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8/19/1999
Latest Velocis Available For Red Hat 6.0 Linux!
8/19/1999
Company News
Centura Software (formerly Raima Corporation) has released its latest update version of Velocis Database Server 2.1.x,
supporting Linux kernel 2.2.5-15 and tested on Red Hat?s 6.0 release of Linux. Now the most advanced release of
Centura?s high-performance, client/server database engine has been fully tested on the newest distribution from Red Hat.
Centura?s Velocis Database Server and Raima Database Manager (RDM) embedded databases are used successfully
with other Linux distributions based on the 2.2.5-15 kernel, including Debian, suSE, and others. A free trial download of
Velocis for Linux is available from this Web site.
Centura was one of the first database vendors to support Linux, and has developed a substantial base of customers
using this robust, open source OS. A glance at the six companies below shows the wide range of industrial, business and
Web applications made possible with the powerful combination of Centura technology and Linux.
Who uses Centura database technology on Linux?
Real-time Factory Control
Philips Automation Projects uses RDM on Linux as the basis of a factory control application used in dozens factories
worldwide. The Project Management System for Unix (PMSX) ties operators? GUI workstations into real-time
controllers for a variety of industrial equipment. RDM manages data on process and equipment parameters, system
history, messaging and alarms. ?I needed a fast database? and wanted access to database source code, says Dr. Armin
Schloesser, lead developer of Philips Automation Projects. Recent PMSX installation sites include AMD?s new
microchip factory in Dresden, Germany.
Taking Flight With Raima and Linux
Two firms use Raima technology on Linux for software packages that manage airline operations. Northwest Aero
Associates offers Galaxy 98, which manages functions including crew scheduling, flight tracking, and maintenance
issues. The application runs on a foundation of Linux and Velocis Database Server?Jeppesen-Sanderson develops
OnSight, which is used by airlines to manage flight plans, weather data, and other information required for takeoff. The
company plans to offer remote access to OnSight via laptops running Linux. They chose RDM because of its
performance, says Rich Cartoni, lead developer.
Precision Manufacturing
Raima customer Itres Research Ltd. develops state-of-the-art hyperspectral digital imaging instrumentation and
information solutions. Products include the world's most widely used Compact Airborne Spectrographic Imager
(casi) which is used for purposes ranging from forestry and agriculture management to land mine detection. Itres uses
Velocis and Linux (Red Hat) for its internal quality and application process tracking. Velocis was chosen due to its
support for both ANSI SQL and record-level APIs, and the fact that it can be accessed via ODBC while running on
Linux, according to Avygdor Moise, vice president of research. He added that Linux was chosen for its excellent
reliability.
Agra-Link
This Web-based trading forum for western Canadian agricultural products uses RDM on Linux as its back end
repository for information including prices, quantities, orders, and vendors. Agra-link consultant Edward Man says
RDM and Linux were chosen as economical and low maintenance alternatives to Enterprise databases and commercial
operating systems.
Traxit Technology
Traxit has developed a Linux- and RDM-based application for tracking and controlling public equipment,
especially computers. The company?s system uses a central server along with ?debit cards? that are swiped to gain
access to a client machine. It targets diverse segments?from traditional markets such as entertainment centers (arcades)
that want to replace coins with debit cards and mechanical games with electronic versions, to emerging markets such as
schools who want customized control of curriculum available on a limited number of computers used by thousands of
students. RDM was chosen because it provides a fast, robust database for tracking and monitoring usage across
disparate equipment and remote locations. Linux provided support for multi-threading, which was needed due to the
functional complexity of the system. |
