EMPRESS RDBMS, "The Embedded Real-Time Database", is a powerful and cost-effective, full-featured database management system for developing embedded, and scientific and engineering organizations using UNIX, Linux, Mac OS X, Windows or Real-Time systems applications. The compact, agile and maintenance-free database engine is capable of managing all traditional data as well as text, binary, image and visualization data. EMPRESS Embedded Database is the database of choice for systems in such diverse fields as image & voice management, networking, telecom, military & defense, process control, automotive and data. Empress features: · standard API's: SQL, ODBC, JDBC, HTML, Fortran;  · kernel level C-API for maximum control and performance;  · single address space options with local host applications;  · small footprint;  · deterministic response capabilities;  · user driven database enhancement;  · hardware device independent if supported by O/S;  · no effective limits placed on storage capacity