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c-tree Retrospect of the Last Decade

Happy New Year from all the folks at FairCom! As we looked ahead to 2010 we couldn't help but think just how quickly the last decade flew by -- and how much c-tree database technology has advanced. The last 10 years have brought about many of the best and popular c-tree innovations such as:

  • Robust SQL Engine with Concurrent ISAM Access
  • Industry Standard ODBC, JDBC, and ADO.NET SQL Interfaces
  • Dynamic Dump Hot Backups
  • Advanced File Encryption
  • Advanced multi-threading API
  • HUGE files (16 Exabytes!)
  • Partitioned Files
  • Segmented Files
  • c-treeDB - c-tree Database Layer
  • System Queues and Notifications
  • Replication
  • Complete .NET integration

As always, c-treeACE database technology has always been designed by developers for developers. Do you have a specific database challenge? Let our experienced engineeering team work with you and craft a solution that fits your needs with flexibility and performance. Contact your nearest FairCom office and speak directly to our engineering team today.

A Look Back

In case you missed out on any of the great releases of c-tree technology, here is a recap of what has passed.. and a look forward to what might come...

2008

Version 9 — August 2008

  • Graphical Developer and Administration Tools
  • Performance Enhancements
  • Replication SDK
  • PHP Interface
  • LDAP and Other OS Security Authentication
  • Partial Variable Length Record Re-Write Support
  • Row-Level Permanent Callback Filters
  • c-treeDB Callback Support
  • New Ports — 64-Bit Mac OS X, AMD Opteron, Windows CE 4.0, Solaris 10, SCO OpenServer 6

2004

V8 Box

Version 8 — 2004

2003

V7 Box

Version 7.12 — 2003

2001

V7 Box

Version 7.11 — 2001

1992 - 2000

V6 Box

Version 6 - 6.10 — 1992-2000

  • 2nd Generation Client/Server
  • c-tree Server Hot Backups
  • Re-Entrant Multi-Threading
  • Transaction Processing Support
  • Automatic Recovery
  • Roll-Forward/Roll Back
  • Transaction History
  • Batches
  • Resource Records
  • DODA - Dynamic Object Definition Array - File Schema
  • Locking Enhancements
  • ODBC Support
  • Encryption
  • User & File Security
  • File mirroring
  • Server SDK (bind your app to the c-tree Server)
  • Server Diagnostics and Trapcomm Playback
  • Several Hundred Additional Features

A Look Forward!

  • Ever Faster Performance
  • Expanded Replication Facilities
  • File Comparison Utilities
  • Enhanced Graphical Tools
  • More SQL Features
  • The Latest Interface Technologies
  • Support for COBOL Environments

Every second of every day, consumers are initiating electronic payment transactions — getting cash at ATMs, using debit and credit cards to make purchases in stores and on the Internet, banking by phone and PC, paying bills online. Over 40 billion times a year, ACI software is used to process these transactions, powering the world's online payment systems.

With millions of transactions to process every day, ACI needed technology that could meet peak performance requirements and sustain maximum throughput. ACI considered a number of databases during the design phase of the project. Only the ISAM architecture of c-tree could consistently sustain the required performance levels. This performance, truly the hallmark of c-tree, continued to grow as the hardware horsepower of the project was put in place and optimized.

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