dbNews™ Technical Information

Standards-Based Design Protects Your Investment

dbNews is built on both SMTP and POP3/IMAP4, so it works with nearly all e-mail servers. It is also fully compliant with SQL and works with the world's leading database servers, using direct native connectivity. Built to grow with you, dbNews can build and send up to 20,000 messages per hour per dbNews Server engine, over 64 concurrent SMTP sessions. It's fully scalable and is fault-tolerant with built-in message queues and configurable transmission and recovery options.

 

If your organization uses a leading database server such as Oracle, SQL Server, SQLBase, Informix, Sybase, or DB2, Interbase, MySQL, or other leading databases and you can receive internet email, then dbNews is right for you.

Technical Specifications

Database Servers Supported Oracle
Microsoft SQL Server
Centura SQLBase
Sybase
Informix
DB2
Interbase
MySQL
Others (ODBC)
Concurrent Access Supported: Yes
SQL Compliant? Yes
Database Applications Supported Unlimited (commercial or in-house)
E-mail Standards Supported SMTP
POP3/IMAP4
Transmission Capacity Up to 10,000 messages/hour per dbNews engine
Concurrent SMTP Sessions User-Definable from 1 to 64
Support for Multiple dbNews Servers Yes
Logging/Audit Trail Options Yes
Automatic notification of failed messages Yes
Built-in Fault Tolerance Yes
Retry Transmission Schedule User Definable from every x minutes/hours for y days (up to 90 days)
Routing Options Support for DNS Server as well as optional Fixed/Direct Routing for specified domains
Web Subscription Application Included Yes
Web Application Format Yes
Pager Notification Supported Yes
API Available Yes, the SendMail API allows direct messaging to be added to any custom apps, leveraging the reliable dbNews platform
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