Casahl Launches Replic-Action 3.0 for Lotus Notes Version 4.0; Full Utilization of Notes 4.0, Dissimilar 3.0 and 4.0 Database Replication, Scalable Real-Time DBMS Access, Additional Performance Enhancements.MAASTRICHT, Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 1996--Casahl Technology, a leading provider of software for integrating groupware with 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. and legacy systems, today announced the availability of Replic-Action 3.0 for Lotus Notes Messaging and groupware software from IBM Lotus that was introduced in 1989 for OS/2 and later expanded to Windows, Mac, Unix, NetWare, AS/400 and S/390. Notes provides e-mail, document sharing, workflow, group discussions and calendaring and scheduling. 4.0. The new product allows replication between dissimilar Notes 3.0 and 4.0 databases, providing a complementary capability to Notes to assist migration and coexistence of Notes 3.0 and 4.0 applications. Replic-Action 3.0 for Lotus Notes 4.0 features an improved Notes user interface by taking advantage of the significant new features available in Notes 4.0, such as horizontal radial buttons, hot spots hot spots acute moist dermatitis. , collapsible sections, agents and navigators. In addition, Replic-Action 3.0 for Notes 4.0 supports all Notes native data types, such as rich text, multi-value lists, reader names, author names and response hierarchy. The new product provides a migration path from Notes 3.0 to 4.0 and enables 3.0 and 4.0 applications to coexist through its real-time DBMS (DataBase Management System) Software that controls the organization, storage, retrieval, security and integrity of data in a database. It accepts requests from the application and instructs the operating system to transfer the appropriate data. access and dissimilar Note 3.0 and 4.0 database replication. Replic-Action 3.0's 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. access capability utilizes the Notes 4.0 Extension Manager capability to enable multiprocess real-time look-up and update capabilities from any Notes client to multiple DBMSs. This capability allows Notes clients to be the universal front-end to corporate data and the full power of the corporate DBMS's capability of transaction, concurrency control In a DBMS, managing the simultaneous access to a database. It prevents two users from editing the same record at the same time and is also concerned with serializing transactions for backup and recovery. and recovery can now be fully complemented by Notes' capability in communications, workflow and groupware support. Replic-Action Servers can run as independent servers, unlike other products that perform replication on the Notes server as an add-in task; this feature ensures optimal performance of the Notes Server. In addition, Replic-Action 3.0 for Notes 4.0 provides automatic load balancing in real-time over a bank of Replic-Action servers, as a function of the number of Notes real-time users. With this functionality, Replic-Action is the world's first and only scalable real-time product providing support to Notes clients against any DBMS. Replic-Action 3.0 for Lotus Notes 4.0 also offers parallel database replication, fine-tuned control of two-way incremental replication, greater flexibility in setting up workflow triggers and major server enhancements. "With the introduction of Notes 4.0, a large number of Notes customers face significant migration issues. Replic-Action provides true Notes-style replication between dissimilar 3.0 and 4.0 databases, giving Notes customers a smooth path to Notes 4.0," said Harry Wong, 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 Casahl Technology, Inc. "We are using Replic-Action 3.0 to synchronize the existing R3 Public Name and Address Book and the new R4 Public Name and Address Book. The structures of these Notes R3 and R4 databases are different and Replic-Action is a powerful tool which makes it possible for us to migrate to Notes 4.0 while minimizing the changes to and impact on our existing R3 environment," said David Akers, Technolgy Team Leader, responsible for Infrastructure Engineering at Hewlett-Packard. Replic-Action Replic-Action 3.0 is a client/server based replication and migration tool, which accesses, transforms, migrates and synchronizes data between Lotus Notes and multiple external databases, both relational and legacy. Replic-Action applications can link and control interactions between multiple databases, providing workflow triggers, notifications and automated actions. Pricing, Platforms and Availability Replic-Action 3.0 Servers are currently available in development and production versions running on Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows 3.1 and OS/2. The product is priced at $1,500 for the Development Server and $10,000 for the Production Server, which includes the real-time capability. Replic-Action is bundled with more than 35 databases drivers and supports many more database systems including ALLBASE/SQL, DB2/400, Btrieve, DB2 (with MDI (1) (Multiple Document Interface) A Windows function that allows an application to display and lets the user work with more than one document at the same time. Gateway), FoxBASE, Informix, INGRES, InterBase, Oracle, Paradox, PROGRESS, MS SQL, Sybase SQL Server Sybase SQL Server - Adaptive Server Enterprise , and Teradata. Casahl Technology, Inc. Headquartered in Danville, Calif., Casahl is a leading provider of software that allows corporations to easily integrate operational data from RDBMS (Relational DataBase Management System) See relational database and DBMS. RDBMS - relational database and legacy systems with groupware products such as Lotus Notes. Major customers include Advanced Micro Devices, AT&T, Citicorp, Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and , Hewlett-Packard, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Internal Revenue Service, Lotus, State Farm Insurance and Sybase. Casahl's home page can be accessed at: http://www.casahl.com. -0- Note to Editors: Casahl and Replic-Action are trademarks of Casahl Technology. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. 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