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Subject: [ANN] Schevo 200_ ____ Software Release |
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Distribution list: |
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schevo-announce@lists.schevo.org |
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schevo-devel@lists.schevo.org |
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durus-users@mems-exchange.org |
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db-sig@python.org |
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python-announce@python.org |
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http://freshmeat.net/projects/schevo/ |
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Schevo 200_ ____ Software Release |
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Orbtech, L.L.C. and the Schevo team are pleased to announce the |
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availability of the 200_ ____ software release of Schevo and related |
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support packages. |
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Details and installation information are available at: |
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http://schevo.org/trac/wiki/SoftwareRelease-200_-__ |
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General information about Schevo is available at: |
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http://schevo.org/ |
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Upgrades in this release |
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New packages in this release |
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Changelog for this release |
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What is Schevo |
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Schevo is a next-generation DBMS that focuses on the following: |
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* **Rapid Development**: Schevo includes features to make it easy and |
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fun to create even the most complex of databases. Not only is the |
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schema syntax easy to write and understand, you can also quickly |
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place initial values in your schema that are required by your |
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database, and use the same syntax to create sets of sample data to |
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use during development. |
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* **User Interface Generation**: Schevo provides user interface |
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toolkits that take advantage of the richness of the database |
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schema. You can use the full-featured Schevo Navigator to interact |
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with your database without writing a single line of code outside of |
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your database schema. A PyQt-based toolkit is already available, and |
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PyGtk and TurboGears toolkits are in the works. |
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* **Rich Schema Definition**: The schema for a Schevo database is |
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written in concise, easy-to-read Python code. Not only does the |
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schema describe how information in the database is structured, but |
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also defines all transactions and rules that ensure database |
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integrity. |
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* **Automated Schema Evolution**: Once a Schevo database is deployed |
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and is used to store valuable data, you will inevitably make further |
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changes to the structure of the database. Schevo assists you in this |
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task and makes it easy to restructure a database and facilitate the |
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migration of data from one schema version to the next. |
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* **Transaction Based**: Schevo is designed from the ground up to |
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protect your data. All changes to a Schevo database must be done |
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using transactions, and Schevo ensures that those transactions |
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always leave the database in a consistent state. |
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