Objectivity/DB Features, Capabilities, Standards and Support

Objectivity, Inc. provides distributed data management solutions for government, business and science organizations, and is the enabling technology for some of the most complex and mission-critical systems in operation around the world today.

The company's flagship product and patented technology, Objectivity/DB, addresses the data and systems requirements of today and tomorrow, supports computing across vast distributed networks or embedded in stand-alone devices that simply must not fail, enables persistent object management, virtually instantaneous traversal of complex, many-to-many relationships and graphs, and much more.

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Objectivity/DB supports most common programming and query languages, operating systems, file systems and networks.

Developer and Design Tools

(new) Encryption and Authentication Plug-In Points (hooks)
(new) C# Persistence Designer (Plugin for Visual Studio)
(new) LINQ (Language Integrated Query) Support
(new) .NET Configuration and Transaction support
(new) Multiple federated database access for Java (C++ already supported)
(new) Unified Clustering Strategy
(new) Unified Date/Time Support
(improved) Scalable Persistent Collections
Complete support and compatibility with leading integrated development environments (IDEs) including the Eclipse.
Objectivity Assist (based on the Eclipse Framework)
Objectivity Open File System (OOFS) and the Generalized Security Architecture (GSA)

Natively object oriented architecture, combined with full SQL and other query language compatibility, yielding the best of both SQL and NOSQL technical capabilities.

Query Capabilities

(new) New External Search Agent, and Federated Query Capabilities
(new) Enhanced Object Qualification (EOQ)
(improved) Parallel Query Engine (PQE)
(new) LINQ (Language Integrated Query)
EJBQL (Enterprise JavaBeans Query Language)
SQL++

Built for enterprise, government and "always on" environments, where five or six 9's uptime is essential, our technologies were built to run with minimal administration, but also provide the tools and options necessary to manage and replicate your information.

Administration and Operational Tools

(new) Merge Modules provide greater support for OEM deployments
(new) Advanced, High-Performance Backup and Restore Capabilities
(new) Performance Analyzer
(new) Snapshot Debug Facility
(new) Improved Upgrade Support
(improved) Analyzer and repair tools
High Availability (HA)
Active Schema (dynamic class declaration)
License Manager
Lock Server Performance Monitor (LSPM)
XML object export
Schema upgrade tools
In process Lock Server (optional)

Objectivity/DB can be accessed via C++/C#, Java, Smalltalk, Python languages on Windows, Linux and Mac platforms, running on virtually any type of hardware. Also note, every client is completely interoperable. For example, you could write a fast process module in C++, to be accessed by a GUI client written in Java.

Language Bindings, Operating Systems and Programming Support

(new) C#.NET (full programming language support and integration)
(improved) Language bindings include: C# .NET, C++, Java, Smalltalk, Python
32-bit and 64-bit addressing
(improved) SQL and XML standards for queries and data exchange.
(new) New platform support: Mac OSX
(new) New Windows 7 and Visual Studio 2010 support
Interoperable operating systems and platforms: Linux, Windows, Mac OS X and more
Support of platform provided compilers for Windows (Visual Studio), and Java (JVM language binding and program support)

Our technology can be deployed in virtually any type of environment, from a single embedded device, to span an entire distributed network.

Standards and Compliance

(new) Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), 128-bit IP addresses
(new) Full Unicode support (UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32)
ACID (Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation and Durability) transaction support
ANSI (C++, SQL)
IBM Grid Compliance for all Levels 1 through 6
Java Transaction API (JTA), XA Compliance
JCA Support of Grid Enabled WebSphere
Network File Server (NFS) Version 3 Protocol, and High Performance Storage System (HPSS)
ODBC (Microsoft Open Database Connectivity) Level 3 standard
ODMG (Object Data Management Group) standard
POSIX (Portable Operating System Interface), IEEE Std 1003.1-1988
SOA (Service Oriented Architectures) supported by our distributed architecture
SQL - SQL1 (89), SQL2 (92) and BIGINT on 64-bit platforms
UML and XML

We provide world-class support and technical services to leading enterprise, government and research customers. We have a 20 year history working with customers like you, and projects like yours.

Support and Training

Free consultation and evaluation
Free sample applications
Free web-based tutorials, training and programming labs
(new) Objectivity Developer Network
Available 24/7 support by phone, email and on-site consultation
Professional Service packages and Custom Support

Objectivity has been helping customers harness the power of big data for years. Our data technologies help companies manage and discover valuable relationships and connection in complex data, in order to make better and faster decisions. Our customers include AWD Financial, CUNA Mutual, Drager Medical, Ericcson, LMS Medical, IPL, Siemens and the US Department of Defense. For more information, please contact us.

Company and Technology

Objectivity, Inc. is U.S. owned and operated.
GSA Schedule contract #GS-35F-0119R (renewed).
We have a 20 year history working with government, business and science organizations, enabling and supporting the core component of their most mission-critical systems and devices.
Objectivity/DB, is recognized by the U.S. Government as the enabling technology in mission critical multi-INT data fusion and network centric warfare systems.
Our team of (cleared) technical systems engineers and sales representatives are available to work with you directly during any phase of your project. Contact Objectivity today.
Numerous patents on our technology.