InterSystems' Cache 2007 Speeds Database Development

The latest version of InterSystems' Cache database product features new technology for rapid, rich Internet application development.

The Cambridge, Mass., company released Cache 2007 Nov. 6 and announced new components including Zen, a framework for building rich platform-independent Web applications faster than ever before. Another new component, known as Jalapeño, eliminates object-relational mapping for Java programmers and reduces development time by at least 40 percent, the company said.

Zen features a library of prebuilt components, including grids, tables and selection trees that enable the quick creation and easy management of complex processes, InterSystems said. It also builds on the concept of AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) and takes advantage of the Cache security model to avoid security issues.
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