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May 29, 2007
Apache Derby: So what does this have to do with ColdFusion? By Ben Forta Apache Derby is an open source relational database implemented entirely in Java - it has a tiny footprint (2MB or so), includes an embedded JDBC driver, and supports both simple local access as well as client-server type access. So what does this have to do with ColdFusion? Well, Jason Delmore mentioned this in passing at cf:Objective (and few picked up on it), but we plan to include Apache Derby in ColdFusion Scorpio. The practical implication of this is that if you have to distribute an app that needs a database, you'll now have one that will work consistently on all platforms (no more having to tinker with different databases on different platforms).
May 2, 2007
Solving the Web app's "offline problem": How Zimbra did it (and others will follow) By David Berlind Since first hearing about how Sun's Francois Orsini had used Apache Derby (a.k.a. JavaDB) to create a proof of concept that showed how a Web-based tax application could switch into an offline mode with little more than a browser and the Java Standard Edition plug-in, it became very clear to me that the so-called "offline problem" associated with Web apps wasn't really a problem. It was just a matter of time before Web app developers took the next logical step and married Derby to their real applications in a way that users would be able to use their Web apps with or without a connection to the Net. Not only that, when a connection was eventually restored, whatever work that someone did while offline would be synchronized with whatever data they were storing in the cloud.
March 25, 2007
Start-up Zimbra takes Web e-mail offline By Martin LaMonica, Staff Writer, CNET News.com E-mail software company Zimbra on Sunday released an early version of Zimbra Desktop, Web e-mail software that will run online and offline. The company has built an open-source, Web-based alternative to existing mail servers and clients such as Microsoft Exchange and Outlook. Zimbra uses Ajax, a Web development technique that runs across browsers and operating systems. Zimbra Desktop requires users to download software that will synchronize with a Zimbra server. The download includes the Apache Derby database, which acts as a local e-mail store, said Satish Dharmaraj, the company's CEO. Future versions will not require users to do the manual download, he said.
February 22, 2007
Hot skills: Small database finds big backers in IBM and Sun By Nick Langley, ComputerWeekly.com According to IBM, the IT industry is moving towards a mixed model, with commercial tools built on top of open source frameworks. Sun Microsystems seems to agree. Both supply the same small-footprint, pure-Java, open source database.
January 12, 2007
Derby: Large, powerful DBs come in small packages... By David Spector, Tech Republic, Open Source Report "Today we'll look at a not-so recent convert, but one that's really shaken up the database space: Apache Derby.. . What makes Derby pretty amazing is the ability to use it completely unmodified to implement a full SQL server and client system...What really makes Derby stand out from other embedded databases is the fact that it is a pure-Java database that implements a full SQL engine that can be embedded into any Java program. Most other embedded database that support Java need at least some native, non-Java helper code in order to function. And Derby is small: About 2 MB. Let's think about that for a moment: A full SQL engine in about 2MB of compiled Java byte-code that can be put into anything. That "anything" can be a Web application, a J2EE server, a stand alone Application ... or something more portable, like a an application that lives inside a PDA or even a cell-phone." |
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