One$DB goes open source

MUMBAI: Daffodil Software, a database technology company, has announced open source release of One$DB at SourceForge.net. One$DB, which was initially launched as a free software, is an effort to drive open source innovation around Java-based applications, which will in turn create new business opportunities in various areas like embedded database applications, Java and Web based applications.






According to the press release, the move to Open Source One$DB, is driven by the fact that Open Source products are more acceptable and flexible, as they can be understood better in terms of strengths and limitations and can be customized to suit specific requirements without any fear of vendor locking.





One$DB, is the Open Source version of Daffodil DB, a J2EE-certified, JDBC 3.0 and SQL 99 compliant Java database. It is available in both Network and Embedded editions and has been designed to handle complex computing environments that demand a robust, scalable and feature-rich RDBMS that can operate across platforms. Against convention, One$DB does not put any restriction with regards to number of connections, CPU usage and total data storage.





Said Daffodil Software CEO Yogesh Agarwal, "With One$DB, going open source, we hope to add fuel to the already hot Java database market. One$DB offers the open source community an embeddable database with an impressive set of capabilities and functions. Our attempt is to associate two growing movements; Java and open source, to the benefit of both the communities. Our mission is to look beyond opening the code; to work with the community in developing One$DB as the most outstanding open source database."