Extends Support For Microsoft Entity Framework 4.0, Visual Studio
Lightswitch And Expands Enterprise Support Features And Performance
BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Progress
Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS), a leading software
provider, today introduced the new Progress®
DataDirect Connect® for ADO.NET 4.0, the latest version of
its industry-leading suite of ADO.NET (ActiveX Data Objects for .NET)
data providers that completely eliminates the need for database client
libraries with a 100 percent managed, wire protocol architecture. This
new release includes Microsoft Entity Framework support, Visual Studio
LightSwitch support and expanded enterprise capabilities that enable
developers to rapidly create, deploy and manage high-performance,
mission-critical desktop and Cloud applications with ease.
Tatsuro Hayashi, Corporate Development Office Manager for MapQuest
Corporation in Japan, noted: "Using the DataDirect Connect for
ADO.NET 4.0 data provider, we can develop high performing,
reliable ADO.NET applications that offer bulk load functionality,
application failover, and top of the line security for our customers.
Because managed code runs in the Common Language Runtime (CLR)
environment, it reduces risks such as memory leaks and closes security
holes that unmanaged code leaves exposed. This means our programmers and
developers have secure, reliable and versatile deployment options
available in either application or client-server environments.
Additionally, our software developers and programmers can avoid the
versioning headaches associated with other .NET providers as well as
multiple versions of client libraries and databases used across our
company."
As more .NET applications move to the Cloud, high performance and
efficiency become even more important. The Progress DataDirect Connect for
ADO.NET 4.0 data providers are a critical component to delivering on
that goal, while significantly lowering operating costs for Cloud
applications by using less memory and CPU cycles. The DataDirect Connect for
ADO.NET 4.0 data providers deliver top performance, as well as
significantly higher levels of security and authentication, reliability
and failover, connection pool management and multi-database consistency
not found in other drivers. This enables developers to create higher
performing applications with greater uptime and better security.
Jesse Davis, director of research and development, DataDirect, said:
"Progress Software continues to be a leader in both the breadth and
depth of database coverage, features, and application development
technologies. With the release of the DataDirect Connect for ADO.NET
4.0 data providers, programmers and application developers can build
applications for the Cloud with greater ease. We also offer the
industry's broadest support of Microsoft LightSwitch, which enables
businesses to develop and deploy their applications faster than ever
when partnered with the new DataDirect Connect for ADO.NET 4.0
data providers."
New enterprise development features available in the DataDirect Connect for
ADO.NET 4.0 providers include:
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Visual Studio LightSwitch support — Enables developers to
quickly develop and deploy LightSwitch applications for Oracle, DB2
iSeries and Sybase.
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Development pattern support and type mapping — Developers have
more starting points to begin their ADO.NET development (including
Entity Framework 4.0 model and code first patterns) and greater
flexibility in choosing how to implement framework types in the
database to comply with corporate standards or to meet DBA
requirements for indexing.
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Expanded bulk load support - Increased performance and
flexibility of Progress DataDirect®
Bulk Load applications, including enhanced streaming in Visual
Basic or C#. Faster bulk operation performance can be applied across a
wider range of scenarios than ever before.
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Enhanced enterprise-quality driver logging - Complete runtime
pictures of driver/database interactions through fully tuneable
connection options gives developers the ability to resolve technical
issues quickly and minimize production impact of troubleshooting.
Memory buffers capture information rather than writing straight to
disk, minimizing the impact to the performance of the runtime
environment and translating to faster resolution times for technical
issues and more uptime in production.
Progress Software is a leading provider of software for connecting the
world's most critical business applications to data and services,
running on any platform, using proven and emerging standards. Developers
worldwide depend on Progress DataDirect
products to connect their applications to an unparalleled range of
data sources using standards-based interfaces such as ODBC, JDBC and
ADO.NET, XQuery and SOAP. More than 300 leading independent software
vendors and thousands of enterprises rely on Progress Software and its
DataDirect portfolio to simplify and streamline data connectivity for
distributed systems and to reduce the complexity of mainframe
integration.
About Progress Software Corporation
Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS) simplifies the development,
deployment and management of business applications on-premise or on any
Cloud, on any platform and on any device with minimal IT complexity and
low total cost of ownership. Progress Software can be reached at www.progress.com
or 1-781-280-4000.
Follow Progress Software on Twitter: @ProgressSW
Follow Progress DataDirect on Twitter: @DataDirect_News
Progress, DataDirect and DataDirect Connect are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Progress Software Corporation or one of its subsidiaries
or affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. Any other names contained
herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
Progress Software
John Stewart, +1 781-280-4101
jstewart@progress.com
Twitter:
@ProgressSW
or
LEWIS
PR
Lillian Dunlap, +1 617-226-8844
progresssoftware@lewispr.com
Source: Progress Software Corporation
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