Goldstar Software Jump Start Program
Quickly Migrate From Btrieve 6.15 to Pervasive.SQL

The Btrieve 6.15 database has been a very stable workhorse for many companies for many years. With the Unlimited Distribution License (UDL), the software has provided an extremely low-cost alternative for database developers -- enough to garner accolades from around the world!

Unfortunately, all good things must eventually come to an end, and the support for Btrieve 6.15 ended in 1999. Between the lack of support from the software vendor (Pervasive Software) and the problems that some end-user networks and workstation environments (specifically, poor performance and file corruptions) add into the database equation, there comes a time when it is no longer cost-effective to continue using Btrieve 6.15.

The new Pervasive.SQL V8 and Pervasive PSQL v9 engines offer superior performance, scalability, and overall stability. They provide ODBC access to data. They provide for vastly larger database sizes (as much as 128GB in a single file). And they actually help to reduce the support headaches that many software vendors are experiencing, and the net result is a user base that is happier running YOUR applications!.

Goldstar Software has already helped several businesses bring their customers forward from Btrieve 6.x to Pervasive.SQL, and most end users have marvelled at the increased performance. Some companies just need some initial hand-holding to test their application in the newer environment and to work out any migration issues quickly and easily. Others want to outsource the whole migration, from software sales to product installations.Many sites, of course, fall somewhere in between these extremes.

Our Jump Start Program offers our services to get YOU started down this road as well. We can help you to perform some of the initial testing of your application on Pervasive PSQL v9 and provide this information to end users via our Application Support pages.

We can work with your staff in any way that you see fit:

• We can provide developer-level training to bring the developers up to speed on the engine changes, so that they can use the new interfaces of Pervasive.SQL, including both the SRDE (SQL engine) and the Distributed Tuning Interface (Monitor/Configuration utilities).
• We can train your support staff in the new concepts and troubleshooting tools included in the Pervasive.SQL package, so that they can quickly resolve migration issues and get the customers running as quickly as possible.
• We can train your sales and pre-sales support staff on the important issues of licensing, so that the upgrade process goes as smoothly as possible.
• We can facilitate the upgrade process for your users and provide software licenses, alleviating you completely from the overhead involved in fulfillment.

Contact us to discuss your particular needs and tailor a plan to your exact specifications!

Been around the Pervasive block for a while? If you just need a gentle push in the right direction, then consider our Pervasive.SQL Service and Support classes, currently scheduled in Austin TX, Chicago IL, and The Netherlands.