Eloquera Database is an object database for .NET environments. It has several unique features that make it attractive to web and desktop application developers. Eloquera maintains SQL and LINQ interfaces so developers can be up and running quickly. Eloquera supports SQL queries, native operations with .NET objects, and unique object identification for stateless environments like web applications (ASP.NET). Eloquera is free for commercial and non-commercial use by companies with less than $1M annual revenue.
Version 3 added dynamic types. Version 3.1 Beta includes nullable type queries, Store method to update objects in disconnected scenarios, and support for string enforcement in Dynamic queries.
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Database.com is the world’s first enterprise database built for the cloud. It comes with toolkits for connecting apps that run natively on mobile platforms. It also includes a social data model that makes it easy to build apps with profiles, status updates, news feeds and groups.
Build your apps in any language like C#, Java, Ruby or PHP. Run them on any platform like Force.com, VMforce, Amazon EC2 or Google AppEngine. Or run them on any device like the iPhone, the iPad, Android or Blackberry. They can all securely access Database.com through standards based APIs like REST, SOAP, OAuth and SAML.
Database.com is free to get started with 100,000 records, 50,000 transactions per month, and 3 users. Additional capacity and users are available for a fee.
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Git# is a native Windows version of the fast and free open-source version control system. It is aimed to be fully compatible to the original git and shall be a lightweight library for applications that are based on git as their object database or are reading or manipulating repositories in some way.
How you can use Git#:
- object-oriented interface to your git repository
- object database
- distributed file system
- peer-to-peer content distribution system
- version control system
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Microsoft has announced that System.Data.OracleClient will be available in the upcoming 4.0 release of .NET Framework; however, it will be marked as deprecated.
This will have no impact to existing applications and these applications will continue to work as expected. Developing new applications which use OracleClient will be supported; however, warnings will be raised if the applications are compiled against .Net 4.0. Once compiled, no warnings or errors will be generated while running these applications.
Microsoft strongly recommends that customers use partners’ ADO.NET Provider for Oracle instead of continuing to use Microsoft’s OracleClient for new application development.
Microsoft will continue to provide hotfixes for critical issues in OracleClient as per the standard support policy for .NET Framework 4.0. Microsoft will also continue to make critical bug fixes in future service packs for .Net Framework 4.0.
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Service Pack 1 for SQL Server 2008 is now available for download. The update is a roll-up of cumulative updates 1 to 3, quick fix engineering updates, and other minor fixes requested by the SQL Server community. Key improvements in SP1 include:
- Slipstream enables administrators to install SQL Server 2008 and Service Pack 1 in a single instance. This decreases installation time and the number of reboots.
- Service Pack Uninstall enables administrators to uninstall the service pack separately from the database release.
- Report Builder 2.0 Click Once makes it easier to deploy reports to business users.
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VistaDB Express is the free edition of VistaDB for non-commercial use. This includes hobbysts, mono developers, open source projects, personal websites, user groups, sample application, schools, and more.
Even with the non-commercial restrictions, Vista DB Express still offers many things you can’t get from SQL CE:
- Shared Hosting Support
- ASP.Net websites with connection pooling support
- CLR Procs
- TSQL Procs
- UDF Functions
- Updatable Views
- SQL Exception Handling
- XCopy deployable Data Builder GUI for managing your database
- 64 Bit Windows Support with a single assembly deployment – no need to deploy multiple targeted dlls
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