Data Based Advisor articles from September 1996

Data Based Advisor archives from September 1996

Java: Swiss army knife or Swiss cheese?(Editorial)
September 1, 1996... Can Java really do everything, or is it full of holes? Next month, DATABASED ADVISOR begins its 14th year. This is notable, because most of the computer technology magazines launched in the early '80s no longer exist. In the 15 years I've been...

Advisor database forum. (Online services vs the World Wide Web)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 1996... Online Services vs. the World Wide Web The Web ls One-Stop Shopping Online services are still a good way for newbies to get their feet wet, but this need is short term. Such services are relevant simply because they have millions of users....

Back up to the future.(Iomega's Ditto Easy 3200 and Zip Drive 100 tape drives) (Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
September 1, 1996... Hardware Review Probably anyone with a computer could use a Zip drive. It's a superior way to transport and safeguard information. The Ditto Easy back-up drive is for those who make it a point to do regular backups. It's fast and portable....

Coming events. (News Briefs)
September 1, 1996... Data Warehousing World, New York, NY, 13-15 August--Business intelligence, data mining, market trends, management issues, and the Internet. New York Hilton. DCI, (508)470-3880, fax (508)470-0526, http://www.diciexpo.com/ Powersoft...

Softwatch.(listing of new releases)(Directory)
September 1, 1996... Company Product Borland International InterBase 4.1 Centura Software "Cyclone" Computer Associates Jasmine Computer Associates CA-OpenIngres 2.0 Computer...

Enterprise client-server application.(Nat Systems' NatStar application development software) (Product Information)(Brief Article)
September 1, 1996... NatStar is an integrated development environment for building and delivering enterprise client-server applications. It can be natively partitioned to n-tiers of clients and servers--from desktops to mainframes. Major features include an...

Enterprise-wide information publishing.(Concentric Data Systems' Arpeggio)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
September 1, 1996... ARPEGGIO, a collection of business information publishing products, lets business users obtain information in the corporate enterprise, and publish that information in any Format required by users--including via corporate networks, intranets, the...

Fill 'er up.(Data Generation's The Generator 3.0 testing software) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
September 1, 1996... New Version I'm a sucker for useful utilities, That's why I looked forward to testing THE GENERATOR. As a developer, I frequently need to generate test data for applications I'm working on, and would imagine the same is true for you. I found...

Integrated tool.(Business Objects 4.0 database access software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
September 1, 1996... Business Objects 4.0 is a 32-bit reporting, query, and OLAP tool. It features a graphical environment for security management, data access capabilities For relational OLAP servers and flat files, and report scheduling, processing, and...

Optimize database programs.(The Database Solutions Company's DBScope DBMS utility)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
September 1, 1996... DBScope is a PC-based monitoring tool that identifies problems and maximizes efficiency for Oracle databases. This new version lets users view and tune the SQL Statement through its SQL Wizard feature. DBScope produces 25+ reports that can be...

Project future requirements.(The Database Solutions Company's Configuration Forecaster)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
September 1, 1996... Configuration Forecaster is a PC-based configuration forecasting tool that lets users calculate real-time projections of resource requirements based on actual observed activity within multiple databases. Features include: drill-downs on...

No fuss reporting for Delphi developers.(SCT Associates' Ace Reporter report generation software) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
September 1, 1996... New Product If you're looking for a compact, quick report writing tool that integrates into your Delphi application, but doesn't require complicated installs, ACE Reporter for Delphi deserves a look. Unlike other reporting options for Delphi,...

RAD for visual applications.(InTek Technologies' Vivid Resolution 1.0 application development software)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
September 1, 1996... Vivid Resolution 1.0 is a rapid application generator that produces applications from visual applications and data models. Users specify business rules, data, and relationships, then generate an application to PowerBuilder. Incorporates the data...

Charting Windows.(KL Group's Olectra Chart programming utility)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
September 1, 1996... Olectra Chart is a GUI component for the Windows development environment. It contains 2-D and 3-D Activex controls that let developers add area graphs, pie charts, bar graphs, 3-D bars and surfaces, combination graphs, and X-Y plot to Windows...

Moving ODBC.(Visigenic Software's OpenChannel database access software)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
September 1, 1996... OpenChannel is a new database connectivity architecture designed to move data access from the client to server. It supports multiple databases, applications and systems, and is based on the ODBC standard. US$3,925. Visigenic Software, Inc., San...

Object-oriented design tool provides Java code generation.(Platinum Technology's Platinum Paradigm Plus CASE software)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
September 1, 1996... PLATINUM Paradigm Plus, an object-oriented analysis and design tool that supports Enterprise Component Modeling, provides generation of Java code. The product lets Java developers build applications by visualizing their classes, attributes, and...

Decision-support suite features OLAP capabilities.(Pilot Software's Pilot Decision Support Suite 5.0 database access software)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
September 1, 1996... Pilot Decision Support Suite version 5 is an online analytical processing (OLAP) environment with a multidimensional architecture that reduces consolidation time and sewer size. Pilot Support Suite consists of five components: Pilot Desktop,...

Serving up features.(IBM's OS/2 Warp Server 4.0 operating system) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
September 1, 1996... New Version IBM's OS/2 Warp Server 4.0 is a good example of what happens to a product when the vendor listens to the customers. The product is so full of features that chances are, whatever the sophistication level of your LAN, Warp Server has...

Groupware applications for Microsoft Exchange.(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
September 1, 1996... Verity, Inc. announced a suite of applications for Microsoft Exchange as part of its broad strategy aimed at providing an integrated search solution for Microsoft BackOffice. Includes topicWEB Organizer, topicTEAM and topicNEWSCAST, which are...

Groupware for data professionals.(IBM's TeamConnection DataAtlas workgroup software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
September 1, 1996... TeamConnection DataAtlas is a groupware solution to help data professionals manage design and implementation of information assets across the enterprise. Users view enterprise data and manage change across the development life. The product...

Multidimensional views of data and charting.(Sterling Software's CLEAR:Access database access software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
September 1, 1996... CLEAR: Access includes Intelligent Data objects that let both novice and power end users obtain multidimensional views of data, and use charts for data visualization. Users can implement elaborate decision-support functions with minimal training....

Surfboard searching.(Fulcrum Technologies' Surfboard 2.0 database access software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
September 1, 1996... Surfboard 2.0 is an information-retrieval application for corporate intranets. It makes all intranet content accessible from one internal home page and lets multiple indexes be stored on a web server and accessed from a central query gateway....

Data mart package.(Software AG's Dmart DBMS)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
September 1, 1996... Dmart is a data mart bundle that includes ESPERANT, a query and reporting tool, and ADABAS D, a high-powered database. The package offers a database for storing specific information for a group of users who want to quickly access and analyze that...

New magic.(Magic Software Enterprises' Magic 7.0 DBMS)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
September 1, 1996... Magic 7.0 is a 32-bit version for Windows 95 and Windows NT and supports OLE 2.0. Magic 7.0 has improved user-interface features and performance enhancements for its client-server architecture. US$3,500 and up. Magic Software Enterprises, Inc.,...

Database management tool.(DBMX's Enterprise Server Manager DBMS utility)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
September 1, 1996... Enterprise Server Manager (ESM) is a database-management toot for large, distributed Oracle 7 installations. It offers event and performance monitoring, user security management, database and instance management, and schema configuration...

Visual C++ tool.(Blue Sky Software's Visual SQL application development software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
September 1, 1996... Visual SQL is a development tool for Microsoft Visual C++. It's designed to turn Visual C++ into a client-server development environment. It provides visual designers, object-oriented data access, wizards, SQL statements, pick lists, tables,...

Thinking tool.(Lighten's Advance 1.0 decision support software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
September 1, 1996... Advance 1.0 is a desktop application for building business models and analyzing corporate data. It implements a data structure that lets users focus on business model concepts and not spreadsheet and database programming. US$695. Lighten, Inc.,...

Form sharing.(Romy-Tek Software's Visual Bridge 2.0 conversion software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
September 1, 1996... Visual Bridge 2.0 converts forms created in Access 95 to identical forms in Visual Basic 4.0. It acts as an add-in for the 32-bit version of Visual Basic 4.0. Visual Bridge 2.0 contains a form-conversion wizard that selects the database...

World Wide Web enhancement.(Equilibrium's ProScripts graphics utility software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
September 1, 1996... ProScripts is a set of pre-made scripts for optimizing graphics for the World Wide Web. ProScripts is designed to work with Equilibrium's DeBabelizer Toolbox and deliver graphics in GIF, JPEG, and thumbnail formats. ProScripts can be downloaded...

Object integration server.(ONTOS Object Integration Server 2.0 DBMS)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
September 1, 1996... Version 2.0 of the ONTOS Object Integration Server software product line integrates object-oriented applications and enterprise data sources. It also includes a new mapping functionality, a drag-and-drop interface, and automated SQL...

Alternative menuing system.(DFL Software's Light Lib Magic Menus programming utility)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
September 1, 1996... Delphi developers can now enhance their applications with Light Lib Magic Menus. This product lets developers display an image of a product, service, company logo, or a colorful texture in the background of pull-down menus. US$99. DFL Software...

Getting ready for the 3-D Web. (3D authoring tools and browsers for Web developers)(Brief Article)(Buyers Guide)
September 1, 1996... If HTML output bores you, then maybe you're ready for the next generation of 3-D authoring tools and complementary browsers for web developers and users. HIGHLIGHTS 3-D tools 3-D objects VRML After years of hype and high prices, 3-D...

Dealing with the Monday morning report crunch.(Crystal's Crystal Info, Information Builders' Focus 6 for Windows, and Business Objects' Business Objects database access software packages)
September 1, 1996... Managed query environment tools and report application servers just might spell r-e-l-i-e-f. It's 8 a.m. on Monday morning. The managers of the various departments in your company arrive at about the same time, grab their respective...

Mobilized forces. (Technology Information)
September 1, 1996... Becton Dickinson and Company had a problem. How could they give their field reps up-to-date information while they were disconnected from the main office? How would you handle the following assignment? You've been asked to design a product and...

Control your documents via the Internet. (Technology Information)
September 1, 1996... Serious, mission-critical applications on the Web require the integration of document management. Organizations have been fighting the same problem from virtually the beginning of time--how to effectively communicate critical information to a...

Choosing a backup technology.(includes related articles on RAID storage and storage hierarchies) (Technology Information)
September 1, 1996... There are many options when it comes to backing up. Here's what to consider when deciding on which is right for you Tape backup. Like politics and religion, it's a topic that most people don't like to discuss. It's often associated with ugly...

SMP and MPP servers and database computing. (Technology Information)
September 1, 1996... What kind of processing is right for you? Choosing a database, LAN, or Internet/intranet server is an increasingly complex process. Only a few years ago, you bought a box from traditional server vendors like NetFrame Systems or Tricord....

Data warehousing: Managing more with less. (Northern Telecom's Design to Manufacturing Group's outplut management service) (Company Operations)
September 1, 1996... Northern Telecom shows how it enhanced its client-server infrastructure with DAZEL Output Management Software. At most companies, budgets for new technology are rising, while budgets for Information Services (IS) staff expenditures remain the...

Creating a database object model controller. (Technology Tutorial)(Tutorial)
September 1, 1996... Use OLE Automation from Visual Basic to control the database object model. In the first part of this two-part article, "Creating a Database Object Model," (August 1996), you saw how you could build an architecture that practically maintains...

Seek and fine-tune: Getting the most from client-server transactions. (Technology Tutorial)(Tutorial)
September 1, 1996... Controlling a smooth-running client-server application requires creative manipulation of an RDMBS's instrumentation "metrics." An expert shows how to fine-tune workload performance. Applications are being deployed in mission-critical OLTP that...

Simplify database design with abstract keys.(includes related article on programming long integers) (Technology Tutorial)(Tutorial)
September 1, 1996... Abstract keys simplify database design and help preserve referential integrity even across diverse data sources. Fred (not his real name) and I had sketched various pieces of his existing systems. I was studying them over lunch. I'll bet...

Standardizing the enterprise.(includes related article on Joint Application Design and Joint Implementation Process) (Technology Information)
September 1, 1996... Provide a more stable and flexible enterprise by extending standards in communications and protocols. The standards of yore In design, construction and support of PC-based development projects have adhered to few of the standards created in...

Database confidential..18643199/vv14/pp98(1)/lSATRD19960905/tDatabase confidential.
September 1, 1996... You just knew that original Commodore or IBM PC you've been hanging onto all these years might be valuable someday. That day may have arrived. Attending the JavaOne conference in San Francisco, Buzz slipped away to check out the San Francisco...