4D, Inc. Ships 4D 2004 Featuring a New Streamlined Design Environment and New Deployment Technologies.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. -- Revolutionary New Version with Enhanced Development and Deployment Capabilities Boasts More Than 100 New Features 4D, Inc., publishers of the 4th Dimension RAD/RDBMS environment, 4D Business Kit and 4D WebSTAR Server Suite, today announced it is shipping 4th Dimension 2004, with a new streamlined Design environment, new deployment features that lower its already legendary low cost of ownership, enhanced Web serving capabilities, new XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. and Web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. technologies, and much more. 4D 2004 has been radically designed to take advantage of new exciting Windows XP The previous client version of Windows. XP was a major upgrade to the client version of Windows 2000 with numerous changes to the user interface. XP improved support for gaming, digital photography, instant messaging, wireless networking and sharing connections to the Internet. (R) and Macintosh Panther panther, name commonly applied to the leopard, especially to a black leopard. It is also used locally to designate various other cats including the jaguar and the puma. (TM) technologies. Boasting a completely redesigned interface, 4D Developers can now build truly native, beautiful applications for both Windows XP and Macintosh OS X. 4th Dimension 2004 is available today directly from: http://www.4D.com. "4D 2004 is our best release ever," said Laurent Ribardiere, Chairman and Founder, 4D, SA, "More than 100 new features, including new interface objects, revolutionary new deployment technologies, and dramatically improved performance ensure that 4D developers can create the most elegant, highest-performing applications in the world." New Design Features, XML-related Technologies and More The 4th Dimension 2004 Design environment has a completely new look and feel for increased developer productivity. A new Form editor ensures that developers can create beautiful applications in less time than ever. Many new interface objects such as MS Office buttons, new window types, List Box and improved subforms allow developers to create modern efficient applications. From a company committed to technology leadership, 4th Dimension 2004 continues the company's tradition of supporting leading edge standards with new Web services technology, the addition of XML streaming generation, XSLT (eXtensible Stylesheet Language Transformation) Software that converts an XML document into another format such as HTML, PDF or text. It may also be used to convert one XML document to another XML document with a different set of XML tags (different schema). and more. 4D Developers can utilize these latest technologies to integrate their applications with applications such as Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. 2003 (Windows) and Microsoft Office 2004 (Mac OS X). 4th Dimension 2004 has several end-user features that complement the major new features for developers. User modifiable forms enables users to customize forms even in compiled applications to suit their needs. Automatic application distribution, and new automatic backup and restore features add to the other outstanding features in this revolutionary release. Pricing and Availability The full 4D 2004 product line is immediately available from the 4D, Inc. Web site: http://www.4D.com/ or by calling a 4D sales representative at 1-800-785-3303. Pricing begins at $349 for 4th Dimension 2004 (includes unlimited runtime). Upgrade pricing is also available. A complete list of pricing can be found at http://www.4D.com/2004/. For more information about 4th Dimension 2004 see http://www.4D.com/2004/. About 4D, Inc. Located in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. , 4D Inc. is the U.S. distributor of 4th Dimension (4D), 4D Business Kit, and 4D WebSTAR Server Suite. 4D is an award-winning, tightly integrated suite of Windows and Mac OS X, database and Web-embedded development tools for business solutions. 4D WebSTAR Server Suite V is a fast, secure and extensible server suite for Mac OS X, best known for easy administration. 4D, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of 4D SA. Further information can be found at http://www.4D.com/. The URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. for this release is: www.4D.com/corporate/press_releases/pr083104_4D_2004_Released.html. Brands and products referenced herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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