March 7, 2019
FairCom’s modernized ISAM is not your old-school ISAM
FairCom’s modernized ISAM allows for speed, flexibility and performance not capable with SQL
One of the reasons that FairCom customers enjoy fast and flexible database operations is because of the FairCom database engine’s enhanced ISAM API. This enhanced database technology is one of the reasons that more than 40 members of the Fortune 100 and other global leading brands trust FairCom with their database needs.

Many FairCom customers are quick to point out that the flexibility of the FairCom modernized ISAM API has allowed them to achieve database performance that could not be accomplished with SQL.
Right now, you may be asking yourself “What is ISAM (Indexed Sequential Access Method)?” Or, you could be asking, “How is FairCom’s enhanced ISAM different than traditional ISAM?”
The answers can be found in this online white paper, which provides you with:
- An overview of traditional ISAM
- A detailed look at FairCom’s ISAM enhancements
- 200 new features added
- Capabilities found in NoSQL databases
- A synopsis of the difference between ISAM and SQL
- ISAM allows for more control
- ISAM is faster
- ISAM is more flexible