At A Glance

            Relational database manager.

            SQL driven.

            Very Large Databases.

            Embedded.

            Light-weight.

            Built-in programming interface.

            Configurable.

            Advanced architecture.

RDBMS

AxleBase is a complete relational database manager which can create and manage databases.

Objectives

Size: AxleBase is designed to store and retrieve vast amounts of data in tables of inconceivable size.

Cost: Designed to do that on a network of cheap PC's.

Power: Unbelievable power. See the notes below.

Not Objectives

Heavy high speed concurrent access.

Ordinary databases.

Bells and whistles post-retrieval processing.

( Big name brands such as Access, MySql, MsSql, and Oracle should be considered for ordinary needs. Ordinary tables and very large tables require very different internal software designs.)

SQL

AxleBase uses the standard ANSI-92 SQL language.
( His special tools for handling very large objects are hidden until called up.)

Embeddable

Can be built into any software that needs a database manager.

This feature is by design and is not an after-thought.

Programming Interface

He has a clear interface which allows him to be completely controlled by the host system.

The AxleBase interface is thoroughly covered in his documenation.

Configurability

AxleBase may be run as-is out-of-the-box.

But his interface allows extensive configuration by the DBA staff and their programmers.

Size

Designed to handle very large data tables. Tests have currently reached a table size of 177 trillion records.

But not just big. This is not merely a data warehouse, but a fully functional transactional database manager that provides all of the standard features and more.

Limits are specified in the documentation's Introduction chapter.

Server

A database server is host software for a database manager. The primary function of a server is usually communication with other computers.

AxleBase is designed to be a database manager for any hosts including servers.

There is a free database server demonstrator which can be downloaded from this site to show how to do it.

Advanced Architecture

The database can contain tables so big that each must be distributed across many computers. Or it can be a normal database.

AxleBase can be configured as a distributed database manager to deliver super-computer power. Or he can be used "out of the box" like a normal database manager.

Power

His small size is deceiving.

AxleBase can be configured into one of Mankind's most powerful computer systems to manage the largest databases ever conceived.

Additional Information

See the documentation on the web site.

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* *       Free Demonstration Software       * *

AxHandle is a graphical interface application which demonstrates all of AxleBase's commands and features.

AxleBase is embedded in AxHandle just as you would embed him in your app.

AxServer is also available. AxServer is a database server with AxleBase embeded. AxHandle can drive AxServer from another computer.

See the free systems page.

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