McObject has released Perst 4.0, the latest upgrade of its open source,
object-oriented embedded database for Java and .NET. Version 4.0 greatly
expands Perst’s usefulness in a broad range of applications by enabling it
to add persistence to any object—including objects created by other
programs, those for which source code is unavailable, and even objects
created in different programming languages.
Perst 4.0 also adds rich new tools for developing mobile and embedded
applications in both Java ME and in Google’s Android environment. For Perst
Lite (the Java ME edition of Perst), version 4.0 adds seamless integration
with the popular EclipseME integrated development environment, as well as
improved handling of memory and storage.
In addition, Perst Lite 4.0 adds full-tex... (more)
In what is likely the first-ever database benchmark conducted on an
off-the-shelf mobile phone, McObject® has successfully deployed its
TestIndex application on T-Mobile’s Android-based G1smartphone, to measure
performance of the SQLite embedded database alongside McObject’s open
source Perst™ embedded database on typical data management functions.
The comparison showed that gaps in dat... (more)
In a major upgrade to its software as a service (SaaS) that connects
companies with their field workforces, Argentina’s Movimiento ATM has
integrated the Perst™ Lite Java embedded database from McObject® in client
software for roaming employees’ BlackBerry, Nokia and other popular
smartphones.
The use of Perst Lite helps keep users up-to-date through faster data access,
and also enhances... (more)
McObject has announced a partnership with UK-based MPC Data. In the alliance,
MPC Data will distribute McObject’s eXtremeDB™ and Perst™ embedded
database software, and provide services surrounding the technology, in key
European embedded development markets including automotive, mobile computing
and phones, consumer electronics, medical products, industrial control,
netcom/telecom and re... (more)