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Single file Delphi database with comprehensive SQL support, strong encryption, BLOBs and multiuser mode support. This BDE alternative is fully compatible with standard and third-party database components and reporting engines. Absolute DB does not require any DLLs, drivers or Windows updates. It compiles right into EXE file and works on any version of Windows from 98 to Vista. Absolute DB is written completely in Delphi, full source code is available. Absolute DB is a great BDE replacement. Key Features: No BDE; no DLLs; SQL'92 (DDL & DML) support; Single-user and multi-user mode (file-server); Single database file; Unmatched ease-of-use; 100% compatibility with standard and third-party DB-aware controls; Strong encryption; BLOB compression; Full source code available; Royalty-free; Free for personal use; Ease of Deployment; No BDE, no DLLs; No special installation or configuration required; Database engine compiles right into EXE; Single-file database format; High Speed; Advanced cache management and buffering architecture; Sophisticated SQL query and filter optimizer; Special optimized database engine for temporary results of SQL queries; Fast B*-Tree indexes with high-speed on thousands and on millions of records; Buffered transactions for batch inserts, updates and deletes; Optimization for read-only databases, such as databases on CD; SQL support; SELECT with DISTINCT, INNER LEFT, RIGHT, FULL and OUTER JOIN, GROUP BY and ORDER BY clauses; CREATE TABLE, DROP TABLE, ALTER TABLE statements; CREATE INDEX, DROP INDEX statements; INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE statements; BETWEEN, IN, LIKE, IS NULL operators; Aggregate functions; Data types conversion by function CAST; SQL scripts; Parameters in queries; Small size of code added into the application by the database engine units; Small database file size achieved by customizable page size, compression of table metadata and other special means; Fast BLOB data compression; Low memory consumption.