Data Based Advisor articles from January 1997

Data Based Advisor archives from January 1997

Pro vs. amateur gear. (News Briefs)(Editorial)
January 1, 1997... IBM Think Pad update Continuing last month's adventures with IBM Think Pads, IBM did send us a redesigned RAM carrier and cover plate. Good news: This cured the 760 ED's instability problems. We still had to repair all the damaged...

Use the Internet to help manage your life.(Netmanage's Ecco Pro 3.01, GoldMine Software's GoldMine for Windows 95, Maximizer Technologies' Maximizer for Windows 95 3.0is and Now Software's Now Up-to-Date for Windows 95 personal information management systems) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
January 1, 1997... Craig takes a look at four PIMs, some with contact manager features, all with Internet capabilities, that you can modify to suit your needs. Ecco Pro 3.01 Ecco Pro 3.01 US$139 Netmanage (Ecco Division) 2340 130th Ave. NE Bellvue, WA...

Coming events. (Calendar of Events)
January 1, 1997... Data Warehousing Institute, San Diego, California, 19-25 January-Annual implementation conference. Data warehousing justification, planning, designing operation, and management. Data mining, mete data and web enablement. Town and Country Resort...

Data integrity product.(Postalsoft's DataRight)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
January 1, 1997... DataRight is the latest in the line of data integrity products from Postalsoft. It identifies name, title, and business name components; assigns gender codes; and prepares information for data warehousing and direct marketing applications. This...

Data warehousing.(Information Builders' SNAPpack Data Warehouse) (Product Information)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... SNAPpack Data Warehouse allows integration of R/3 and non-A/3 data sources, including legacy data, into a target database by cleansing, mapping, aggregating, and moving data from over 60 sources. Three-tier, partitioned client-server reporting,...

Windows software development tool.(UnderWare's Track Record 3.0) (Product Information)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... Track Record 3.0 is a development tool for tracking bugs, features, and releases. Version control is handled by Microsoft's Visual Source Safe; users can check files in and out, and keep histories of files and version numbers. This product also...

Enterprise document management.(Uniplex Software's onGO DMS) (Product Information)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... Uniplex Software and Sybase have agreed to deliver a 15-user license for onGO DMS, Uniplex's document management software, free of charge to users of Sybase SQL Server. onGO DMS ensures system integrity through a two-phase commit protocol...

Data conversion tool.(Integra Software's Transus) (Product Information)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... Transus lets users convert data from dissimilar databases for use in other programs to immediately produce reports. Users can change the number of decimal places, field sizes, micro or global data edits, the insertion or deletion of fields,...

Got ODBC clients bugging you?(Systems Software Technology's TracePlus32/ODBC 2.20 debugger) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
January 1, 1997... Make debugging ODBC clients much easier with TracePlus32/ODBC. New Version TracePlus32/ODBC 2.20 US$139.95 (single user), US$3,000 (site license) Systems, Software, Technology, Inc. 7334 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Suite 102 Canoga...

Fax package.(MicroHelp's Fax Plus fax software) (Product Information)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... Fax Plus gives visual developers control of their fax modems, through command over the status display and the interface with which users of the system interact, allowing faxes to be sent and received from a variety of sources. This product also...

Database engine.(Sequiter Software's Codebase 6.2) (Product Information)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... The Codebase 6.2 database engine offers RAD tools, a source code library, scalability without code changes or recompilation, and portability between Windows 95, NT, and 3.x; DOS, UNIX, OS/2, and Macintosh. New features include unlimited...

Mail solutions.(Group 1 Software's Universal Mailing System) (Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... The Universal Mailing System allows businesses to manage foreign lists and generate mailings for more than 195 countries. This product analyzes the language of a list and allocates it to a specific country. It then restructures the list, making...

Distributed software management.(BMC Software's Patrol 3.1 and Novadigm's Enterprise Desktop Manager)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... NOVADIGM and BMC have agreed to jointly develop new capabilities for NOVADIGM's Enterprise Desktop Manager (EDM) and add it to BMC's management suite. BMC's Patrol 3.1 will offer EDM to update production environments, on an enterprise-wide...

Online data collection.(Roasoft's SURVEYWin runtime collection program) (Product Information)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... SURVEYWin collects information in data format, rather than text format, so that analytical reports are immediately available. It also offers look-up tables, hyperlinks, and bitmapped graphics. This product also features an unlimited "skip"...

Collaborative computing.(Oracle's Oracle InterOffice groupware) (Product Information)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... Oracle InterOffice, consisting of a messaging server and a document server, provides companies with a platform for developing and deploying applications that integrate collaborative and operational data, including messages, documents, video,...

Data warehousing on the Web.(Virtual Integration Technology's deliveryMANAGER) (Product Information)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... deliveryMANAGER is a web-based application that lets users receive and distribute information across an Intranet. Users can access corporate information stored in data marts or data warehouses, place orders for information, and have it...

Testing software.(DOC Software's PowerPREP 5.0 GOLD) (Product Information)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... PowerPREP 5.0 GOLD is testing software for PowerBuilder programmers This product offers samples of PowerScript code, 1,000 questions in over 25 exams, and hyperlinked solutions. Missed questions, along with the correct answers, are compiled...

Defect tracking tool.(Segue Software's QA Radar) (Product Information)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... QA Radar is a multi-platform defect tracking tool that lets users manage software quality throughout the development cycle through automated interdepartmental communications on the status of defects. QA Radar's Intelligent Assistant analyzes...

Build successful, iterative applications.(Vision Software Tools' Vision Builder application developer)(includes related article on version 2.0) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
January 1, 1997... With Vision Builder 1.0 you can bring a new level of throughput to the client-server development process. New Product Vision Builder 1.0 US$3,995 Vision Software Tools, Inc. 21 C1 Webster St., Eighth Floor Oakland CA 94612 800...

Mirroring software.(Intergraph Computer Systems' Intersite Mirroring and Switch Over Bundle) (Product Information)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... The Intersite Mirroring and Switch Over Bundle includes two copies of Octopus Technologies' mirroring and ASO products, two network interface cards, and cables. Updates to source files are mirrored to disks across local and wide area networks...

Automated testing solution.(AutoTester's AutoTester Client-Server Version 1.2) (Product Information)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... AutoTester Client-Server Version 1.2 provides automated support in the functional, stress, regression, and volume testing area for SAP R/3 systems. In addition to performing multiple-user testing of R/3 modules, this product also automates R/3...

Replication server.(GemStone Systems' GemEnterprise) (Product Information)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... GemEnterprise is an object replication server, designed to work with the GemStone 5.0 development system, that lets companies build business systems that scale horizontally across multiple servers. Developers are able to select specific objects...

Serving up Sumatra.(Planning Sciences' Gentia Web Server and Gentia WebHouse)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
January 1, 1997... The Sumatra initiative is a business analysis environment that includes data warehousing applications that integrate text, charts, pictures, OLAP, and SQL data; integration of HTML and Java applets; and smart agents that track and report on web...

Mobile Data System.(Racotek's wireless communications services) (Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... Racotek's Mobile Data System offers a combination of services and software to design and support wireless communications. The KeyWare family of software facilitates workgroup computing, while Racotek provides consulting and professional...

Serial data input.(TAL Technologies' SoftwareWedge data acquisition software) (Product Information)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... The SoftwareWedge lets users input serial data-from bar code scanners, magnetic stripe readers, RF receivers/transmitters, scales, gauges, time clocks, or telephone/PBX systems-to any Windows, DO5, or OS/2 application. Equipped with a large...

Decision support solution.(Platinum Technology's RiskAdvisor data warehouse decision support software) (Product Information)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... Designed specifically for the insurance industry, RiskAdvisor is a data warehouse decision support application that stores information in insurance specific tables. It has a relational insurance data model based on master policy, claim, and...

Visual FoxPro 5.0. (Microsoft's DBMS) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
January 1, 1997... An improved development environment and increased performance make VFP a serious contender. REVIEW Visual FoxPro 5.0 US$499 Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052-6399 (206) 882-8080 Fax (206) 936-7329...

OLE DB - moving ODBC into the future. (Microsoft) (Technology Information)
January 1, 1997... Microsoft's OLE DB will provide access to all your corporate data, not just databases. HIGHLIGHTS The future of ODBC looks brighter. With the advent of OLE DB, the concept behind ODBC encompasses all data, not just databases. ...

Multi-tier your way to better business management. (distributed object computing)(includes related article about Object Request Brokers) (Technology Information)
January 1, 1997... Distributed object computing (DOC) balances your application's workload between the client, the server, and an application ser increase performance and scalability. PRODUCTS PowerBuilder 5.0 Visual Basic 4.0 As client-server...

Multimedia: from database to the Web. (Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
January 1, 1997... Including multimedia in your web applications involves several issues, from bandwidth to coding logistics. Here's some sound advice on how to do it, and a sample application. HIGHLIGHTS Data-driven web pages HTML OLE Object controls...

Build a successful business-to-business Web site.(includes related article listing tips for creating a business Web site) (Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
January 1, 1997... Business-to-business web sites can lower your costs and make it easier to do business. HIGHLIGHTS IDs and passwords Intranets Security Imagine you're a sales rep for a large distributor. One of your customers calls and asks for a...

Catching up with the Web.(includes related article about designing user interfaces for the Web) (Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
January 1, 1997... You only need to know a few things to quickly publish databases on the Web. HIGHLIGHTS CGI HTML Web-based reports If you're a child of 1960s Saturday morning cartoons or you're a Cartoon Network fan, you'll remember George Jetson...

A gas-powered Web site. (Cincinnati Gas & Electric) (Company Business and Marketing)
January 1, 1997... A power company gets large customers' gas usage information via the Web. CASE STUDY WebCenter US$3,500 and up Texas Instruments Software Inc. P.O. Box 869305 Plano, TX 75086 (214)575-2000 www.ti.com/software/ People have been...

Mining data on the Net.(Information Dimensions' BASIS Intranet Solution) (Product Information)
January 1, 1997... The U.S. Bureau of Mines puts its library of research documents online. CASE STUDY BASIS Intranet Solution Starts at $25,000 Information Dimensions Inc. 6600 Franz Road Dublin, OH 43017 (614)761-8083 Fax (614)761-7290...

Manufacturing + WWW = productivity. (enterWorks' Virtual DB) (Product Information)
January 1, 1997... A metal-working company's web site opens key production data to customers. CASE STUDY Virtual DB Call for prices. enterWorks.com 19886 Ashburn Road Ashburn, VA 20147 800-505-5144, (703)724-3800 Fax (703)724-3868 www.enterworks.com/ ...

5 critical factors to successful data warehouses. (Technology Tutorial)(Tutorial)
January 1, 1997... The odds are great that your data warehouse implementation is doomed to failure. Consider these factors to beat the odds. HIGHLIGHTS Data Discovery Historical data Building a data warehouse is one of the most complex processes a...

Use'n fusion to power your application development.(Fusion methodology of object-oriented development) (Technology Information)
January 1, 1997... The Fusion methodology combines several object-oriented analysis and design methods to give you a complete tool for developing object-oriented systems. PRODUCTS Visual Thought 2.1 US$695 and up Confluent, Inc. 132 Encline Court San...

Security for relational databases.(BrainTree Security Software's SQL<>Secure)(includes related article on American National Bank's use of SQL<>Secure) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
January 1, 1997... Protect your databases from misuse and unauthorized access. REVIEW SQLSECURE Audit Manager SQLSECURE Password Manager SQLSECURE Policy Manager Brain Tree Security Software 200 Cordwainer Drive Norwell, MA 02061-1619 (617)982-0200...

Database confidential. (News Briefs)(Column)
January 1, 1997... Last month I gave you some tips on how to make the most of your conventional RAM and we learned the mantra, "Think contiguous memory." This month, the lesson is, "Understand BIOS!" Often, a BIOS needs to be enabled only when configuring a...