db4objects announced today that their db4o Database software developed for Java and .Net has been fully tested on the new Open Handset Alliance backed Google Android platform.

db40 describes developers need for their software on the Android platform

Although Java programmers are delighted with Android’s full object oriented platform they are frustrated by its bundling with a relational database, requiring cumbersome plumbing between objects and tables. db4o fills the gap by providing a fast and secure, native Java object database that makes storing objects and sharing of data between applications simple and easy.

db4objects goes on to describe uses for their software in development, especially in contrast to Android’s built in SQLLite relational database system. They describe a scenario in gaming where a user may want to freeze their game state so that they can resume it for later play.

Already, db4o has redeveloped 2 previously released Android applications which have been rewritten to work with db40. Android Password Manager, originally written by Steve Osborne and available here. Also, MapMe, based on original code for BrowseMap by and first written about at AndroidNotes here.

Both projects offer code samples for how they repurposed the applications to use db40, and if more tutorials become available we will list them here.

Source: db4objects Announces db4o Database as Android Ready [db4o.com]