Welcome To Recital Corporation
The proven leader in cross-platform
XBase database products
 
News and Announcements
 

Recital 9.5 now available!

Further Extending the Power of FoxPro for Cross-Platform Developers on Windows, LINUX, UNIX, and OpenVMS servers!

Recital 9.5 is the latest release of the Recital database and 4GL engine, the core of Recital's cross-platform enterprise-class family of products. Recital 9.5 offers yet further improvements in the performance and ease of migration of FoxPro, Visual FoxPro and FoxBASE applications to Linux, UNIX and OpenVMS.
 
Facts about Recital
 
Who are we?
Since 1988 Recital™ Corporation have been providing a unique cross-platform database solution
 
Since 1988 Recital™ Corporation have been providing a unique solution that includes a blend of cross-platform database development and migration tools for legacy application and data integration, the world's first cross-platform Visual FoxPro 8.0 compatible database server, complete applications outsourcing, professional support, training, and services. We have been in business since 1988 and have helped migrate thousands of mission critical banking, defense, logistics, POS and other applications.
  
 
 
What do we do?
Enable FoxPro and SCO FoxBASE applications to run on Linux, Unix, OpenVMS, Windows and the web
 
We develop, support and maintain a family of migration tools and products that allow you to migrate your FoxPro, SCO FoxBASE, dBase and Clipper Applications to Linux, Unix, OpenVMS, and Windows quickly and cost-effectively.
  
 
 

What can you do with our products?
Embrace And Extend your Legacy Applications across the web and Microsoft .NET

 
Recital is a proven solution for migrating robust, mission-critical FoxPro, SCO FoxBASE, dBase and Clipper applications to Linux, Unix, OpenVMS and Windows. Using our products you can embrace and extend your existing applications and provide data access to them through third party reporting tools that use JDBC, ODBC and ADO.NET. Additionally, using our Mirage .NET product, you can extend your legacy applications with Windows .NET Forms.
  
 
 
Why should you choose Recital?
10 Top Reasons Why You Should Choose a Recital product
 
  • Allows you to migrate FoxPro, SCO FoxBASE, dBase and Clipper applications to Linux, Unix and OpenVMS, leveraging existing investments.
  • Our products allow migration to proceed quickly with minimum code changes.
  • Maintain a single source codebase across all platforms.
  • Cut redevelopment time dramatically.
  • Get round the clock world-class ongoing technical support for your mission critical applications.
  • Extend the applications to run client/server across the internet with a Web browser WUI interface with minimum code changes.
  • Extend the applications to run client/server with a Windows GUI interface with minimum code changes.
  • Access legacy data (FoxPro, SCO FoxBASE, dBase, Clipper, CISAM, OpenVMS RMS) using proven industry standard technologies with our JDBC Driver, ODBC Driver and ADO.NET Data Provider, all across the internet using our ANSI SQL compliant Database server.
  • We consistently deliver new tools, features, functionality and enhancements and have been doing so for 18 years.
  • We Speak Your Language! Save Time and Money!
 
 
Anything else you should know?
Recital provide a wide range of professional services
 
If you have limited resources and you want to migrate a legacy application, develop and deploy a new application or enhance an existing application we can help you.
  
     
Products at a glance      
       
 
The Recital 9 family of products
  
 
A cross-platform enterprise-class XBase application solution
used for developing, migrating, deploying and integrating business-critical Visual FoxPro, FoxPro 2.x, FoxBASE, dBase IV and Clipper applications on Windows, Linux, UNIX and OpenVMS. Recital products are used extensively in Banking, Logistics, POS and online systems requiring reliable and consistent response times and high transaction throughput. Our product range is continually being developed and enhanced and is supported world-wide by our experienced technical support team.
  
     
 
 
       

Recital 9
Terminal Developer

Recital 9
Visual Developer

Recital 9
Web Developer

Recital 9
Database Server

Recital 9 Terminal Developer is an advanced cross-platform server-based development environment with an integrated database that enables XBase business-critical applications to be developed or migrated quickly and easily.

Recital 9 Visual Developer includes Recital Enterprise Studio for developing, debugging, migrating and deploying business-critical XBase applications with Web, Windows and terminal user interfaces, and a .NET Client for deploying graphical client/server and web-based applications.

Recital 9 Web Developer includes Recital Firecat, a cross-platform data centric HTTP Server that incorporates the Recital Database and 4GL. Using Recital Firecat you can generate dynamic content web pages written in the Recital/4GL. Recital Firecat can coexist with the existing Web Server on your system, so there is no disruption to your existing website infrastructure or security.

The Recital 9 Database Server is a cross-platform data integration server that is ANSI SQL compliant and is also compatible with Visual FoxPro 8.0 SQL.
       
  • Recital Linux Developer
  • Recital Unix Developer
  • Recital OpenVMS Developer
  • ANSI SQL Compliant
  • VFP 8.0 compatible SQL
  • VFP compatible 4GL language
  • Universal Data integration
  • Recital Enterprise Studio IDE
  • Recital Mirage .NET Client
  • Recital Mirage .NET WebClient
  • Recital Mirage Application Server
  • ANSI SQL Compliant
  • VFP 8.0 compatible SQL
  • VFP compatible 4GL language
  • Universal Data integration
  • Firecat HTTP server
  • ISAPI filter for IIS
  • Loadable module for Apache
  • ANSI SQL Compliant
  • VFP 8.0 compatible SQL
  • VFP compatible 4GL language
  • Universal Data integration
  • Database Administrator
  • ANSI SQL Compliant
  • VFP 8.0 compatible SQL
  • VFP compatible 4GL language
  • Stored procedures and triggers
  • Universal JDBC Driver
  • Universal ODBC Driver
  • Universal .NET Data Provider
  • Universal Data integration
       
 
  Professional services at a glance
       
 

Reduce Your IT Costs
Recital consulting services are designed to provide development, installation and full life-cycle planning and management services for applications based on Recital products.
No one has better ideas about developing with and deploying Recital products than the experts here at Recital. After more than 15 years of planning and implementing deployment strategies, we've gained a good reputation as industry-leading consultants for professionalism, problem-solving skills, innovative solutions, and attention to detail.
 
 
       
 

Product support

Development outsourcing

Application re-engineering

 

Recital's Support Services are committed to providing you with responsive, courteous and knowledgeable technical personnel to ensure the successful implementation and ongoing maintenance of applications developed with Recital products.

If you have limited resources and you want to migrate a legacy application, develop and deploy a new application or enhance an existing application, then Recital Outsourcing can help you. Major organizations worldwide have outsourced their application development of Recital based applications directly with us. Our applications outsourcing services are widely used by the likes of EDS and the British Ministry of Defence. Nobody knows Recital products better than our own development staff.

If you have a legacy Recital, FoxPro 2.6, SCO FoxBASE, Clipper or dBase application that you want re-engineered into Microsoft .NET or Java clients, and Oracle or SQL Server backends then we can provide a very cost effective service to you. Let our team of experienced developers do all the work for you, while our professional project managers insure the quality and timely completion of the work.
 

Featured articles from the Developer Center
 

Accelerate Your Development
The Developer Center will help you accelerate your development with Recital products.
In the Developer Center you will find online support forums as well as up-to-date information on our products, a knowledge base of HOWTOs and frequently asked questions (FAQ), and access to technical discussion groups.

XBase Myth Buster. Barry Mavin, CEO and Chief Software Architect debunks the myths about XBase

Building C Extension Libraries for Recital 9. In this article Barry Mavin, CEO and Chief Software Architect for Recital details how to Build C Extension Libraries for use with the Recital 9 Family of products.

Using the Recital Database Server with Visual FoxPro. In this article Barry Mavin, CEO and Chief Software Architect for Recital details how to use the Recital Database Server with Visual FoxPro.

Recital Database Security. In this article Yvonne Milne discusses Recital database security: from operating system file permissions through file and field protection to DES3 encryption.

Recital Logging. In this article Yvonne Milne provides a guide to Recital log files: the log files available in Recital products and how to enable logging when required.

Multimedia Binary Objects and the Recital 9 Database. In this article Chris Mavin, explains and how to Store and Retrieve Binary Objects in the Recital 9 Database.

After Image Journaling and Audit Trails in Recital. In this article Yvonne Milne looks at After Image Journaling and audit trails in Recital using SET JOURNAL and associated commands.

Using Recital Enterprise Studio with Recital Terminal Developer. In this article Yvonne Milne explains how Recital Enterprise Studio can be used as a Development Environment for Recital Terminal Developer applications.

FoxPro Migration to Linux Guide. In this article Chris Mavin talks you through migrating your FoxPro system to Linux.

Mirage Client Controls Spotlight - Graph Controls. The first in a series of articles examining in depth a particular Mirage .NET control. This month the spotlight is on the Graph Controls. Part 1, Bar Charts.

Mirage Client Controls Spotlight - Graph Controls. The first in a series of articles examining in depth a particular Mirage .NET control. This month the spotlight is on the Graph Controls. Part 2, Pie Charts.

Mirage Client Controls Spotlight - Graph Controls. The first in a series of articles examining in depth a particular Mirage .NET control. This month the spotlight is on the Graph Controls. Part 3, Line Charts.

Using Recital with Apache Tomcat This article explains and details how to use the Recital Database Server with the Open Source Web Container Apache Tomcat.

 
 
Latest Releases

The Recital 9.5 product family has been released!

Announced: May, 2008
Recital Visual Developer 3.0 now available!

Announced: May, 2008

Recital for 64bit Linux!

Announced: May, 2008

Recital for HP Itanium
HP-UX!

Announced: May, 2008
Testimonials

"The cross platform portability of Recital applications has allowed us to move from platform to platform with no code changes."

Frankie Lam
Paradigm
"Using Recital we were able to run all of our SCO FoxPRO 2.6 applications on Linux and benefit from their excellent technical support team."

Mike Spykerman
Scotia Bank
"Recital and Linux - A marriage made in heaven."

Simon Taylor
Linux Consultant
Recital Delivers Solutions Worldwide!
  • Ministry of Defence (UK)
  • Raytheon (USA)
  • Boeing (USA)
  • Pizza Hut (USA)
  • Senkadagala Finance (Sri Lanka)
  • FastShop (Brazil)
  • Stork Plastics (Holland)
  • Scotia Bank (Canada)
  • Vallacar Transit (Philipines)
  • ATE Logistics (worldwide)
  • Hankyu Logistics (China)
  • BPC (Malta)
  • Diners Club (Slovenia)
  • European Avionics (UK)
  • Euro Information (France)
  • Hi-Tec Sports (UK)
  • Innovia Films (Belgium)
  • Banque Saradar (France)
  • ICS (Northern Ireland)
  • Paradigm (Hong Kong)
  • Mersey Travel (UK)
  • Casa Pia (Portugal)
  • Fuller Smith Turner (UK)
  • Greater London Authority (UK)
  • Express Systems (USA)
  • DHL (USA)