Data Based Advisor articles from November 1994

Data Based Advisor archives from November 1994

Recital promises Visual RAD. (Recital Corp introduces Visual/Recital) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1994... Programmers who want the case of DOS and object-oriented capabilities can check out Visual/Recital 1.0 for DOS. Recital Corp. says Visual/Recital 1.0 helps reduce programming time by providing character-mode, DOS-based systems with modern...

Microsoft debuts NT 3.5. (Windows NT 3.5) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1994... At Windows World in Dallas, Microsoft Corp. president Bill Gates announced Windows NT 3.5, now called "Windows NT Workstation" and "Windows NT Server. Microsoft intends to clarify the NT line by offering the Workstation as a solution for users...

DataLink hooks up the enterprise. (Brainstorm Technologies ships DataLink for Lotus Notes) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1994... Brainstorm Technologies shipped DataLink for Lotus Notes, a cost-effective, point-and-click solution for migrating and synchronizing data between Notes and other relational databases. DataLink eliminates the need to build custom data transfer...

ACI ships 4D Passport. (ACI US Inc connectivity software links 4th Dimension Macintosh environment to SQL databases) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1994... 4D Passport, a client/server connectivity product that connects the 4th Dimension Macintosh environment to SQL databases, is shipping. 4D Passport is an enterprise-wide connectivity solution that includes one or more connections for access to...

Icons: clear as mud: did words go out of style? (Editorial)
November 1, 1994... Fact: The vast majority of households holds own a VCR. Another fact: Only a small percentage use it to record unattended. The reason so few people use a home VCR to record using the timer--its original purpose--is because they can't figure out...

Feedback. (Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 1994... The Case for Certification Continues Regarding D. Collison's comments on certification (Feedback, July 1994), he may be right that certification does not prove that a developer can produce good code, but certification is a move in the...

A fast ramp to PowerBuilder. (PowerCerv Corp's PowerTOOL 3.1) (Software Review) (Evaluation)
November 1, 1994... PowerTOOL, from PowerCerv Corp., is an application framework to help PowerBuilder developers be more productive. It's a set of classes from which you inherit the main components of your application. At every level, you write at least a little...

Add complex spreadsheet functions to Visual Basic and C programs. (Visual Tools' Formula One 1.02 programming utility) (Software Review) (Evaluation)
November 1, 1994... Unlike other tabular-grid VBX custom controls, the mission of Visual Tools' product, Formula One, is clear: Deliver complex spreadsheet functionality to Visual Basic (VB) and C programs without the overhead of Microsoft Excel. If you have a...

Coming events.
November 1, 1994... Access/Visual Basic Advisor World Tour, cities world-wide, various dates--Multi-day technical education seminars on developing with Microsoft Access, Office, Visual Basic and related tools. Novice and advanced sessions, presented by Advisor...

CA-TechniCon '94 - the Windows version. (Computer Associates conference)
November 1, 1994... Typically, New Orleans in August is hot and humid, but at Ca-Technicon '94 there were cool things everywhere. Computer Associates was selling a Pre-release version of CA-Visual Objects at the conference. Dubbed "Version 1.0 Pre-release Build...

VB development tools. (Pinnacle Publishing introduces ToolThings Visual Basic development software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1994... ToolThings is a set of 10 Visual Basic development tools that reduces complex, time-consuming tasks. Simplifies code management, forms creation, and reuse of pre-written code. Includes tools that automatically generate forms, VB message boxes,...

Error handler for Clipper. (MetaGroup Software introduces SmartLog 3.0) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1994... Smartlog 3.0 provides error handling and recording for Clipper that replaces the default Clipper error handler. Features include: ease of use, full customization, network compatible, built-in support for NetLib and NovLib, support for Class(y),...

Workflow management engine. (PowerCerv Corp introduces PowerFlow, a reusable workflow management engine for PowerBuilder) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1994... PowerFlow is a PowerBuilder-based reusable workflow management engine that lets corporate developers "workflow enable" applications. Controls flow of work executed on client PCs and servers. Can execute apps or wait for conclusion of task...

Fuzzy logic-based tool. (Nicesoft Corp introduces Decision Plus) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1994... Decision Plus gives developers a Windows-based development environment to write and compile programs in the declarative, fuzzy-rule-based language NICEL. Can be used to build decision support systems on top of database systems, and can classify...

Track movement in VB applications. (Avanti Software's Pinpoint debugging/testing software) (Software Review) (Evaluation)
November 1, 1994... The call came from 2,000 miles away. "Charlie," the user said, "your program just crashed!" I asked him what he was doing at the time of the crash and he responded, "Using the program." One feature of event-driven user interfaces,...

Visual Basic custom control. (Imagination Software Inc introduces IMAGinE imaging custom control software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1994... IMAGinE is an imaging custom control that lets Windows programmers integrate scanning; de-skewing; de-shading; and other clean-up choices; printing; viewing; file management; forms overlay; and image annotation into their programs. Supports...

Power Mac goes client/server. (Blyth Software introduces OMNIS 7 cubed, a portable, client-server development for Apple's Power Macintosh) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1994... OMNIS [7.sup.3] for the Power Macintosh is a portable, client/server development environment. Provides True Portability, which lets developers create an application once and deploy it on other platforms, with a single source. Invokes the native...

Enterprise solution. (ICL Client-Server Systems introduces TeamOFFICE groupware) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1994... The TeamOFFICE groupware portfolio is available with integration support for Lotus Notes 3.0 and other Windows applications. TeamOFFICE X.400 mail system is the backbone for replicating Notes data throughout the enterprise. Includes...

Operations monitoring. (Level 8 Systems introduces Database Dashboard) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1994... Database Dashboard is a UNIX-based operations monitor for distributed Sybase databases. Is a set of real-time processes that manage, monitor and support enterprise-wide mission-critical databases. Motif-based GUI provides three levels of system...

Utilities for ObjectView. (Corsoft Corp introduces CorUtils add-on utilities) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1994... CorUtils, a package of three add-on utilities for ObjectView, consists of CorEdit, CorLib, and CorDoc. Provides an easy to use interface, no 32 KB limits and an ability to compile and maintain applications as projects. Supports an additional...

Imaging library. (VideoTex Systems Inc introduces T-BASE for Windows) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1994... T-BASE for Windows is an imaging library that supports Windows application developers with tools for image-enabling applications. Allow developers to add pictures and document images to any Windows app that calls DLLs. Supports images in the...

Network faxing. (Holodyne Corp introduces SQLFax 2.0) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1994... SQLFax 2.0 is an enterprise-wide fax solution that provides direct relational database connectivity. Any program that can write a record to the database can send a fax. Provides robust image management and a contact management facility that...

Visual objects training. (Computer Associates authorizes The Database Programmer's Retreat to provide Visual Objects training and seminars) (Brief Article)
November 1, 1994... Database programmer's Retreat is authorized by Computer Associates to provide training and seminars on Visual Objects with a pre-release version of the product. Training courses being offered are: VO Overview Seminar, 1 day; Preparing for VO, 2...

Automated software testing. (Eastern Systems Inc introduces The Evaluator) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1994... The Evaluator is a non-intrusive, operating system-independent automated testing tool for PC-based applications. For OS/2, Windows, Windows NT, UNIX, Xwindows, Embedded and Custom OS, MS-DOS, and Next Step. Other testing tools include: LDRA...

Extend support for classes in Clipper. (Loesgen Software Inc's StarClass) (Software Review) (Evaluation)
November 1, 1994... Some people would say that the class support provided in CA-clipper merely whets a developer's appetite. They're probably right, and products like StarClass by Loesgen Software, Inc. are a result of this perception. Starclass is a class library...

Development tools. (Sylvain Faust Inc introduces SQL-Sombrero) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1994... SQL-Sombrero is a family of development tools that support OLE automation, Microsoft Visual Basic custom controls, and OLE custom controls. Allows direct access to Sybase and Microsoft SQL Server data. Provide necessary interface to access the...

Client builder for SQL. (ACI US introduces 4D Passport) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1994... 4D Passport is a client/server connectivity product that connects 4th Dimension, a Macintosh environment, to SQL databases. Includes one or more connections for access to data residing on DAL, Oracle, or Sybase engines. Provides a graphical,...

Database modeling tool. (Logic Works Inc introduces Bpwin 1.4 business process analysis and design tool) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1994... Bpwin 1.4 is an IDEFO-compliant business process analysis and design tool that supports user-defined properties in a model, a bi-directional link with ABC Technology's Easy/ABC activity-based accounting products, and support for node-tree...

Repository for Oracle. (Visible Systems introduces The Visible Analyst Workbench, Oracle Edition) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1994... The Visible Analyst Workbench, Oracle Edition, provides for operation of the VAW's repository on Oracle7 Server RDBMS through Open CASE Repository strategy. Oracle users can use a development infrastructure similar to that of the production...

Project management software. (Information Builders introduces Visual Planner 3.2) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1994... Visual Planner 3.2 is a Windows-based graphical project management software tool for PCs and LANS. Includes support for Microsoft's ODBC and NT platform, SQLBase, SQL Server, and Oracle. Also features a DDE interface and enhanced Gantt chart....

Forms tool. (Bytech Business Systems Inc introduces Visual Forms) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1994... Visual Forms is a tool for generating forms in PCL format. Generates a PCL file containing escape codes for a laser printer. Files are portable, have no overhead or control codes, and can be easily integrated into an application. Forms can be...

Audio fun: let your PC reach out and touch someone. (Stylus Innovation's Visual Voice creates PC-based telephony applications) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1994... Interactive voice response (IVR) systems are a modern-day curse and a convenience. You call a company and a machine asks you to press 1 to leave a message, 2 to request information, 3 to check on an account, etc. If you're like me, you've...

Extending Lotus Notes on the Windows desktop. (external tools for accessing and disseminating enterprise data) (includes related article on Notes and ODBC)
November 1, 1994... Lotus Notes installations are growing, both in number and size. Industry analysts estimate licensed users numbered approximately 750,000 in 3,200 companies at the beginning of 1994. These numbers are expected to grow rapidly over the next few...

Changing your business culture. (nine steps to business re-engineering) (Tutorial)
November 1, 1994... Cultural change is slow, but once it kicks in, there"s no stopping it! Try these 9 Steps to changing your business culture... A cultural change is taking place in corporate America. It affects the way we think and act, and the way we work...

Object-oriented reengineering by the book. (congruencies between business process reengineering and software design)
November 1, 1994... Isomorphism (noun)--an information-preserving transformation; applies when two complex structures can be mapped onto each other, in such a way that for each part of one structure there is a corresponding part in the other structure, where...

ObjectView 3.0 emphasizes team effort. (File and Object Library makes workgroup development easier) (KnowledgeWare Inc) (Software Review) (includes related article on ObjectView add-ons) (Evaluation)
November 1, 1994... KnowledgeWare, Inc., recently introduced two new editions of ObjectView 3.0 into the competitive client/server development tools market. The Desktop Edition is aimed at developers who create and test applications and need hooks to other...

Monitor server performance with SQLWatch. (Bradmark Technologies introduces Windows-based performance monitor) (DB/Expo Preview)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1994... Bradmark Technologies 800-275-2723 (408)879-1630 fax (408)879-1636 Booth 221--DBGENERAL's Performance Monitor for Oracle/Sybase is a Windows-based performance monitor for Sybase and Microsoft SQL Servers, and Oracle 6 and 7....

OpenInsight beta fine tuned for Lotus Notes. (Revelation Technologies ships beta version of OpenInsight for Lotus Notes) (DB/Expo Preview) (Brief Article)
November 1, 1994... Revelation Technologies 800-262-4747 (203)973-1000 fax (203)975-8744 Booth 738--Revelation Technologies shipped the beta version of OpenInsight for Lotus Notes. OpenInsight is a Windows application development environment that...

DataFlex goes client/server. (Data Access Corp announces DataFlex Server for DataFlex 4GL applications) (DB/Expo Preview)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1994... Data Access Corporation (305)238-0012 fax (305)238-0017 Booth 529--Data Access Corp. announced DataFlex Server, the client/server solution for DataFlex 4GL applications. DataFlex Server delivers the primary benefits of client/server...

Ernst & Young - they have a plan. (presenting tools, techniques and methods for developing client/server applications) (DB/Expo Preview) (Brief Article)
November 1, 1994... Ernst & Young (713)750-1500 fax (713)750-1515 Booth 536--Ernst & Young have a plan to address your Project Structuring & Planning, Workflow Management, Performance Support, High Performance Development, Network Planning & Design...

Building a Foundation for development teams. (Andersen Consulting's Foundation software organization introduces Foundation for Cooperative Processing 2.0-LP) (DB/Expo Preview)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1994... Andersen Consulting (312)580-0069 fax (312)507-0123 Booth 344--FOUNDATION, Andersen Consulting's software organization, announced FOUNDATION for Cooperative Processing (FCP) version 2.0-LP. This client/server development tool offers a...

Enhanced on-line analytical processing for Acumate family. (Kenan Technologies enhances Acumate ES 1.1) (DB/Expo Preview) (Brief Article)
November 1, 1994... Kenan Technologies (617)225-2224 fax (617)225-2990 Kenan Technologies recently announced enhancements to Acumate ES 1.1, including faster data loading, support for Windows NT 3.5, support for Excel 5, and more. Acumate servers can now...

New query tool for data warehouse solutions. (Brio Technology Inc introduces BrioQuery) (DB/Expo Preview)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1994... Brio Technology, Inc. (415)961-4110 fax (415)9614572 Booth 737--Brio Technology announces BrioQuery, a desktop query, analysis, and reporting tool for Windows and Macintosh users accessing data warehouses. BrioQuery replaces Brio's...

Modules integrate client/server. (SQL Financials introduces General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Document Manager and Task Manager modules for SQL Financials integrated accounting software) (DB/Expo Preview)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1994... SQL Financials (404)390-3900 fax (404)390-3999 Booth 452--SQL Financials provides integrated client/ server financial applications. Modules include: * General Ledger for budgeting, consolidation, and allocations. This module...

New interfaces for UniSQL. (UniSQL Inc introduces UniSQL C++ and UniSQL SmallTalk interfaces) (DB/Expo Preview)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1994... UniSQL, Inc. (512)343-7297 fax (512)343-7383 Booth 225--UniSQL, Inc., will demonstrate their UniSQL C++ and UniSQL SmallTalk interfaces. These interfaces give developers access to the UniSQL/X database management system's features...

Silverrun's suite. (Computer Systems Advisors Inc demonstrating four tools for managing the analysis and design stages of application programming) (DB/Expo Preview) (Brief Article)
November 1, 1994... Computer Systems Advisors, Inc. (201)391-6500 fax (201)391-2210 Booth 628--Computer Systems Advisors, Inc., has a suite of four tools to help you manage the analysis and design stages of application development. The four modules...

Need a Windows report writer? (Concentric Data Systems Inc introduces R&R Report Writer for Windows 6.0) (DB/Expo Preview)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1994... Concentric Data Systems, Inc, 800-325-9035 (508)366-1122 fax (508)366-2954 Booth 344-Concentric Data Systems, Inc., will demonstrate R&R Report Writer version 6 for Windows. New and updated features will help developers and users...

Reengineer your legacy systems. (ClientSoft introduces ClientBuilder for reengineering legacy systems to work in a client/server architecture) (DB/Expo Preview)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1994... ClientSoft (914)631-5365 fax (914)631-6930 Booth 143-Developers can use ClientSoft's ClientBuilder to reengineer legacy systems to work within a client/server architecture. This Windowsbased development tool is designed to build...

XDB Systems premieres links for DRDA. (XDB-Link for DRDA software for accessing data stored on XDB servers) (DB/Expo Preview)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1994... XDB Systems 800-488-4948 301)317-6800 fax (301)317-7701 Booth 428--XDB Systems, Inc., has announced XDB-Link for DRDA, which lets all DRDA requesters access data stored on XDB servers. DRDA requester products like those from IBM,...

On the cutting edge - Illustra DataBlade modules. (Illustra Information Technologies introduces Illustra Server ORDBMS) (DB/Expo Preview)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1994... Illustra Information Technologies (510)652-8000 fax (510)869-6388 Booth 319--Illustra Information Technologies, Inc., will demonstrate its object-relational database management system, Illustra Server. This ORDBMS lets users store,...

Build client/server blueprints with System Architect. (Popkin Software and Systems Inc introduces System Architect) (DB/Expo Preview)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1994... Popkin Software and Systems, Inc. (212)571-3434 fax (212)571-3436 Booth 242--Looking for a repository-based application development tool to help you build client/server apps? System Architect from Popkin Software and Systems, Inc.,...

ERwin presents its case for Oracle. (Logic Works introduces ERwin/Oracle*CASE software) (DB/Expo Preview)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1994... Logic Works 800-783-7946 (609)252-1177 fax (609)252-1175 Booth 410-Logic Works' new ERwin/Oracle*CASE link allows developers to develop a logical data model using ERwin and transfer the model to Oracle*CASE. Developers can also...

Your guide to modifiable accounting software. (Buyers Guide)
November 1, 1994... If you're wondering where to find accounting software that fits your specific needs, start your search here. Accounting software tasks, like other database management application tasks, are taken for granted. Its importance, however, isn't...

The move to client/server. (Saxon Mortgage Funding Corp revamps its information systems) (includes related article on building the team)
November 1, 1994... In early 1993, Saxon Mortgage Funding Corp. decided to downsize from the VAX to a PC network. Until that time, Saxon, a subsidiary of Resource Mortgage Capital, Inc., was using a DEC VAX running VAX Basic against RMS flat files for all data...

Use VB to develop client/server applications. (Microsoft Visual Basic 3.0) (Technical)
November 1, 1994... Somewhere between the hype and the reality of client/server sits Visual Basic - the preeminent tool for Windows development. Because VB is a general purpose toolset, developers are dependent on third-party tools for robust data access across a...

Developer's guide to Visual Basic add-ons. (Buyers Guide)
November 1, 1994... Some Visual Basic add-ons are designed specifically for developing client/server applications. Other add-ons, though not designed for building client/server applications, assist in the development of client/server applications. The VB...

You want me to use what as my server platform? (DOS users can use Unix) (includes related article on the Linux operating system) (Tutorial)
November 1, 1994... So you've decided that you need to consider, or even set up, a UNIX system as your database or application server. Fear sets in. You've heard that UNIX is extremely difficult and takes years and years to master. You get hot and cold flashes;...

How to manage Microsoft SQL Server. (workstation-based administration utilities) (Tutorial)
November 1, 1994... Choosing the right DBMS for client/server work is important and can be expensive, especially in large-scale environments. There are many obvious criteria that need to be satisfied by the system you finally choose: capacity, speed, and...

And now, introducing the data warehouse.... (Tutorial)
November 1, 1994... Tired of personal or departmental databases with outdated, inaccurate information? A data warehouse provides a single, consistent data source. Data warehousing is gaining in popularity. In fact, the Gartner Group has predicted that 90...

Those omnipresent yellow sticky notes. (attaching post-its to data in PowerBuilder systems) (Tutorial)
November 1, 1994... Yellow sticky notes. They've become one of those ubiquitous office tools that no one thinks about until they reach for one and the pad is empty. The value of yellow sticky notes (YSNs) is obvious in the workplace, and they're just as useful in...

The object-oriented side of SQLWindows 5; read on for a primer on OOP and SQLWindows. (object-oriented programming) (Tutorial)
November 1, 1994... For an easy-to-use, 4GL type of programming tool, SQLWindows is still surprisingly unique in the completeness of its object-oriented capabilities. Today, if a 4GL supports object-oriented programming (OOP) at all, its support is seldom...

Notes ViP adds polish to Notes applications. (visual programming environment for developing applications from Lotus Notes databases) (Software Review) (Evaluation)
November 1, 1994... Notes ViP is Lotus Development Corp.'s visual programming environment for developing applications from Lotus Notes databases. Lotus Notes ViP makes it possible to create visually appealing applications, and provide functionality not readily...

Flash's formula for success: reengineering the business helped clients succeed, and promoted their own success. (interview with Flash Creative Management Inc Pres and founder David Blumenthal and CIO Y. Alan Griver) (Interview)
November 1, 1994... David Blumenthal is president and founder of Flash Creative Management, Inc., a 1993 and 1994 Inc. 500 Company and an Upside magazine 1994 "Emerging Star" company in the field of technology. David has extensive background in management,...

Defensive programming. (writing applications that prevent user from crashing the program and destroying data) (Visual Basic Expert) (Tutorial)
November 1, 1994... I'm mad, okay? I'm ticked off. I'm so angry I could spit, and if I could get my hands on the client's on-site contact you'd have to pry my fingers off his throat. I'm not having a "good hair" day. In truth, the fault is as much mine as...

Use template forms to simplify your projects. (Visual Basic Expert Tip of the Month)
November 1, 1994... I was walking down the hallway a while back when I heard Big Charlie from Queens whimpering in his cubicle. He was starting a new project, and he was working on the forms that he needed for the app. "What we need is a little object...

Provide referential integrity support. (using CA-Clipper 5.x DELETE and UPDATE commands) (Tutorial)
November 1, 1994... Referential integrity's merits have been accepted for a long time in the PC relational database development community. This is true even among the Xbase community, whose tools have historically lacked any engine-level support for such data...

Beyond the Connectivity Kit: for client/server applications, using DB-Library with FoxPro is a better solution. (Tutorial)
November 1, 1994... As client/server applications become more mainstream, the FoxPro community gets more interested in using FoxPro to develop client/server applications. My company, Stanford Business Systems, Inc., has been developing custom database applications...

Object orientation explained by a dummy. (dBASE Developer: dBASE 5 for DOS) (Tutorial)
November 1, 1994... DBASE 5 for DOS has been out for several months now and if you're interested in the product, you've probably sought out and read several reviews. However, this article isn't intended to be another review of dBASE 5 for DOS. This product...

Forum reorg. (new magazine sections) (Brief Article)
November 1, 1994... As databases become more closely integrated with other desktop applications, new sections for Application Developer News; Application Development Profession; Database and Application Development Products; Application Development Issues; and...

Database confidential. (rumors) (Column)
November 1, 1994... How do you know you work in a '90s high-tech office? One test is to see where the "important" conversations take place--you know, the personal banter about family, cars, politics, etc. Maybe it's because water coolers have been replaced by...

Database independence. (Innovative System Applications Inc's SQL*Operator 4.0) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1994... SQL*Operator 4.0 supports graphical user interfaces, including Windows, Motif and Open Look. Offers additional features that enhance portability, interoperability and functionality. Provides scheduling, output management, and background...