ElevateDB is an embedded SQL database engine that can be compiled directly into your application (when using Win32 VCL or .NET VCL.NET compilers) and offers local single and multi-user access (file-sharing) and client-server access with the provided ElevateDB server. It is available for the Borland Delphi, C++Builder, and Developer Studio products, the CodeGear RAD Studio products, the Microsoft Visual Studio .Net products, the Lazarus (Free Pascal) product, and any development environment that can use the ODBC architecture for data access such as PHP or Java. ElevateDB adheres to a subset of the SQL 2003 standard (ANSI/ISO 9075).
ElevateDB contains more features than DBISAM, including improved support for internationalisation, improved SQL support (including views and triggers) and improved user security.