Data Based Advisor articles from February 1996

Data Based Advisor archives from February 1996

Microsoft acquires middleware technology. (acquisition Netwise Inc's TransAccess tools for integrating mainframe and client-server environments will be linked to Microsoft SQL Server) (Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
February 1, 1996... Microsoft continues its move into high-end computing by acquiring Netwise, Inc., a Boulder, Colorado firm that provides high-performance middleware for integrating mainframe and client-server environments. Microsoft sources say the plan is to...

Data warehouse analysis applications. (Information Advantage's DecisionSuite 3.0 tools)(MasterCard International will market the software to its member banks) (Product Information)(Brief Article)
February 1, 1996... DecisionSuite 3.0 is a suite of four applications: InfoAlert, NewsLine, Analysis, and Workbench. To tap into its vast data warehouse, MasterCard International has added DecisionSuite to its Market Advisor information module, part of the...

Visual Basic-compatible language for ISVs. (Softbridge Basic Language 3.4 macro language from Mystic River Software can be embedded into applications)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 1996... Mystic River Software is offering Softbridge Basic Language (SBL) 3.4, a Visual Basic-compatible macro language that can be embedded into software. Version 3.4 can read the OLE typeinfo file to automatically register an application's OLE objects...

Xbase Server for Windows. (Advantage Database Server 4.0 from Extended Systems adds transaction processing for .DBF databases among other features)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 1996... Advantage Database Server 4.0, formerly known as Advantage Xbase Server, has transaction processing for .DBF databases, new data storage capabilities and security features, and Windows support via two new interfaces. Version 4.0's transaction...

ADVISOR Access Developers Conferences scheduled for February and June. (Feb 25-28, 1996, in Chicago, and June 23-26, 1996, in Orlando) (conferences focus on Microsoft application development tools)(Brief Article) (Industry Trend or Event)
February 1, 1996... Following the sell-out October'95 conference in Phoenix, which drew developers from 23 countries, the next two ADVISOR Access Developers Conferences are February 25-28, 1996 in Chicago, and June 23-26, 1996 in Orlando. Sponsored by Microsoft,...

Is a "network computer" in your future? (the emergence of the diskless, Internet-based PC) (Industry Trend or Event)(Editorial)
February 1, 1996... Last month I asked, "Is the Internet an application development revolution? Can the Web become the dominant operating platform?" Whatever role the Internet plays, database application developers are being pulled into the center of it. Crude...

Advisor developers forum.(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 1996... User Interface Design I couldn't disagree more with the first two points in Riki Anne Wilchin's December article "Some Avoidable User Interface Mistakes." She recommends using command buttons, instead of radio (option) buttons and check boxes,...

Use VCL architecture to enhance your Delphi applications. (InfoPower 1.1 visual and non-visual controls from Woll2Woll Software) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
February 1, 1996... Borland's Delphi includes a number of ground-breaking features, and among the most exciting of these is the Visual Component Library, or.VCL. Similar to Microsoft's aging.VBX standard, VCLs allow reusable components to be added to the development...

Coming events. (computer industry conferences, seminars and trade shows for Jan 21 to Feb 28, 1996) (Industry Trend or Event)(Brief Article)
February 1, 1996... Lotusphere 96, Orlando, FL, 21-25 January - Over 200 sessions on technical details of Notes, cc:Mail, SmartSuite, Soft Switch messaging backbone products, and more. Walt Disney World Resort. Lotus Development Corp., 800-655-6887, 617)894-5326,...

Reusable PowerBuilder components. (PowerObjects 4.1 from ServerLogic Corp) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
February 1, 1996... Anyone who's ever been on a PowerBuilder project has come across the need to use a tab object, an outliner, a pop up calendar, etc. Usually, these have to be built from scratch or based on a similar object used in a previous project, consuming...

Test drives feedback. (a Corsoft Corp executive responds to Data Based Advisor's review of the firm's CorDoc for PowerBuilder software)(Brief Article)(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 1996... Some important features that could benefit PowerBuilder developers were not emphasized in the December 1995 Test Drive featuring our product, CorDoc for PowerBuilder. Besides documentation, it is an important medium developers can generate impact...

Multimedia custom control suite for Visual Basic. (PowerMedia from OmniSoft provides VBX controls)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 1996... OmniSoft's Powermedia is a multimedia VBX control suite for Visual Basic. The developer steps through animation frame-by-frame, plays music at various tempos, loops a sound effect, and creates gradient backdrops. PowerMedia contains an extensive...

Accounting solution for Visual FoxPro. (Visual AccountMate 32-bit accounting software from SourceMate Information Systems uses a Windows 95 interface)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 1996... Visual AccountMate, is a 32-bit Visual FoxPro-based accounting solution. It utilizes the Windows 95 interface with 3-D Page Tabs, Status Bars, and pop-up Tool Tips. Visual AccountMate features Transaction Rollback, which guarantees data integrity...

Gateway between World Wide Web servers and SQL databases. (WebDBC 2.0 software from Nomad Development enables the linking Web server services with SQL databases without writing code)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 1996... WebDBC 2.0 is a gateway between World Wide Web servers and SQL databases that allows users to create interactive online and enterprise services, without writing code. These services include classified ads, catalog shopping systems, threaded...

Serially yours. (Software Wedge for Windows Professional Edition 3.0 data input software from T.A.L. Enterprises) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
February 1, 1996... Wedge for Windows Version 3.0 Professional Edition, US $395 T.A.L. Enterprises 2027 Wallace St. Philadelphia PA 19130 (215)763-2620, fax (215)763-971 1 Bill Amatneek heads Data Base Associates, a bar code consulting and integrations firm...

Development tools for custom applications. (SAS System for Application Development, or 'Orlando,' from SAS Institute facilitates creation of applications that can access remote data)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 1996... The SAS System for Application Development, is titled the "Orlando" release. This release provides business professionals and application developers with development tools for custom applications that access data, not withstanding its location....

Windows 95 accesses cc:Mail post offices. (Transcend MAPI connectWare for cc:Mail software from Transcend Corp enables Windows NT and Windows 95 users to access Lotus cc:Mail)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 1996... Transcend Corporation has developed software that lets Windows95 and WindowsNT users to access Lotus cc:Mail. The access is done through the Microsoft Exchange inbox. Formally known as Transcend MAPI ConnectWare for cc:Mail, it provides a link...

Custom Control Factory. (version 4.0 from Desaware provides button and image-type controls for use with OLE-compliant programming tools)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 1996... Custom Control Factory version 4.0 creates button and image-style controls for use with development tools that support the Microsoft OLE Control specification, including Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0, and Microsoft Visual C++4.0. It lets developers...

Populate your database in a few seconds. (Generator software from Datageneration enables the rapid creation and deletion of millions of unique data records)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 1996... The Generator is a software program designed to create millions of unique data records in seconds, and delete them when finished. Users set output file characteristics, and record and field delimiters. One to millions of records allowed in a...

A flexible way to make order out of chaos. (Micro Logic's Info Select 3.0 for Windows personal information manager) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
February 1, 1996... We live a truly remarkable information age that often results in information overload. this is why stacks of paper pile up on our desks, sticky notes wallpaper every vertical surface in or work spaces, and we seem to forget appointments and...

Rapid application development for Gupta SQL Windows. (three new RAD tools from TriLogic+ Automation BV)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 1996... TriLogic+ has released a range of software developed to enable rapid application development (RAD) for Gupta SQLWindows. The TriLogic Class Explorer is a graphical browser for exploring Gupta SQLWindows Classes. TriLogic Widget Library is a GUI...

E-mail-enabled workflow model for enterprise-wide test management. (SQA Inc's SQA Manager 4.0 enables the planning, management and analysis of tests of Windows client-server applications)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 1996... SQA, Inc., announced the release of SQA Manager 4.0, an upgrade that allows users to plan, manage, and analyze the testing of Windows client-server applications. SQA Manager 4.0 offers e-mail-enabled active workflow models that allows automated...

Object testing for Visual Basic and PowerBuilder. (SQA Inc's SQA Robot 4.0 testing software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 1996... SQA Robot 4.0, released by SQA, Inc., goes beyond testing an application's GUI; it inspects and verifies all properties and attributes of an object. It provides object-level integration with PowerBuilder and Visual Basic. SQA Robot 4.0 tests...

Query Maker for Visual FoxPro. (distributable database access software and report writer from Strategic Edge)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 1996... The distributable RQBE and report writer, Query Maker, is now available for Visual FoxPro. Its new features include, form-layout report option, a Detail-Summary report option, and a report-column caption field that has been added to the data...

Layout 4.0 Professional and Enterprise editions for Windows. (object-oriented development tools from Objects Inc)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 1996... Objects, Inc. announced two new versions of Layout for Windows, the leading object-oriented application development tool for PCs. The Professional Edition of Layout for Windows adds a comprehensive collection of almost 100 additional blackboxes...

Relational DBMS and OODBMS technology. (OEW for C++ 2.1 reverse and forward engineering application development software from Terasoft Technology)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 1996... Version 2.1 of OEW for C++, released by Terasoft, is a C++ toolkit that increases application development with forward and reverse engineering technology. it also includes database design schema generation for programs using relational and...

Designer/2000 Release 1.2. (the Oracle CASE tool produces code for Visual Basic applications)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 1996... Oracle announced Designer/2000 Release 1.2, a modeling tool software that generates code for Microsoft's Visual Basic-based applications. The product supports business process re-engineering, system analysis and design, and automatic code...

Worldwide application for client-server. (WinQuote 2.0 from Waterfield Technology Group)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 1996... Waterfield Technology Group announced the availability of WinQuote 2.0. It provides users with easy access, up-to-date corporate pricing data, prints price lists, creates quotations, generates proposals and submits orders to centralized corporate...

Secure your PowerBuilder applications. (with PowerFrame Application Security Library from MetaSolv Software) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
February 1, 1996... If you're looking for an easy way to implement security in your PowerBuilder applications, take a look at MetaSolv's PowerFrame Application Security Library (ASL). The ASL lest developers build one window in PowerBuilder, and using the security...

SILVERRUN enhancements for Oracle databases. (version 2.4 of Computer Systems Advisers' DBMS utility)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 1996... Computer Systems Advisers, Inc. announced release 2.4 of SILVERRUN. Coupled with enhancements to its bi-directional interface to the Oracle7 database server, it offers Oracle users a broad range of capabilities for the Windows, Solaris, OS/2, and...

Custom controls from Catalyst Software. (the Catalyst SocketTools set of Visual Basic custom controls provide access to TCP/IP protocols)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 1996... Catalyst SocketTools is a collection of Visual Basic custom controls, both as .VBXs and .OCKs, that provide access to TCP/IP protocols such as FTP, TELNET, SMTP, POP3, PING, and HTTP. US$349. Catalyst SocketWrench/VB is a Visual Basic custom...

NetAnswer off-the-shelf software for commercial Internet publishing. (information management, query and retrieval tool from Dataware Technologies enables for the World Wide Web)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 1996... This Internet software is an information management, query, and retrieval system for the World Wide Web that lets information providers distribute large volumes of data, text, and multimedia content via the Internet. NetAnswer includes extensive...

32-bit QA Partner/Planner test native Windows 95 and NT software applications. (QA Partner and QA Planner software testing tools from Segue Software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 1996... QA Partner and QA Planner are software test tools that support all versions of native Windows. Its platform is neutral architecture and will address changes to applications, operating systems, and hardware over time. All PC Class versions of QA...

Second generation Lotus Notes data integration with Notrix Composer Live! (Percussion Software's utility software provides bidirectional queries and updates between Notes and relational DBMSs)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 1996... Notrix Composer Live! provides instant bi-directional query and update functions between a Lotus Notes front-end and a variety of relational databases, letting Notes users maintain referential integrity between those databases. US $7,500....

Direct-tracking system for Windows upgrade. (Soffront Software's LAN-based Soffront TRACK for Windows 3.1 facilitates defect tracking, technical support and communications between development teams)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 1996... Soffront Software inc. announced Soffront TRACK for Windows version 3.1, a Lan-based defect-tracking and technical-support system that reduces development time, improves technical support, and enhances communication between teams. TRACK version...

Basically, get a handle on the Windows API. (WIN API Object Browser from Cobre Software) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
February 1, 1996... WIN API Object Browser 1.0, US$79 Cobre Software 117 East Louisa Street, #353 Seattle, WA 98102 (206)516-2902, fax (206)329-3448 CompuServe 75677,2240 Much of the power of the Windows operating system is available to programmers through...

3 Internet tools in 1. (Emissary Desktop Edition browser from The Wollongong Group) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
February 1, 1996... Emissary Desktop Edition 1.0, US$149 [Available to download for a time-limited evaluation: http.//www.twg.com] The Wollongong Group, Inc. 1129 San Antonio Road Palo Alto, CA 94303 (415)962-7140, fax (415)254-1919 If you want information from...

Visual Basic 4.0 helps you migrate painlessly. (Microsoft's programming tool supports migration of 16-bit applications to 32 bits) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
February 1, 1996... Visual Basic 4.0, Standard US$99; Professional US$499; Enterprise US$999 Microsoft Corporation Redmond, Washington (206)882-8080, fax (206)936-7329 Visual Basic 4.0 is a major rewrite of the popular Windows programming language Visual Basic...

Oracle7 gets personal. (Personal Oracle7 relational DBMS from Oracle Corp) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
February 1, 1996... Personal Oracle7, US $399 A fully functional version is available for a 90-day free trial on Oracle's Internet-server at http://www.oracle.com/ Oracle Corp. 500 Oracle Parkway Redwood Shores, CA 94065 (415)506-7000 Fax (415)506-7200 If you...

The future of application development. (interviews with Computer Associates, Gupta, Powersoft, Oracle and Informix executives) (Industry Trend or Event)(Interview)
February 1, 1996... DBA: What technologies will be most important during the next few years? Sokol: There are several. One is the Internet. Companies are increasingly being inter-networked, the de facto standards in that area are strong, people are writing...

The future is online application development.(includes related article on the Electronic Frontier Foundation's concerns about privacy on the Internet) (Industry Trend or Event)
February 1, 1996... The Internet's potential as an internal corporate network and an external commercial platform is fueling an unprecedented number of technological innovations, products, tools, and approaches. But what do these new uses of the Internet offer...

The future of programming languages: with components, C++, scripting languages, and Java, this category promises a hot future. (a survey of several experts in the PC programming field) (Industry Trend or Event)
February 1, 1996... You know that programming languages are getting more object-oriented and more visual. This article exposes some things you might not know. To prepare this article, I interviewed a group of experts from some of the companies that are most active...

Real-time data on the World Wide Web: Globalink's Muskrat Web software simplifies real-time data access on the Web with Visigenic's ODBC drivers. (Company Business and Marketing)
February 1, 1996... William Yuan and Bill Pedersen, of Globalink Technologies, had an idea for a software product that would make it easy for businesses to set up shop on the World Wide Web. Yuan and Pedersen had been talking to Fortune 500 companies about the...

OLE custom controls: custom controls directory.(Product Directory)(Buyers Guide)
February 1, 1996... When Microsoft shipped Visual Basic 1.0 in 1991, they included "extensibility" in the tool-you could add custom controls to your project to use different buttons, specialized text controls, etc. These custom controls, called .VBXs because their...

The trouble with data. (strategies for accessing mainframe data using middleware or Lotus Notes products) (Technology Tutorial)
February 1, 1996... Despite explosive growth in the use of PCs and LANs, many large organizations still run mission-critical, transaction-oriented applications on centrally-based mainframes and minicomputers. These applications are accessed from dumb terminals, or...

The domain of data. (data constraints and their implementation in FoxPro)(Data Integrity, Part IV) (Product Information)
February 1, 1996... In my previous three articles on data integrity in FoxPro, I discussed how to create and maintain the structure of a relational system. I also defined entity and referential integrity and described how to implement primary and foreign keys....

Using your custom error object. (developing code for an error object in PowerBuilder 4.0)(part 2) (Technology Tutorial)
February 1, 1996... The January issue's PowerBuilder Pro was the first part of a two-part article on building an error object. That article showed you how to build the non-visual object u_error, attach it to the application object, and build functions and scripts to...

Designing an OLE server. (using Visual Basic 4.0 to create reusable OLE-compliant and callable executables)(Visual Basic Expert) (Technology Tutorial)
February 1, 1996... You can develop a segmented application architecture with OLE.DLLs - but the real potential of in-process servers is building a collection of OLE servers as the foundation for your entire project. I recently made a presentation about Microsoft...

Delphi's 32-bit version: does OLE automation. (using Borland's Delphi for Windows 95 1.5 to create applications that access SQL Server 6.0 functions)(Delphi Expert) (Technology Tutorial)
February 1, 1996... Among a variety of new features - revamped compiler, faster performance swifter database engine, etc. - in the 32-bit version of Borland Delphi 1.5 for Windows 95, this version addresses a major complaint of Delphi 1.0: no support for OLE...

Database confidential. (industry news and humor) (Humor)
February 1, 1996... From the "my, how convenient" files: At COMDEX Buzz encountered some folks with the idea of putting credit card-activated computers on university campuses. With the swipe of a card, students can access the Internet and other online services via...