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VistaDB 3 box shot

  • XCopy deployable TSQL Engine
  • Less than 1 MB single assembly deployment
  • Easy migration from SQL Server TSQL data types and syntax
  • Royalty free distribution. Licensed per developer
  • TSQL Procs for ease of migration to SQL Server
  • ASP.NET and Medium Trust supported for shared hosting

VistaDB 3 Data Sheet

Licensing

  • One license is required per developer.  Licenses may not be shared across developers.
  • Each license allows the Licensee to install and use VistaDB on two computers and devices owned and used by the Licensee for development purposes. Devices should not have simultaneous use (a single desktop and laptop per developer is the usage scenario).
  • 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 restrictions and no royalties for deploying the VistaDB 3 engine with your products (may not distribute DLL for usage as a database API)
  • Site and Source code licenses are available

Dot Net Platforms

  • .NET 2.0 (SP1 recommended)
  • .NET 3.0
  • .NET 3.5
  • 64 Bit Dot Net Framework
  • Compact Framework 2.0
    • Windows Mobile 5 (Pocket PC and Smartphone)
    • Windows Mobile 6
  • Mono (Dot Net 2 runtime)
    • Linux
    • Mac OS X
    • Sun Solaris
    • BSD (OpenBSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD)
    • Microsoft Windows - Yes, Mono runs on Windows too!

.NET Technologies

  • ADO.NET 2 Provider Model
  • Allow Partially Trusted Caller (APTC) attribute
  • ASP.NET Membership Providers
  • 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
  • Click Once Deployment
  • Desktop, Mobile, Server, Web Services
  • Smart Client
  • ASP.NET websites, including shared hosting support (medium trust)
  • Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
  • Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)
  • Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) - No persistence specific provider at this time
  • 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 2005 Standard or higher - Including Server Explorer
    • Visual Studio 2008 Standard or higher - Including Server Explorer
  • Supported without IDE Integration
    • Visual C# Express 2005/2008
    • Visual Basic Express 2005/2008
    • Mono