Aestiva Software has released web-based Fourth Generational Language (4GL) database engine for free. The 4GL engine enables to create web-browser-native corporate software applications.

The company claims that the 4GL database is completely web-based, and offers programmers a number of technical advantages translating into faster delivery and cost-savings for companies.

According to Aestiva, 4GL database engine simplifies database programming, requiring less code to perform tasks. Software programmers can use the free 4GL Database engine to build commercial database applications and other Internet applications for corporate-wide and web-accessible systems.

The company said that free 4GL database engine employs a simple programming language, which most programmers can easily learn and use in just hours to program databases and other applications. 4GL database engine can be hosted on a corporate server, or ‘on the cloud’ via one of Aestiva’s approved Cloud Hosting providers.