Borland to Preview the Next Generation of dBASE; First Public Demonstrations This Week at Spring Comdex.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 1995--This week at Spring Comdex, Borland International Inc. will begin to publicly preview the next version of its award-winning dBASE for Windows, code-named Voyager. The daily demonstrations launch a spring tour of trade shows, user group meetings, training seminars and other special preview events designed to inform developers about this soon-to-be-announced new database software. Voyager represents the only second-generation object-oriented Xbase product. Based on leading-edge visual tools and a sophisticated, yet easy, business programming language, Voyager provides Windows developers with the productivity and power to control their business data. This 16-bit product will run under both Windows 3.1 and Windows95 operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. and features mature client-server capabilities and significant performance enhancements. A separate dBASE compiler Software that converts dBASE source language into machine language. The resulting programs execute on their own like COBOL or C programs and do not run under dBASE. See dBASE Plus, CA-Clipper, Force and Quicksilver. for Windows will be available with Voyager that allows developers to create and deploy stand-alone (.EXE Exe (ĕks), river, c.55 mi (90 km) long, rising in the Exmoor, Somerset, SW England, and flowing S across the Cornwall peninsula, past Exeter to the English Channel at Exmouth. ) applications royalty-free. Pricing and availability for Voyager and the compiler will be announced at a later date. Spring Comdex Demonstrations Preview presentations of Voyager will take place daily at Spring Comdex in Borland's demonstration room as follows: Location: Congress Center Room 162W West Concourse, Level One Spring Comdex, Atlanta Schedule: April 24-26 -- presentations at: 12:00 Noon, 2:00 p.m., and 4:30 p.m. April 27 -- presentations at: 12:00 Noon and 2:00 p.m. About dBASE dBASE 5.0 for Windows, winner of PC/Computing Magazine's 1994 MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. Award and the PC Magazine 1994 Award for Technical Excellence, is the most powerful and advanced Windows database and application development environment available. Built upon the industry-standard dBASE language and easy-to-use object-oriented technology See object technology. , dBASE for Windows enables users to access the most popular corporate data sources, including dBASE and Paradox, Oracle, Microsoft/Sybase 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. , Borland InterBase, and all ODBC-compliant databases, such as Informix, DB2, and AS/400. About Borland 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 provider of products and services targeted to software developers. Borland is distinguished for its high-quality software development tools, which include Delphi, Borland C++, dBASE, and Paradox. Borland's award-winning products are supported through comprehensive programs for small- and large-sized software developers, corporate developers, value added resellers and systems integrators. Founded in 1983, Borland is 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. . For more information on Borland products and services, customers can access Borland Online, Borland's World Wide Web (WWW WWW or W3: see World Wide Web. (World Wide Web) The common host name for a Web server. The "www-dot" prefix on Web addresses is widely used to provide a recognizable way of identifying a Web site. ) site, at http://www.borland.com. CONTACT: Borland International Inc. Steve Curry, 408/431-4863 or scurry@wpo.borland.com Tami Casey, 408/431-4872 or tcasey@wpo.borland.com |
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