Embedded Databases

Any ISV knows that having high-performance database technology directly embedded in an application offers significant advantages. Not only can you bring powerful database-driven applications to market faster, you can lower the costs of your application.

Sybase integrated database technology

By embedding a database in an application, you can lower costs in engineering, testing, development and support. A few of the many advantages of embedded databases include:

Save significant engineering and quality assurance costs by controlling the database that manages your application data. By embedding, you will know the exact version of the specific database your application supports, so you can develop and test with one version.
Relying on external databases often means developing and testing with a large list of databases as well as multiple versions of each database, which extends release schedules and drives up engineering costs.
Eliminate a portion of support costs in setup and installation. With an embedded database, your support personnel won't need to assist customers with database installation, setup and maintenance.
Lower the total cost of ownership of your application. Your customers will not have the added expense of buying a third-party database—making your solution more competitive.
Eliminate the time-consuming task of setting up an external database. In the evaluation stage, an embedded database allows your prospective customer to focus on the value of your application, without having to purchase an external database and deal with the hassle of installation.
Make faster sales by removing the database from the equation. Delays—and missed opportunities—often occur when your prospect has to evaluate different databases before evaluating your application.

Thousands of application vendors embed Sybase databases in server, mobile and workgroup applications today. Sybase’s embedded databases were designed from inception to be embedded and widely deployed in software applications where no IT staff may be available for maintenance. Our embedded technologies are designed to perform out-of-the-box, automate maintenance, and be generally easy to use. Yet Sybase embedded databases can also scale from one user to thousands of users and support 17 different operating systems. Developers can build software applications on top of Sybase databases using common (and uncommon) development environments, including a unique solution for developers supporting or migrating from ISAM-based applications, such as those written in Delphi and FoxPro.

Sybase’s embedded database offerings include:

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