- 4th Dimension (software)
4th Dimension (or 4D, or Silver Surfer, as it was known during early development) is a
relational database management system and IDE developed by Laurent Ribardière in1984 . In1993 , 4D Server, the client/server version of 4th Dimension was introduced and since1995 , 4D has supported both theMicrosoft Windows andApple Macintosh operating systems.The 4D product line has since expanded to an
SQL front-end , integrated compiler and several productivity plug-ins and interfaces. Some of the more useful plug-ins include 4D Write (a word processor), 4D Draw (to draw shapes), 4D View (somewhat like a spreadsheet, but with extra functionality) and 4D Internet Commands (which let you add all sorts of Internet related functionality to a database). There are also over 100 third-party plugins, free and commercial.These days, one of the more popular uses of 4D is as a web server. Having the web server and a compiled application running as one gives developers the ability to create some very fast web sites with a high level of adaptability.
Today, 4D is published by the French company
4D SAS , but many countries have their own local distributor who can handle sales and support. The current version of the program is 4D v11 SQL Release 1 (11.1).External links
* [http://www.4d.fr 4D SAS - Headquarters]
* [http://www.4d.com 4D.com - For customers in the United States & Canada]
* [http://forums.4d.fr Official 4D Bulletin Board]
* [http://www.4DPartners.com Find a 4D Developer (US/Canada), or 4D-based software solution]
* [http://www.4DToday.com 4DToday.com - News & information for the 4D developer community (in English & French)]
* [http://www.4dwiki.org 4D Wiki]
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