2009-01-13
SDC Systems Appointed as UK Distributor for Birdstep's Raima Database Managers
SEATTLE WA January 14, 2009 - Birdstep Technology, Inc. (OSE: BIRD) which offers state-of-the-art embedded database technologies, today announced that it has appointed Specialist embedded systems tools and software distributor, SDC Systems, has announced that it has been appointed as the UK distributor for the Raima Database Manager embedded database solutions that are developed by BirdStep Technology.
"We are excited to be introducing the Raima embedded database technology to our product range," said Stuart Parker, Managing Director of SDC Systems. "With embedded systems having to handle an ever increasing amount of data, embedded data management is still very much an emerging technology. In this respect, the Raima software is a very good fit for us, and for our customers. It is a very effective and proven software. What's equally important to us, is that the team that develop and support Raima are very knowledgeable and responsive. We are confident that our customers will appreciate this data management technology and will benefit greatly from the knowledge behind it."
"We are very pleased to be working with SDC Systems," said Luca Pagni, Sales Manager EMEA for BirdStep Technologies. "Their depth of knowledge and expertise in the field of embedded systems makes them an ideal partner for us. They are also respected for their high level of customer care and technical support - these are values that both companies share. We are looking forward to introducing our technologies to embedded developers within the UK."
BirdStep will be presenting their embedded database technology at the UK Embedded Masterclass event to be held 7th and 12th May at Cambridge and Bristol www.embedded-masterclass.com. SDC Systems will also be exhibiting a range of embedded development technologies at this event. These will include Embedded Linux, GUI Development tools, Software Analysis tools and embedded BIOS solutions.
About SDC Systems Ltd
SDC Systems Limited is a leading distributor of embedded development software, tools and hardware and a provider of professional
services to the European embedded systems sector. Focused on innovative and leading-edge technology, SDC strives to provide
‘technology that makes a difference’, technology that will accelerate the development process and/or improve the quality and
functionality of the final product. With many years' experience and talented engineering support, SDC Systems work closely with
their customers to provide an important source of embedded systems expertise and products.
For more information please visit www.sdcsystems.com
- or call Peter Heyes on +44 (0)845 658 8554
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