Btrieve Technologies Inc. wins Client/Server RealWare Award at DB/Expo.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 1995--Btrieve Technologies Inc. (BTI BTI Beverage Testing Institute BTI Boyce Thompson Institute BTI British American Tobacco (stock symbol) BTI Boston Theological Institute Bti Bacillus Thuringiensis Israelensis BTI BioTechnology Institute BTI Binding Tariff Information ) today announced it has received the RealWare Award for "Client/Server Computing in Support of Mission-Critical Operations" at DB/Expo in San Francisco. The RealWare Awards recognize outstanding real-world user applications, focusing on the innovative use of technology to create effective solutions for users. The awards ceremony was held at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is a major modern art museum and San Francisco landmark. It opened in 1935 under founding director Dr. Grace Morley (Grace L. and recognized BTI, and its customer Arctco Inc. for the successful implementation of a client/server system using BTI's products: Btrieve and Scalable SQL. By downsizing (1) Converting mainframe and mini-based systems to client/server LANs. (2) To reduce equipment and associated costs by switching to a less-expensive system. (jargon) downsizing from a mainframe to client/server, Arctco's new system offers higher performance, a significant reduction in training costs, and increased reliability and data integrity. Industry judges evaluated and chose BTI's solution based on innovation, uniqueness, robustness and performance of the application. The panel of judges Panel of Judges is an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia. Members
"Our successful conversion to a client/server environment significantly improves our productivity, while allowing Arctco to adapt to rapidly changing business needs," said Ray Koukari, director of Management Information Systems (MIS) for Arctco. "We are extremely proud of the judges' recognition of BTI's technology and contribution to the success of Arctco's client/server system development," said Ron Harris, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of BTI. "This award reinforces the market's belief in the future potential of our company," said Harris. BTI is the leading provider of high-performance database engines bundled with commercial applications and sold to small and medium size companies and departments within large organizations. BTI's products are utilized by over 50,000 software developers today and are marketed through resellers, as well as through relationships with Novell and Microsoft. Since spinning off from Novell in April 1994, BTI has introduced new client/server versions of its Btrieve database engine and has recently introduced an enhanced version of its Scalable SQL database product line. BTI recently raised over $4 Million to build marketing and sales activities in Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Also in March, BTI announced the establishment of its Japanese subsidiary, Btrieve Technologies Japan Ltd., as a joint venture with several companies including Novell Japan Ltd. Novell Inc. remains a minority investor in BTI. BTI With corporate headquarters in Austin, Texas, BTI is dedicated to the creation of information management products offering intuitive control over large amounts of distributed, complex, heterogeneous data. Current BTI products include the first navigational client/server database, Btrieve 6 and Scalable SQL relational database. Both products are built on BTI's MicroKernel Database Engine, which manages data in a common model independent format and allows both navigational and relational 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. applications to access data concurrently. ARCTCO Arctco Inc. is located in Thief River Falls, Minn., and manufactures sport vehicles (the Arctic Cat snow mobile, and the TigerShark watercraft), clothing, accessories, and soon an ATV (1) (Advanced TV) An early name for the digital TV standard proposed by the Advisory Committee on Advanced Television Service (ACATS). See ACATS. See also ATV Forum. (2) (Analog TV) Refers to the NTSC, PAL and SECAM analog TV standads. (all terrain vehicle). -0- Note to Editors: Btrieve, Scalable SQL, MicroKernel Database Architecture are trademarks of Btrieve Technologies Inc. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Btrieve Technologies Inc. Bo Holand/Cathy Martin, 512/794-1729 or Price Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Julia Price/Laurie Gibson, 415/462-6970 |
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