ASTA InterOP允許Delphi開發人員創建在互聯網或者其它任何TCP/IP網絡運行的、thin client的、安全的、可擴展的數據庫應用程序,并且在客戶端無需動態連接庫(DLL)或者任何形式的安裝。AstaIO客戶端應用程序能夠使用TCP/IP,HTTP或其它任何的傳輸--包括允許您將客戶端和服務器端編譯到同一個EXE可執行程序中,不需要使用TCP/IP協議--共享內存/字符串傳輸。AstaIO 應用程序服務器可以在ISAPI(Internet服務器應用程序編程接口)應用程序中使用,以便獲得額外的安全性和可擴展性。
AstaIO allows Delphi developers to create thin client, secure, scalable database applications that run over the Internet or any tcp/ip network. No DLL's or setup of any kind is required on the client. AstaIO clients can use tcp/ip, http or any other transport including a shared memory/string transport that allows you to compile clients and servers in the same EXE with no tcp/ip. AstaIO Application Servers can be used in ISAPI applications for added security and scalability.
AstaIO is an all-new n-Tier product, redesigned from the ground up. Built on the ASTA tradition, it can be used with Delphi V5,V6,V7 Professional or Kylix Desktop. Delphi Enterprise is NOT required nor is Kylix Server edition. For more information, see the AstaIO FAQ, the list of Servers and Transports. SOAP support is included in AstaIO 1.5 for servers and clients. AstaIO includes the high performance AstaIO cross platform Native Sockets for tcp/ip and http support along with a UDP transport especially designed for wireless applications and unreliable networks.
Clients and Servers can be mixed and matched. Java servers and clients are available as well as a thin client ODBC driver and type 3 JDBC Driver and handheld clients. AstaIO is a cross platorm application framework that allows you to support Palm and WinCE Clients today.
AstaIO supports the IProvider Interface so MIDAS/DataSnap developers will be able to code AstaIO servers with techniques they are accustomed to with AstaIODataSetProviders and AstaIOClientDataSets.