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Simple Software Announces e_Db v2.0
Simple Software Solutions has announced e_Db v2.0, its embedded database engine product for C, C++, Visual Basic, and Java programmers. This new version provides new functions and methods and also includes a sample application using e_Db within the context of the Microsoft Foundation Classes.
e_Db v2.0 allows software developers to create database applications in C, C++, Visual Basic, or Java. e_Db offers full database transaction support with rollback and commit operations. e_Db is compiler-independent and its runtime modules may be distributed royalty-free. Other features of e_Db include safe multithreaded support under Win32 and OS/2, support for dBase III data files, and support of all data types defined by the SQL ’92 specification.
Prices for e_Db v2.0 are: DOS $495, Windows 16-bit $595, VB 16-bit $595, Win32 $695, OS/2 $695, and VB 32-bit $695. Discounts are available to users upgrading from competing products. e_Db v1.0 users can upgrade for free. For more information, contact Simple Software Solutions, 800.591.4260 or 954.782.4845; fax 954.782.0818; [email protected]; www.simple-sw.com.
Green Hills Introduces EC++ Compiler
Green Hills Software has announced a new C++ compiler that includes an implementation of Embedded C++ (EC++), a subset of C++ optimized for embedded applications with limited resources. The new EC++ compiler, implemented as a user option within the C++ compiler’s broader framework, achieves improvements in code size and runtime efficiency over full-blown C++, particularly for applications containing I/O of any kind.
Green Hills’ C++/EC++ compiler is compatible with the draft specification produced by the EC++ Technical Committee. The compiler will initially be available for Motorola 68K and PowerPC family processors. The compiler will also produce native code for workstations running Solaris 2.5. Development host options include PCs and workstations running Windows NT, Windows 95, Solaris 2.5, and HP/UX 10.0.
For pricing and other information, contact Green Hills Software Inc., 800.789.9695 or 805.965.6044; fax 805.965.6343; [email protected]; www.ghs.com.
Secant Unveils Persistent Object Manager
Secant Technologies has announced the Secant Persistent Object Manager (POM), an object-management toolset for building true object-oriented, client-server applications. It features mapping services that allow relational, ISAM, and stream-oriented datastores to be integrated into an application’s object model. POM supports object-oriented databases, allowing the integration of legacy databases into object-oriented environments, and provides a means to migrate existing client/server systems to object-oriented databases.
An integral component, the Metadata Compiler, compiles an object-oriented schema, including all database mappings, to a working C++ object model. The C++ object model includes all the code necessary to manage object storage to a database.
For pricing and other information, contact Secant Technologies, 888.473.2268 or 216.595.3830; fax 216.595.0199; [email protected]; www.secant.com.
XVT Announces XVT-DSI
XVT Software Inc. has begun shipping the XVT Development Solution for the Internet (XVT-DSI). XVT-DSI uses an application browser technology that allows users to access and run any type of application across the Internet, while still maintaining the client machine’s look-and-feel and performance.
At the core of XVT-DSI is a transmitter/receiver technology that packetizes pertinent GUI-related events and data. To further optimize performance, XVT has encapsulated each windowing systems’ event model and normalized each subsystem. Therefore, XVT-DSI sends very little data across the Internet to XVT NetLink. If users need applications to run in a traditional GUI environment, they can do so by relinking to XVT’s DSC or DSC++ GUI libraries.
For pricing and other information, contact XVT Software Inc., 800.678.7988 or 303.443.4223; fax 303.443.0969; [email protected]; www.xvt.com.
Hendela System Consultants Launches SCANALYZER Year 2000 SOLUTION
Hendela System Consultants, Inc. has announced SCANALYZER YEAR 2000 SOLUTION software, a program that provides a quick search method for locating code that may need updating by the year 2000. SCANALYZER YEAR 2000 identifies the code that may need to be updated. The program supports all mainframe, LAN, and workstation environments that can export text files to Windows 3.lx or Windows 95 PCs. It is compatible with all text-based programming languages such as Nomad, FoxPro, RPG, COBOL, and C.
SCANALYZER costs $2,500 per workstation (not available as a multi-user). For more information about this product and Year 2000 issues, contact Hendela System Consultants, Inc., 888.722.6925 or 201.460.1253; [email protected]; www.scany2k.com.
Wilson WindowWare Releases New WinBatch Products
Wilson WindowWare has announced WinBatch 97, a programming language for controlling PC and network operations. WinBatch 97 features special functions to automate specific tasks. New functions enhance clipboard data retrieval, registry data querying, string handling, and window information listing. There is also added capability in specifying the behavior of Windows on shutdown. New language “extenders” include the ODBC connectivity extender, a Windows control extender, and a serial communications extender.
WinBatch 97 offers complete control over Windows dialog boxes. Scripts can see inside list boxes, interrogate check boxes, set radio buttons, and handle the new tabbed dialogs. WinBatch 97 manipulates windows controls to make scripts that can control different versions of applications, even where the location of menu items has changed.
WinBatch costs $99.95 for a single user. The WinBatch+Compiler package costs $495. WebBatch costs $295, including a complimentary WinBatch. The WinBatch + WebBatch/Server License costs $995 per server, and includes WinBatch, the WinBatch Compiler, and WebBatch. All include a 90-day, money-back guarantee. For more information, contact Wilson WindowWare, 800.762.8383 or 206.938.2734; fax 206.935.7129; [email protected]; www.windowware.com.
DemoShield Corporation Upgrades to DemoShield5.2
DemoShield Corporation has upgraded DemoShield. With the addition of several new runtime controls, DemoShield5.2 allows integration of interactive functionality with other applications. The runtime controls give users the power of a complete multimedia development environment. Using the DemoShield Designer as a RAD IDE, developers can drag-and-drop their objects onto the display and configure them without any scripting.
The new runtime controls include Launch.Exe, for launching OS-dependent demos; DemoHelp.exe, for integrating visuals and dynamic demonstrations within help files; and Demo-X, an ActiveX control version (Netscape Plug-In also available) of the DemoShield Player that allows authors to embed self-launching interactive content into their applications or web pages.
DemoShield5.2 costs $395, or $175 for an annual subscription. Upgrades are available for $175. International prices may vary. For more information, contact DemoShield Corporation, 800.250.2194 or 847.619.1550; fax 847.619.0952; [email protected]; www.demoshield.com.
Wall Data Delivers RUMBA OBJECTX Development Kit 1.1
Wall Data Incorporated has introduced RUMBA OBJECTX Development Kit 1.1, for building Internet and LAN-based custom applications. The kit, which allows developers to tailor the ActiveX controls developed by Wall Data for its RUMBA OFFICE 95/NT universal connectivity suite, provides methods for distribution of enterprise applications via corporate intranets or the Internet.
New features include Individual Control Installs, which are ActiveX controls reduced to the smallest possible footprint. The RUMBA OBJECTX Development Kit 1.1 also includes custom HTML samples that demonstrate how to download controls via intranets or the Internet.
The RUMBA OBJECTX Development Kit 1.1 costs $1,000 per developer; copy-licensing information for deployed applications is available from Wall Data. For more information, contact Wall Data Incorporated, 800.915.9255 or 650.812.1600; fax 650.856.9265; www.walldata.com.
Kofax Ships StorageControls v1.0
Kofax Image Products has shipped StorageControls v1.0, a development tool for creating applications that require high-performance, high-capacity optical storage subsystems, such as optical jukeboxes. When coupled with Ascent Storage running on a server, StorageControls completes a client/server solution that allows users to access and manage one or more optical devices or jukebox subsystems running on a Microsoft Windows NT or Novell NetWare network.
Other StorageControls features include the ability to transfer documents to shared optical devices on a network, search volumes on a shared network to access information and files specific to each volume, eliminate downtime while requests are processed, view the state of each request, and pre-fetch applications or stage documents in the background to meet anticipated user demand.
StorageControls costs $995. Ascent Storage server pricing varies depending on the type of jukebox supported. For more information, contact Kofax Image Products, 714.727.1733; fax 714.727.3144; www.kofax.com.
Softlab Releases Visual Enabler
Softlab Enabling Technologies has announced Visual Enabler, a software configuration management (SCM) toolset. Using an object-based approach, Visual Enabler provides developers with all of the information needed to build and maintain Visual C++, Visual Basic, and Visual J++ systems. Visual Enabler analyzes and converts source code into understandable objects, and stores these objects and supporting information in an object repository.
Visual Enabler supports Windows 95 and Windows NT clients, and supports Windows NT as the server.
Visual Enabler costs $1,997 per seat, with quantity discounts available. For more information, contact Softlab Enabling Technologies, 770.668.8811; fax 770.668.8712; [email protected]; www.softlabna.com.
Vesta Debuts Vesta BASIC
Vesta Technology, Inc. has developed Vesta BASIC, a third-generation version of BASIC to run its line of SBC2000 single-board computers. Vesta BASIC combines the speed and power of C with the friendly BASIC environment. Compiling, linking, downloading, debugging, creating ROM images, and accessing Flash may be accomplished by a mouse click. The IDE wraps these tasks in a Windows GUI, using the familiar drag-and-drop format. Line numbers are gone. Subroutines and functions are called by name. Bugs are less frequent and maintenance is simplified. Vesta is expandable via C extensions. New words may be added in C or assembly to the program, which permits execution at maximum speed.
Vesta BASIC costs $299 per copy. For more information, contact Vesta Technology, Inc., 303.422.8088; fax 303.422.9800; [email protected].
CYRANO Unveils CYRANO Suite
CYRANO, Inc. has unveiled CYRANO Suite, an automated software quality testing tool. CYRANO Suite combines functional, regression, unit, acceptance, database, and deployment testing to provide developers with an end-to-end software testing solution.
CYRANO Suite includes four packs of products: CYRANO ClientPack, which tests the quality of Microsoft Windows-based clients; CYRANO DBPack, which pinpoints the cause of poor SQL performance and quality during development and in the maintenance cycle; CYRANO ServerPack, which stress tests the server transactions to identify the causes of potential SQL performance bottlenecks; and CYRANO VTPack, which tests large, distributed, heterogeneous server-based applications.
Prices for the CYRANO Suite begin at $2,250 for CYRANO ClientPack, $10,000 for CYRANO DBPack, $37,000 for CYRANO ServerPack, and $25,000 for CYRANO VTPack. For more information, contact CYRANO, Inc., 800.714.4900 or 508.462.0737; fax 508.462.4755; www.cyrano.com.
BulletProof Releases JDesignerPro 2.1
Bulletproof Corporation has released JDesignerPro 2.1, a Java RAD tool with a visual system for building with JavaBeans. JDesignerPro 2.1 introduces the Instance Manager and Interaction Manager, which let developers import and develop with third-party JavaBeans components.
The Instance Manager and Interaction Manager in JDesignerPro 2.1 alleviate most or all of the hand coding necessary with other tools. Because Bulletproof has created it from the ground up to be completely object-based, JDesignerPro 2.1 applications can be modified without affecting the whole code base. Components can be removed, changed, or tied to a different database and the tool will handle all code modifications automatically.
For pricing and other information, contact Bulletproof Corporation, 408.374.2323; www.bulletproof.com.
Borland and MicroEdge Announce Visual SlickEdit - Delphi Edition
Borland International, Inc. and MicroEdge, Inc. have jointly announced the Delphi Edition of Visual SlickEdit, an automated, program editing tool for the Delphi 3 environment for building enterprise-wide, client/server, or Web-enabled applications. Visual SlickEdit - Delphi Edition provides greater automation in the development of Web-based database and Windows applications. It provides Delphi developers with access to Visual SlickEdit’s user interface, menus, and controls. All editing done from within Visual SlickEdit is instantly updated in Delphi.
Users can access editing features in Visual SlickEdit, without being prompted to save or reload files when switching between the editor and Delphi. Files are save only when the user tells Delphi to do so. Other features include procedure tagging, difference editing, selective display, and syntax expansion.
Visual SlickEdit - Delphi Edition costs $149 and includes licenses for Windows NT, 95, and 3.1. For more information, contact MicroEdge, Inc., 800.934.3348 or 919.303.7400; fax 919.303.8400; www.slickedit.com.
SpectraLink Introduces OAI Toolkit
SpectraLink Corporation has announced the Open Application Interface (OAI) Toolkit, designed to allow software developers to create applications that take advantage of SpectraLink’s Pocket Communications System’s OAI capabilities.
Software applications developed with the OAI Toolkit enable Pocket Telephone users to interactively access and respond to text-based messages using the telephone handset’s keypad and alphanumeric display. Users can access text-based information while simultaneously conducting voice conversations.
The OAI Toolkit consists of 16- and 32-bit object-oriented, ActiveX runtime elements including dynamic link libraries (DLL), drivers and all associated files, and sample applications with source code to demonstrate typical usage of the SpectraLink OAI.
For pricing and other information, contact SpectraLink Corporation, 303.440.5330; fax 303.440.5331; www.spectralink.com.
Black & White Software Announces Orb/Enable 2.2
Black & White Software has announced Orb/Enable 2.2, a productivity toolset that greatly simplifies CORBA application development with Orbix. Orb/Enable allows the software developer to visually browse, manipulate, and manage CORBA information, eliminating much of the need to know and remember coded interfaces. Key features of release 2.2 include C++ and Java code generation from compiled IDL descriptions, graphical viewing of CORBA interface repository contents, native Windows and Unix support, and automatic deployment of servers.
Orb/Enable 2.2 for Windows NT/95 and Unix platforms currently supports Orbix.
Per-user pricing starts at $1,500 on Unix and $995 on Windows. For more information, contact Black & White Software, Inc., 408.369.7400; fax 408.369.7406; [email protected]; www.blackwhite.com.
Sheridan Unveils ActiveTreeView
Sheridan Software Systems, Inc. has introduced ActiveTreeView, a 32-bit ActiveX component that is a drop-in replacement for the treeview control that comes with Microsoft Visual Basic. ActiveTreeView features three modes of connectivity: Virtual, semi-Virtual, and the AddItem method.
Key features include: Tree-View, a user interface that includes support for pictures, fonts, colors, and lines; Superset of the in-box tree control, a drop-in replacement for the Visual Basic in-box tree control; special data-handling events that fire when data is required; and support for the AddItem operation, which allows the user to load all nodes in one place.
ActiveTreeView costs $195. For more information, contact Sheridan Software Systems, Inc., 800.823.4732 or 516.753.0985; [email protected]; www.shersoft.com.
Windmill Point Ships Tech Support Assistant
Windmill Point Software has announced Tech Support Assistant, a product designed to reduce the cost and time required for technical support of applications. By shipping Tech Support Assistant with their applications, software developers can make sure that their users have automated technical support exactly tailored to the application’s configuration requirements.
Tech Support Assistant detects and resolves (when possible) configuration-related problems for an application. It does not attempt to help users understand how to use the application or fix problems with the application itself.
A wizard walks the user through the same steps as a good technical support person would. Any problems found are clearly indicated with an appropriate icon and a brief description of the problem. Using Tech Support Assistant requires no technical knowledge, and almost all actions simply require making a selection and clicking a button.
Tech Support Assistant costs $299 for a basic license fee, and has a 30-day return guarantee policy. For more information, contact Windmill Point Software, 802.796.3635; [email protected]; www.windmillpoint.com.
Proforma Launches ProVision Workbench 2.3
Proforma Corporation has introduced ProVision Workbench v2.3, a business- and object-modeling and automation tool. Provision Workbench offers three modeling tools: Business Process (Re)engineering (BPR), which enables businesses to model business processes and design the most cost effective business processes; Object Modeling, which enables business and information technology (IT) specialists to translate processes into business object models; and Client/Server and Object-Oriented Deployment, which translate the business objects into automation components. In addition to generating code, ProVision Workbench provides import and export facilities into application development tools.
ProVision Workbench 2.3 supports methodologies such as Rummler-Brache, Booch, OMT, Use Case, and Unified.
ProVision Workbench 2.3 costs $1,695 for a single-user license; application development interfaces cost $595 each. For more information, contact Proforma Corporation, 800.743.1557; fax 810.443.0506; www.proformacorp.com.
HyperAct Offers WebApp 1.0
HyperAct has released WebApp 1.0, a framework for web server applications development using Delphi 2, Delphi 3, and C++ Builder. Applications developed with WebApp 1.0 can run unmodified, without recompilation, on top of any web server. They are multithreaded, employing thread pooling to maximize the utilization of the server resources; run in a separate process from the server, reducing the risk of a server crash; and can be debugged easily from within the Delphi or C++Builder environment, without requiring a restart of the server.
The WebApp framework implements transparent cookies-based, session-state management, automatically tracking users. WebApp provides integrated support for HTML templates, facilitating separation between the application logic and the HTML Fronted.
WebApp 1.0 costs $199 for the Standard version, and $495 for the Pro version. For more information, contact HyperAct, Inc., 515.987.2910; fax 515.987.2909; www.hyperact.com.
KeyGen Releases ASK ToolKit
KeyGen Corporation has released the Beta version of its Automatic Synchronized KeyGenerator (ASK) ToolKit. The ASK Toolkit provides a method of generating rapidly changing, random, unpredictable encryption keys and automatically synchronizing them at each end of a communication link without transmitting the keys or any information about the keys.
The KeyGen system will work on all digital or digitized data: voice, audio, video, text, graphics, and binary code. Its speed is limited only by the processor used, transmission method, and the encryption algorithm. The ASK ToolKit used with symmetric key encryption algorithms is much faster and more secure than using the same algorithms alone (with seed strings), and allows for additional features like intrusion detection.
For pricing and other information, contact KeyGen Corporation, 617.860.0108; [email protected]; www.KeyGen.com.
ICL Announces Centrivex Swift
ICL has announced Centrivex Swift, a tool that provides Unix workstation capability on Windows NT platforms to enable systems administrators to integrate Unix and NT systems and share data between the two platforms. Swift provides more than 45 of the most commonly used Unix utilities. In addition, Swift enables users to access utilities from a GUI featuring menus and toolbars within the Swift shell.
Swift also includes A2pr, a Windows program incorporating many of the characteristics of A2ps, a commonly used Unix program, that enables easy text file printing.
An evaluation version of Centrivex Swift is available at www.iclsofttech.com. For pricing and other information, contact ICL Inc., 714.855.5505; fax 714.458.6257; www.iclsofttech.com.
HexaTech Ships ViewPro
HexaTech has released ViewPro, an ActiveX control for adding print and preview capabilities to applications or web pages. It can also be used as a lightweight, runtime report generator. Main features include: continuous page zooming, scaling, and scrolling; support for words, lines, paragraphs, tables, bitmaps, graphs, and charts; support for CAD drawings with different line/fill patterns; and translation, rotation, and scaling of drawing objects.
ViewPro costs $99. For more information, contact HexaTech, 650.254.0610; fax 650.965.1645; [email protected]; www.hexatech.com.