ACI Launches 4D Web Smart Server.CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 1996--ACI US Inc. today unveiled 4D Web SmartServer. The 4D Web SmartServer is a complete tool kit for Internet- and intranet-Web development. The package consists of six integrated components engineered to provide immediate solutions in three key areas: -0- -- Dynamic Web sites: SmartServer applications can create dynamic Web pages which are customized for the current user and incorporate real-time data Real-time data denotes information that is delivered immediately after collection. There is no delay in the timeliness of the information provided. Some uses of this term confuse it with the term dynamic data. from anywhere on the Internet. -- Database publishing Using desktop publishing to produce reports of database contents. See desktop publishing. : With the SmartServer package customers can automatically publish data stored in 4th Dimension's relational database with minimal programming. -- Total integration: The SmartServer package includes tools to integrate Web, FTP FTP in full file transfer protocol Internet protocol that allows a computer to send files to or receive files from another computer. Like many Internet resources, FTP works by means of a client-server architecture; the user runs client software to connect to , e-mail and real-time database access into unified systems. Customers can extend the package to include dynamic charting and SQL SQL in full Structured Query Language. Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results. connectivity. Rapid Internet Development 4D's development environment, 32-bit multitasking multitasking Mode of computer operation in which the computer works on multiple tasks at the same time. A task is a computer program (or part of a program) that can be run as a separate entity. architecture, and fast-code execution make 4D a powerful tool for developing advanced database applications on the World Wide Web or for interacting with a Web server as an efficient and effective CGI CGI in full Common Gateway Interface. Specification by which a Web server passes data between itself and an application program. Typically, a Web user will make a request of the Web server, which in turn passes the request to a CGI application program. . "4D provides a powerful and cost-effective development environment for the Internet," said Simon Wright, research computer scientist at Research Triangle Institute The Research Triangle Institute (RTI) is a non-profit research organization based in the Research Triangle Park (RTP) of North Carolina. RTI is the oldest tenant of this major research park, and the sister organization to the Research Triangle Foundation. (RTI RTI - Return from interrupt ) who used 4D Server to design a client/server database system across the Internet for NASA's Commercial Technology Division. "4D impressed me with its flexibility and rapid application development capabilities." High Performance Application Deployment The 4D Web SmartServer components are each foolproof applications currently in use on many existing sites. These tools "are the easiest way to integrate the Web and databases on any platform or database, and I've used just about every package out there," said Scott Kozicki of BlueStar Communications. BlueStar has used 4D Server and 4D Web SmartServer components to build a solution for a major telecommunications company that handles over one million Web hits a day. The application supports over three thousand customer service people "pounding on it constantly." 4D handles this traffic load by splitting it across four Macintosh 6100's running 4D Client. They are attached to a Compaq Proliant NT server running 4D Server. Component Providers The 4D Web SmartServer contains components from ACI ACI American Concrete Institute ACI Arch Coal Inc ACI Airports Council International (formerly Airport Associations Coordinating Council) ACI Automobile Club d'Italia ACI American Competitiveness Initiative and several of its leading developers. Netlink/4D from Foresight Technology, Inc., allows your custom databases to serve data to off-the-shelf Web servers like WebStar. NetLink makes database publishing and custom Web sites easy. http://www.fsti.com/Tel 800/701-9393 DataWave from DataCraft, Inc., adds a set of wizards to any 4D database and allows you to publish your database content in minutes with no programming. DataWave is used in conjunction with 4D Insider from ACI and allows you to integrate and create libraries of reusable Web components using drag-and-drop interface. http://www.datacraft-inc.com/Tel 303/232-4321 PDM (1) (Product Data Management) An information system used to manage the data for a product as it passes from engineering to manufacturing. The data includes plans, geometric models, CAD drawings, images, NC programs as well as all related project data, notes and Internet Tools from Pacific Data Management, Inc., provide everything you need to integrate e-mail, FTP, TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. , Finger, and Ping into your applications. Demos included with the package let you incorporate this functionality into any database. http://www.pdm-inc.com/Tel 800/220-6430 Internet ToolKit from JCA (1) (Java Cryptography Architecture) An umbrella term from Sun for implementing security functions for the Java platform. It includes Sun's Java Security API as well as the Java Cryptography Extension (JCE), which adds more programming interfaces for encryption , S.A., distributed by Foresight Technology, Inc., provides tools to turn your database into a Web server or FTP server. It also has dozens of commands that simplify reading and writing data to and from the Internet. http://www.fsti.com/Tel 800/701-9393 4D-Web-SmartServer will be released May 15th on the Macintosh platform and June 15th on the Windows platform. The Windows product includes the same components as the Macintosh product, except for PDM Internet Tools. Suggested Retail Price is $1195. About ACI US ACI US, Inc. was founded in 1987 as the U.S. publisher of 4th Dimension and the 4D product family. 4D has been the Apple Macintosh database standard for over seven years. In 1995, ACI introduced the Windows version of 4th Dimension for Windows 95, Windows-NT, and Windows 3.1 environments. Object Master, also published by ACI US, is the tool of choice for professional programmers. ACI US is located at 20883 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014. Telephone: 408/252-4444, 800/881-3466, Fax: 408/252-4829, http://www.aci-4D.com -0- Note to Editors: Brands and products referenced herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. CONTACT: ACI US Engineering Martin Pena, 408/252-4444 x231 David Adams, 408/252-4444 x201 Dominique Hermsdorff, 408/252-4444 x237 Sharon Miller, 408/252-4444 x386 (sharon@acius.com) |
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