Watcom SQL
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Watcom SQL was a relational database
for PC
platforms released by Watcom
in 1992. It was renamed to SQL Anywhere Studio after Watcom joined Powersoft which was subsequently acquired by Sybase
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The Watcom SQL 4.0 family of databases are based on scalable technology that combines a full-featured SQL database engine with unparalleled simplicity, economy and performance. Watcom SQL version 4.0 is designed for environments ranging from large departmental networks with a diverse range of PC client systems to peer-to-peer workgroups to standalone PCs. Watcom SQL Version 4.0 is available immediately in standalone versions for Windows and multi-user network server versions for NetWare. Standalone and multi-user versions for OS/2, Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. and DOS will be available within sixty days.
"To meet the needs of the 'shrink-wrapped' server marketplace, Watcom SQL was designed with a small 'footprint' for the desktop PC and LAN server environments," said Ian McPhee, president of Watcom. "Watcom SQL requires minimal database administration, takes only a few minutes to install and offers excellent performance out of the box without tuning."
"The addition of stored procedures and triggers to Watcom SQL 4.0 brings industrial-strength features to the workgroup database market," said Herb Edelstein, principal and founder of Euclid Associates, a Maryland-based database and image management consulting firm. "Workgroup users will appreciate the functionality added to Watcom SQL, a database that remains easy to set up and run."
"The Watcom SQL database fits perfectly into our plans," said Jim Braun, project manager at Kansas State University, main campus at Manhattan; coeducational; land-grant and state supported; chartered and opened 1863. There is an additional campus at Salina. Among the university's research facilities are the J. R. . "We needed a database that could distribute key systems across our organization, and Watcom SQL 4.0 gave us this, in addition to stored procedures and triggers. Watcom SQL is an impressive, economical package of performance and functionality."
Relational database
A relational database is a database that conforms to relational model theory. The software used in a relational database is called a relational database management system . Colloquial use of the term "relational database" may refer to the RDBMS software, or the relational database itself...
for PC
IBM PC compatible
IBM PC compatible computers are those generally similar to the original IBM PC, XT, and AT. Such computers used to be referred to as PC clones, or IBM clones since they almost exactly duplicated all the significant features of the PC architecture, facilitated by various manufacturers' ability to...
platforms released by Watcom
Watcom
Watcom International Corporation was founded in 1981 by three former employees of the Computer Systems Group at the University of Waterloo, in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada...
in 1992. It was renamed to SQL Anywhere Studio after Watcom joined Powersoft which was subsequently acquired by Sybase
Sybase
Sybase, an SAP company, is an enterprise software and services company offering software to manage, analyze, and mobilize information, using relational databases, analytics and data warehousing solutions and mobile applications development platforms....
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The Watcom SQL 4.0 family of databases are based on scalable technology that combines a full-featured SQL database engine with unparalleled simplicity, economy and performance. Watcom SQL version 4.0 is designed for environments ranging from large departmental networks with a diverse range of PC client systems to peer-to-peer workgroups to standalone PCs. Watcom SQL Version 4.0 is available immediately in standalone versions for Windows and multi-user network server versions for NetWare. Standalone and multi-user versions for OS/2, Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. and DOS will be available within sixty days.
"To meet the needs of the 'shrink-wrapped' server marketplace, Watcom SQL was designed with a small 'footprint' for the desktop PC and LAN server environments," said Ian McPhee, president of Watcom. "Watcom SQL requires minimal database administration, takes only a few minutes to install and offers excellent performance out of the box without tuning."
"The addition of stored procedures and triggers to Watcom SQL 4.0 brings industrial-strength features to the workgroup database market," said Herb Edelstein, principal and founder of Euclid Associates, a Maryland-based database and image management consulting firm. "Workgroup users will appreciate the functionality added to Watcom SQL, a database that remains easy to set up and run."
"The Watcom SQL database fits perfectly into our plans," said Jim Braun, project manager at Kansas State University, main campus at Manhattan; coeducational; land-grant and state supported; chartered and opened 1863. There is an additional campus at Salina. Among the university's research facilities are the J. R. . "We needed a database that could distribute key systems across our organization, and Watcom SQL 4.0 gave us this, in addition to stored procedures and triggers. Watcom SQL is an impressive, economical package of performance and functionality."