AboutMelvin Davidson Expertise Can answer -SQL advise, Generic information on database design and Ingres tools & utilities. I will not advise on how to restore / resolve corrupted databases. In addition, I can also answer questions regarding PostgreSQL & Slony, until such time as a separate category is added for them.
Experience 8 years as Technical Support Specialist for Ingres database as a CA employee.
Publications Interface Age Magazine (no longer published). Ingres Technical documents.
Education/Credentials B.S. Computer Technology - N.Y.I.T Old Westbury, NY
Question I want to use Ingres for my startup and want to integrate it with .NET 2.0. I want to know how the integration works. the version 2006 is free or not. Where it stands when compared to other products.
Answer >I want to use Ingres for my startup and want to integrate it with >.NET 2.0. I want to know how the integration works.
Ingres has a native driver for .NET.
It also supports OpenSQL with .NET.
I highly recommend you download the documentation set and review for yourself.
>The version 2006 is free or not.
Yes, Ingres has been free since 2004.
>Where it stands when compared to other products.
This is a very broad question and depends on you needs. However, a general comparison among MySQL, PostgreSQL, MaxDB & Firebird can be found at: http://www.geocities.com/mailsoftware42/db/
Please note the comparison is not entirely accurate. Most notably, nothing is mentioned about Ingres' Data Integrity, Security, Locking & Concurrency, Stored Procs, Transactions Replication and many other features, but it does have them all and IMHO, is superior.
