HiT Software Inc., a leading provider of real-time data integration, data synchronization, and data access products has announced the availability of Ritmo/i5 v4 that allows .NET Framework-based applications and developers to access data on DB2 for i5/OS.
HiT Software is an IBM Business Partner, Microsoft Certified Partner, member of Microsoft's Visual Studio Industry Partner (VSIP) program and member of the Midrange Alliance Program (MAP). As such, it has built a bridge between the popular System i platform and the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 environment that makes the job of a .NET developer accessing the DB2 database on System i simpler and faster, the company says.
Ritmo/i5 v4 integrates fully with the Visual Studio 2005 Designer tools and Server Explorer, enabling developers to quickly and easily develop forms or generate reports that include System i DB2 data. In addition, developers can use SQL Server 2005 together with Visual Studio SSIS Import and Export wizard to import DB2 data into SQL Server. Support for SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services is also included.
With Ritmo/i5's full support for ADO.NET 2.0's base classes and factories, developers can write provider-independent code to access System i DB2. Ritmo/i5 works well in both 32-bit and 64-bit environments, and it offers an efficient pooling mechanism that improves performance.
Ritmo/i5 fully supports the new System i Express systems from IBM. It also works with earlier iSeries and AS/400 systems. "Ritmo/i5 v4 delivers the smoothest Visual Studio 2005 integration with the IBM System i platform available in the market today," says Giacomo Lorenzin, HiT Software CEO. "The whole Ritmo/i5 product was designed from the ground up to access not just a generic DB2 database, but DB2 for i5/OS, the only database that ships with any IBM System i. As .NET Framework-based applications become more pervasive, Ritmo/i5 is well positioned to be the ideal conduit to access, retrieve and deposit data on System i." Fully operational trial versions can be downloaded from the HiT Software Web site at: www.hitsw.com, the company said.
About HiT Software, Inc.
HiT Software is a leading developer of standards-based products for relational database access. HiT Software products include Allora XML-RDB run-time transformation middleware, DBMoto data replication, SQL middleware products for IBM DB2 access, and SafeConduct for secure Internet and intranet communications. Founded in 1994, HiT Software is based in San Jose, California, and is a member of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). HiT Software products are sold and serviced worldwide by the HiT Software direct sales team, international subsidiaries, and authorized channel partners. Additional information is available at www.hitsw.com, by sending an email to
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