Actian Zen

Actian Zen (PSQL)
Developer(s)Actian Corporation
Stable release
v15 SP2 (15.20) / August 15, 2021
Operating systemCross-platform
Available inEnglish, Japanese
TypeDBMS, RDBMS, NoSQL
LicenseShareware
Websitewww.actian.com/data-management/zen-embedded-database/

Actian Zen (formerly Btrieve, later named Pervasive PSQL until version 13) is an ACID-compliant, zero-DBA, embedded, nano-footprint, multi-model, Multi-Platform database management system (DBMS).[1] It was originally developed by Pervasive Software, which was acquired by Actian Corporation in 2013.[2]

It is optimized for embedding in applications[3] and is used in several different types of packaged software applications offered by independent software vendors (ISVs) and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Zen runs on system platforms that include Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. Both 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Zen are available. Editions are also specifically designed for different computer networking deployment needs, such as workgroup, client-server and highly virtualized environments including Cloud computing.

  1. ^ Wiejers, Ben (October 2001) [December 2000]. "Transactions, Locking and DataFlex". Data Access Worldwide. Archived from the original on 2012-05-05. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  2. ^ "Actian Corporation and Pervasive Software Unite to Take Action on Big Data". Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
  3. ^ Stanley, Nigel; Kaufman, Marcia (2007). "Delivering Embedded Database Solutions for Small and Medium-sized Businesses" (PDF). Hurwitz and Associates. Archived from the original on 2023-08-13. Retrieved 2012-04-18.