Open Database Access
OpenROAD provides high‑performance open database access using a number of Database Management System (DBMS) options:
• Development and runtime access to Ingres and Enterprise Access products (Oracle, DB2 UDB, and Microsoft SQL Server)
• Runtime access to EDBC products (Datacom, IDMS, DB2, IMS, and CICS/VSAM)
Accordingly, OpenROAD leverages the capabilities of these connectivity options and provides seamless access to data from desktop, server, mainframe, or network as shown (Actian technologies are represented in blue):
Ingres Access
OpenROAD provides robust development access to the Ingres repository so that you can develop front-end applications. In addition, if you have made significant investment in building character-mode applications using ABF (Application By Forms), OpenROAD is a natural environment to migrate and modernize your proven business logic. Actian can accelerate this transformation with custom services that convert ABF applications to OpenROAD.
Enterprise Access Products
You can also build and deploy OpenROAD applications against Enterprise Access servers, thereby accessing and updating legacy data in a number of databases.
You can use the following databases to build and deploy OpenROAD applications:
• Oracle
• IBM DB2 UDB
• Microsoft SQL Server
EDBC Products
The following databases can be used currently only for deployment:
• Advantage CA‑Datacom/DB Database
• Advantage CA‑IDMS/DB Database
• IBM DB2
• IBM IMS
• IBM CICS/VSAM
