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SOLID USER STATEMENTS Read what SOLID Server users have to say about our product; here are some excerpts from the Web, from emails sent to us, and from Usenet news and other discussion forums.. Chris Tacy "SOLID - Fantastic lightweight SQL database. JDBC- and ODBC-compliant, high-performance, small footprint, Web-literate, robust... yeah, it's got all the buzzwords you could ever want. Best of all, it's about 1/10 the price of the competition. Big win all around I'd say." Chris Tacy, IDG Publications Philip Greenspun ..."RDBMSes, though much more reliable than most user-written transaction processing code, are not nearly as reliable as a basic Unix system with a Web server pulling static files out a file system. Prepare to hire a half- or full-time database administrator. If you can't afford this, consider a zero-administration RDBMS such as Solid."... Philip Greenspun From: Bjorn-Kare Nilssen ..."A few quotes from their Technical description Help file: >Installation of SOLID Server typically takes just
a few minutes. No special skills >are needed, just a
simple installation program and two or three diskettes. >SOLID Server runs continuously and automatically
performs all administrative >The central memory and disk space requirements for
SOLID Server are very Bjorn-Kare Nilssen, SN Internett From: Tim Matthews ..."In my previous job I worked in a specialist verification company on major projects for Sybase, testing System 10 and 11 API's, and for Microsoft, testing SQL Server functionality. The administration involved with these systems had led me to believe that an RDBMS was unrealistic for a small company with no full time administrator. SOLID has changed my mind!"... Tim Matthews Bradley Willson "Solid Server for Linux 2.2 is powerful, extensible and extremely capable of serving database requirements ranging from a simple desktop application to a corporation-wide business integration. The combination of Solid Server’s file handling capabilities, multiple platform availability and extensive communication protocol suite make Solid Server 2.2 an intelligent choice for a wide range of applications." Bradley Willson From: Brian DeSpain ..."As one of the first commercial sites on the
Internet, Hot Hot Hot needed to upgrade their database
capabilities as well as the speed of their site. SOLID
Server provides a tremendously robust solution in the web
environment. Looking at the price/performance ratio, it
was an easy choice for Brave New Worlds, LLC to choose
SOLID Server. Brian DeSpain, Brave New Worlds, LLC From: Scott Lehman ..."I would like to tell you that you have the
best RDBMS that I have ever seen. It is small, easy to
install and learn, it really works right out of the box
(try that with Oracle), and seems to have everything
needed for a large robust mission critical RDBMS. Am I
missing something or is SOLID really that good? Why
aren't more companies using it? I can't say enough :-} Scott Lehman, Lehman Consulting, Inc. In the web/db Q&A Forum Question: ..."The AOLserver+Solid combination on top of Linux sounds like a cheap and somewhat fast a package but before I commit myself to anything, I'm wondering if anyone is actually running a setup like this. If yes, how does it work?".. Jussi Haro Answer: ..."I'm running a P200 Linux server, running Solid and Apache/mod_perl and it flies."... Barry Robison From: Danny Heijl ..."SOLID Server is even faster than Sybase SQL
Anywhere 5.5, as easy to administer, scales from desktop
version at $99 on WFW 3.11/W95/WinNT to server versions
on WinNT, AND most Unixes (including Linux). Has a strong
presence in the IBM world. Has all features of SQL
Anywhere except triggers, but adds database events via
stored procedures. Looks perhaps less sophisticated, but
is very capable (lean but mean). You can get a 30 day
free evaluation version, that can be upgraded to a
registered version for $99. (www.solidtech.com).
Recommended. Danny Heijl, CEVI From: Rob Wehrli ..."I have seen many different products. It is rare that a particular vendor has impressed me from the outset as much as Solid, but the product WILL speak for itself."... Rob Wehrli From:Jeff Lewis ..."We've been using Solid on Linux for our internal systems and have been very happy with the results thus far: easy setup, maintenance; full sql92 and odbc compliance; plenty of prog. interface choices, incl. Solid-built type4 jdbc driver; great low price for such a full-featured db."... Jeff Lewis, Burly Open Technologies, LLC From: Douglas Kelly ..."My suggestion is to check out Solid (
www.solidtech.com). They are currently offering their
desktop server product for free on Linux (limited to only
2 local connections). The full desktop server is only
$99, although I don't know what the connection/license
restrictions are. Douglas Kelly, Tanning Technology Corp. From: Mr Bjorn Borud ..."I am familiar with mSQL and I have used mSQL
1.0.16 for applications where light database usage has
been involved. however the subset of SQL implemented in
both 1.0.16 and the 2.0 betas of mSQL is a far cry from
that of SOLID, which even sports a procedural language,
sequences, ODBC and of course a more complete set of SQL
commands. Bjorn Borud, University of Trondheim From: Atif Ahmad Khan ..."I have been using SOLID for a while and think
that its the best thing available on Linux right now.
Checkout their homepage at http://www.solidtech.com/ Atif Ahmad Khan, Mississippi State University From: Bowen Dwelle ..."Thanks very much. I downloaded and installed the stuff within an hour or so. I am _VERY_ impressed with your packaging, installation, documentation, quality, etc..."... Bowen Dwelle, HotWired From: Geoff Whitney ..."In comparison to Oracle, there was virtually no tuning or maintenance required to keep the SOLID Server database running reliably. Oracle, on the other hand, required numerous support calls and several visits from an Oracle guru to get working properly."... Geoff Whitney, Compuware From: Jim Holsen ..."So far I am still impressed with SOLID's speed, and efficiency. We have tried DB3, PERSONAL ORACLE (what a disaster) and now SOLID. SOLID looks to be the database of choice for our needs. Working for a software development company I understand you too seldom hear good things, but you're looking good from here."... Jim Holsen, Metrix From: Jim Studt ..."We're quite happy with the SOLID single user version. SOLID has been much more reliable than Informix and as reliable as Oracle with much less management required for SOLID. I'd give you benchmark results, but of course my Oracle license forbids it."... Jim Studt, The Federated Software Group, Inc. Your Comments are Wanted! The SOLID Web Engine User Campaign is collecting information about web sites using our product. Please fill in the campaign form, and we'll send you a great looking Solid T-shirt. Seeing is believing; download your own evaluation copy now!
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