Data Based Advisor articles from March 1995

Data Based Advisor archives from March 1995

Oracle on your desktop. (Oracle's Personal Oracle7, Oracle7 Workgroup Server, Oracle Power Objects, Oracle Objects for OLE, and Oracle Radio Agents)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 1995... Oracle is now targeting workgroup and desktop development with the new Workgroup/2000 family of products. It includes Personal Oracle7, Oracle7 Workgroup Server, Oracle Power Objects, Oracle Objects for OLE, and Oracle Radio Agents. According...

R:BASE for Windows. (Microcom's DBMS)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 1995... Is R:BASE for Windows just another Windows database? Not according to Microrim President and CEO Art Miller, who says R:BASE for Windows hopes to satisfy the needs of three distinct markets. Besides trying to attract users of competitive database...

Lotus lowers cost of Notes.(Brief Article)
March 1, 1995... At the recent Lotusphere in Orlando, Florida, Lotus made it much more affordable for organizations to put Notes on every desktop. Lotus President and CEO Jim Manzi says his goal is 20 million Notes users by the end of 1997. To attain this, Lotus...

Technology meets show biz: news from Microsoft, Lotus, and Borland. (Editor on the Go)(Editorial)
March 1, 1995... I love new product announcements and launches, because they are where technology meets show biz. Entertainment is used to make events memorable. So I went to the FoxPro DevCon in January wondering what Microsoft would do to introduce Visual...

Feedback.(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 1995... Microsoft SQL Server Delivers Marc Myers' article, "Choosing a Database Server" (October 1994), provides a nice summary of the issues facing your readers as they begin their client/server database. However, according to the criteria...

Integrate version control into your VB applications. (The Young Software Works' VB ProjectWorks add-on development tool for Visual Basic) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
March 1, 1995... Possibly one of the best things about Visual Basic is the after market that has grown up around it. The plethora of add-on tools available let developers customize their development environment and improve their productivity. VB ProjectWorks from...

Learn advanced SQLWindows at home. (Front-End Systems' Advanced SQLWindows OOP Tutorial disk-based online tutorial) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
March 1, 1995... SQL Windows is a great tool for client/server development. It's also one of my favorite development environments for object-oriented programming. To get the most out of SQLWindows' features, you need training and orientation in OOP and...

Coming Events.
March 1, 1995... Software World and Client/Server World, Toronto, Ontario, 8-10 March - Consists of 11 focused conferences, 100 speakers and over 300 exhibits. Running concurrently is RM25, The Relational DBMS Silver Anniversary Conference. Metro Convention...

Driven to excellence. (SuccessWare 90 Inc's SIx Driver 2.0 programming utility for CA-Clipper) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
March 1, 1995... One thing that sets CA-Clipper apart from other high-level programming languages is its focus, like other Xbase languages, on manipulating large amounts of data effortlessly. Let's face it: We don't write a lot of "Hello, World" applications in...

CA-OpenRoad for Windows 3.1 and Windows NT. (Computer Associates International Inc's Windows 4GL graphical and object-oriented application development tool)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 1995... CA-OpenRoad for Windows 3.1 and Windows NT is the new version of the Windows 4GL graphical and object-oriented application development tool. Automates client/server application development for CA-OpenIngres as well as applications supporting...

SimbaEngine C/S Software Development Kit. (PageAhead Software Corp's client/server ODBC utility)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 1995... SimbaEngine C/S Software Development Kit (SDK) is a new client/server ODBC technology. SimbaClient is a resource-efficient driver that packages ODBC SQL commands and sends them over the network to SimbaEngine, the server component. Call for...

GUI Guidelines update. (Corporate Computing International's online help software for user-interface development)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 1995... GUI Guidelines[TM] is an on-line help software for user-interface development. Lets corporate programmers define reserved words and icons, standard menus and standard dialogs to be used from developer to developer within a corporation....

PLATINUM SQL-Ease Workstation. (Platinum Technology's GUI-based client/server environment)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 1995... PLATINUM SQL-Ease Workstation (SQL-Ease/WS) is a GUI-based client/server environment that lets programmers using PC-based tools such as Micro Focus COBOL and CA-Realia COBOL create applications targeted for DB2/MVS, DB2/2, and XDB. Generate,...

Norman Data Defense Systems. (version 3.45 of Norman Armour virus-protection software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 1995... Version 3.45 of Norman Armour is a workstation computer-virus-protection software that uses the paradigm Smart Behavior Blocking[TM]. Detects and identifies viruses in files and boot areas that haven't been protected by Norman's Smart Behavior...

Linux CD-ROM package. (WorkGroup Solutions' PC Unix operating system)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 1995... Linux CD-ROM package is a UNIX operating system for Intel 386- or 486-based PCs. Includes complete source code, utilities, programming languages, and a printed installation manual. Also includes a demo version of Flagship, a 4GL and database...

Cooperative Applications Initiative. (IRI Software joins Oracle Corp's program to provide enterprise-wide financial management and analysis software)(Brief Article)
March 1, 1995... IRI Software has joined Oracle Corporation's Cooperative Applications Initiative (CAI) program to provide Oracle customers with an enterprise-wide financial management and analysis solution. The CAI Program provides a link between the...

Software protection. (Oracle's Secure Network Services add-on package to its SQL*Net connectivity software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 1995... Secure Network Services, a network security software for client/server database environments, is an add-on package to Oracle's SQL*Net connectivity software. Adds full datastream encryption and integrity checking. Supports multiple network...

What are ToolThings? (Pinnacle Publishing's ToolThings Visual Basic productivity tools) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
March 1, 1995... Visual Basic programmers aren't necessarily lazy, but they almost certainly are spoiled - by add-ons like ToolThings from Pinnacle Publishing, a suite of productivity tools for VB's design environment. ToolThings adds some cool features to VB,...

SQL/ODBC interface. (Versant Object Technology's VERSANT/M database access software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 1995... VERSANT/M lets users of decision support tools like PowerBuilder and Forest & Trees access object data stored in the VERSANT ODBMS. Perform standard report writing and querying against the ODBMS. Available on UNIX platforms and Microsoft Windows...

ODBC Connectivity. (Praxis International Inc's Model 204 V3R2 DBMS)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 1995... Model 204 V3R2 offers faster sorting, reduced I/O rates, and lower CPU consumption. Optional product extensions include a parallel Query extension, a multiprocessor/204, and [Connect.sup.*], which attaches PCs or PC LANs to model 204 through SNA...

Graphical planning and scheduling. (Lucas Management Systems' Artemis Schedule Publisher 4.2)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 1995... Artemis Schedule Publisher 4.2 contains features such as resource scheduling, critical path analysis, and earned value performance management. Breaks down projects into smaller portions. includes resource processing capabilities and translation...

Quality assurance automation. (Abraxas Software Inc's CodeCheck 5.0 for C and C++)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 1995... CodeCheck 5.0 automates quality assurance for C++ projects and allows self-inspection by individual programmers. Validates all source code as being compliant. Reads all variants of C and C++ code. Available for Windows 95 and Macintosh at US$495,...

Reduce cost of data distribution. (Platinum Technology's PLATINUM Data Transport enterprise-wide data-distribution software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 1995... PLATINUM Data Transport is a tool for enterprise-wide data distribution that moves [MVS.sup.*]-based data to UNIX and PC-based databases. Minimizes costs of data distribution by automating the process and eliminating manual tasks; customizes each...

ONYX EnCompass manages customer information. (ONYX Software Corp's integrated client/server customer management software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 1995... ONYX Encompass is integrated, client/server customer management software that lets organizations manage all customer information form a single integrated application. Functions include product and lead tracking, telemarketing, account management,...

ODBC support across multiple databases. (Distributed Technologies Corp's PATHtracker client/server asset discovery and management software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 1995... PATHtracker is a a client/server asset discovery and management software application that uses a DMI-compliant, embedded intelligent agent to automatically gather massive amounts of raw client software and hardware asset data. Call for prices....

Build sophisticated fax and faster imaging apps. (Black Ice Software Inc's FAX C++ Toolkit)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 1995... The FAX C++ Toolkit includes standard device drivers for Windows to support Class 1, Class 2, and Class 2.0; handles a variety of image formats, and supports 42 page sizes and Send and Receive queue management. Well suited for any development...

Data processing and ODBC access in one unique tool. (BlueRithm Software's Aeris database processing and access software) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
March 1, 1995... Aeris is a unique, almost bizarre program, the likes of which I haven't seen before - except when I reviewed the previous version (Data Based Advisor, July 1994). You can do many things with Aeris from BlueRithm Software that you can't with any...

Interoperability with mainframe data sources. (Forte Software Inc joins MDI's Program for Sybase Enterprise CONNECT certification)(Brief Article)
March 1, 1995... Forte Software has joined MDI's Program for Sybase Enterprise CONNECT certification that will provide Forte customers with a certified solution for accessing information that resides on a variety of enterprise-wide data sources. More than 20 data...

Port to Unix. (BrownStone Solutions' Unix version of the DataDictionary/Solution DBMS utility)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 1995... To provide a cross-platform, cross-object repository workbench, a UNIX version of DataDictionary/Solution (DD/S) is now available to beta customers, with general distribution slated for 1Q95. Runs simultaneously under MVS, OS/2, and Windows, all...

Repository solution. (BrownStone Solutions' CASE Admin/Solution gateway to LBMS's Systems Engineer CASE tool)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 1995... CASE Admin/Solution (CA/S) - a bi-directional gateway to LBMS' popular Systems Engineer CASE tool - is currently in beta on the MVS, OS/2, and Windows platforms. Solutions for CASE tools include: Texas Instruments' IEF, KnowledgeWare's ADW/IEW,...

Backup for Windows NT. (SQLBusiness Systems Inc's SQLStor 1.1 backup software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 1995... SQLStor 1.1 can now perform file-based backups to a range of tape slots that aren't assigned to database groups. SQLStor is a Windows NT unattended tape and file-based backup utility that uses autochangers and robotics. Call for pricing....

Microsoft Access Upsizing Tools: a sign of the times. (Software Review)(Evaluation)
March 1, 1995... Until recently, the hottest topic in the database development industry has been downsizing - or, to be more politically correct, rightsizing. Rightsizing is the process of moving applications and data from a mainframe to a PC LAN environment....

Tighter API integration for test tools. (SQA Inc and Oracle will integrate SQA's TeamTest and Oracle's Cooperative Development Environment 2)(Brief Article)
March 1, 1995... SQA and Oracle sign strategic marketing and technology agreement for tighter integration between SQA TeamTest, an automated Windows client/server test tool and Oracle's Cooperative Development Environment 2 (CDE2) family of client/server...

Oracle tablespace management. (Bradmark Technologies Inc's DBGENERAL Table Space Manager 1.1)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 1995... DBGENERAL Table Space Manager (TSM) 1.1 for Oracle is a graphical display tool that shows logical and physical structures of an Oracle Tablespace, and defragments and cleans up free space. New features include the ability to reorganize objects in...

Data retrieval tool. (International Software Group Inc's APTuser 3.5)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 1995... APTuser 3.5, a data retrieval and reporting tool, can access data on UNIX and VMS platforms. A user to professional data retrieval and ad hoc reporting tool, supports ADAbase, Informix, Ingres, ISAM, DEC, Oracle, Rdb for Open VMS, and Sybase SQL...

Browse and edit RDBMSs. (Bluestone's dbViewer 2.2 browsing and editing tool)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 1995... dbViewer 2.2, a browsing and editing tool for relational database management systems, has Motif 1.2 support, a license server, and a table widget for database results. Other new features include improved security, user interface, and...

New accounting module. (Solomon Software's Solomon IV for Windows Purchasing module)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 1995... Solomon IV for Windows Purchasing module is a module for tracking purchasing requisitions, receipts, and accounts payable purchases. Handles multiple purchase types, ship-to addresses, and vendor performance analysis. Client edition, US$495;...

Telephone communications as close as your PC. (Clearwave Communications' Intellect telephone management device for Windows PCs) (Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
March 1, 1995... A car in every driveway, a chicken in every pot, and a full host of communications on every desktop may be the updated American dream. With the right hardware add-ons and software, PCs can link with telephones and act as full-fledged...

The great design tool debate: to code or not to code, is that the question? (Developer View)(Column)
March 1, 1995... The database application development industry changes continuously. Just about eight years ago, I had the pleasure and privilege of working with Marty Rinehart and Basil Hosmer, both of Wallsoft Systems. They were developing the original UI...

Windows add-ons that make a difference. (Windows application development tools) (includes a related article on the Microsoft Developer Network CD)(Cover Story)
March 1, 1995... Windows development can be pretty tough, but you can make it a lot easier by using the right tools. Once you've settled on a basic development platform, you'll find that a good collection of add-ons and accessories will reduce the pain of writing...

Your guide to Windows programming add-ons.(Directory)
March 1, 1995... * Program Editors a/Soft Development, Inc. (603)666-6699, fax (603)666-6460 nu/TPU for Windows, US$199-$250 With unlimited buffers, files, windows, unlimited undo, file backup, etc. EditPro Corp. (619)549-8081, fax (619)549-2082...

A few of my favorite things: these tools can save you a lot of time building applications. (Windows development tools)
March 1, 1995... These days, my primary development tool is Microsoft Visual Basic. That changes from time to time. A few years ago, it was Borland's Paradox. I also do a lot of work in Microsoft Access and Visual C++. With some of the new tools coming out this...

Finishing touches for your Windows toolkit. (Windows development tools)
March 1, 1995... I use two primary development tools: Access and Visual Basic. The tool that I select for a given application depends upon the hardware on which the application must run, the development budget, the number of users, and how quickly the application...

When we have a choice. (Windows development tools)
March 1, 1995... As consultants, we don't always get to choose our development environment, nor do we always get to choose our add-on products. Clients often request that we use a tool because they use that tool, or because that tool is used by consultants on...

Visual FoxPro 3.0: proof that Microsoft is committed to FoxPro users. (Software Review)(Evaluation)
March 1, 1995... FoxPro's back. For years, Microsoft FoxPro (originally from Fox Software) was considered a technological leader in the desktop database market. It's reputation was built initially on blazing speed, but enhanced later by the design tools...

Client/server unifies the United Nations. (the United Nations' Integrated Management Information System) (Case Study)
March 1, 1995... It's an old story: Aging mainframes give way to a faster, more powerful network of PCs and servers. You've heard it all before, right? Right - except in this case the aging mainframes belong to the United Nations, and the story is how the UN and...

Quadbase SQL serves up client/server on a shoestring. (Quadbase Systems Inc's Quadbase SQL 3.0 database server) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
March 1, 1995... There are so many SQL database server products these days, it's hard to keep track of them all. One you may not have heard of is Quadbase SQL, an economical but reasonably feature-rich implementation of both sides of the client/server model....

Waste disposal plant keeps trouble at bay with data system. (systems integrator Inova Inc develops a waste management system using Gensym's G2, Uniface, Oracle, and handheld RF devices) (Case Study)
March 1, 1995... Government scrutiny is no stranger to the hazardous waste disposal industry. Waste disposal facilities are regulated by state and local agencies and the Federal EPA. Any mistakes-storing hazardous waste inappropriately, burning waste with too...

How to manage personnel changes. (Joint Application Development)(Tutorial)
March 1, 1995... The success of a database development project hinges as much on the continuity of the development team as on the technical prowess of individual programmers. Corporate downsizing and politics, and the new opportunities arising as a result of the...

Put your database on the Internet; writing Internet-aware Windows apps is a snap with Windows Sockets. (Windows Developer)(Tutorial)
March 1, 1995... I'm an avid Internet user; many of you are too. I don't want to simply use the Internet; I want to write new applications for it. I want to replicate my databases across the Internet so my users always have the most up-to-date information. I want...

Replication: double the fun, double the trouble? (how to provide users with access to enterprise-wide data) (Client/Server Developer)(Tutorial)
March 1, 1995... The only other solution to users' demands for access to enterprise-wide data is more powerful centralized resources. Here's what you need to know. As distributed computing proliferates, users increasingly demand access to data anywhere in the...

10 steps to client/server success: an informal methodology for client/server systems integration. (System Integration Tips)(Tutorial)
March 1, 1995... An informal methodology for client/server systems integration. Despite everything you hear about client/server being the technology of choice, there's a simple but aggravating fact that you just can't ignore: Client/server still doesn't exist....

Lotus Notes and RDBMS applications can live together. (Lotus Notes Developer)(Tutorial)
March 1, 1995... Since its introduction in 1989, Lotus Notes has continuously evolved and has emerged as the standard for integrated groupware. Groupware applications let groups share information in different ways to fit their own specific needs. Lotus Notes is...

Multi-lingual VB. (Visual Basic Expert) (includes related articles on the use of static variables for lookups, and on two Microsoft development tools)(Tutorial)
March 1, 1995... Tsuchiura, Japan - There is, ultimately, no substitute for going to the site and looking at the problem with your own eyes. As I write this, I'm on my way back from just such a trip to a client's facility in a nearby city. I'm working on Phase 2...

Return to sender: messaging via SendObject. (Access Developer)(Tutorial)
March 1, 1995... How could one Microsoft Access action help advance my career?" Good question. Picture, if you will (squiggley lines appear, your vision is blurry, while suddenly, you hear cool music... you're in your cubicle just finishing a routine that...

Use RowsMove() to buld dataWindow listboxes. (PowerBuilder Pro)(Tutorial)
March 1, 1995... The good news is I have the final release of PowerBuilder 4.0 loaded and running on my laptop. The bad news is I just got it today, and it's already a week past my deadline for this article. So, no OLE 2.0 stuff this issue - that will have to...

A rose is a rose. (Rational Software's Rational Rose/SQLWindows visual software engineering program) (Inside SQLWindows)(Tutorial)
March 1, 1995... An interesting trend in application development is the convergence of object-oriented, 4GL, and client/server technologies. Gupta, Powersoft, a host of SmallTalk-based tool vendors, and others deserve a lot of credit for building a bridge from...

Magical preprocessor tricks. (Computer Associates' CA-Clipper preprocessor) (Hardcore Clipper)(Tutorial)
March 1, 1995... David Letterman doesn't have a monopoly on amusing large audiences by having dumb beasts perform fascinating feats. CA-Clipper's preprocessor can do many feats of its own. Prepare to be entertained. Any competent Clipper programmer makes...

Using Windows APIs in your applications. (dBASE Developer)(Tutorial)
March 1, 1995... Have you ever wished you could integrate the functionality of other products into your dBASE application? In dBASE for DOS you can't make direct calls to functions from programs written in other languages, nor can you expect much extensibility...

Database Confidential.(Column)
March 1, 1995... At Oracle's WorkGroup/2000 announcement, Oracle President and CEO Larry Ellison began by saying Oracle USA and Oracle Japan will donate 10 million yen (about US$10,000) to the relief efforts for residents of the Kobe, Japan, earthquake. Buzz tips...