VistaDB.Net

Licensing

• Please view the Pricelist pages for more information about the cost of VistaDB licenses
• Each machine license allows the Licensee to install and use VistaDB on one computers owned and used by the Licensee for development purposes.  Each developer is allowed two machines (laptop / desktop scenario).  Both machines must be used by the same developer.  A single developer license may not be installed and used by two different developers.
• The VistaDB database engine may be freely distributed with applications that were developed using a licensed copy of VistaDB (no runtime royalties).
• There are no royalties for deploying the VistaDB 4 engine with your products.
• You may not expose the database API to end users without purchasing a commercial license of VistaDB.  This if for ORM and other tools vendors who expose VistaDB as a part of their commercial product.
• Site and Source code licenses are available for business editions

Dot Net Platforms

• .NET 2.0 (SP1 required)
• .NET 3.0
• .NET 3.5
• .NET 4 (loading .Net 2 Assembly)
• 64 Bit Dot Net Framework
• Mono (Dot Net 2 runtime)
- with some restrictions

Technologies

• 100% managed .Net code - No DLL Imports or Unsafe code blocks
• Fully compliant ADO.NET Provider Model
• Allow Partially Trusted Caller (APTC) attribute
• ASP.NET Membership Providers (option for some licenses)
• Win Forms - Windows Forms Support
• Console Applications
• Windows Service Applications (running as NETWORK SERVICE is fully supported)
• Thread safe from single app, or across process boundaries
• Web Service applications (WCF / SOAP / ADO.NET Data Services)
• Click Once Deployment (zero config)
• Desktop, Mobile, Server, Web Services
• ASP.NET websites, including shared hosting support (medium trust)
• Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
• Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)
• Multi user access across shared network drives
• No CPU or RAM usage limitations
• 64 Bit Native mode on Windows x64 platforms

Languages

• All managed .NET languages (C#, VB.NET, Managed C++, Delphi.NET, J#, etc.)

Development Tools

• Supported with IDE Integration
  • Visual Studio 2008 Standard or higher - Including Server Explorer
  • Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 Standard or higher (supported in Build 9+)
• May be used without IDE Integration (No Server Explorer, or strongly typed data binding)
  • Visual Studio 2005/2008/2010 Standard or higher (no Visual Studio tools)
  • Visual C# Express 2005/2008/2010
  • Visual Basic Express 2005/2008/2010
  • Mono