BORLAND SHIPS INTERBASE 4.0 WORKGROUP SERVER; SQL Server for Windows NT and Novell NetWare Provides End-to-End Client Server Computing Solution.SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 1995--Borland International Inc. today announced the InterBase 4.0 Workgroup Server for 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. NT and Novell NetWare (operating system, networking) Novell NetWare - Novell, Inc.'s proprietary networking operating system for the IBM PC. NetWare uses the IPX/SPX, NetBEUI or TCP/IP network protocols. It supports MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, OS/2, Macintosh and Unix clients. platforms shipped in December 1994. Amid rising interest in departmental-style client-server computing, Borland is providing this high-performance SQL server An earlier relational DBMS from Sybase and from Microsoft. Sybase introduced SQL Server in 1988 for various Unix versions. In that same year, with help from IBM, Sybase created an OS/2 version that Microsoft licensed and branded as Microsoft SQL Server. as its initial entry in the expanding workgroup server arena. InterBase 4.0 Workgroup Servers intelligent server features such as stored procedures, triggers and declarative referential integrity Declarative Referential Integrity (DRI) is a SQL Server term specifically applying to the assigning of permissions to users on a database object. Giving DRI permission to a database user allows them to add foreign key constraints on a table. provide users an immediate productivity gain while utilizing existing hardware and knowledge. The InterBase 4.0 Workgroup Server installs in less than fifteen minutes, takes up less than 10 MB disk space, and can be successfully managed by a part-time database administrator. "The delivery of this high-performance workgroup server signifies an important milestone in Borlands client-server roadmap," said Paul H. Gross, vice president and general manager of Borland's Languages and Client-Server Business Unit. "It is our goal to provide developers with the tools to create high-performance, distributed applications and the InterBase Workgroup Server will provide the perfect balance of a powerful database management system and ease-of-use to upsize up·size v. up·size, up·siz·ing, up·siz·es v.intr. To become greater or larger: "the chief executives ... saw the combined value of their share options upsize by $36. their applications." "I've worked with InterBase over the years and on a number of platforms," said Ted Miglautsch, Miglautsch Marketing. "We're very pleased to see that the NT and NLM Software that runs in a NetWare server. Although NetWare servers store DOS and Windows applications, they do not execute them. All programs that run in a NetWare server must be compiled into the NLM format. They are typically written in C and use Novell's libraries. ports are as technically solid and robust as any of the other previous InterBase offerings." Workgroup servers comprise a rapidly growing segment of the client-server database market. More powerful than desktop PC databases but easier to install and maintain than existing relational database relational database Database in which all data are represented in tabular form. The description of a particular entity is provided by the set of its attribute values, stored as one row or record of the table, called a tuple. systems, workgroup servers are optimized for departmental applications. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Dataquest, the market for workgroup database servers (including NT) will grow from $582 million in 1993 to $1.1 billion in 1998. InterBase 4.0 Workgroup Server provides flexibility and scalability unmatched in the workgroup server market today. Its versioning engine provides enhanced decision support capabilities by preventing user "lockout lockout, intentional closing up of a company, factory, or shop by an employer to prevent employees from working during a strike or labor dispute. The term lockout " during read/write transactions. It also provides immediate recovery from system failures. Record-oriented access is available to Borland's forthcoming next-generation application development environment, code-named Delphi95, as well as to Borland C++, Paradox for Windows and dBASE for Windows files. InterBase 4.0 Workgroup Server is accessible by any ODBC-compliant front-end application. InterBase 4.0 Workgroup Server for NT and NetWare has an introductory retail price of $650.00 for a two-user license, and $195 for each additional user. Ten-user licenses are available at an introductory retail price of $167.00 per user. The new server will be available directly from Borland and from a variety of corporate value-added resellers. For more information on InterBase 4.0 Workgroup Server, contact Borland at (800) 233-2444, ext. 1266. Pricing is in U.S. dollars and applies to the U.S. and Canada only. Borland International Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :BORL) is a leading supplier of software engineering tools. A pioneer in the use of object-oriented technology, Borland is focused on delivering tools and services that help customers "upsize" to networked and client-server environments. Borland's award-winning products are supported through programs for software developers, value added resellers, systems integrators, corporate customers, computer software retailers and end users. Headquartered in Scotts Valley, California Scotts Valley is a small city located in eastern Santa Cruz County, California, United States, about ten miles (16 km) south of San Jose and six miles (10 km) north of the beach in the upland slope of the Santa Cruz Mountains. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 11,385. , Borland's products include dBASE, Paradox, InterBase, ReportSmith, Borland C++, Borland Pascal and Sidekick and Dashboard. CONTACT: Borland International Inc.
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