Data Based Advisor articles from June 1996

Data Based Advisor archives from June 1996

January 1, 2000: the end of computing as we know it? (Industry Trend or Event)(Editorial)
June 1, 1996... Are you on top of "The Year 2000 Problem" in your organization? It's reasonable to say that computer systems must properly accept, store, process, sort, display, report, calculate, and output dates. However, most of the world's systems can't do...

Advisor developers forum.(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 1996... The Death of FoxPro? I just read an article in a local Belgian magazine concerning FoxPro. Rumor has it that Microsoft is going to stop further development of FoxPro in favor of Visual Basic and Access. Can you tell us whether there's any...

Put your database on the Web. (Allaire's Cold Fusion 1.5 Web authoring software) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
June 1, 1996... Cold Fusion, version 1.5 US$495 per server Allaire 8400 Normandale Lake Blvd., Suite 410 Minneapolis MN 55437 (612)831-1808, fax (612)831-5652 info@Allaire.com,http://www.alaire.com As the World Wide Web (WWW) becomes a mainstay in...

Coming events. (Calendar of Events)(Brief Article)
June 1, 1996... Microsoft Tech-Ed, Brisbane, Australia, 13-16 May--Annual conference covers Microsoft products and technologies. Brisbane Convention Center. Microsoft, 800-433-9996, (612)550-6390, fax (612)550-6391, http://www.microsoft.com/showcase/teched/...

Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3, 4.... (Microsoft's Visual Test 4.0 automated testing software and Developer Studio application development software) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
June 1, 1996... Visual Test 4.0, US$599 (US$199 to upgrade) Microsoft Corp. One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052-6399 (206)882-8080, fax (206)936-7329 http://www.microsoft.com How many times have you written a program and tested it, perhaps even had a few...

Quick testing. (Mercury Interactive's Test Suite 4.0 debugging/testing software) (Product Information)(Brief Article)
June 1, 1996... Test Suite 4.0 testing tool suite includes 32-bit versions of the WinRunner and TestDirector tools. Also included is RapidTest, a testing tool that administers test creation and execution. US$3,495-4,495, US$14,495 (five-user package). Mercury...

E-mail Windows NT. (MetaInfo's Sendmail with POP3 for Windows NT RFC-compliant e-mail server) (Product Information)(Brief Article)
June 1, 1996... UNIX Sendmail is available for Windows NT. The SMTP e-mail version, titled Sendmail with POP3, is an RFC-compliant e-mail server. It's compatible with Eudora, Netscape, and MS Exchange Client. It also features online Help, control panel applets,...

Searching for DOCS Open. (PC DOCS Inc's DOCS Open document management software now includes Verity's search engine) (Product Development)(Brief Article)
June 1, 1996... Verity's search engine technology is included in the PC DOCS Open version shipping in Q3 1996. The search engine lets users index and retrieve documents from multiple formats. Verity is also developing add-on modules for the search engine. Call...

Windows 95 and Windows NT database tool. (Nomad Development's WebDBC 2.5 for Windows 95/NT Internet/Web server software) (Product Information)(Brief Article)
June 1, 1996... WebDBC 2.5 for Windows 95 and Windows NT supports Microsoft/ Process' ISAPI, Netscape's NSAPI, and Spry's BGI interfaces. Other features include "Instant Page" Wizards, Connection Manager, and custom user-authentication. US$595. Nomad...

Manage GUI/RAD projects. (Learmonth and Burchette Management Systems' RADPath 1.1 software development project management utility) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
June 1, 1996... Finding a project management tool well suited for GUI/RAD-based software development can be a daunting task. Commercial packages usually require a high degree of customization, their reporting capabilities are limited, and they have limited...

Electronic forms. (Symantec Corp Delrina Group's FormFlow 2.0 forms generation software) (Product Information)(Brief Article)
June 1, 1996... FormFlow 2.0 includes tools for conducting business through electronic forms. It features a Graphical Routing Designer that lets users define workflow rules, role-resolution, and events. it's OLE 2.0 compatible, and contains an object-oriented...

Software development manager. (SQL Software's PCMS 4.3 configuration management utility) (Product Information)(Brief Article)
June 1, 1996... PCMS 4.3 is a configuration management (CM) tool designed to provide a knowledge-base of a software product's make-up. It covers defect tracking, version control, software distribution, workflow, events and integration, and help. US$4,775. SQL...

3-D data and charts. (Sterling Software's CLEAR:Access for Windows 3.0 data access utility) (Product Information)(Brief Article)
June 1, 1996... CLEAR:Access 3.0 for Windows is a data access tool that uses Intelligent Data Objects to view data in two-and three-dimensional chart types. Users can also reposition charts within a report, with the data changing accordingly. Call for prices....

Access to SQL. (Bunker Hill Software's Scriptoria DBMS migration toolset) (Product Information)(Brief Article)
June 1, 1996... Scriptoria is a migration toolset for replicating Microsoft Access tables, indexes, and queries to SQL script. It can migrate Access to SQL Server 6.0 and Sybase 10/11. Microsoft Access counters, data types, validation rules, defaults, and...

.OCXs for industrial communications. (Rockwell Software's RSTools OLE Custom Controls set) (Product Information)(Brief Article)
June 1, 1996... RSTools is a set of OLE Custom Controls for process control, SCADA, and industrial automation environments. Includes RSData, RSVessel, RSWheel, RsGauge, RSButton, RSSlider, and RSCompare. RSJunctionBox, which is also included, is a DDE...

Graphical development environment for the Web. (Business@Web's OpenScape, OpenScape Pro, OpenScape Workgroup and OpenScape Enterprise Visual Basic-compatible development environments) (Product Information)(Brief Article)
June 1, 1996... OpenScape is a Visual Basic-compatible development environment for building intranet and Internet applications. Three desktop configurations are available. OpenScape, US$14S, embeds .OCXS into web pages. Openscape Pro, US$395, creates.ocxs and...

Delphi supports AutoCode. (Software Development Tools' AppBridge AutoCode for Delphi application development software) (Product Information)(Brief Article)
June 1, 1996... A Delphi version of AppBridge AutoCode tool generates host navigation code and graphical user interfaces (GUI) for IBM mainframe and AS/400 screens. US$995. Software Development Tools, Inc., (617)854-7454, fax (617)371-2950.

Sales for Windows. (PowerCerv's Xceed for Windows sales force automation system for client/server environments) (Product Information)(Brief Article)
June 1, 1996... Xceed is a Windows-based sales force automation system for client-server environments. it has a simplified migration methodology and can customize at all levels. Call for prices. Powercerv, Inc., (813)226-2378, fax (813)222-0886,...

Simplify the building of telephony apps. (Parity Software Development's VOS Development System for Windows NT 5.0 telephone management software) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
June 1, 1996... VOS 5.0 For Windows NT, Version 5-- Beta Version 2 Parity Software Development Corp. One Harbor Development Corp. One Harbor Drie, Suite 110 Sausalito, CA 94965 (415) 332-5656, fax (415) 322-5657 http://www.paritysw.com Representative...

32-bit Internet tools. (Distinct's TCP/IP Visual Internet Toolkit programming utility) (Product Information)(Brief Article)
June 1, 1996... The Visual Internet Toolkit 32-bit version lets developers build TCP/IP and Internet applications for Windows 95/NT. It contains OLE controls for FTP, Windows Sockets, TCP servers, SMTP, and other Internet functions. US$295-$545. Distinct...

Workflow for Windows 95 and Windows NT. (Staffware's Staffware NT workflow software) (Product Information)(Brief Article)
June 1, 1996... Staffware NT is a workflow application for improving business processes by monitoring data and document access, routing of work, and execution of tasks. it works with Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 95. Staffware NT also integrates with...

Desktop decision support solution. (Brio Technology's BrioQuery Enterprise) (Product Information)(Brief Article)
June 1, 1996... BrioQuery Enterprise is a desktop decision support solution with integrated query, desktop OLAP, and interactive charting and reporting. Cross-platform product features analysis, and performs multidimensional analysis off-line, enabled by a...

Server-based applications for the Web. (JYACC's JAM/WEB DBMS utility) (Product Information)(Brief Article)
June 1, 1996... JAM/ WEB integrates Web applications with client-server and three-tier environments-with minimal coding, and with tools and techniques used to build standard GUI applications. it also converts forms into HTML for display on a browser. Call for...

Data acquisition for Windows 95. (TAL Technologies' WinWedge 32 data acquisition software) (Product Information)(Brief Article)
June 1, 1996... WinWedge 32 directs data into other 32-bit applications. Data from serial devices can be integrated into applications such as: Excel, Lotus, Access, Quattro, VB, LIMS, and any statistical and industrial software. Eliminates manual data...

Software testing for three-tier applications. (Platinum Technology's PLATINUM Final Exam debugging/testing suite) (Product Information)(Brief Article)
June 1, 1996... PLATINUM Final Exam test suite is designed to expose defects during development and testing, improve debugging time, and create a repeatable test process for business critical applications. The Final Exam Client-server Test supports Windows 3.1,...

Network diagramming documenting. (Quyen Systems' netViz network inventory software) (Product Information)(Brief Article)
June 1, 1996... Windows-based netViz documents data and telecommunications networks, from small business LANs, to worldwide WANs. it also documents computer systems, transportation networks, and business and manufacturing processes. US$595. Quyen Systems, Inc.,...

Add multimedia to your Visual Basic applications. (OmniSoft's PowerMedia multimedia authoring software) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
June 1, 1996... PowerMedia version 1.0, US$79 OmniSoft 1723 Westbrook Avenue Los Altos, CA 94024 (415)917-1395, fax (415)917-1395 http://www.omnisoft.com ftp://via.net/pub/omnisoft These days, plain old vanilla applications just don't cut it. Users want, in...

Borland to the Net. (Borland's C++ 5.0 compiler/decompiler and Visual dBASE Internet Internet/Web server software) (Product Information)(Brief Article)
June 1, 1996... Borland C++ 5.0 includes Java development tools, including a compiler called the AppAccelerator, a graphical program debugger called the Borland GUI Debugger for Java, and an integrated version of Sun's Java Development Kit. Programmers can...

Client-server company expands to US market. (Nat Systems International's NatStar enterprise client/server application development environment) (Product Information)(Brief Article)
June 1, 1996... NatStar, an enterprise client-server application development environment, includes integrated process and information modeling tools, multi-clered dynamic partitioning, and support for multiple development and execution platforms. It features an...

Simplify use of Windows API. (Crescent's ClassAction collection of Windows API functions) (Product Information)(Brief Article)
June 1, 1996... ClassAction, a collection of Window, Application Programming Interface (API) functions, provides Visual Basic programmers with comprehensive solutions for using the power of Windows API in Visual Basic objects as well as with an extensive library...

Employee recruiting: building a customer-focused company starts with good hiring. (Industry Trend or Event)(Editorial)
June 1, 1996... Four years ago, my company was struggling with the end of the recession, and had gone through a recession-related downsizing. We had 15 employees, little corporate spirit, and fairly low personal attitudes. Not surprisingly, we were having a...

Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 extends its corporate reach. (DBMS)(includes related article on SQL Server 6.5's Internet connectivity) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
June 1, 1996... With beefed up data warehousing, distributed computing, and Internet capabilities, SQL Server 6.5 contends with other server software vying for corporate computing supremacy When Microsoft and Sybase split two years ago, Microsoft wasted...

The truth about software testing. (includes related articles on testing terms and MicroFocus' COBOL testing utilities)(includes directory of software testing products) (Technology Information)(Cover Story)
June 1, 1996... Software testing is important, and professional software developers know this all too well. The world of the desktop is a changing place, with old barriers crumbling daily. It isn't enough anymore to simply know your application area. Now you...

Getting the bugs out of Hewlett Packard. (HP debugs its HP CareVue hospital application with Pure Software's Purify 3 debugging software) (Product Information)
June 1, 1996... Ensuring their commitment of 24-hour system "up"" time, HP developers turn to Pure Software"s bug-busting tool to get the job done right. Hewlett-Packard's Clinical Information Systems (CIS) software development team takes its responsibility...

Database vendors target the Internet. (Gupta Technologies' Centura Ranger DBMS utility, Centura Web Data Publisher Internet Web server software and Centura Team Developer application development software; Powersoft's Optima++ application development software and PowerBuilder DBMS)(includes related article on Working Set's DataRamp Internet access software)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 1996... In the quicksand marketplace of Internet development, leading application development tools are getting connected. Information is a noun, but as more data is put online, sometimes it seems it should be a verb. This is because in the age of the...

Micro Focus helps Chevy Chase Bank cash in its legacy. (Chevy Chase Bank uses Micro Focus' COBOL Workbench and Dialog System application development packages) (Company Operations)
June 1, 1996... PRODUCTS COBOL Workbench US$2,500 for Windows; other platforms are available Dialog System US$1,250 for OS/2; other platforms available Micro Focus, Inc. 2465 E. Bayshore Road, Suite 200 Palo Alto, CA 94303 800-872-6265, (415)856-4161 Fax...

Enterprise client-server database design and tuning: part 3. (part 3 of 3) (Technology Tutorial)(Tutorial)
June 1, 1996... EDITOR'S NOTE This is the third in a three-part series of articles that discusses client-server database and application design and tuning issues. This issue completes the series with a look at database-oriented access models and the use of...

Click your way to instant client-server development. (Client/Server Connection's CS/8000 network design software)(includes related article on Client/Server Connection's CS/10000 network design software) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
June 1, 1996... REVIEWED CS/8000 US$2,995 single user Client/Server Connection 103 South Bedford Road, Suite 202 Mt. Kisco, NY 10459 (914)241-9100 Fax (914)241-7878 http://www.csc1.com Client/Server Connection is revolutionizing the client-server market...

University of Florida reengineers via the World Wide Web. (re-engineers student registration system) (Company Operations)
June 1, 1996... At the start of each semester, college students routinely wait in interminably long lines to pay tuition, buy books, and register for classes. But the University of Florida (UF) is changing all of that by increasing productivity in its IS...

Make business process modeling projects work. (Industry Trend or Event)
June 1, 1996... One expert on process modeling and workflow redesign provides her view on how to achieve successful projects. A business process is essentially a chain of steps that begins with a market requirement, ends with the fulfillment of customer...

Use CD-ROMs to solve your data access problems. (Technology Information)
June 1, 1996... PRODUCTS CD-Commander and CD-Vision US$945 (10 users) Ornetix Network Products 1885 Lundy Ave., Suite 200 San Jose, CA 95131 800-965-6650, (408)383-7050 Fax(408)383-7060 http://www.ornetix.com Here's how three companies are using CDs to...

More on high-speed queries. (includes related article on optimizing query granularity) (Technology Tutorial)(Tutorial)
June 1, 1996... EDITOR'S NOTE For building custom query techniques in C++, see "Speed Up Queries" in the April issue. Learn how to combine indexed read techniques with bit vector techniques to make a major difference in query speeds. In the April issue...

Seize control of your documents with library managers. (part 2 of 3)(includes product directory)(Buyers Guide)
June 1, 1996... In this article, the second in a three-part series, I examine the need for and applicability of library managers as the appropriate toolset for documanagement. In the document management food chain, library managers are the middle tier. They are...

Database confidential. (News Briefs)
June 1, 1996... When computer vendors enter the fashion world, heads turn... or is it spin? From Symbol Technologies' new spring line comes the wearable computer, of course! Symbol's WS1000 Wearable System is worn jauntily on the wrist, with a finger-mounted...