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As
BlueFinity prepares to roll out the next major release,
its developers are closely watching the market’s future
directions to bring the latest technologies to the
MultiValue and .NET developer communities. The main
thrust of mv.NET Version 4 is the support of new
Microsoft technologies, namely:
Version
4.0
Visual Studio 2008 Extensibility Model
Microsoft has
enhanced the range of features and scope for third party
integration within Visual Studio. mv.NET V4.0 will take
advantage of these enhancements to provide even tighter
MultiValue database integration and further
functionality within Visual Studio.
Support for .NET Framework 3.5
mv.NET V4.0
will provide a version of the product targeted at
Microsoft’s .NET Framework 3.5 release while also
maintaining support for Framework 2.0. Bluefinity is
committed to enabling both frameworks to coexist and to
providing ongoing support for new versions of the .NET
Framework.
64-bit Support
mv.NET V4.0
will introduce support for Windows 64-bit platforms in
addition to the current 32-bit support. Visual Studio
2008 32-bit and 64-bit will be fully supported within
mv.NET.
Extended Internationalization
Further
enhancements will be made in mv.NET V4.0 to extend the
current support for foreign character sets.
SSIS
Integration
Leveraging the
functionality of mv.NET V4.0, a new Data Connector will
be released to provide SSIS integration. This will
provide an easy to use and versatile capability to move
MultiValue resident data bi-directionally to and from
the Microsoft SQL Server.
Version
4.1
LINQ
Provider
Language-Integrated Query (LINQ) will be an integral
part of the .NET Framework. mv.NET V4.1 will supply a
LINQ provider that leverages the unique abilities of the
MultiValue database model.
Version 4.2
Silverlight Application Development
Microsoft is still in its early adopter phase for
Silverlight (http://silverlight.net/).
This exciting technology promises to deliver to web
application developers the power, versatility and speed
of application interface development that rich-client
developers have enjoyed for years. mv.NET V4.2 will
provide the database connectivity that will be a vital
aspect in the creation of business-based Silverlight
applications.
BlueFinity is accepting applications for the Version 4
early adopters program. Those interested in testing
their applications against mv.NET V4 should email
v4@bluefinity.com for details.
The
latest information will be available at a series of
BlueFinity seminars taking place in the USA and the UK
in April. The USA show will take place on the last day
of the International Spectrum MultiValue Conference in
Newport Beach, California on April 4th
followed by a London seminar in the UK on April 22nd.
More information regarding both shows is available on
the BlueFinity website.
Additionally, BlueFinity International has partnered
with a new company within the Mpower1 Group – BAS
International (www.basintl.com)
- to
perform application development for any MultiValue
database or .NET customer who does not have the in-house
skills or time to develop, migrate or enhance their
systems themselves. Development can either be provided
as a one time project or as part of an outsourced
development and support contract depending on the needs
of the customer. Although
BAS will utilize a number of programming languages and
development tools from within the Mpower1 Group of
Companies, the company particularly expect to leverage
the use of BlueFinity’s mv.NET in the .NET development
environment to produce applications.
mv.NET is available for D3, jBASE, mvBASE, Power95, QM,
Reality, UniData, UniVerse, UniVision and others by
request. Visit
www.bluefinity.com for more information. |
