SAN MATEO, Calif., Nov. 14, 2005 - db4objects, creators of the leading open source object database, today announced availability of db4o Version 5.0 for Java and .NET, introducing "Native Queries," which express database queries in native semantics of the programming language. This eliminates the need for developers to learn additional non-mainstream APIs such as JDO, OQL, or SODA and initiates a new level of productivity for writing truly object-oriented software applications.

Native Queries (NQ) refle......