Databased Web Advisor articles from April 1997

Databased Web Advisor archives from April 1997

A new name for a new database world.(Editorial)
April 1, 1997... Databased Web Advisor is your guide. Data Based Advisor (as it was known) was launched in October 1983 as the technical magazine on building database systems. By the second issue, the magazine had articles on using online technology. Soon...

Internet/Intranet OLAP tool in one. (Data Dynamics' DynamiCube) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 1997... New Version DynamiCube 1.41 US$499 Data Dynamics, Ltd. 2600 Tiller Lane Columbus, OH 43231 (614) 895-3142 Fax (614) 899-2943 http://www.datadynamics.com/ WHAT'S HOT [check] Responsive technical support. [check]...

Integrate graphics with your Web database. (Soft-tek GRAFSMAN/WWW)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 1997... Soft-tek's GRAFSMAN/WWW integrates with StormCloud's WebDBC to let users build interactive charts and graphs, based on live data, into their web applications. WebDBC is a web/database development environment that lets developers create sites...

Update thousands of databases in seconds. (Vision Suite)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 1997... Designed for IBM AS/400, Vision Suite automatically updates all of the databases in a network by simulcasting changes from a host system to more than 9,000 other systems. It incorporates three modules: OMS/400 Gold to synchronize...

Intranet groupware RAD tool. (Radnet's WebShare Designer)(Product Announcement)(Evaluation)
April 1, 1997... As an open groupware platform, WebShare Designer offers full features found only in major packages. New Version WebShare Designer 1.2 US$995 WebShare Server US$2,195(unlimited site license) Radnet, Inc. 58 Charles Street Cambridge,...

Programmable relational DBMS. (Nova Quest Corum Gold)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 1997... Corum Gold from Nova Quest is a desktop database product due out Q1 97 that includes natural language querying, iconic programming, and visual communications tolls. Nova Quest is positioning Corum Gold as a challenger to Access, Paradox,...

Access mainframes via the Internet. (ClientSoft ClientBuilder WebAccess)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 1997... ClientBuilder WebAccess is a browser plug-in that gives Internet users access to mainframes and AS/400 information. Because desynchronization can be a problem with HTML emulator approaches, this product offers real-time access through an...

Replication in action. (Replic-Action 4.5)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 1997... Replic-Action 4.5 lets users replicate between Lotus Notes/Domino and multiple external databases. This product provides a query-by-form facility that lets users issue queries to the back-end database and receive the results in Notes...

Build full-scale Internet applications. (Intelligent Environments Amazon 2.0)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 1997... AMAZON 2.0 is an open web development tool that offers out-of-the-box connectivity and an easy process for encoding a businesses rules and procedures. Also available are the services of "WebStart" consultants who work with a company's IS...

Server solutions. (EMPaC iPlatform) (Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 1997... iPlatform is a total Internet server solution for small-and medium-sized businesses and is designed for easy installation and management. This product supports multiple domain name services for commercial web site hosting and content...

Security solutions.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 1997... Orbix Wonderwall is an add-on to traditional firewall technology and allows the transfer of CORBA Internet InterOrb Protocol (IIOP) communications across a corporate firewall. This product filters, controls, and logs IIOP traffic between...

Ready-to-go benchmarking. (SQLBench International)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 1997... SQLBench International is offering Benchmarks-To-Go, a group of ready-to-run TPC-A and TPC-C benchmarks. They work with Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase, Oracle, Informix, and other major DBMSs. The benchmarks are available for download. Prices...

Integrated enterprise applications and databases. (Prospero 1.5)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 1997... Prospero 1.5 lets users integrate information ranging from desktop applications, software applications, and World Wide Web information to relational database management systems and corporate business applications, throughout the corporate...

Java development tool. (Aptivity Developer)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 1997... Developers can create applications using Java to access scaleable, multi-tiered databases. Apptivity Developer lets users develop solutions for the client, as well as the server, resulting in efficiently partitioned applications. This product...

Rapid application development for the Net. (EveryWare Development's Tango Enterprise 2.0) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 1997... Use this drag-and-drop development environment to build database-driven, interactive web sites. New Version Tango Enterprises 2.0 US$995 (five-user); USA$2,295 (unlimited) EveryWare Development Corporation 6733 Mississauga Road, 7th...

Automated file management. (Snap-In AutoAttendant 2.0) (Software Review)(Evaluation)(Brief Article)
April 1, 1997... Snap-In AutoAttendant 2.0 automation server file management and distribution and reduces the amount of time needed to copy files from multiple servers to a single server for backup. Features include: inter-server task synchronization and...

Analysis and design solution. (ObjectTeam 5.0)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 1997... ObjectTeam 5.0 is an object-oriented design solution that helps users maintain the value of models throughout the life of an application. This product offers synchronous engineering to ensure that models reflect the application code. Logic...

Spatial database. (SpatialWare Server)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 1997... The SpatialWare Server extends Oracle databases by allowing enterprise-wide access to spatial information from a single database source. This product uses SQL spatial operator and verbs so users can easily access mapping information. Because...

Enterprise-wide Web business applications.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 1997... Wallop Software's Build-IT Web application assembly environment and the NetDynamics Developer Studio, Developer Workgroup, and Application Server development tools will work together to let corporate development teams--working from within a...

Electronic commerce gateway. (NetX:Web)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 1997... NetX:Web is a Internet and intranet-enabling extension to S2 Systems Network Express software that provides a Web-based transaction interface for users to access enterprise data located on mainframe, midrange, UNIX, LAN, and PC systems. This...

Parts aren't parts. (ParcPlace-Digitalk's Parts for Java application development software) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 1997... If you're building applets, check out Parts of Java, a new Java development tool. New Product Parts for Java 1.0 US$99 ParcPlace-Digitalk, Inc. 999 East Arques Ave. Sunnyvale, CA 94086-4593 (408) 481-9090 Fax (408) 481-9095...

Update thousands of databases in seconds. (Vision Suite)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 1997... Designed for IBM AS/400, vision Suite automatically updates all of the databases in a network by simulcasting changes from a host system to more than 9,000 other systems. It incorporates three modules: OMS/400 Gold to synchronize...

Middleware agreement. (IBM to distribute Copernicus from New Paradigm)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 1997... IBM has agreed to distribute New Paradigm's COPERNICUS with their MQSeries middleware solution for enterprise systems integration. COPERNICUS is a data translation tool that operates on the MQSeries platform to provide real-time integration of...

Networking libarary extends support. (NetLib 2.5 for FoxPro)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 1997... NetLib 2.5 for FoxPro supports Windows 95, Windows NT, NetWare 4.x, and more. Developers can add Internet/Intranet access with TCP/IP to applications and protect data with seamless data encryption. TCP/IP functions can be used to process...

Hyperion Enterprise 4.5XA. (Hyperion Software Corp)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 1997... Hyperion Enterprise 4.5XA is financial management and reporting software designed for open environments. It includes an open-architecture SQL option for use on Oracle7 and Sybase relational databases. New drill-down capabilities let users...

Share Internet resources. (i.Share v2.0)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 1997... i.Share v2.0 is Internet/Intranet access software that lets users on an Artisoft LANtastic or Microsoft network share Internet resources on an single, secure connection. This product eliminates the need for multiple modems, phone lines,...

Application development toolset. (Select SE)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 1997... SELECT SE is the development toolset formerly known as Systems Engineer and is designed to help SELECT Enterprise developers combine object-oriented applications with relational databases. This product offers entity relationship modeling and...

Create interactive Web sites. (FutureTense Texture 1.1)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 1997... FutureTense Texture Version 1.1 offers web designers a way to create interactive web publishing templates that build database-driven sites. This product offers a design tool, viewer, hyperlink support, and font compression. Texture works with...

Calculate time and expense. (Concepts Dynamic Inc) (Software Review)(Brief Article)(Evaluation)
April 1, 1997... CDI Remote Time Entry and CDI Remote Expense Entry are designed to help managers monitor whether projects are running on time and under budget. These products work over the Internet, over Intranets, or over remote communications links to...

Ask advisor. (Question and Answer)(Column)
April 1, 1997... HIGHLIGHTS Intranet Adavantages NT vs. Windows 95 Why You Should Use OLE DB INTRANET ADVANTAGES Q: I'm trying to understand the hype surrounding Intranets. They seem like so much fluff to me. If you design your MIS system well...

Making sense of requirements management. (Requisite Inc's RequisitePro) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 1997... If you're new to requirements management, as many web teams are, this tool can help build successful web applications by organizing and managing your project's needs. REVIEW RequisitePro US$1,295 Requisite, Inc. 4900 Pearl East...

All's well that NT's well. (Microsoft Windows NT 4.0) (includes related article on executive summary) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 1997... Does Windows NT 4.0 deliver what it says it will? REVIEW Windows NT 4.0 US$809 for NT 4.0 Server with 5 concurrent access licenses US$319 for NT 4.0 Workstation Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052-6399...

Bridging the great divide: NetWare to NT. (case study of Hughes Hubbard)(Special Report: Migrating to Windows NT) (Product Information)
April 1, 1997... Is migration from NetWare to NT impossible? One company finds that a slow transition is the best way to prevent missteps. By Richard Campbell, Contributing Writer CASE STUDY Microsoft WIndows NT Server/Workstation 4.0 Novell Netware...

SQL Trace fills you in. (SQL Trace feature of SQL Server)(Special Report: Migrating to Windows NT) (Product Support)(Tutorial)
April 1, 1997... Find out what your client application really sent to the SQL Server with SQL Trace. Product Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 (206)882-8080 Fax (206)936-7329 http://www.microsoft.com ...

NT or Unix? (choosing a platform for a Web site)(Special Report: Migrating to Windows NT) (Product Information)
April 1, 1997... Choosing a platform for your web site is a mission-critical decision. While Windows NT is coming on strong, don't count UNIX out of the game--it's still the Big Man on Campus. Some people think of the Internet as the Great Equalizer. No...

Publish dynamic applications on the Web. (using CGI to create dynamically updated pages) (Internet/Web/Online Service Information)(Cover Story)(Tutorial)
April 1, 1997... Go beyond HTML--use CGI to create dynamically updated web pages. HIGHLIGHTS CGI Content types HTML What is the single most popular piece of software ever created? More copies of this software product have been distributed than for Word,...

Improve your business processes to develop your intranet. (includes related article on real-life scenarios) (Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
April 1, 1997... Best practices and reusable processes are critical to successful Intranet development--here's why. PRODUCTS Microsoft Project call for prices. Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 (206)882-8080 Fax (206)936-7329...

Secure your online data projects. (includes related article on Web security standards) (Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
April 1, 1997... Much can go wrong if you ignore security issues when you dish up data on the Web. HIGHLIGHTS Privacy issues Risk Assessment Web assurance progams The phenomenal growth of the World Wide Web has simultaneously breathed new life...

Develop secure applications with strong encryption. (RSA Data Security's BSAFE 3.0)(database security, integrity) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 1997... With so many ways to protect information, cryptography is one of the best. Guard your organization's data with BSAFE 3.0 Review BSAFE 3.0 Call for prices. RSA Data Security, Inc. (subsidiary of Security Dynamics, In.) 100 Marine...

Database confidential. (News Briefs)
April 1, 1997... A couple of months ago, I sounded the call for original names of new Java products. Well, you came through for me with some interesting suggestions. My favorite entry perhaps implies a little cynicism about all the hype surrounding the...