4D 2004

Design Better

Numerous studies have shown that intelligent ergonomic design increases productivity. 4D 2004 leads the way with enhanced user interfaces in both the new Design environment and the beautiful, native XP and Panther user interfaces that automatically enrich 4D 2004 applications – benefiting you whether you're a developer or an application end user. The bottom line is better looking applications, delivered more quickly. Learn more...

Develop Faster

There are no hard, proven metrics for measuring developer productivity. That's why we prefer to listen to what our beta testers tell us. They have spoken in unison, telling us that developing in 4D 2004 is leaps and bounds ahead of any other development environment they've used. Whether it is the additional 80 commands, the new Method editor macros that perform the coding for you, the ease of integration with other applications such as MS Office, or the simplicity of accessing legacy databases, 4D 2004 simply enables you to develop better, more powerful applications, more quickly. Learn more...

Deliver Easier

You've developed the killer application. Now you have to deliver it. This is where most environments let you down – but not 4D 2004. A speed demon, 4D 2004 performs up to 200 times faster than previous versions, and powers your applications to run more quickly than ever, without any coding changes, to ensure happy end users. We've revolutionized application distribution by not only automatically distributing any new updates to your application, but also automatically updating any revisions to the 4D Client software. If you've ever been called out because the database server crashed, and were faced with data loss/corruption issues, you'll never have to worry again: 4D 2004 has an automatic recovery feature that integrates any changes that weren't saved before the crash. And because 4D 2004 can be set to automatically restart on Windows and Mac, your users may not even know that the server crashed. Simply put, 4D 2004 enables you to deliver powerful applications that keep on running and running. Learn more...