Data Based Advisor articles from November 1996

Data Based Advisor archives from November 1996

News bulletin: distributed computing is the future; and Internet technology is how you'll build it. (Editor on the Go) (Industry Trend or Event)(Editorial)
November 1, 1996... I love getting e-mail from readers. Whether complementing, berating, or suggesting, hearing from you is what we need. My comments in the August issue on 32-bit computing, and Windows 95 in particular, resulted in a flood of messages. Here's...

Develop your own online service. (Durand Communications Network's MindWire NT Server 2.01 and MindWire Connector Client 2.02 software) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
November 1, 1996... MindWire NT Server 2.01 US$2,495 MindWire Connector Client (3.1/95/NT) 2.02 Free with server. Durand Communications Network, Inc. 147 Castillian Dr. Santa Barbara, CA 93117 (805)961 -8700 Fax (805)961-8701 www.durand.com/ WHAT'S HOT ...

Coming events. (Calendar of Events)
November 1, 1996... Microsoft Visual FoxPro Developer Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, 27-30 October--Major technical education conference on developing applications with Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0. Scottsdale Princess. Microsoft, 800-368-3204, (203)268-3204, fax...

Distribute your software from cyberspace. (20/20 Software Inc's NET-Install for automatic software distribution via the Web) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
November 1, 1996... NET-Install version 1.0 US$299 20/20 Software Inc. 8196 SW Hall Blvd., Suite 200 Beaverton, OR 97003 800-735-2020, (503)520-0504 Fax (503)520-9118 info@twenty.com www.twenty.com/ WHAT'S HOT [check] Makes software distribution and...

API program. (Spicer Corp's SpicerLink application programming interface for the company's Imagenation imaging software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 1996... SpicerLink is an application programming interface that lets messages travel between Imagenation, Spicer's imaging software, and document management systems, such as Workspace, the graphical user interface component of the Documentum EDMS...

SQL report writer. (Data Access Corp's WinQL SQL Edition 4.0)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 1996... WinQL 4.0 SQL Edition lets users report on data stored in different formats across a variety of platforms, and handles record selection and sorting on the server side, reducing network traffic. It's bundled with Data Dictionary Builder, an...

Informix modeling tools and solutions. (Computer Systems Advisors' Silverrun Model Management Solutions)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 1996... SILVERRUN Model Management Solutions provides Informix users with support for platforms and applications, such as data warehousing and OLAP tools, turnkey models, an Informix enterprise model management center, and business and data modeling...

Report generation system. (Sterling Software's VISION:Results release 4.0)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 1996... VISION:Results Release 4.0 is an information management and report generation system for IBM super-server computers. It provides Year 2000 support and transparent access to IMS, DB2, and VSAM data. Users only need to know the name of the...

Internet database publishing tool. (LEVEL/5's Quest Server version 2.0)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 1996... Quest Server Version 2.0 provides database search and multi-dimensional data analysis for large databases. It allows automatic drill down reports for linking web pages from icon-based Quest results and built-in tracking of user preferences...

32-bit ODBC driver. (FairCom Corp's ODBC Driver Kit for c-tree Plus and FairCom Servers)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 1996... ODBC Driver Kit for c-tree Plus and FairCom Servers is a single-tier driver that interfaces directly with the c-tree Plus API. Program logic needed to handle a request, including the SQL interpreter, is contained within the driver. It offers...

Spice up user interfaces in Delphi. (Shoreline Software's VisualPros 2.0 user interface controls and DialogPros 1.0b pre-built dialogs for Delphi) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
November 1, 1996... VisualPros 2.0 US$150 DialogPros 1.0b US$250 Shoreline Software 35-31 Talcottville Road, #123 Vernon, CT 06066 (860)870-5707 Fax (860)870-5727 www.shoresoft.com/ WHAT'S HOT [check] Integrates into Delphi IDE. [check] Includes...

Address entry time saver. (TAL Technologies' ZipQuick makes it easy to add addresses to Windows applications)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 1996... ZipQuick types city names, state abbreviations, zip codes, area codes, and PostNET bar codes into any Windows, Windows 95, or Windows NT application. This software is completely configurable in that users can assign hot keys to typed phrases,...

Data access and replication. (IBM's DataJoiner multi-database server)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 1996... DataJoiner is a multi-database server that can distribute data from various data sources and operating systems, including Informix, IMS, and VSAM. DataJoiner rewrites queries, reduces network traffic, and is able to copy functions between...

Distributed client-server applications. (PowerCerv's AppSync software distribution program for heterogeneous client/server environments)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 1996... AppSync is a fully automated software distribution tool for heterogeneous client-server environments. It lets users rapidly deploy applications, files, documents, and software updates, from both central and distributed servers, to desktops...

Computer-based training. (Pathlore Software Corp's PHOENIX for Windows scalable client/server computer-based training program)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 1996... PHOENIX for Windows is a scalable client-server CBT product offering multi-author development, multimedia technology, and standalone, workgroup, or enterprise presentation. Base price: US$7,000, components are extra. Authoring component:...

Multimedia system. (Pegasus Imaging Corp's Safari document management and multimedia system)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 1996... Safari is an enterprise-wide document management and multimedia system designed to store, organize, and retrieve documents, pictures, audio, and other media sources. Material can be accessed by keyword, designated category, or other...

UNIX testing software. (Mercury Interactive Corp's XRunner 4.0 for testing Unix and Web aplications)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 1996... XRunner 4.0 provides faster testing of UNIX and web applications by allowing reuse of tests across UNIX and Windows NT platforms, so scripts only need to be developed once. New features include: a RapidTest Script Wizard that automates all...

Exploring your hard drive. (Micro Logic's DiskMapper disk/file management utility)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 1996... DiskMapper gives users a graphical representation of the space being used on their hard drive, letting them make room for new data. Users can see the size of every fife in a directory, as well as its file name, path, date of creation, date of...

Component library. (Woll2Woll Software's InfoPower version 2.0 Delphi components for developing 16- and 32-bit applications)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 1996... InfoPower v2.0 is a suite of Delphi components that lets database developers build 16- and 32-bit applications. New features include: improved lookup support, new visual filtering and querying components, and: Picture Mask Validation Support,...

COBOL report writer. (SCH Technologies' COMPANION)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 1996... COMPANION is a COBOL report writer that retrieves data from any COBOL file. Users can generate: data output in their choice of graphs, reports, screen queries, spreadsheets, or other databases. COMPANION also generates reports in either...

Access data with InfoAssistant. (Asymetrix Corp's database access software) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
November 1, 1996... * New Product InfoAssistant 1.0b US$695 Asymetrix Corporation 110 - 110th Ave. NE, Suite 700 Bellevue, WA 98004 800-448-6543, (206)462-0501 Fax(206)637-1504 support@asymetrix.com www.asymetrix.com/ WHAT'S HOT [check] Fact...

Merge/purge program. (PeopleSmith Software's Double Take list-procesing software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 1996... Double Take is a merge/purge program designed for users of large mailing lists. Users can create matchcodes from any parts of any fields to find duplicate entries more easily. Double Take processes files in different software formats,...

Reporting and analysis tool. (Sterling Software's VISION:Journey database access software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 1996... VISION: Journey allows access to data stored on IBM or plug compatible, midrange, LAN server, and PC platforms. New features include: workstation data query and reporting, allowing PC-based report generation in addition to the ability to...

User-friendly Linux. (WorkGroup Solutions Inc's Linux Pro 4.0 development software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 1996... Linux Pro 4.0 is the latest version of WorkGroup Solutions' production environment. This version was developed with a focus on ease of install and use. All components are pre-configured to run once installed directly from CD. It includes...

SQR upgrade. (MITI's SQR Server 4.0 and SQR Workbench 4.0 report generation software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 1996... SQR Server and SQR Workbench Version 4.0 are upgrades to the SQR family of products. SQR Server offers an HTML print driver, Year 2000 support, support for foreign currencies and dates, and reorganized documentation. SQR Workbench for Windows...

Debugging and testing tool. (Platinum Technology Inc's Platinum Watch-PL)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 1996... Platinum Watch_PL is a Windows tool featuring a server-side debugger, a graphical catalogue browser, a visual execution facility, and a split-window GUI that lets users view dependencies and execution flow. US$ 1,295. Platinum...

Database monitoring. (Bradmark Technologies' Performance Monitor 2.0)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 1996... Performance Monitor 2.0 provides real-time alarming and alerting, and a flexible distributed agent architecture. It lets users monitor unlimited servers from any number of clients; identify problems using drill down technology; and view...

Distributed middleware. (NCR's TOP END database middleware)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 1996... TOP END provides access to distributed applications and services across the Internet using tools like Java, Netscape Navigator, and Oracle's Developer/2000. Java and CGI clients for TOP END will allow client applications to be accessed via...

Powerful components for Windows 95. (AlphaBlox Corp's OfficeBlox 1.0b operating system enhancement) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
November 1, 1996... OfficeBlox 1.0b US$50 AlphaBlox Corporation 510 Logue Ave. Mountain View, CA 94043 (41 5)526-1700 Fax (415)526-1701 www.blox.com/ WHAT'S HOT [check] Extremely flexible. [check] Great use of OLE, templates, and tabs for organizing...

Desktop integration. (TriTeal Corp's TED 4.1 and NTED GUIs)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 1996... TED 4.1 and NTED extend desktop integration by uniting windows and UNIX data applications under a single, common user and developer environment. TED 4.1 offers drag-and-drop integration between Netscape Navigator and TED, DCE and Kerberos...

Paging capabilities. (Scribble Software's Power Page class library for Visual Objects)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 1996... Power Page for visual Objects is a class library, combined with a paging .DLL, that lets the developer drop alphanumeric and numeric paging in applications. It can also create a file to debug paging problems, support baud rates as low as 30O,...

Application engineering and quality assurance tools suite. (Sterling Software's VISION:Legacy 5.2 toolset for IBM host legacy systems)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 1996... VISION:Legacy 5.2 is a suite of tools designed for IBM Host legacy systems. It offers support for TCO/IP, COBOL program storage through partitioned data sets, and support for Nested Include STatements for COBOL 68 and COBOL 74. Starts at US$...

Sybase SQL Server 11 brings enterprise performance to Windows NT. (includes related article on the program's Logical Memory Manager) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
November 1, 1996... A rich suite of visual tools eases administration, while scalability makes this the NT database for the enterprise. REVIEW Sybase SQL Server 11 for Windows NT Prices start at US$995 Sybase Corporation 6475 Christie Ave. Emeryville,...

Java-boost your databases. (the Java Database Connectivity specification) (includes a related article on the Java ODBC and RAD platforms) (Technology Information)(Cover Story)
November 1, 1996... Java is potentially the language of choice for developing web-based client-server database applications. Make the Java database connection with the JDBC APIS and platforms. The desire of technical Webmasters to provide active content on...

Entering electronic commerce. (Snickelways Interactive provides interactive Internet-based services for Broder Bros. Co and other companies) (Company Business and Marketing)
November 1, 1996... PRODUCTS Oracle 7.1 for Windows NT O'Reilly & Associates WebSite Microsoft Windows NT Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 VMARK Software's HyperSTAR Snickelways Interactive 180 Varick Street New York, NY 10014 (212)366-600O, fax (212)366-6456...

Bank goes online with a secure system. (Security First Network Bank of Atlanta makes its financial services available over the Internet) (includes a related article on a user's perspective on the bank's Internet services) (Company Business and Marketing)
November 1, 1996... Security First Network Bank (SFNB), in Atlanta, Georgia, is one of the first banks to make its financial services available over the Internet Founded specifically to provide Internet banking services, SFNB calls itself a "virtual bank."...

Choosing tape backup software.(Buyers Guide)
November 1, 1996... Out of necessity, backup software has emerged as an add-on to operating systems--especially network operating systems--and has become a complex client-server development environment, with vendors providing core technologies that users can...

Building successful systems without a legacy. (Ameritech Advanced Data Services used Versant Object Technology Corp's Argos and Versant ODBMS 4.0 to create its Enterprise System repository) (Company Operations)
November 1, 1996... Find out how Versant's object-oriented tools helped Ameritech Advanced Data Services build an enterprise information system from the ground up. Ameritech Advanced Data Services (AADS), based in Chicago, Illinois, was formed in 1992 to sell...

Going multimedia. (Intermountain Health Care's use of Innovus Multimedia for training) (Product Information)
November 1, 1996... IHC, an interstate hospital organization, created state-of-the-art training and orientation systems using Innovus Multimedia. CASE STUDY Innovus Multimedia US$495 Innovus Corporation 2060 East 2100 South Salt Lake City, UT 84109...

Graphics image library takes the lead. (LEAD Technologies' LEADTOOLS Win32 Pro version 5.2 graphics imaging library) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
November 1, 1996... REVIEW LEADTOOLS Win32 Pro US$395 LEAD Technologies, Inc. 900 Baxter St. Charlote, NC 28204 800-637-4699, (704)332-5532 Fax (704)372-81 61 www.leadtools.com/ WHAT'S HOT [check] Significant feature set with automatic memory...

Making sense of enterprise data. (Data Warehousing) (Technology Information)
November 1, 1996... What can a data warehouse provide that your current database scheme might not address? Here's how the components stack up. Data warehousing provides easy access to enterprise data and powerful analysis tools to generate meaningful...

Inprove your database design techniques. (Database Design) (Technology Tutorial)(Column)(Tutorial)
November 1, 1996... An effective database design can make or break an application development project. Here's how to ensure that you've got the bases covered before the first line of code is written. Database design is not an exact science. The formulation and...

Application design: hit a home run with your next project. (Technology Tutorial)(Tutorial)
November 1, 1996... Designing a commercial product can produce headaches when things don't go as expected. Here's a look at one developer's success story. As many developers know, it's one thing to design an application for your own use, but quite another to...

Strategic information asset management. (includes related articles on sample systems evaluations, and on a strategic information asset classification model) (Industry Trend or Event)
November 1, 1996... Corporate information systems are viewed more than ever as valuable assets. IS professionals need a plan to assess and manage installed systems. For years, businesses have recognized the importance of information and information systems....

Database Confidential. (General Colin Powell at CA-World conference, Powersoft Users Conference, Java venture capital) (News Briefs)(Column)
November 1, 1996... Looking for the perfect holiday gift? Methinks "perfect" means buying early and easily. The Artist's Collar Neckties web site at www.necktie.com offers neckwear printed with designs from famous artists such as Frank Lloyd Wright, M.C. Escher,...