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mv.NET: .NET For MultiValue!
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Both aspects of mv.NET - the
MultiValue database access and the .NET integration - stand as
world-class technologies in their own right - but
combined they provide a potent solution to the MultiValue
developer, allowing them to progress their software application
developments through this decade and into the next.
mv.NET is
comprised of three different components:
Core Objects
provides the underlying
framework upon which all other mv.NET components are based. It
also provides, in its own right, a wealth of end-user
capabilities allowing the developer to rapidly create
feature-rich, high performance applications using the powerful
tools provided by Microsoft's .NET environment.
Binding Objects
builds upon mv.NET’s
Core Objects infrastructure to facilitate advanced databound
programming for both out-of-the-box .NET controls and 3rd party
components. It is designed to provide rapid application development
for .NET rich client applications. Core Objects’ unique Session
Sharing technology can also be used to optimize the number of
database connections consumed.
Adapter Objects
utilizes the Core
Objects infrastructure to provide a complete ADO.NET managed data
provider, incorporating dynamic bidirectional normalization of
MultiValue/subvalue data. Adapter Objects supplies a 100% managed
data provider implementation providing a standardized read/write
interface to MultiValue databases.
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Its unique set of
features allows the
developer to use the latest Microsoft technology while still
leveraging all of the traditional benefits of MultiValue
functionality.
mv.NET: Features & Benefits
Native Microsoft .NET Access
to MultiValue Databases
mv.NET provides a 100% native .NET interface to all major
MultiValue database platforms, allowing .NET developers to
access all aspects of MultiValue systems – both data and
program code - from within their .NET application.
All Major MultiValue
Databases Supported
mv.NET provides the
developer with the greatest flexibility to ensure that
applications can be deployed across the widest range of
databases; it is currently available on D3, jBASE, mvBASE,
Reality, Power95, QM, UniData, UniVerse and UniVision and
others by request. Moreover, mv.NET is an independent
release, so even legacy MultiValue applications can be
easily integrated into the most contemporary information
infrastructures without the needs for costly, inconvenient
database upgrades.
MultiValue Aware Databinding
Binding Objects complements standard .NET databinding to
provide the complete environment for advanced databound
programming. By making Visual Studio MultiValue-aware, the
binding process is significantly simplified for both
out-of-the-box and third-party .NET controls. With full
support for WinForms this makes mv.NET a true RAD tool for
Rich Client development. At last here is an advanced
application development environment to compete with and
leave all the ‘old school’ proprietary MultiValue 4GL’s far
behind.
Complete Development
Environment within Visual Studio
Not only does mv.NET excel by providing the complete
environment in the form of a series of fully integrated
plug-ins to Visual Studio .NET (both 2003 and 2005);
it is a unique feature. No other product in the market
provides this level of integration! New MultiValue
applications can now be developed without ever needing to
leave Visual Studio! This improves developer productivity
resulting in improved time to market for applications and
reduced support times.
Advanced Session Sharing /
Management Technology
A key aspect of all .NET implementations is managing the
connections between the user interface and the database.
mv.NET’s Session Manager makes certain that those
connections are handled in the most efficient and
cost-effective way, ensuring that users get outstanding
response from their MultiValue applications. IT managers
can both guarantee a minimum number of database connections
while at the same time allow the connection pool to grow in
times of high demand. mv.NET’s session sharing and
management provides a sophisticated environment for striking
a balance between the need to minimize database license
consumption and the need for rapid connection establishment.
Web and Web Services applications can be very unpredictable
and can have uneven usage patterns, but mv.NET session
management can be employed to ensure the most efficient use
is made of the underlying database licenses. This mv.NET
technology can both guarantee a minimum number of database
connections are consumed all the time while allowing the
connection pool to grow in times of high demand.
"Fetch on Demand" Data Retrieval Technology for High
Performance Application Delivery
Users expect “immediate” response from today’s
applications. With this requirement in mind, mv.NET has
been engineered with in-built “fetch on demand” data
retrieval technology which is under the control of the
developer. Therefore, application interface response times
can be automatically safeguarded even in situations where
large volumes of data are being returned or where network
connections offer restricted bandwidth; all of this without
any extra coding from the developer. The result? A happy
user and a happy developer!
Dynamic Data Normalization
mv.NET dynamically manages the normalization of data from
MultiValue databases to ADO.NET. Because of this,
MultiValue databases now appear just like another SQL
database to developers working with Microsoft’s ADO.NET
technology. The resulting recordset is fully “MultiValue”
aware enabling full update down to sub-value level as well
as read functionality.
Support for Stateless
Applications
Stateless application support within the product allows
developers to cut development timescales by automatically
persisting data and status history across application
invocations.
Support for Framework 1.1
and 2.0
In today’s fast changing world, some VARs and end-users will
have deployed Framework 1.1 based applications, yet new work
is almost certainly going to require Framework 2.0.
Bluefinity is committed to enabling both frameworks to
coexist and to providing ongoing support for new versions of
the .NET Framework.
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mv.NET is a
suite of components designed to provide the MultiValue developer
with a comprehensive solution to the challenge of creating
Microsoft .NET based applications requiring access to
MultiValued databases. With support for all major MultiValue
platforms, mv.NET is truly the essential tool for all
Multivalue developers wishing to create .NET applications,
whether the need is to enhance current applications or to build
completely new ones.