Actian OpenROAD

Actian OpenROAD is a powerful Fourth-Generation Language (4GL) and Rapid Application Development (RAD) environment designed for building and deploying enterprise-grade, data-intensive business applications. It provides an object-oriented programming language, a visual designer, and tools to…

Key facts

First appeared: 1993
Category: technology
Problem solved: OpenROAD was created to address the low productivity and high complexity of developing database-centric business applications using traditional Third-Generation Languages (3GLs) like COBOL or C, and manual SQL. It aimed to provide a high-level, visual, and data-aware development environment that significantly reduced development time and maintenance costs for mission-critical enterprise systems.
Platforms: linux, windows, unix, web

Related technologies

Microsoft IIS
Other relational databases (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL via ODBC/JDBC)
JavaScript
Actian Ingres database
Apache HTTP Server
HTML5
CSS

Notable users

Government agencies (various countries)
Manufacturing enterprises
Logistics and supply chain companies
Financial services institutions