4D for MySQL and 4D for PostgreSQL Plug-ins Now Available

Brand new 4D 2004 plug-ins allow developers to connect 4D 2004 applications to MySQL® or PostgreSQL Servers

SAN JOSE, Calif., October 4, 2004 -- 4D, Inc., publishers of the 4th Dimension RAD/RDBMS environment, 4D Business Kit and 4D WebSTAR Server Suite, today announced it is shipping 4D for MySQL and 4D for PostgreSQL, brand new plug-ins for 4D 2004. The plug-ins allow 4D developers to communicate with MySQL or PostgreSQL Servers from a 4D front end to perform data manipulations such as inserting, deleting and updating data within the respective databases as well as creating new MySQL or PostgreSQL databases. 4D for MySQL and 4D for PostgreSQL are available today directly from: <http://www.4D.com/products/downloads_4d.html>

“4D for MySQL and 4D for PostgreSQL plug-ins offer 4D 2004 developers a convenient means to build 4D applications that can interact with the open source MySQL and PostgreSQL servers at the enterprise level,” said Brendan Coveney, president and CEO, 4D, Inc., “The ease-of-use and speed of these new plug-ins, coupled with the ease and power of 4D 2004, enables developers to build powerful beautiful applications quicker and easier than ever before.”

4D for MySQL and 4D for PostgreSQL are high-level, easy to use plug-ins. The plug-ins are implemented with native MySQL and PostgreSQL APIs. 4D for MySQL and 4D for PostgreSQL can be used with 4D 2004 on both Windows and Macintosh platforms.

Pricing and Availability

4D for MySQL and 4D for PostgreSQL run on Windows XP and Mac OS X. These plugins are available today directly from 4D Store <http://store.4d.com>. Pricing begins at $229.

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About 4D, Inc.

Located in San Jose, California, 4D Inc. is the U.S. distributor of 4th Dimension (4D), 4D Business Kit, and 4D WebSTAR Server Suite. 4D is an award-winning, tightly integrated suite of Windows and Mac OS, Web-embedded development tools for business solutions. 4D WebSTAR Server Suite V is a fast, secure and extensible server suite for Mac OS X, best known for easy administration. 4D, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of 4D SA.

Further information can be found at http://www.4D.com/.