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Symantec Releases Visual Café for Java v2.1
Symantec has announced Visual Café for Java v2.1 Database Development Edition, an open-standard, multi-platform RAD tool for writing, debugging, and deploying Java applets and applications that interface with relational databases. Visual Café for Java v2.1 supports JDBC and comes bundled with Symantec's dbAnywhere middleware server solution, Symantec's Visual Page HTML authoring application, Netscape FastTrack web server, Netscape Communicator web browser, and Sybase SQL Anywhere database.
Other key features include: Open DML Logic that allows for extended JDBC functionality provided by the user, support for JDK 1.1.4, debugging support for virtual machines, and property-based customizers that enable developers to edit the properties of composite JavaBeans not accessible or available through the Java Beans Property List.
Visual Café for Java v2.1 Database Development Edition for Windows 95/NT costs $499.95. Upgrades from Visual Café cost $299.95.
For more information contact Symantec Corporation, 800.453.1059 or +1.541.334.6054; fax +1.541.334.7400; www.symantec.com.
Pennington Systems Announces XTRAN for the Year 2000
Pennington Systems Inc. has announced XTRAN, which offers Year 2000 impact analysis and re-engineering of a wide variety of computer languages, including assemblers, C/C++, Fortran, COBOL, Pascal, PL/I, PL/M, and a number of proprietary languages.
XTRAN's rules language, called "meta-code," provides access to details of the code being processed, including statements, expressions, symbols, and comments. XTRAN's pattern matching and replacement capabilities, at both the statement and expression code levels, can automate many code changes required for Year 2000 compliance after analysis has identified the required changes.
Pennington's website shows an example of applying XTRAN to Year 2000 impact analysis. The example shows the XTRAN rules and results for an iterative analysis that automates finding references to noncompliant variables using expression analysis. The procedure includes automatic identification of variables that are "contaminated" by assignment to or from, or comparison with, variables known to be noncompliant.
For more information contact Pennington Systems Inc., +1.609.924.8130; fax +1.609.924.8135; info@Pennington.com; www.Pennington.com.
Sequiter Releases CodeBase 6.3 for Windows CE
Sequiter Software has released CodeBase 6.3 for Windows CE, a special version of their database engine designed to run under the limited memory conditions of hardware running Windows CE. CodeBase 6.3 is 75 percent the size of the standard database engine.
CodeBase 6.3 for Windows CE will be sold as a special version and will include the standard CodeBase 6 software for Windows and DOS.
Additional features include: compatibility with FoxPro, Dbase, and Clipper; support for Java, C, C++, Visual Basic , and Delphi; deployable as single-user, multi-user, or client/server applications; DBMS transaction processing and logging capabilities; and RAD tools, such as data-aware custom controls.
CodeBase 6.3 for Windows CE costs $695.
For more information contact Sequiter Software, Inc., +1.403.437.2410; fax +1.403.436.2999; info@sequiter.com; www.sequiter.com.
Tetradyne Announces SourceView ActiveX Control v1.0
Tetradyne Software Inc. has released SourceView ActiveX Control v1.0, a source editing tool that provides customizable syntax highlighting. The SourceView ActiveX control can be customized for coloring of any language syntax. In most cases, customization can be accomplished by setting control properties. For more complex syntax requirements, OLE interface hooks are provided to plug in a parsing implementation developed in any language. Visual BASIC, Delphi, and C++ examples are provided for coloring of C, Pascal, BASIC, and HTML syntax.
Developers using modern development tools, such as Visual BASIC 5 and Delphi 3, can provide margin bitmaps and other custom display elements by implementing OLE interfaces defined by the SourceView ActiveX Control. Using these features, developers can display breakpoints, bookmarks, and other custom line attributes.
SourceView ActiveX Control v1.0 costs $299 for a single developer license, with unlimited distribution with applications. Multi-developer discounts are available.
For more information contact Tetradyne Software Inc., +1.408.377.6367; fax +1.408.377.6258; sales@tetradyne.com; www.tetradyne.com.
PLATINUM Technology Releases TransCentury Calendar Routines v4.0
PLATINUM Technology, Inc. has released TransCentury Calendar Routines v4.0, a Year 2000 date-logic conversion tool that automates much of the remediation process. TransCentury Calendar Routines interactively replaces faulty date logic found in common "IF" statements in COBOL and PL/1 programs with tested logic from a library of standardized date routines. TransCentury Calendar Routines creates COBOL, PL/1, and assembler code, which enables automated standardized conversion across the enterprise.
PLATINUM TransCentury Calendar Routines v4.0 is available for MVS, with pricing starting at $66,000. The TransCentury Calendar Routines date-routine component is available for Unix and AS/400, with pricing starting at $5,000 per server.
For more information contact PLATINUM Technology, Inc., 800.442.6861 or +1.630.620.5000; fax +1.630.691.0718; info@platinum.com; www.platinum.com.
Perforce Releases Perforce r97.3
Perforce Software has announced Perforce r97.3, a software-configuration management (SCM) system. Perforce offers portability and networking ability for increased control over the software development process. The Perforce SCM system provides source management with a small footprint, using a TCP/IP-based client/server architecture. The server's repository sits on one central host, and client workspaces can be anywhere on the network. The product's client/server architecture manages workspaces that reside on local disks, so that a network outage never cuts users off from their work.
Perforce r97.3 costs $500 per user.
For more information contact Perforce Software, +1.510.864.7400; fax +1.510.864.5340; info@perforce.com; www.perforce.com.
TurboPower Announces Async Professional v2.5
TurboPower Software Company has released Async Professional v2.5, a communications and faxing tool kit, which adds support for DTMF Tone Detection, WAV-file record and playback, and Fax Detect and Handoff.
The new version also includes AT-compatible ISDN support for high-speed communications, support for the RS-485 communications standard, user-defined data triggers, a redistributable fax cover-page editor, enhanced Caller-ID support, and completely revised and expanded documentation.
Async Professional 2.5 costs $279. Upgrades from Async Professional 2.x cost $79. Upgrades from earlier versions of the product or Async Professional Pascal Edition (DOS) cost $129. Owners of any other TurboPower product receive a 20-percent discount off list price when ordering directly from the company.
For more information contact TurboPower Software Company, 800.333.4160 or +1.719.260.9136; www.turbopower.com.
TracePoint Ships Visual Coverage Combo
TracePoint Technology, Inc. has released Visual Coverage for Visual Basic and Visual Coverage Combo, which combines the new Visual Basic version with the popular C++ version. Visual Coverage identifies which portions of the code have not been tested. Using patented Binary Code Instrumentation (BCI) technology, Visual Coverage gathers information using code instrumentation rather than PC sampling. In code instrumentation, tracepoints or "software probes" are added into compiled and linked binaries to collect data on the application's execution. This technique makes it possible to gather more detailed and accurate information and enables developers to work on executables and DLLs; no source code or object files are required.
Visual Coverage for Visual Basic costs $995; Visual Coverage for C++ costs $995; Visual Coverage Combo costs $1,495.
For more information contact TracePoint Technology, Inc., +1.408.283.5377; fax +1.408.283.5353; www.tracepoint.com.
Wall Data Announces RUMBA OFFICE 95/NT v5.2
Wall Data Inc. has announced RUMBA OFFICE 95/NT v5.2, a connectivity suite that allows organizations to port legacy data to corporate intranets or extranets. RUMBA OFFICE 95/NT v5.2 includes RUMBA OBJECTX, a set of ActiveX controls; RUMBA Internet Companion, Wall Data's Internet/intranet connectivity application; Wall Data's AS/400 File Transfer interface as an AS/400 application for 32-bit users; support for IBM-native TCP/IP; and support of NTFS Client 95/NT.
RUMBA OFFICE 95/NT v5.2 costs $500 per seat. Current RUMBA OFFICE 95/NT users can upgrade for $100 per seat, or $50 per seat with the purchase of ONESTEP Comprehensive Support.
For more information contact Wall Data Inc., 800.915.9255 or +1.650.812.1600; fax +1.650.856.9265; www.walldata.com.
InstallShield Announces InstallFromTheWeb 2
InstallShield Software Corp. has announced InstallFromTheWeb 2, an Internet software-installation tool. InstallFromTheWeb will only download the components of the installation selected by the end user. If the end user loses connection to a host server, InstallFromTheWeb's dynamic reconnect can automatically switch the user to a mirror site with no interaction needed. In case of an unrecoverable break, error recovery ensures that the user will only download those files that were not previously retrieved. As a safeguard against file corruption, InstallFromTheWeb compares every file downloaded to its original copy on the host server.
InstallFromTheWeb 2 costs $395. It can be ordered and downloaded directly from the InstallShield website at www.installshield.com/isorder.
For more information, contact InstallShield Software Corporation, 800.374.4353 or 847.240.9111; fax 847.240.9120; sales@installshield.com; www.installshield.com.
Kona Systems Releases NetOne
Kona Systems has released NetOne, its Internet software package. The product is designed to build persistent-state applications providing fast, efficient communications between NetOne thin clients and NetOne host programs.
On the client side, NetOne consists of pre-packaged Java controls. These can be embedded in an HTML page, or combined into monolithic NetOne Forms. The NetOne client works with Java 1.02, as well as Netscape and Internet Explorer versions 3 and 4. On the host-side, the NetOne Application Programming Interface (API) is written in C, and is designed for use with most major languages. The API provides a simple, function-oriented method of accessing remote clients, and supports persistent connections.
For pricing and more information contact Kona Systems, Inc., +1.808.326.7951; fax +1.808.331.2121; netone@konasys.com; www.konasys.com.
Osborne/McGraw-Hill Publishes Java 1.1: The Complete Reference, Second Edition
Osborne/McGraw-Hill has published Java 1.1: The Complete Reference, Second Edition, by Patrick Naughton, founding member of the Java development team at Sun Microsystems, and Herbert Schildt. The authors have updated and expanded the first edition to include coverage of the new Java Development Kit 1.1.
By combining Naughton's insider information with Schildt's ability to clarify complex issues, Java 1.1: The Complete Reference, Second Edition brings experienced programmers up-to-date on the new features introduced by the JDK 1.1, while clearly explaining the fundamentals for beginning Java developers.
Java 1.1: The Complete Reference, Second Edition, in softcover, costs $39.99.
For more information contact Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 800.227.0900 or +1.510.549.6602; fax +1.510.549.6603; customer.service@mcgraw-hill.com; www.osborne.com.
TopSpeed Ships Clarion Internet Edition
TopSpeed Corporation has shipped Clarion Internet Edition, the 4GL Internet development platform that creates three-tiered, Java-enabled applications. With Clarion Internet Edition, developers retain more control over the "program flow" than with any other Internet/intranet solutions. Additionally, applications can be run from any platform that supports a Java-enabled browser.
Clarion Internet Edition includes two components that work together to automate web-enabled programming: Clarion Professional Edition, a 4GL RAD tool, and Clarion Internet Connect Developer's Kit, for web-enabling applications. Clarion Internet Edition allows developers to create 32-bit, Windows-portable executables that are web-enabled by linking function calls to and from the Application Broker, which deploys the applications from a server or servers.
Clarion Internet Edition costs $749. The unlimited version of Clarion Application Broker costs $999.
For more information contact TopSpeed Corporation, 800.354.5444 or +1.954.785.4555; fax +1.954.946.1650; sales@topspeed.com; www.topspeed.com.
Rational Releases RequisitePro 3.0
Rational Software Corporation has announced RequisitePro 3.0, the newest version of its Windows-based requirements management tool. New features of RequisitePro 3.0 include hierarchical requirements, cross-project traceability, integration with Rational's ClearCase on Windows NT, and enhanced integration with Rational Rose and SQA Suite.
Hierarchical requirements allow development teams, regardless of their programming style or methodology, to group related requirements and automatically establish traceability between them. Cross-project traceability enables customers to break large projects into smaller, more manageable projects, or group common requirements into separate projects, and still trace related requirements. For example, changes to a common requirement, such as a business rule, will visibly flag related requirements in other projects, allowing users to identify affected requirements.
RequisitePro 3.0, with support for Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0, costs $1,550 for a single-user license, including one year of support. Floating licenses are also available.
For more information contact Rational Software Corporation, 800.728.1212 or +1.408.496.3600; fax +1.408.496.3636; info@rational.com; www.rational.com.
DT Software Announces dtSearch v5.0
DT Software, Inc. has announced dtSearch v5.0, its text-search software for the PC and LAN. dtSearch v5.0, which includes over two dozen search options; updated support for Office 97, word processor, database, spreadsheet, HTML, PDF, and ZIP files (all including hit-highlighted file displays); updated image viewing for display of popular graphics formats; and optional integration with Netscape, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and Adobe Acrobat.
DT Software is also releasing dtSearch Text Retrieval Engine v5.0 for use on the PC, LAN, and Internet/intranet by C/C++, Visual C++, Visual Basic, Delphi, and ActiveX/Active-Server Pages developers.
dtSearch v5.0 runs under Windows 95, the Windows 98 beta, and Windows NT v4 or higher, with the dtSearch Text Retrieval Engine v5.0 adding an Internet/intranet component. dtSearch v5.0 and the dtSearch Text Retrieval Engine v5.0 have unlimited capacity. Both also offer unindexed search options.
dtSearch v5.0 costs $199 for a single user license; dtSearch v5.0 LAN 5 costs $800, with larger LAN packages available. Pricing for the dtSearch Text Retrieval Engine v5.0 starts at $999.
For more information contact DT Software, 800.483.4637 or +1.703.413.3670; fax +1.703.413.3473; sales@dtsearch.com; www.dtsearch.com.
SDS Announces SingleStep Solutions for ColdFire
Software Development Systems (SDS) and Motorola, Inc. have announced SingleStep Solutions for ColdFire, a set of tools that encourage reuse of intellectual property by porting system software code from embedded systems based on the Motorola 68000 (68K) architecture to the company's ColdFire architecture.
SingleStep Solutions for ColdFire debugging tools provide a hardware bridge between a target system's MC68EC000 microprocessor socket and the MCF5202 VL-RISC (variable-length, reduced instruction-set computing) ColdFire microprocessor. The ColdFire Gateway board package includes a short-term, sixty-day, full-function license of the Diab Data ColdFire and 68K D-CC compilers; the MicroAPL PortASM/68K tool to migrate the 68K assembler code; and a short-term evaluation license of the SDS SingleStep Debug Suite for the Windows 95/NT host version.
SingleStep Solutions for ColdFire prices start at $2,200 for Windows and Unix hosts.
For more information contact Software Development Systems, Inc., 800.448.7733 or +1.630.368.0400; fax +1.630.990.4641; sales@sdsi.com; www.sdsi.com.
Raima Releases Velocis Database Server v2.0
Raima Corporation has released Velocis Database Server 2.0. This release of Raima's client/server DBMS contains new features in the areas of binary large object (BLOB) handling, ODBC, backup, very large database (VLDB) support, and international character sets. Velocis Database Server v2.0 also includes interfaces to Visual Basic and Borland Delphi, and supports an interface to Perl 5.0.
The major new features in this upgrade include: hot on-line backup, on-line database consistency check, ODBC v2.0, binary large object (BLOB) support, network encryption, Visual Basic interface, Delphi interface, and very large database (VLDB) support.
A free, 60-day evaluation copy of Velocis Database Server v2.0 is available from www.raima.com.
For more information contact Raima Corporation, 800.327.2462 or +1.206.515.9477; fax +1.206.748.5200; www.raima.com.
SuperNova Releases SuperNova/Visual Concepts
SuperNova Inc. has announced SuperNova/Visual Concepts, a platform- and language-independent environment for the assembly and deployment of component-based enterprise applications.
SuperNova/Visual Concepts is based on SuperNova's core virtual-machine technology, which enables the product to incorporate components developed for more than 20 hardware/OS platforms and more than 25 commercial databases. Components can be written in any development language that supports ActiveX, OLE/COM, or CORBA/IIOP, including Visual Basic, Java, C, C++, Delphi, PowerBuilder, or SuperNova/Application Developer.
For pricing and more information contact SuperNova Corporation, +1.212.686.2650; fax +1.212.686.2568; info@supernova.com; www.supernova.com.
Elanix Announces SystemView by Elanix v2.0
Elanix, Inc. has introduced SystemView by Elanix v2.0, a new version of its 32-bit Windows 95/NT system design software. SystemView by Elanix is used to design, simulate, and test communications, DSP, signal processing, and RF/Analog systems. Features include enhanced model libraries and a new accelerator called Automatic Program Generation (APG), which speeds up simulation runs and generates stand-alone Windows executables and DLLs.
APG is an automated tool that accelerates SystemView by Elanix models. Designed to accelerate any processing-intensive model, APG is especially useful for modem digital-communications systems, such as wireless, cellular, and modem design and test.
SystemView by Elanix v2.0 pricing starts at $3,495 for Windows NT and Windows 95 platforms. The APG option costs $2,495.
For more information contact Elanix, Inc., +1.818.597.1414; fax +1.818.597.1427; elanix@elanix.com; www.elanix.com.
RSW Software Releases Web Studio
RSW Software has released Web Studio, a suite of products that automates the process of testing business-critical, web-based applications.
Web Studio includes the RSW Web Analyst for functional and regression testing, Site Spider for automatic site/application mapping, Web Monitor for testing the continuous availability of web applications, and Load Simulator for testing web applications under varying levels of use.
For pricing and more information contact RSW Software, Inc., +1.508.435.8000; fax +1.617.487.7071; www.rswsoftware.com.
Mabry Announces SysInfo ActiveX Control
Mabry Software, Inc. has announced SysInfo, a VB5 ActiveX control that provides access to useful information about the system on which an application is running. Dropped into a form, SysInfo provides access to information about the system, such as system resources, operating system, environment, and hardware.
The control can be used in any 32-bit development environment and works with the Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 registry.
SysInfo is available for $20 plus shipping and handling. SysInfo, with its Microsoft Visual Basic v5 source code, costs $50. SysInfo is royalty-free. SysInfo is available directly from Mabry Software.
For more information contact Mabry Software, Inc., +1.206.634.1443; fax +1.206.632.0272; 71231.2066@compuserve.com; mabry@halcyon.com; www.mabry.com. o