[ANN] ODB C++ ORM 1.8.0 released, adds support for SQL Server

Hi,

I am pleased to announce the release of ODB 1.8.0.

ODB is an open-source object-relational mapping (ORM) system for C++. It
allows you to persist C++ objects to a relational database without having
to deal with tables, columns, or SQL and without manually writing any of
the mapping code.

Major new features in this release:

  * Support for the Microsoft SQL Server database, including updates to
    the Boost and Qt profiles, on both Windows and GNU/Linux.

  * Support for database schemas (database namespaces).

  * Ability to define composite value types as C++ class template
    instantiations.

A more detailed discussion of these features can be found in the
following blog post:

http://www.codesynthesis.com/~boris/blog/2012/01/31/odb-1-8-0-released/

For the complete list of new features in this version see the official
release announcement:

http://www.codesynthesis.com/pipermail/odb-announcements/2012/000012.html

ODB is written in portable C++ and you should be able to use it with any