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Revelation grants Company a non-exclusive license to install and use one (1) copy of the software and one (1) copy of the documentation on one (1) computer. Company may make one (1) copy of the software for backup purposes only consistent with and under the limitations of 17 U.S.C. § 117. All other rights are reserved to Revelation. This software is protected by copyright law, international copyright treaty and by Revelation’s defined licensing requirements.
The Works
The Works includes a full development copy of OpenInsight and access to the “WORKS Members” section of the Revelation Website as well as access to technical support from Revelation Software. A Works subscription license includes a Setup executable which can be downloaded from the Works Download section of the Revelation Software web site. The Setup executable will install a two (2) user development copy of OpenInsight for use of the Works subscription member on the appropriate computer. If there is more than one developer, these additional developers are added to the OpenInsight Works development license through a supplied authorization code via the purchase of a TeamWorks license. Every OpenInsight Works Developer must be properly licensed. Revelation provides these licenses via TeamWorks. Each additional Works user is provided with an additional two (2) users applied to an OpenInsight license that resides on the network server and increments the number of concurrent Works developers that can access that copy of OpenInsight. For example, if five Works developers require access to OpenInsight on a network, the first Works developer license will be the two (2) user licenses created with the Setup executable. The remaining four Works developers would apply the appropriate authorization code to the copy of OpenInsight on the network which would then add eight (8) additional user licenses bringing the total number of user license to ten (10). OpenInsight Works or TeamWorks development licenses cannot be distributed to more than one server. If you need to deploy the development application on multiple servers, additional copies of OpenInsight Works or TeamWorks must be purchased.
Every individual who accesses the “WORKS Members” section of the Revelation web site for upgrades, content, services, etc. must have an active Works Subscription. Proper licensing can be determined by ensuring each individual has his/her own unique user name and password. A Works Subscription is not transferable or shareable (i.e. multiple users logging in using the same user account).
Every OpenInsight Network User License user must be properly licensed. The Developer Class engine provides the capability for a single user or multiple users to create files, create or modify dictionaries, create or delete indexes, as well as any application components (forms, programs, menus, etc). It does not allow applications to be deployed. Network User Licenses are available in increments of any number of users and are supplied electronically for one use on one installation of one OpenInsight serial number. A Network User License cannot be duplicated nor can it be applied more than once. If you need to deploy the application on multiple servers, additional Network User Licenses must be licensed or Enterprise Licensing must be purchased.
This license includes (1) Network User License File and a serial number which can have an unlimited number of users on a single server. This license also includes Revelation Software’s Universal Network Driver (NUL). This license is subject to an annual license renewal fee.
This license includes (1) or more Network User License Files and serial numbers for a minimum of seventy five (75) concurrent users. These license files can be applied across multiple servers within the Enterprise. This license also includes Revelation Software’s Universal Network Driver (NUL). This license is subject to an annual license renewal fee.
This license includes (1) or more Network User License Files and serial numbers for a minimum of one hundred and fifty (150) concurrent users. These license files can be applied across multiple servers within the Enterprise. This license also includes Revelation Software’s Universal Network Driver (NUL). This license is subject to an annual license renewal fee.
A Web User License enables the publication of Revelation data to the World Wide Web. The web User License provides users with access to application extensions within the context of a web browser or HTTP enabled tool. It can be used in conjunction with Works Licenses and/or Network User Licenses for both testing and production web environments:
The Revelation Universal Driver and Universal Driver Heavy are licensed per server. The implementation and use of these products work in conjunction with properly licensed network user licenses (OpenInsight Network User Licenses). A Network Product cannot be duplicated nor applied more than once. If you need to deploy the application on multiple servers, additional Network Products must be purchased or Enterprise licensing must be purchased.
Network User Licenses for OpenInsight 10.0 and above are subject to an Annual License Renewal fee. The annual license renewal fee is charged (1) year from the date of initial license purchase. Failure of payment of the annual license renewal fee is a direct violation of this Agreement.
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Revelation Software's Java library for OpenInsight access, oiJio, allows Java developers to connect with an OpenInsight OEngineServer, perform basic file i/o, and invoke Basic+ routines.
Communication can be performed in "stateful" or "stateless" mode. In stateless mode, a client connects to the engine server, makes its request, receives any results, and then disconnects; in this fashion, the OEngine is available for subsequent requests from the same, or different, client. This provides the most efficient throughput for multiple users. Conversely, in stateful mode, the Java client will connect to the engine server, make one or more requests, receiving any results, and maintain its connection until the session is complete, at which point it should disconnect. Because the client does not disconnect after each request, additional requests from other clients must "consume" additional OEngines; this method, then, provides a simpler interface at the expense of scalability.
In addition, in stateful mode, developers can choose to run in either synchronous or asynchronous mode. In asynchronous mode, the oengine can generate events which the client must handle.
Examples of the different modes are illustrated in the sample code, contained in the included DemoOIJIOclass.java file.
Who should purchase the Universal Driver 4.7?
Multi-user applications written in OpenInsight versions prior to 9.0 or Arev 3.12 require the Universal Driver. If your application is based on OpenInsight 9 then there is no need to purchase the Universal Driver. The Universal Driver NUL (Network User License) is already included with OpenInsight 9 and later. The Universal Driver NUL edition is compatible with all existing database files but it is only forward compatible with the OpenInsight 9 development environment. For mixed environments with OpenInsight 9 and any prior Revelation Software development tool the for-purchase Universal Driver is required since it is compatible with all supported versions of the Revelation Software development tool. For a complete list of supported versions please refer to the Network Product Matrix.
Why should you purchase the Universal Driver?
If your application was developed in Arev 3.12 or OpenInsight versions prior to 9.0 the Universal Driver is required for multi-user access. The following points list the advantages of the Universal Driver compared to previous network drivers such as the All Networks Driver.
Protection from data corruption.
Data corruption can occur for a variety of reasons, including bad network cabling, power fluctuations, hardware errors, no record locking, or users aborting processes. Often it is impossible to predict or prevent such events. The Revelation Universal Driver protects you against data corruption when such events do occur by recognizing that an error occurred and notifying the user, while protecting the data table from incomplete transactions, virtually eliminating data corruption errors (Group Format Errors).
Increased speed performance.
The Revelation Network Products are designed to enable database activity to be off-loaded onto the file server. This architecture dramatically reduces the amount of network requests. The reduction of network requests translates to increased performance. Benchmarks show a dramatic performance increase on local area networks (LANs), and an even greater increase on wide area networks(WANs).
Reduced Downtime
Costs mount very quickly when your users can't use the system. The real cost of data corruption is the downtime created while the appropriate back-ups are found and restored. If the system can't be restored with a recent back-up, the information must be re-entered, taking additional precious resources.
Why should I upgrade to the Universal Driver 4.7?
Versions of the Universal Driver after 3.0 are compatible with all previous versions of Linear Hash files. Also included with the Universal Driver 4.7 is a console application (the UD Manager) that allows you to manage record locks without having to stop the Linear Hash Service, as well as view the active connections to your applications.
What has changed from the Universal Driver 4.6?
Universal Driver Manager is now compatible with 64bit systems.
The ability to select and unlock multiple records from the Universal Driver Manager is now available. Previous versions allowed only one record to be selected during each unlock.
Server side install program now recognizes Arev 3.12 as a valid installation location.
What has changed from the Universal Driver 4.5?
NSIS replaces Install Shield as the installer.
UD 4.6 will now be offered in two versions: The free bundled version supplied with OpenInsight 9.0 and above network user licenses and the standard version to be used with OpenInsight 8.0.x and below. The free bundled version will only work with OpenInsight 9.0 and above network user licenses; it will not function with versions of OpenInsight 8.0.x and below as well as Advanced Revelation.
The Universal Driver 4.6 will no longer support unlimited-length record keys. Record keys can now be a maximum of 552 characters long. Any keys that exceed this limit will now be "illegal" and applications will be unable to either read or write them. The server event log will report Linear Hash error 1016 for this condition. Since this will make the records unreadable, they will be treated as though there is a "group format error" (GFE) in any table that contains them, and so the Database Manager tool in OpenInsight release 9.1 to Verify LH has also been updated to report there "errors", and the "fix" option has been updated to copy them to a new table called DUMP_FIX_SAVE.
Another, more critical fix, is that currently, the "Fix GFEs" option on the Verify LH menu silently considers any records with keys greater than 50 characters long to be GFEs. Anyone running the "Fix GFEs" option, either from Verify LH menu, will lose any records that have keys longer than 50 characters. As a result of this issue, we are including with the Universal Driver 4.6 a RDK containing a FIX_LH routine. This updated routine removes the "50-character-throwaway" functionality and replaces it with the "552-character-save" functionality.
What are some of the other great features of the Universal Driver?
There is only one REVPARAM file no matter how many different subdirectories you have with .LK and .OV files.
There is support for files larger than 4 gigabytes.
There is support for large frame sizes up to 100K.
You can 'hide' your .LK and .OV from your users.
The LHVerify facility is integrated onto the server side, allowing much faster performance.
Registry settings and REVPARAM file created automatically.
What configurations does the Revelation Universal Driver 4.6 work with?
Server Version Minimum
Windows 64bit and 32bit versions of Server 2003 and Server 2008. Server 2012.
Novell Not available at this time
Linux Not available at this time
Will the Universal Driver work with Windows 95/98/NT workstations?
No, it will only work with workstations running XP and later.
Will the Universal Driver 4.7 work with Arev?
Yes, the Universal Driver will work with Arev 3.12 and OpenInsight 4.1.3 and above. The Universal Driver NUL version will not work with Arev or OpenInsight versions prior to 9.
What is the pricing?
The price for a new install of the Universal Driver 4.7 is $2,635.00.
Upgrade pricing is as follows:
From Universal Driver 4.0 and Universal Driver 4.6 to Universal Driver 4.7 is free.
From Universal Driver 3.0 to Universal Driver 4.7 is $787.00.
From Revelation 2.1 Service to Universal Driver 4.7 is $1,095.00.
From Revelation 1.5 Service to Universal Driver 4.7 is $1,315.00.
Crossgrade from NLM to UD 4.7 is $1,430.00.
Documentation
Universal Driver 4.7 Installation Guide
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Revelation Software delivers a suite of development tools, a database, and companion services that take full advantage of leading computing architectures and operating environments. Our flagship product OpenInsight is a NoSQL MultiValue database development suite that provides Windows, Web 2.0 and .Net tools to develop and deploy mission critical applications.
The company's strategy of ensuring the preservation of information systems and application investments by its developer and user community has enabled its customers to reuse, extend, enhance, and leverage their investments in business applications.
Revelation Software applications are characterized by the enduring nature of the solutions implemented using our products. Revelation Software continues to invest in technologies that enable systems implemented in its earliest development tools to operate successfully on modern 32-bit or 64-bit client and server operating systems, and can be extended to the Web.
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