Centura/Gupta Software Signs a $2.5 Million Embedded Database Contract With a Major Provider of Payroll Software/Services.REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 1998--Centura Software Corporation (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 :CNTR CNTR Center CNTR Container CNTR Control CNTR Counter ) (formerly Gupta Corporation (company) Gupta Corporation - The vendor of SQLWindows. Gupta Corporation provides application development and deployment software for client-server applications, consisting of a relational database, application development tools and transparent connectivity software. ) today announced a multi-year $2.5 million software contract with a major payroll services firm. SQLBase is currently inside more than 90,000 copies of their PC based payroll application package. Scott Broomfield, Centura's 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. commented, "This is a serious continued commitment to Centura's software. I am also pleased that they have agreed to join our newly formed customer advisory council. The contract with this company, as well as with dozens of other Centura customers, shows Centura products add significant value to both application developers and to their customers. These relationships demonstrate the restoration of confidence our customers have in our products and management of the company." The SQLBase 7.0 embedded database (1) Database software that is included with an application rather than offered as a separate database management system (see DBMS). Tending to be compact and efficient, an embedded database generally includes fewer features than a full-blown DBMS. was released to the market in December, 1997. It offers an unparalleled combination of features that translate into tangible benefits for application developers and end users. With its small footprint, self-recovery and no DBA (data base administrator) features, SQLBase is the perfect embedded database for applications sold to small businesses, who have only a limited IT infrastructure. It provides a full set of RDBMS (Relational DataBase Management System) See relational database and DBMS. RDBMS - relational database features as well as application scalability from smart devices to the Web. Dataquest ranks SQLBase as having the second largest market share in the embedded database segment. Kathy Lane, Senior Vice President, also said that "The market dynamics of the database product category is shifting, and Centura is in the middle of these paradigm shifts A dramatic change in methodology or practice. It often refers to a major change in thinking and planning, which ultimately changes the way projects are implemented. For example, accessing applications and data from the Web instead of from local servers is a paradigm shift. See paradigm. . Industry analysts are forecasting a slowdown in the purchase of stand-alone enterprise database products, but analysts see considerable growth for embedded database products like SQLBase. The Fortune 1000 database market opportunity is saturated. Future growth in the database product category will come from small and mid size companies. Small and mid size firms, however, typically do not purchase standalone enterprise database systems. They buy applications, like this payroll product, which already include the database. We expect the market opportunity for embedded databases will continue to grow. Not only in traditional Windows applications A program that is written to run under Microsoft's Windows operating system. Such applications typically run under all 32-bit versions of Windows, but earlier applications might also run under the 16-bit versions (Windows 3.x) as well. See Windows. , but also in new platforms like the web and smart devices." About Centura Software Corporation Since its inception in 1984, Centura has enjoyed a rich history of innovation, creating the first client/server RDBMS for PCs. Its current product lineup includes embedded databases, SQLBase and SQLBase Exchange, application development tools, SQLWindows, Centura Team Developer See Team Developer. , and Internet and connectivity products, Centura Web Developer, Centura net.db and SQLHost. Today, Centura has 26 offices around the world and supports hundreds of thousands of developers who embed our tools in applications used by more than 1 million end users. Centura is positioning its client/server products to be Web capable and Mobile ready. Current Centura products are all Year 2000 compliant a. 1. (Computers) having dates fully and properly represented, and not susceptible to failure due to the year 2000 bug. .
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