Data Based Advisor articles from May 1995

Data Based Advisor archives from May 1995

Gupta breathes new life into flagship database.(SQLBase 6.0)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 1995... With the new SQLBase 6.0 database server, Gupta plans to exploit decentralized corporate data--corporate data that can reside at branch offices, business units, and within workgroups. New features include support for stored procedures, triggers...

Updated desktop OOP from POET. (POET Software's POET 3.0 desktop object database)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 1995... POET 3.0, a major upgrade to the desktop object database, has a host of new development and administration tools, support for OLE 2.0, ODBC, and ODMG-93 standards, and features high-end database capabilities like online backup, object check...

Oracle and Sony make news with partnership. (joint development of video, audio, text news databases)(Brief Article)
May 1, 1995... Sony Corporation and Oracle Corporation will jointly develop video, audio, and text news database products, in hopes of "revolutionizing the professional broadcast and production industry." According to a press release, the two companies "plan...

DB2 access on the 'net. (IBM DB2 WWW Internet tool)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 1995... With DB2 World Wide Web (DB2 WWW), IBM's new Internet tool, DB2 users can now gain secured access to data from the World Wide Web. DB2 WWW allows users to access DB2 data via the Internet using any Web browser, such as the IBM WebExplorer that...

VMARK, Easel Corporation talk merger.(Brief Article)
May 1, 1995... VMARK Software, Inc., and Easel Corporation have signed an agreement to merge. Under the terms, Easel shareholder stock will be swapped for approximately 1.35 million shares of VMARK common stock at a ratio of 4.7 Easel shares to 1 VMARK share....

Advisor goes electronic and live. (Data Based Advisor magazine available in electronic form)(Editor on the Go)(Editorial)
May 1, 1995... CLIPPER ADVISOR ON Disk If you read CLIPPER ADVISOR magazine, take a close look at the May/June issue. It's the last one that will be printed on paper. As of July/August, we'll be providing CLIPPER ADVISOR electronically, on disk, as a...

Get a jump start with ObjectStart. (Greenbrier & Russel Software ObjectStart 2.0) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
May 1, 1995... ObjectStart is an object toolkit for use with Powersoft Corporation's PowerBuilder development tool. More than just a class library, ObjectStart contains several tools that get you up and running with PowerBuilder in no time. In this second...

Staking a claim for database design. (Logic Works ERwin ERX 2.0) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
May 1, 1995... ERwin/ERX 1.x is the database design tool I've seen most frequently used in medium-sized MIS departments, and for an understandable reason: It offers straight-forward ER diagram design without the overhead of a full CASE system. I've used it...

Coming events. (Software Review)(Evaluation)
May 1, 1995... Email World and WEB World, Santa Clara, CA, 19-21 April--Joint conferences on workflow and communicative processes, e-mail implementation, the internet, multimedia online applications, and World Wide Web, Santa Clara Convention Center. DCI,...

Prepare yourself.(Transcender Corp VB-Cart 1.0) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
May 1, 1995... Certification programs for software are on the rise. Huh? Certification? You mean, like, someone's going to give me a test on Visual Basic? And that someone is going to be Microsoft? Well, something like that. The day seems to be coming when...

Intelligent searching, test data generation make this tool tick. (Bigtec SQL Object 2.0 for Windows) (Software Review)(Evaluation) (Evaluation)
May 1, 1995... Bigtec SQL Object 2.0 for Windows is a Windows-based tool that lets you manage SQL Server databases. It benefits database administrators who have to manage database objects such as devices, databases, defaults, tables, user privileges, etc....

Test Windows applications with object-oriented recording.(Vermong HighTest 2.0 automated software testing tool)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 1995... Vermont HighTest 2.0 is an automated software testing tool for Windows applications. Adds object-oriented recording so users can translate all low-level mouse events to high-level object events independent of screen location and resolution....

New line of servers released. (Tandem Computers Himalaya K20000, K2000, K200, K2)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 1995... The line of servers known as the Himalaya parallel servers was upgraded with the release of the K20000, K2000, K200 and the K2. K20000 is a parallel commercial server, while the K2 is an entry-level server. All are reported to give at least a 50...

OS/2 gets new development tool.(JBA International's Guidelines Desktop)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 1995... Guidelines Desktop is a graphical, event-driven tool for OS/2. Uses an object-oriented high-level language called JOT, and includes point-and-click code prompting. The language can be called on directly as well. Supports the reuse of existing C...

Integration tightens between testing tool and Informix. (SQA, Informix codeveloping new application programming interface)(Brief Article)
May 1, 1995... SQA and Informix are developing a test application programming interface to provide tighter integration between informix's tools and SQA TeamTest. They are also participating in joint marketing and promotion. SQA joined informix's InSync program...

Client/server for the enterprise. (PeopleSoft Financials 3)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 1995... PeopleSoft Financials 3 is an enhancement to the integrated suite of client/server financial management software. Includes two new applications, Project Costing and Billing, and additional platform support. New version also improves existing...

Access data with SQL Objects. (Intelligent Objects Corp)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 1995... SQL Objects is a suite of object-oriented, client/server applications that work on all major databases. Use C/C++ code to deploy onto multiple operating systems. Prototype using one database and deploy using another. Can be used with macro...

Create ready-to-compile resource scripts.(PractiSys STORC Gold 2.0) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
May 1, 1995... If you're doing Windows application development in C/C++ and use a higher level language for UI proto-typing, you probably spend a lot of time reimplementing forms and dialogs in Resource Workshop or AppStudio. How would you like to be able to...

Client/server data analysis software. (BBN Software Products Cornerstone for Windows)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 1995... Cornerstone for Windows is an exploratory data analysis software, designed for engineers and technical professionals, that combines statistical software With the ease of a spreadsheet. View data through a variety of graphical displays....

ACE Client for NetWare. (Security Dynamics)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
May 1, 1995... ACE/Client for NetWare provides network for Novell NetWare environments. SecurID technology provides a authentication to NetWare users. The SecurID Card is a credit card-sized smart card that displays a randomly generated, unpredictable access...

Server-side developer tools. (CAST Software CAST Workbench 2.1)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 1995... CAST Workbench 2.1 is an integrated of development tools that helps developers organize multiple server objects and includes the CAST Repository, CW-Graph, CW-Server, CW-Test, CW-Reverse, CW-Doc, and CW-Mig. The cast Repository is a physical...

Breaking the memory barrier. (Expert Systems EASE 3.0)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 1995... EASE 3.0 is a platform upgrade of Expert System's computer telephony Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Conforming to Microsoft's DPMI standard, the protected-mode version of EASE makes extensive use of dynamic link library (DLL) software...

Computer Associates ships database drivers. (Computer Associates International Inc CA-Open ROAD)(Brief Article)
May 1, 1995... Computer Associates has released database drivers for CA-OpenROAD. Drivers include integrated support for CA-Ingres, Oracle, Microsoft SQL/Server, and Sybase databases. Developers can create new database-independent applications in the...

Software to link Lotus Notes and Delphi. (Delphi Link to connect Borland Delphi development environment with Lotus Notes)(Brainstorm Technologies)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 1995... Delphi/Link integrates Brainstorm's technology for accessing Lotus Notes data within Borland's new high performance application development environment, Delphi95. Delphi/Link includes a set of customized native links to Lotus Notes databases,...

SQL meets Clipper.(Aladdin Publishing ClipSQL) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
May 1, 1995... If you've ever needed to produce an application that can manipulate databases using the SQL language, anted all the benefits of using CA-Clipper, ClipSQL by Aladdin Publishing, distributed by Stro-Ware, Inc., could be just the thing you're...

Demos quickly and easily. (Lifeboat Publishing demo-it! presentation software)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 1995... demo-it! creates business demos and product presentations from Windows applications. It supports creation and manipulation of screen captures, text lines, buttons, bitmaps, and events to create simulations and demonstrations. Included is an...

TCP/IP and NFS support for Windows apps. (Beame & Whiteside BW-Connect networking software)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 1995... BW-Connect for Microsoft adds TCP/IP and NFS client capabilities to the 32-bit VxD TCP/IP protocol stack for Windows for Workgroups. BW-Connect includes full electronic mail support for MIME, POP2/POP3, and SMTP, drag-and-drop FTP, TELNET, Talk,...

Link Word to SBM Accounting. (Systems Research Object Linker Facility)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 1995... Object Linker Facility is a Small Business Manager (SBM) add-on that gives users of Microsoft Office and Word 6 users a front end to documents. object Linker Facility lets users manage documents by Rolodex contacts or project or activity. It...

Netscape open software. (Netscape Communications Corp to offer Internet software on Silicon Graphics workstation and server platforms)(Brief Article)
May 1, 1995... Netscape's open software for the Internet will be available on Silicon Graphics' high-performance workstation and server platforms. Netscape develops software to exchange information and conduct commerce on the Internet; Silicon Graphics' World...

C/S transaction processing power comes to the desktop. (IBM CICS transaction processing software clients)(Brief Article)
May 1, 1995... The first CICS transaction processing software clients lets PC users connect to any computer server that runs CICS software. The new CICS software clients will run on OS/2, Windows, DOS and Macintosh. New versions of existing CICS software...

Btrieve Libraries returns home. (Communication Horizons to resume publication of RaSQL Btrieve RDD for Clipper, RaSQL Btrieve Library for FoxPro)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 1995... Communication Horizons will resume publication of their products RaSQL Btrieve RDD For Clipper and RaSQL Btrieve Library For FoxPro. Pinnacle Publishing Inc. (PPI) will continue to support current users through April 1995 and publish...

Third-party solution addresses development issues in Lotus Notes. (Revelation Techologies OpenInsight for Workgroups Lotus Notes Edition)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 1995... With OpenInsight for Workgroups: Lotus Notes Edition, programmers can create workflow and groupware applications to work exclusively with Lotus Notes databases. Includes a set of development tools: a window designer, a report designer, a system...

Not one, but two database technologies. (Dataware Technologies Total Recall)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 1995... Through one interface, Total Recall provides users with access to structured data, text, images, and multimedia. RDBMSs supported include Oracle, Sybase, Informix, Ingres, SQL Server, or any ODBC compliant database. 4GLs supported include...

Evolution of a spreadsheet. (Baler Software's Visual Baler) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
May 1, 1995... Anyone who has ever worked Microsoft Excel, or Lotus 1-2-3, or any other spreadsheet program, knows that a simple spreadsheet used by one person can quickly evolve into an application used by many people. However, up until now, using a...

Competing in the big leagues: Symantec's Enterprise Developer 2.0 includes new features and enhancements that put it in a league with PowerBuilder and Visual Basic. (Software Review)(Evaluation)
May 1, 1995... Enterprise Developer is Symantec's heroic attempt to compete in the marketplace against much more firmly entrenched client/server development systems like PowerBuilder and Visual Basic. Like its rivals, it's a Windows-based 4GL tool with a...

Why attend DB/EXPO 95? There's something for everyone!(trade show)
May 1, 1995... DB/EXPO, now in it's eighth year, has become the leading event of its kind in the IT industry. The 1995 show in early May at the San Francisco Moscone Center promises to be the best yet. DB/EXPO 95 will bring together all aspects of database,...

DB/Exo 95 Show Guide.(trade show)
May 1, 1995... Make the most of Your time with our guide to this year's DB/EXPO in San Francisco! With so much information packed into one event, this guide will help you make your way through the vast array of database, client/server, and networking...

Building a better user interface. (Interface Developer) (Tutorial)
May 1, 1995... The first program I wrote for public use invited users to input any number between one and 10. It had no internals. No matter what number users input, the program responded by saying it wasn't a correct choice and asked for another number. The...

Visual FoxPro takes it to the extreme. (Microsoft's DBMS)
May 1, 1995... Widespread enthusiasm for VFP was clear to see among the 2,400 attendees at FoxPro Devcon '95. A record 2,400 attendees gathered in San Diego in mid-January to attend the 1995 Microsoft FoxPro International Developer Conference. From the...

Courses to fit any skill level: computer-based courses and off-site seminars led by experts help database professionals hone skills and learn new technologies.(includes related article on training companies)
May 1, 1995... Computer-based courses and off-site seminars led by experts help database professionals hone skills and learn new technology. Here's the bad news: Whether you're a database novice or a longtime application developer, you can take it for granted...

Justifying the time - and cost - of software training.(includes related article on training companies)
May 1, 1995... No course makes you an instant expert, but training can save you time by eliminating the experimentation factor, training companies say. I receive a tremendous amount of what the post office politely terms "bulk mail." Much of it's...

Software training success stories.
May 1, 1995... We asked four training companies to describe their top success stories. Here are some real-life examples of users who decided not to do it alone. Turning Failure into Success by Dan D. Gutierrez, President AMULET Consulting Throughout the...

Get a headstart on technology.
May 1, 1995... Pick up any computer magazine, say the one you're holding right now, and you'll find an abundance of product-specific training available for any application development tool your heart desires--or your boss requires. Infact, training is so...

Brave new world predicted for Borland Delphi. (Software Review)(Evaluation)
May 1, 1995... This Pascal for the '90s is well-suited for building full-featured Windows applications. Delphi, the new database development tool from Borland International, has the potential to create an army of developers from Pascal devotees. Borland...

Build modular applications with Borland's Delphi.(Tutorial)
May 1, 1995... It was just a few years ago that I started to build libraries of my commonly used functions to shorten the time it took to build new applications. These functions were all in one language because I developed applications for a single database....

Start taking Notes...(Lotusphere 95 trade show)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 1995... A new release and new pricing made for a jubilant crowd of 5,700 at Lotus here '95. With an aggressive new pricing strategy, several announced products and partnerships, and a hot new version of Notes around the corner, Lotus had a lot to crow...

A knowledge base module: add this module to your project so that users can track form-free data.(Tutorial)
May 1, 1995... Add this module to your project so that users can track free-form data. "What?" snapped a client's senior executive. "They still exist? I told them to get rid of those... spreadsheets last August!" I'd just commented on a method that the...

FoxPro does client/server to track trends.
May 1, 1995... A.C. Nielsen, the ratings people, use FoxPro as a client and a server to analyze information about television commercials. Television advertising is a multi-billion dollar industry. With the increasing number of media companies competing for a...

Menu madness, or the mystery of MDI. (Multiple Document Interface)(programming in CA-Visual Objects)(Tutorial)
May 1, 1995... To manage menus correctly, you have to know how MDI affects them. Herein lies MDI unraveled. If you use Windows, you've used multiple document interface (MDI) programs. Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Collage Plus, and...

When and how to use DropDownDataWindows and nested reports.(PowerBuilder Pro)(Tutorial)
May 1, 1995... PowerBuilder offers two distinct tools for dealing with one-to-many data relationships: DropDownDataWindows and nested reports. DropDownDataWindows are used for interactive screens, and nested reports are used only for reporting. This column...

Tackling the role of visual artist. (using SQLWindows Table Window feature to let users customize applications)(Tutorial)
May 1, 1995... With the emergence of graphical user interfaces (GUIs), developers have to take on a new role. Not only do they have to be politicians, psychologists, and programmers--they also must tackle the role of visual artist. Easier said than done: Not...

Done deal! Sterling Software acquires KnowledgeWare.(Sterling Software group president answers questions requiring merger)(Interview)
May 1, 1995... The many mergers between database tool and server vendors are changing the face of the database market. A sometimes more difficult challenge than merging the companies and personnel is merging the technologies into a cohesive product line. In the...

A long-awaited facelift: new features in this release open Windows for Clipper developers, but not all the way.(CA-Clipper 5.3) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
May 1, 1995... It's been a while since we had some real excitement in the Clipper community. The brave, bold days of the initial Clipper 5 release and its infamous learning curve are still ingrained in many developer's minds. With CA-Clipper version 5.3, we are...

ReportSmith offers dBASE developers an option.(dBASE 5.0 for Windows/ReportSmith 2.5) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
May 1, 1995... The new query and reporting tool from Borland is dBASE-compatible, and offers some functionality not found in Crystal Reports for dBASE. ReportSmith, a database query and reporting tool from Borland, provides a powerful query and reporting...

Database confidential. (rumors)(dBASE 5.0 for Windows/ReportSmith 2.5) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
May 1, 1995... Buzz hears Pentiums ain't all that fast. In a recent chess match pitting Grand Master Joel Benjamin against a program running on a Pentium, the program timed out. Seems that even with the fast chip inside, the program lost based on time. Wonder...