Carlisle, MA — (press release excerpt) — Sleepycat Software Inc. today released its latest version of the award-winning open source embedded database Berkeley DB. The release includes a new port to the QNX realtime platform, as well as to all major UNIX, Linux, and Windows systems. Berkeley DB version 3.2 is available for download from www.sleepycat.com immediately.

Linda Campbell, vice president of strategic alliances at QNX Software Systems, said “Engineers working with realtime operating systems need database services that are fast and completely dependable. An open-source product of the caliber of Berkeley DB in the embedded space is a real boon to the market.”

“We're very pleased to be moving more into the wireless and handheld market by offering Berkeley DB to realtime programmers on the platforms they use most — such as QNX,” added Michael Olson, vice president of sales and
marketing at Sleepycat Software.

Berkeley DB has been Open Source since its origin in 1991. “Sleepycat Software's commitment to open source software is a novelty in the embedded market where most applications are proprietary,” stated Keith Bostic, Sleepycat's vice president of engineering. “By offering the source code to programmers, we enable them to have more control over the applications they create. In addition, we assure the integrity of Berkeley DB because thousands of programmers have examined the code.”

The QNX realtime platform is a self-hosted development environment that anyone can download free for non-commercial purposes at http://get.qnx.com.

 
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