Good find Charlie. My guess is that they were using MS SQL Server 6.5 and that puppy don't scale (from what my brother-in-law tells me).
My guess is that they are going to the following:
Pervasive Software Delivers Web-Enabling Application Development Solutions for Linux Platform
Linux Version of Pervasive.SQL(TM) 2000 Server Software Obtains IBM's Netfinity ServerProven Validation
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 14, 1999-- Pervasive Software Inc. (NASDAQ:PVSW - news), a leader in database and Web application server software, today announced that it is delivering its flagship Web- and e-business-enabling application development solutions to developers working in the open-source Linux environment.
Pervasive.SQL(TM) 2000 Server is now available for Red Hat Linux, Caldera OpenLinux, and SuSE Linux. A zero-administration database engine, Pervasive.SQL 2000 simplifies the development and deployment of mission-critical, e-business applications across multiple platforms, from the desktop to the Web. The release of Pervasive.SQL 2000 Server for Linux marks the first step toward extending Linux support across Pervasive's complete family of database and Web application development products. Pervasive plans to release a version of the Tango(TM) 2000 Application Server for Linux this quarter.
In related news today, Pervasive announced that it has completed testing for Pervasive.SQL 2000 Server for Linux on IBM Netfinity© servers and has obtained ServerProven© validation to run on Netfinity servers powered by leading Linux distributions. The IBM Netfinity ServerProven program provides rigorous testing of software and hardware components that customers are likely to use with their Netfinity servers, thus reducing integration risks and enabling smoother installations and reliable implementations. This type of application validation, required by many in the public and private sectors, enables Pervasive to penetrate new markets and further extends its influence as a leader in solutions for enabling e-business applications that integrate desktops, networks and the Web.
``The validation provided by the ServerProven program helps give customers additional confidence to deploy new technology such as Linux,' said Sandy Carter, director of IBM PartnerWorld for Developers, Netfinity brand. ``As the base of business and mission-critical applications steadily increases, we are excited to have Pervasive working with us for their Linux applications.'
``Netfinity servers offer a solid foundation for Linux-based computing, providing outstanding performance, high availability and greater manageability for core business applications. By porting our flagship products to Linux and completing IBM's business-critical Linux Netfinity ServerProven program, we are giving the developer community the freedom to create Web-based and e-business applications for everyone, everywhere in the increasingly popular Linux environment,' said Greg Jones, general manager of the Pervasive.SQL 2000 product family. ``Ultimately, Pervasive is committed to supporting the Linux OS as an alternative, open-source platform for the burgeoning network of software developers who use Pervasive's application development solutions.'
Today's announcements expand Pervasive Software's platform offerings for its Pervasive.SQL 2000 product family and mark the company's entry into the rapidly growing Linux market. According to International Data Corporation (IDC), a market research firm, commercial shipments of Linux will grow faster than the total shipments of all other client or server operating systems through 2003. IDC also states that Linux was the fastest-growing server OS in 1998, growing more than 212 percent in that year alone and capturing more than 17 percent of all server OS shipments. Today, according to IDC, Linux boasts more than 10 million users worldwide.
About IBM Netfinity
IBM Netfinity servers provide customers using industry-standard technologies with a reliable foundation for their networked businesses by delivering outstanding power, scalability, control and service. The IBM Netfinity family of products enables small, medium and large companies to manage their networked business systems--from file and print capabilities to the most advanced applications--virtually anytime, anywhere. Software from industry-leading vendors such as Lotus, Novell, Microsoft, SCO, SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards and Baan are tested on IBM Netfinity systems so that customers are empowered to achieve a higher degree of productivity. In addition, through the worldwide IBM TechConnect program, customers can train and certify their specialists in various facets of IBM Netfinity technology and supported operating systems.
About Pervasive.SQL 2000
The new Pervasive.SQL 2000 family of products dramatically simplifies the development and deployment of business-critical applications on the desktop, across the Web, and in embedded, mobile and handheld devices. This complete, cross-platform product line provides the application framework of the future, delivering the power, versatility and development support needed to meet the challenge of creating and deploying a new breed of applications. With Pervasive.SQL 2000, developers and end users enjoy exceptional run-time reliability, a best-of-both-worlds combination of high-speed transactional processing and robust SQL data access, and zero-administration operation--features that have long made Pervasive.SQL a leading database engine for powerful, low-cost-of-ownership business applications.
Pervasive.SQL 2000 Server is available now |
