1. Stephen Wild Program Manager Adabas
Adabas on OpenVMS
Stephen Wild
Program Manager Adabas

2. Current situation Adabas v4.1.x Available on Alpha hardware
Assembler based
Different code-base to Adabas on Open Systems
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3. Scheduled replacement
Adabas v6.1.x
Available only on Integrity hardware
Same C codebase as Adabas on Open Systems
Controlled release to restricted customer set since 1Q2009
ADA currently in test
Planned GA in 4Q2009
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4. Migration Adabas v4 to v6 Database migration
Takes place in situ via utility (ADACVT)
Direct call interface is compatible
Some DCL scripts will have to be adapted manually
Natural is also compatible
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5. Future plans Adabas v6.2 GA scheduled for Open Systems in 1Q2010
Planned for OpenVMS later in 2010
Highlights
Extended LOB support
Referential Integrity
More than 926 files per database
Timestamps (data/time last modified)
Natural and SQL date and time formats
BAM integration via webMethods Optimize for Infrastructure
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6. Other Software AG products available on OpenVMS
Natural 6.3.5
EntireX 8.0 (client stubs only)
Entire Net-work 7.3.3
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7. Thank You!