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Attention 4D programmers and system administrators:

4D v11 SQL boasts numerous compatibility, performance and feature improvements. If you have been considering an upgrade, NowData's experienced programming staff can help ensure your success!

NowData offers 4D v11 upgrade programming and database conversion services for the following versions of 4D/4D Server: 6, 2003, and 2004. Our deep experience with all aspects of 4D coupled with numerous successful v11 upgrades make us uniquely qualified to help with your next v11 upgrade project.

Conversion Manual: Conversion4Dv11SQL.pdf 1.80 Mb

Please send us a note to learn more.
(We offer free initial consultation and estimating services for fellow 4D programmers): <Contact Us>


11 Reasons to Use 4D v11 SQL

 

Ease of Implementation

  • Simplified installation
  • Graphic environment
  • Clear syntax
  • Only three executables across the entire product line

Completely Integrated

  • A single environment from creation to execution
  • Relational & transactional database
  • IDE
  • Language
  • Application server
  • HTTP server
  • SQL server
  • Numerous helpers and extensions
  • Connectivity

More Productivity

  • Intuitive Method Editor
  • Pre-defined form objects
  • Override default behavior
  • High-level, event-driven language
  • Reusability of code

Agile Development

  • Flexible data structure
  • Debugging and modification on the fly
  • Real-time compilation
  • Modular component achitecture
  • Team development

Easy Application Generation

  • Double-clickable applications
  • Client/Server applications
  • Web applications with integrated database and HTTP server
  • True application server

Open Standards

  • SQL
  • Unicode
  • XML
  • Native management of graphic formats
  • Web standards
  • much more...

Easy Maintenance

  • Integrated backup
  • Automatic crash recovery
  • "Zero Administration"
  • Automatic updating
  • Easy version deployment

Cross-Platform

  • Windows XP, Vista, 2003 Server, Mac OS X
  • Cross-platform stylesheets
  • Simultaneous connection by clients on different operating systems
  • No need to convert source code or data

Scalability

  • A project can go from 1 to 32,000 tables, without stopping its operation
  • Go from standalone to hundreds of users, locally or on the Web, without changing any source code
  • Be autonomous while integrating with other systems

Economic Benefits

  • No need for a server system
  • Free standalone deployment
  • Discount for concurrent users
  • Complete development environment
  • Unlimited SQL access based on number of cores/processors
  • Simplified administration
  • Fewer development and support resources necessary

A Quick Study

  • No special prerequisites
  • Usable results from your first steps
  • Intuitive language and development environment
  • Committed to standards
  • No difficulty at all for anyone with solid computer abilities