OpenROAD

OpenROAD is a comprehensive 4GL (Fourth-Generation Language) and RAD (Rapid Application Development) environment developed by Actian (formerly Ingres). It provides an integrated development environment (IDE) for building high-performance, data-intensive business applications, primarily for…

Key facts

First appeared: 1996
Category: technology
Problem solved: OpenROAD was created to address the complexity and time-consuming nature of developing database-centric business applications using traditional third-generation languages (3GLs) like C or COBOL. It aimed to accelerate development cycles, enhance productivity, and simplify interaction with relational databases through a visual and event-driven programming model.
Platforms: unix (server side), linux, unix, web, windows

Related technologies

SQL
C# (for integration)
Apache HTTP Server
Microsoft IIS
Actian Ingres Database
Java (for integration)

Notable users

Various enterprises with long-standing Ingres database installations (e.g., financial services, government, manufacturing)
Actian Corporation