Reality is Northgate's highly effective MultiValue SQL enabled database environment

It is the database and operating environment of choice for a wide range of organisations and businesses, from small enterprises to large 24x7 mission critical environments, returning great value and offering exceptional levels of resilience.

Both a MultiValue and an enhanced relational (SQL) database, it allows users to maximise the use of existing technologies while ensuring their customer’s needs are met, now and in the future. While maintaining its virtual machine concept, Reality now has open interfaces - using integrated ODBC/JDBC SQL, Web Services, HTML, TCP/IP Sockets and simple extensions to DataBasic - an extended Dartmouth BASIC language with exceptional database and string handling abilities. Remote calls can also be made in order to provide integration with open Java applications and Microsoft Visual Basic/C/C++/C# and .net.

With an integrated development environment, Reality provides investment protection for existing applications while allowing integration with new systems and new databases. Exploitation of the latest technologies is assured with Reality's wide range of interfaces and options. Reality's design ensures low cost of ownership through efficient use of hardware resources and ease of administration.

For further details refer to the Products page. 

Reality - A Quality Certified Product
Reality is developed and supported under a Quality Management System which complies with BS EN ISO 9001:2000 for quality assurance in design, development, production, installation and servicing of software products. For more information refer to the Quality Certified Product page.

Northgate Information Solutions
... a continuous line from CMC in 1969... Microdata... McDonnell Douglas... MDIS - the company was re-branded in 2000 as Northgate Information Solutions. The Reality product and services is a group within Northgate's Public Services Division. Northgate's other divisions include Northgate HR & Payroll, Managed Services, Document Management Services... Founded in 1969, the company has over 6,000 employees. For more information refer to the Northgate Information Solutions page.

MultiValue - Refer to the below for further information
Reality is a founder member of the international MultiValue Database Community. The multi-value nature of real world data goes beyond the two dimensional model of SQL and ODBC. The MultiValue Community has always prided itself on real world models.

International Spectrum
...premiere independent information resource for users and vendors for MultiValue 

• The History of Reality...... lineage from TRW/Pick, Microdata, McDonnell Douglas, MDIS to NIS...
• Quality Certified Product
• Northgate Information Solutions