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Mimer SQL is an SQL-based relational database management system[1] produced by the Swedish company Mimer Information Technology AB (Mimer AB), formerly known as Upright Database Technology AB. It was originally developed as a research project at the Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden in the 1970s before being developed into a commercial product. It is assigned port 1360 in the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) registry.[2]
| Mimer SQL | |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 10.1.4
/ 3 April 2017 |
| Preview release | 11
/ 26 September 2017 |
| Repository | http://download.mimer.com/pub/dist/ |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | http://www.mimer.com/ |
| As of | 9 April 2018 |
The database is available in real-time, embedded and automotive specialist versions requiring no maintenance.[3] This makes it suitable for mission-critical automotive, process automation and telecommunication systems.[4]
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As of April 2018[update] the Mimer SQL database server is currently supported on the main platforms of Windows, MacOS, Linux, and OpenVMS (Alpha and Integrity).[5]. Previous versions of the database engine was supported on other operating systems including Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, Tru 64 and SCO.[6]. Versions of Mimer SQL are available for download and free for development[7] and Miner AB has indicated Mimer SQL will always be available free for development.[5]
Mimer SQL offers a scalable and portable solutions providing database servers for environments that spanning from embedded and real-time operating systems to enterprise systems.[8]
This includes platforms like Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android, Unix, OpenVMS, and VxWorks.[9]
Features
Mimer SQL provides support for multiple database application programming interfaces (APIs): ODBC, JDBC, ADO.NET, Embedded SQL (C/C++, Cobol and Fortran), and the native API's Mimer SQL Real-Time API and Mimer SQL Micro C API.
Mimer SQL uses optimistic concurrency control (OCC).[10][11]
Etymology
The name "Mimer" is taken from the Norse mythology, where Mimer was the giant guarding the well of wisdom, also known as "Mímisbrunnr". Metaphorically this is what a database system is doing - managing data.
References
- ^ Mimer Information Technology. "Technical Overview". Mimer SQL Technical Description (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2016.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Service Name and Transport Protocol Port Number Registry". IANA. 5 April 2018. 1360. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Mimer". Archived from the original on 14 October 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Hjertstöm, Andreas (2012). "2.4.5". Data Management in Component-Based Embedded Real-Time Systems (PDF) (Dissertation). Mälaralen University Press. ISBN 978-91-7485-064-2. Mimer SQL Real-Time. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016.
{{cite thesis}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Downloads - Mimer SQL - Always free for development!". Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Mimer SQL Products & Platforms". Mimer Developers – Platforms. 5 May 2017. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Cohen, Peter (15 November 2015). "Mimer SQL released for Tiger, Tiger Server". Macworld. PCWorld. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "The Mimer SQL Products". Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Mimer SQL Products & Platforms". Mimer Developers – Platforms. 5 May 2017. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Transaction Concurrency - Optimistic Concurrency Control". Mimer Developers - Features. 26 February 2010. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Olsson, Jenny (2008). "2.3". Comparative Study of SQL Server and Mimer SQL in Mission-Critical Systems (PDF) (Masters). Mimer SQL Engine. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2008.
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