4D 6.7: One-third the ownership cost of competitive web databases

30th May 2001, Wilmslow, UK. 4D UK, publishers of the award-winning 4th Dimension (4D) database development environment, today released the results of a report regarding the cost of ownership of 4D embedded databases. The report concluded that 4D is "clearly superior with respect to the industry average". Leading IT market analysts, Aberdeen Group, produced the report titled, "4D Embedded Database Cost of Ownership Study: An Executive White Paper". The report examines the cost of ownership of 4D 6.7 as an embedded database and compares it to the industry average. The report focuses on the embedded databases employed by small to medium sized businesses and those workgroups and departments found within larger businesses. Rather than consider conventional total cost of ownership (TCO) assessment, Aberdeen Group considered a more real-world and accurate assessment called "visible cost of ownership" (VCO) which reports findings closely aligned with true user experience.

The report finds that for Web enabled databases, 4D 6.7's VCO is approximately 1/3 of the industry average and states, "In all configurations, under conservative assumptions, 4D 6.7 shows marked superiority in VCO over the industry average."
The study also concluded, "4D development tools beat the industry average in price across all configurations under conservative assumptions, reflecting 4D's traditional emphasis on supporting partners in both the Windows and Macintosh developer communities."

" We are delighted that such an esteemed consulting company as the Aberdeen Group confirmed what our customers have been saying for years," stated Rob Wylie, 4D UK's General Manager. "Their findings highlight the absolute advantages of 4D technology - low cost of ownership delivering powerful and flexible solutions."
The Aberdeen Group report can be viewed and downloaded at: http://www.4duk.com/Aberdeen/aberdeen.html

About 4D

4D was founded in 1984 in Paris, France. The company designs, develops, publishes and distributes the award-winning 4th Dimension (4D) database and rapid application development tool in single-user and client-server versions. 4D allows developers to create any type of database application, from simple contact management systems and electronic product catalogues to sophisticated multimedia applications and full-scale accounting packages.
4D's ease of use, reduced development time and straightforward installation and maintenance make it an unbeatable, cost-effective database solution for organisations of all sizes. 4D also owns StarNine, publishers of the award winning 4D WebSTAR Server Suite, a complete set of high-performance web servers in one easy to use application. 4D's products are supported through company and independent developers programmes, value-added resellers and systems integrators. 4D is present in over 50 countries via a network of distributors and is used extensively by over 7,000 professional database developers and 4 million end-users worldwide. 4D is an international company with subsidiaries and offices in France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden and Japan.

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