB 3.0 a world-class product. As far as release schedule, it looks like we are on track for 3.0 release in late January.

VistaDB 3.0 represents many years of hard work and if you haven't already purchased or upgraded to VistaDB 3.0, we would love to see you get your copy today. On behalf of the entire team, we invite you to see 3.0 first hand! You can order VistaDB 3.0 securely online here.

VistaDB 3.0 Features

		New! Visual Studio 2005 Server Explorer support VistaDB 3 fully ADO.NET 2.0 compliant, which allows it to be tightly integrated into the Visual Studio 2005 IDE. Support for Visual Studio's Server Explorer means you can connect to and use VistaDB databases as you would SQL Server. Learn more...
		New! Data Builder provides visual data management VistaDB Data Builder 3 lets you visually create databases, tables, views, indexes and lets you run interactive V-SQL on your data. This utility is actually a fully managed WinForms application developed using VistaDB 3.0 and C#. Full source code is included. Learn more...
		New! Powerful CLR Procs™ fully supported CLR Procs™ are finally here! You can now write CLR Procs which are managed .NET assemblies using C# or VB.NET that contain methods to manage VistaDB data. Simply register these assemblies with your VistaDB 3.0 databases and you're ready to go! CLR Procs are more powerful than traditional stored procedures. Learn more...
		New! Support for Views VistaDB 3.0 now provides full support for Views. You can write powerful SQL statements to create virtual views of data from one or more tables. With this new feature, 3.0 now supports a full migration of the ubiquitous Northwind database. Learn more...
		New! Advanced data types fully supported Support for a wide range of rich data types makes VistaDB 3.0 one of the most flexible database solutions in the world. Data types such as Identity fields, which are powerful auto-increment field types, Bit, BLOB, Currency, Unicode data (NChar, NText, NVarchar), Int-16, Int-32, Int-64 and many others types, allow you to manage a wide range of data. Learn more...
		New! Deep analysis of VistaDB 3.0 architecture Microsoft MVP Ralf Westphal digs deep into the VistaDB 3.0 architecture using Lattix LDM to provide a technical analysis of the VistaDB architecture and compares it to the .NET 2.0 Framework itself. Over 400 VistaDB 3.0 classes get scrutinized! Learn more...
		3rd Party Products for VistaDB If you need additional tools for building your database applications, check out some of our 3rd party partners that make power utilities and add-ons that bring working with VistaDB 3.0 to a new level. Some products include documentation, OR mapping, database analyzer and more. Learn more...