2009-11-24
Mitsubishi selects Raima Database Manager as the embedded database for their e-F@ctory Alliance partnership ecosystem
SEATTLE, WA – November 24, 2009 – Birdstep Technology (OSE: BIRD), which offers state of the art embedded database technologies, today announced that Birdstep Technology’s Raima Division is a new member of the Mitsubishi Electric e-F@ctory Alliance partnership ecosystem providing embedded database technology to run on the iQ Platform’s C Controller CPU. Raima’s RDM Embedded technology provides an industrial grade database platform that allows data to be stored, managed, and accessed directly within the controller rather than via a higher-level PC database, offering huge potential for increased performance and easier system integration.
Raima is the leading provider of high performance, high availability database solutions for critical real-time applications. With its RDM Embedded database technology, Raima provides a network database on a local device which has a predictable performance, unlike traditional relational databases whose performance is negatively affected at an exponential rate as the volume of data being managed increases. RDM Embedded has been successfully deployed in millions of business critical applications over the past 25 years, providing users with safe and reliable data management solutions for today’s complex interconnected devices and applications.
Joining the Mitsubishi Electric e-F@ctory Alliance partnership ecosystem, Raima has released a version of RDM Embedded that runs on the C Controller CPU. Users can take advantage of both the real-time operating system, along with the C programming environment of the CPU, to customize RDM Embedded to their specific application requirements. Data can be stored in memory or on-disk on the optional compact flash memory card. Raima also provides a web-based interface through their microHTTP server, as well as a powerful replication server that allows data to be moved to and from Raima’s RDM Server database or any other 3rd party data store (such as a SCADA systems, ERP systems, enterprise database, etc). These two key features make remote access to the database simple yet extremely powerful, allowing for more complex deployment of monitoring & control industrial applications.
Commenting on the selection of Raima to provide an embedded database platform for the C controller, Mitsubishi e-F@ctory Alliance originator, Chris Hazlewood, says:
"Raima has more than 25 years of experience developing embedded databases with over 20,000 developers worldwide that have created and deployed in excess of 20 million RDM based applications. RDM Embedded is a high-performance, real-time, small footprint embedded database that has been thoroughly tested and proven in some of the world's most demanding applications. It says a lot about a product when it is considered reliable enough for use in many stock exchanges across the globe. Now, with RDM Embedded on the C Controller, we are able to offer a rugged and local solution for the safe handling of large amounts of data directly on a shop-floor controller, without the need for higher level IT support."
"Being a Mitsubishi Electric e-F@ctory Alliance partner will create a brand new distribution channel for Raima within the Industrial Automation market.” “Working with Mitsubishi Electronic we will be able to provide a more complete solution to customers within the Industrial Automation," says Steinar Sande, Chief Executive Officer of Raima.
The C Controller operates on an iQ platform backplane with other System Q CPUs. Embedding the database on a local controller rather than on a higher-level PC increases the speed with which shop floor control systems can access application data, opening the door for a large performance boost for critical production operations. In addition, users will benefit from an increased transparency of production data and information. With the e-F@ctory automation concept assuring seamless data flow across the enterprise, the replication technology within RDM Embedded will allow easy distribution of data from the C controller to networked PLCs and to higher-level business systems.
About Mitsubishi Electric
With over 80 years of experience in providing reliable, high-quality products to both corporate clients and
general consumers all over the world, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TSE: 6503) is a recognized world leader
in the manufacture, marketing and sales of electrical and electronic equipment used in information processing
and communications, space development and satellite communications, consumer electronics, industrial technology,
energy, transportation and building equipment. The company recorded consolidated group sales of 3,665.1 billion
yen (US$ 37.4 billion*) in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009. Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. is a wholly
owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Japan, and represents over a 30 year history of sales,
service and support of automation products within the European market place.
For more information visit:
global.mitsubishielectric.com
www.mitsubishi-automation.com
www.mitsubishielectric.de
Contact:
John Browett
Deputy EMEA Marketing Communications Manager
Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V.
Factory Automation European Business Group
www.mitsubishi-automation.com
Email: john.browett@meg.mee.com
Phone: +49 (0)2102 486-1200
Fax: +49 (0)2102 486 3548
About The Raima Database Manager Family
Raima released the first version of the Raima embedded database in 1984. Since then the family has grown into three successful embedded database products. RDM Embedded pioneered the embedded market space under the name dbVista. Building on the success of RDM Embedded, Raima released the product in a client/server configuration under the name Velocis, now called RDM Server. Please find free SDK downloads of the RDM Products at www.raima.com/downloads.
About Raima
Raima, a wholly owned subsidiary of Birdstep Technology ASA, is a leading provider of high-performance, real-time, always on, embedded databases for both in-memory database usage and persistent storage devices. Raima Database Managers are found in everything from low cost real-time applications to high performance, high-availability application. With over 20 000 developers enjoying the flexibility of these COTS databases, the products are currently successfully deployed in over 25 million systems.
For further press information please contact Paul Johnson at Raima:
Tel: (206) 748-5300
Email: marketing@raima.com
Website: www.raima.com