[ANN] XMLmind Qizx/db XML Database 2.1

[Olivier Ishacian <olivier@xmlmind.com>]

XMLmind is pleased to announce the release of Qizx/db 2.1,
an XML database engine fully supporting XML Query.

Qizx/db Free Engine can be downloaded from
http://www.xmlmind.com/qizx/download.shtml

Qizx/open can be downloaded from
http://www.xmlmind.com/qizx/qizxopen.shtml

Qizx/db customers, please upgrade using this form:
http://www.xmlmind.com/store/download.php

(The above form is usually accessed through
http://www.xmlmind.com/qizx/upgrade.html.)


New features in 2.1:

* Support of XQuery Update, an extension of the
    XQuery language for updating XML documents.
    Qizx 2.1 fully supports the current specifications
    and passes 100% of the XQuery Update Test Suite.

* API improvements: New utility class PushNodeBuilder
    to build native in-memory Nodes, better DOM support
    and new security feature in Java Binding mechanism.

* Qizx Studio comfort enhancements.

Please visit http://www.xmlmind.com/qizx/changes.html
for more information.


Qizx/db is an embeddable, high-speed, native XML
database engine written in Java(TM), with the querying
and processing capabilities of a fully fledged XML Query
implementation.

Qizx/db is available in several editions:

* The commercial product has liberal licenses both for
    corporate application development, and for royalty-free
    distributable products.

* The Free Engine edition is a fully functional version of
    Qizx/db which can be used for developing or in production.
    It is limited in database size (one gigabyte of XML
    approximately).

* In addition, Qizx/open is an open-source version of the
    XML Query interpreter of Qizx/db. Qizx/open has been
    available since 2003 and is recognized as one of the top
    fastest and most advanced XML Query implementations.


Please visit http://www.xmlmind.com/qizx/ for more
information about Qizx.