Licensing

• One license is required per developer
  (i.e. Per developer licensing)
• Each licence allows the Licensee to install and use VistaDB on an unlimited # computers and devices owned and used by the Licensee for development purposes
• The VistaDB database engine may be freely distributed with applications that were developed using a licensed copy of VistaDB (no runtime royalties)
• There are no restrictions and no royalties for deploying the VistaDB engine with your products (may not distribute DLL for usage as a database API)

.NET Platforms

• .NET 3.0 / 3.5
• .NET 2.0
• 64-Bit .NET
• Compact Framework 2.0
  • Pocket PC 2003
  • Windows Mobile 5.0 for Smartphone
  • Windows Mobile 5.0 for Pocket PC
• Mono 1.2.x (Dot Net 2 runtime)
  • Linux
  • Mac OS X
  • Sun Solaris
  • BSD (OpenBSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD)
  • Microsoft Windows (Yes, Mono runs on Windows!)

.NET Technologies

• ADO.NET 2
  • Data Provider
• ASP.NET
  • Allow Partially Trusted Callers (APTC) attribute
  • Isolated Storage
  • Membership Provider (Source Included)
  • Role Provider (Source Included)
  • SiteMap Provider (coming soon)
• Mono
  • Gtk# for Linux Desktop and Web Services
  • Glade and Glade# for Linux Desktop and Web Services
• Windows Forms (WinForms)
• Console applications
• Windows Service Applications (running as NETWORK SERVICE is fully supported)
• Threadsafe
• Web Service applications
• Application Blocks
• ClickOnce™
• Digital Signing Framework
• Desktop, Mobile, Server, Web Services (WSE)
• Smart Client
• .NET Passport
• Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
• Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)
• Windows Workflow Foundation (WWF)
• Multi user access across shared network drives
• No CPU or RAM usage limitations
• 64 Bit Native mode on Windows x64 platforms
• LINQ Entity Framework Driver - Q1 2008 - Will be available once Microsoft releases the framework. Beta drivers will be available to subscribers earlier.

Languages

• All managed .NET languages
  (C#, VB.NET, Managed C++, Delphi.NET, J#, etc.)

Development Tools

• Supported with IDE Integration
  • Visual Studio 2005 - Including Server Explorer
  • Visual Studio 2008 now integrated!
• Supported without IDE Integration
  • ASP.NET WebMatrix
  • Borland Developer Studio 2005, Borland Developer Studio 2006, Turbo C#, Turbo Delphi for .NET
  • SharpDevelop 2.x