Sql Server Data Access Components and Luxena Informix Data Access Components Software for Windows

MySQLDirect .NET Data Provider
$99.95 - Core Lab Software Development

MySQLDirect .NET is an enhanced data provider for MySQL that builds on ADO.NET technology to present a complete solution for developing MySQL-based database applications. As part of the Core Lab database application development framework, MySQLDirect .NET offers both high performance native connectivity to the MySQL database and a number of innovative development tools and technologies.

MySQLDirect .NET introduces new approaches for designing application architecture, boosts productivity, and leverages database application implementation.

The following list describes the main features of MySQLDirect .NET.

* Direct access to MySQL server
* 100% managed code
* High performance
* Easy to deploy
* Supports the latest versions of MySQL server including MySQL Embedded server
* All MySQL data types support
* .NET Compact Framework support
* Operates in both connected and disconnected models
* Powerful MySqlDataTable component as all-in-one table data access solution
* Auxiliary components for SQL scripts and bulk data transfer
* Extra data binding capabilities
* Cross-form components cooperation
* Ability of monitoring query execution

MySQLDirect .NET supports MySQL server version 5.1, 5.0, 4.1, 4.0 and 3.23. The provider works with .NET Framework 1.0, 1.1, 2.0 and .NET Compact Framework 1.1 and 2.0, and can be used with the following development environments:

* Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2005
* Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003
* Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002
* Turbo Delphi for .NET Professional
* Turbo C# Professional
* Borland Developer Studio 2006
* Borland Developer Studio 2005
* Borland Delphi 8
* Borland C#Builder

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Altova DatabaseSpy
$129 - Altova, Inc.

Altova DatabaseSpy 2008 is the unique multi-database data management, query, and design tool from the creators of XMLSpy. DatabaseSpy connects to all major databases, easing SQL editing and database structure design, for a fraction of the cost of single-database solutions. DatabaseSpy provides a straightforward database connection wizard and organizes connections and related project files to make accessing your databases and their components effortless. You can even open connections to multiple databases at once. It clearly presents tables, views, stored procedures, and data in easily negotiable windows, and it also lets you directly edit database content. DatabaseSpy's SQL Editor facilitates query writing with capabilities like code completion, syntax coloring, drag & drop editing, and more. You can easily write SQL scripts that retrieve data from multiple tables, and results can be displayed in individual, named windows for maximum clarity. DatabaseSpy's powerful Database Design Editor enables graphical design and visualization of database structures or schemas. You can also use it to duplicate existing structures in differing database types. DatabaseSpy supports IBM DB2 (including IBM pureXML databases), Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access, Oracle, MySQL, and Sybase, as well as other ADO or ODBC databases. XML support includes advanced capabilities to inspect XML data in database tables and to manage the XML Schemas used to validate that data. It exports data in five formats, including XML, XML Structure, CSV, HTML, and Excel, and it imports data from CSV files. With all this capability and more, DatabaseSpy is sure to save you time, simplify your work, and ensure accuracy for all your data. It is the one tool to finally liberate data management. Do data differently! Download Altova DatabaseSpy 2008 today, and try it free for 30 days.

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InterBase Data Access Components
$99.95 - Core Lab Software Development

InterBase Data Access Components (IBDAC) is a VCL/VCL.NET/CLX component library for fast direct access to InterBase, Firebird, and Yaffil servers from Delphi, C++Builder, and Kylix. IBDAC is heavily performance- and stress-tested to provide the fastest available native connectivity to InterBase servers. IBDAC features advanced local data handling and comprehensive server functionality coverage, including InterBase Events, Firebird RETURNING clauses and EXECUTE BLOCK syntax, and support for default values in stored procedures.

IBDAC is easy to use in both new and existing applications. It is a complete replacement for standard InterBase connectivity solutions and presents an efficient alternative to InterBase Express Components and the Borland Database Engine for access to InterBase.. Comes with full documentation and a large set of demo projects.

Key Features

- Direct access to server data. Does not require installation of other data provider layers.
- VCL, VCL.NET, and CLX versions of library available
- Full support of the latest versions of InterBase, Firebird and Yaffil database servers
- Support for all InterBase data types
- Disconnected Model with automatic connection control for working with data offline
- Local Failover for detecting connection loss and implicitly re-executing certain operations
- All types of local sorting and filtering, including by calculated and lookup fields
- Automatic data updating with TIBCQuery and TIBCTable components
- Unicode and national charsets support
- InterBase Events support
- Advanced script execution functionality with TIBCScript component
- Support for using Macros in SQL
- Easy migration from BDE and IBX with Migration Wizard

Versions of IBDAC are available for CodeGear Delphi 2007 for Win32, Borland Development Studio 2006, Turbo Delphi, Turbo Delphi for .NET, Turbo C++, Delphi 5/6/7/2005, C++Builder 5,6, and Kylix 2,3. IBDAC supports InterBase versions 5 and up, Firebird, and Yaffil.

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Luxena Informix Data Access Components
$149 - Luxena Software Company

Luxena Informix Data Access Components highlights

This component set provides interaction between VCL (Delphi/C++Builder) based applications and Informix database server. IDAC is based on the native Informix Client API. This ensures excellent performance and reliability. IDAC is very good BDE and ADO alternative.

Luxena Informix Data Access Components benefits

Features and Benefits
well-known BDE-like interface - with familiar set of components, such as Query, Table, UpdateSQL, etc. Every component has BDE-like usage
no BDE, ADO or dbExpress - using IDAC, there is no need to use any intermediate layer (with its own bugs) to work with Informix
full data type support - allows you to work with any data type provided by Informix database server including new data types of 9.xx family (BLOB/CLOB, LVARCHAR etc.)
connection pool and SQL cache - comprehensive features destinied to increase performance of application servers and standalone applications
advanced development - Object Pascal translation of Informix connectivity API and diagnostic structures allow you to easily create applications with advanced features
query execution break - gives your application more control over the database communication while still being user-friendly
easy deployment - all Informix connectivity parameters can be defined through TIfxConnection parameters, so there is no need to configure Informix client

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BlackBerry Database Viewer
$19.95 - Cellica Software Services

View any desktop database on BlackBerry Device.
BlackBerry Database Viewer will help you to view the contents of your desktop databases like MS Access, FoxPro, dBase, Excel and any ODBC Compliant Database like Oracle, SQL Server on BlackBerry through the USB cable.

It has two components: One works on Microsoft Windows based Computer (i.e. desktop side) and other on BlackBerry handheld (i.e. device side). This device side application is also referred as BlackBerry Database Viewer. Use the Windows program to transfer your database tables to USB cable connected BlackBerry device.

Features:
view the records of your database tables in a grid form or even single record form.
Apply SQL queries on the desktop database before sending it to BlackBerry.
Transfer the desktop database to your BlackBerry without having any third party synchronization tool.
The data transfer will be taken place simply through the USB cable.
Supported databases: MS Access, Oracle, FoxPro, dBase, MS Excel, MySQL and any ODBC compliant databases.
Resize the column width in grid view as per user's convenience.
Make a phone call directly from the selected cell.

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DBX4MySQL
$149.95 - microOLAP Technologies LTD

dbExpress Borland Delphi/C++Builder driver for MySQL with the highest performance.

microOLAP dbExpress driver for MySQL (DBX4MySQL) is an independent library that implements the common dbExpress interfaces for processing queries, without any third-party libraries and intermediate layers like BDE, ADO or ODBC.

As data-access layer thin and simple, dbExpress (and implicitly DBX4MySQL) provides high performance database connectivity and is easy to deploy. DBX4MySQL driver is available for Windows as a dynamic-link library.

When you deploy a database application that uses DBX4MySQL, you need only include the driver dll with the application files you build.

DBX4MySQL driver provides very fast access to MySQL through native MySQL network protocol.

DBX4MySQL driver supports transactions on MySQL server.

DBX4MySQL already works on the core we've developed for DAC for MySQL future 3.x version.

The main features of dbExpress driver for MySQL are:
Does not contain any third-party GPL-licensed components;
Licensed per a developer without royalty fee: you don't need to purchase end-user run-time licenses at all;
Any MySQL libraries are not requred on a client workstation, even libmysql.dll (which must be licensed on per seat basis for non-GPL commercial applications);
Linux/Kylix support (planned to be released at the end of this May);
Access to MySQL server through the native network protocol directly;
High performance;
Supports latest versions of MySQL;
All MySQL data types support;
Transaction support;
Complete fields information support;
Automatic detection for the old/new password algorithm (including the handling of the special 4.1.0 passwords);
Native SSL implementation in the Enterprise version (without any external libraries).

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