jBASE International Announces Major Enhancements in Release 4.1.5  

jBASE International, a leading supplier of database management software and web enabling tools for developing, deploying, and maintaining business applications solutions, is pleased to announce the general availability of the latest version of its multidimensional database: jBASE Release 4.1.5. 

The release of jBASE 4.1.5 undoubtedly marks a major new software development for jBASE software. This release introduces a number of new concepts and features to the jBASE product model as well as several minor, although no less important, enhancements.

Many of the features have been redesigned from the ground up to improve an already best of breed performer.  The thread signal handler has been reworked to ensure full thread safety, making jBASE the only thread safe MultiValue database.  This functionality is ideal for the customer developing multi-threaded Java applications.

Enhanced SQL, Java and XML support position jBASE on a level playing field to the mainstream DBMS.  Developers now have the ability to integrate XML into their applications, to use .NET and Java more extensively and to use the multi-threading features of those languages.  A number of XML statements have been added to BASIC to support construction of XML documents. In addition, it is now possible to validate XML documents against schemas, or DTDs, using a BASIC statement.

A new file type has been added, jPlus, which offers the ability to use large files (greater than 2GB) without administrative headaches.  This is ideal for the customer with extra large files on a system, or who wishes to use files that are more resilient to data corruption.

This latest release also incorporates modifications to the underlying jBASE library functions and components in order to provide the tools and mechanisms whereby applications can be internationalized and localized for global communities. The internationalization functionality provides applications with the capability for correct handling of locale dependent collation sequencing, along with processing of unique character properties, code page data import/export and terminal/printer data input and output. The jBASE library functions, when used in International Mode, process internally using character rather than byte orientated values and properties so that applications can be easily coded or converted by minimum change for the international market. 

The addition of an SQL engine means that a BASIC programmer can include SQL statements in place of or in addition to jQL in their BASIC code or at the command line to access jBASE files.   It enables users to perform standard SQL queries against jBASE files including joins directly, field comparisons and other SQL type features not available with standard jQL reporting language.  In particular, with jBASE, SQL allows users to query data where there might be tables within tables and no primary-key/foreign key relationship.

To prevent people seeing jBASE data using non-jBASE tools, encryption has been added to the areas where it is possible to see data. This means that it is now possible to encrypt jBASE hash files, backups & transaction journals.  jBASE Release 4.1.x users can also purchase the optional Data at Rest Encryption Module (DREM), a powerful new cross-platform jEDI that supports 128-bit encryption and decryption of data at the file system level without any changes to the application code.

“This release emphasizes our commitment to our customers and is another demonstration of our stated goal to provide a technological leadership position both in our market and in the mainstream database market,” comments Pete Loveless, CEO of jBASE International.  “We are thrilled to be able to provide our partners and customers with a truly cutting edge platform and toolset, capable of catapulting legacy as well as mainstream applications to the forefront of tomorrow’s computing solutions.”

A new area of the jBASE website has been created and dedicated to Release 4.1.5.  Visit 415.html for a full list of enhancements, documentation, access to professional services and consulting, or to apply for a free evaluation license. 

About jBASE International
jBASE International, a member of the Mpower1 group of companies, is a leading supplier of database management software and web enabling tools for developing, deploying, and maintaining business applications solutions.   The flagship product, jBASE, was designed from the ground up to be an open database product that would bring the strengths of MultiValue technology into the mainstream computing market.  With exclusive worldwide distribution rights, jBASE International offers technologies and assistance that allow businesses to thrive into the future.   Visit www.jBASE.com for more information.