4. Advantage Local Server Connections. If an application using this
SOFTWARE PRODUCT is distributed to work without the Advantage
Database Server (i.e., it uses the Advantage Local Server to
access data), the application must act as a "client" that
directly accesses and uses the data. To be specific, only
computers that have the Advantage Local Server
DLL loaded into
memory can have
access to the data that is obtained by that
Advantage Local Server
DLL. The application cannot act as
"middleware" or as a "server" by having the data forwarded by any
means to a separate computer. In other words, it is illegal to
use the Advantage Local Server with a Web server, an application
server, a terminal server, or any other type of middleware or
server product to
access data on behalf of remote computers. An
Advantage Database Server (a.k.a. remote server) product must be
purchased and used to allow this SOFTWARE PRODUCT to
access data
on behalf of applications running on remote computers.