Avalon breaks ground with Avalon 9 and new Analyst products; Avalon unveils new application architecture, adds support for Microsoft Windows and Motif.TUCSON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 1994--Avalon Software Inc., a leading provider of client/server software applications for manufacturing, distribution and financial management, launched Tuesday a major new release of AVALON applications (formerly Avalon CIIM CIIM Community Internet Intensity Maps CIIM Canary Islands Independence Movement ), and announced a brand new suite of decision support and execution products, AVALON Analyst. Key to this announcement is a new application architecture and support for the Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. and Motif user interfaces. With these announcements, Avalon is continuing to set the pace for next-generation client/server applications which offer "personal views" of core enterprise information to all users across the enterprise, from shop-floor and plant workers, to managers and senior executives. Specifically, today's announcements include: -- New application architecture which leverages the power of ORACLE7's "active" database and the functionality of the AVALON client; -- AVALON 9, featuring support for clients running Microsoft Windows and Motif through Oracle Forms 4.0. This also offers new functionality across all applications, and continues to support character-based terminals. -- AVALON Analyst, a new suite of query and analysis products for end-users developed using Microsoft Visual Basic. The company also announced the first in a series of AVALON Analyst products, Supply Analyst, targeted at purchasing managers. New AVALON Application Architecture Both AVALON 9 and the AVALON Analyst family are developed using the new application architecture. Unlike typical fourth generation language (language) fourth generation language - (4GL, or "report generator language") An "application specific" language, one with built-in knowledge of an application domain, in the way that SQL has built-in knowledge of the relational database domain. (4GL) applications in which a large percentage of the application logic and business rules reside on the client or in middleware, 80% of Avalon's application logic now resides within the database with the data it needs to access and manipulate. With this major design advancement, Avalon becomes the first vendor to fully leverage the ORACLE7 "active database" architecture. Avalon's library of more than 3,000 enterprise business rules offers the most extensive use of stored procedure In a database management system (DBMS), it is an SQL program that is stored in the database which is executed by calling it directly from the client or from a database trigger. When the SQL procedure is stored in the database, it does not have to be replicated in each client. technology available today. By moving logic to the server, users will experience lower network, CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. , and hardware disk costs, in addition to preserving referential data integrity. This also enables complementary or existing legacy systems to come under the control of one set of enterprise rules, and eases application customization and maintenance. In the future, Avalon will continue delivering additional products which provide various information views targeted to the executive suite, as well as users of hand-held devices and mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings products. Announcing AVALON 9 AVALON 9 (see press release AVA-11) supports this new applications architecture, and leverages the functionality of ORACLE7 by using Oracle Forms 4.0 to deliver support for client machines running under either the Microsoft Windows or the Motif environments. When coupled with the current character-mode user interface, this enables Avalon to offer products targeted at a broad range of users across the enterprise. AVALON 9 also offers customers major functionality enhancements in its manufacturing, distribution, and financials modules. General Ledger General Ledger A company's accounting records. This formal ledger contains all the financial accounts and statements of a business. Notes: The ledger uses two columns: one records debits, the other has offsetting credits. , Accounts Payable, and Accounts Receivable accounts receivable n. the amounts of money due or owed to a business or professional by customers or clients. Generally, accounts receivable refers to the total amount due and is considered in calculating the value of a business or the business' problems in paying modules now provide more comprehensive functionality that can adapt to diverse organizational structures. Additionally, AVALON Financials fully support international operations Internal Operations (I.O., IO or I/O) is a fictional American Intelligence Agency in Wildstorm comics. It was originally called International Operations. I.O. first appeared in WildC.A.T.S. volume 1 #1 (August, 1992) and was created by Brandon Choi and Jim Lee. , and enable users to centralize or decentralize de·cen·tral·ize v. de·cen·tral·ized, de·cen·tral·iz·ing, de·cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To distribute the administrative functions or powers of (a central authority) among several local authorities. accounting processes at their discretion. Also, Manufacturing and Distribution capabilities are upgraded to include demand-oriented purchasing, interplant data management, and either centralized/decentralized order entry capabilities. Introducing the New AVALON Analyst Family To meet the current market requirements for faster, more intuitive information access at decision-making levels, Avalon also announced a brand new family of query and analysis tools for departmental decision makers (see press release AVA-12). Developed using Microsoft Visual Basic, the AVALON Analyst products leverage Avalon's new architecture to give knowledge workers across the enterprise a personal, graphical view of critical information. Used in conjunction with AVALON applications, Avalon's Analyst products offer a real-time link to a company's data, business rules and processing logic, allowing users to instantly implement decisions without having to submit, transfer files, or re-key data. Also, Avalon announced today shipment of the first Analyst product, Supply Analyst, targeted to purchasing decision makers. Other AVALON Analyst products will be developed in partnership with customers, including: Engineering Analyst, Scheduler Analyst, Shipment Analyst, Order Analyst, Budget Analyst, and Materials Analyst. Pricing and Availability AVALON 9 for ORACLE will be available the first quarter in 1995 for all major UNIX server A medium to large-scale computer system in a network that runs under Unix. Unix servers are widely used as application servers and database servers and are available from a variety of vendors, including Sun, IBM, HP and others. platforms, and Windows, Motif, and character-based clients. Prices range from $100,000 to $1 million depending on hardware configuration and number of users. Avalon's new Supply Analyst will be available by the end of 1994 for the Microsoft Windows platform, and is used in conjunction with the AVALON server. Prices for Supply Analyst start at $5,000 per user. For sales information, please contact Avalon at 602/512-2000. About Avalon Software Avalon Software distinguishes itself by offering Global 1,000 companies an enterprise-wide solution for manufacturing and distribution. The company's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , AVALON applications, is a suite of client/server software for manufacturing, distribution and financial management. Avalon offers the only solution which leverages the native technology of ORACLE and SYBASE relational database management systems See DBMS for a shorter list of “typical”, representative database management systems. Open-source software
Avalon has more than 200 blue-chip customers worldwide using its products at 325 sites. Sales and support offices are located throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and Asia/Pacific. The company offers its products in 13 languages in 26 countries. Avalon works with a network of leading technology distributors around the world, and has strategic marketing and development partnerships with major hardware and software vendors. -0- Note to Editors: Avalon is a trademark of Avalon Software Inc. All other products are trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Avalon Software
M.R. Rangaswami, 602/512-2850
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