A small database consulting firm that maintains an open source, embeddable database says it has partnered with MontaVista. ITTIA says its db.* database has been tested on MontaVista Linux Pro 3.1, and the company will present a Webinar tomorrow (Thursday) on using db.* with MontaVista Linux.

ITTIA describes db.* as a small-footprint C-language database offering tight control of resource allocations and data layouts, as well as caching of frequently accessed or time-critical data. The database evolved from dbvista, originally written to run on 286-class PCs more than 25 years ago. ITTIA ported the database to uClinux and ARM in May.

One claimed strength of db.* is documentation — before it entered the open source realm, the database was revised and documented, ITTIA says. ITTIA has also actively maintained the product, since adopting it after it was released under an open source license: ITTIA released a 1.1 version in December of last year.

Db.* is available now on x86, PowerPC, Sparc, ARM, and 32- and 64-bit PA-RISC processors. However, it should work on other architectures supported by MontaVista, if built using MontaVista's cross-compile tools, according to Steven Danneman, an ITTIA software engineer.

Db.* is free to download, and commercial support is available through ITTIA's “Club ITTIA,” an online forum with various levels of membership, including free basic memberships.

ITTIA will hold a free, 45-minute webinar on cross-compiling db.* on MontaVista Linux, on Thursday, October 13th. Additional details can be found here (registration required).

 
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