Corel Starts Shipping Paradox 9 Developer's Edition: New Product is Designed Specifically for Paradox Developers.OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 25, 1999-- Corel Corporation (company) Corel Corporation - A software publisher best known for the CorelDraw application. Founded in June 1985 by Dr. Michael Cowpland, Corel Corporation was originally a systems integration company. (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 : CORL CORL Corel Corporation (stock symbol) CORL Coalition of Reef Lovers CORL capital outlay revenue limit CORL change-orientated reflective listening (psychotherapy) CORL Central Ontario Ringette League , TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). : COR) today announced that Paradox(r) 9 Developer's Edition is now shipping and will be in stores in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. on September 7, 1999. Paradox 9 Developer's Edition is designed specifically for developers, providing them with the tools to: develop custom applications and then distribute them, royalty-free, with Paradox 9 Runtime; create front-ends for client/server databases; and build database-driven Web sites with powerful Java(tm)-based utilities. Paradox 9 Developer's Edition will be available in English only for a suggested retail price of US $499(1) or CAN $629(1). "We recognize that some of our most loyal Paradox users are developers and we are providing them with a product that meets their specific needs," said Derek Burney Derek Hudson Burney (born 1939) is a Canadian businessman. He is also a former diplomat and political strategist for the Progressive Conservative government of Brian Mulroney. , executive vice president of engineering at Corel Corporation. "We are confident that developers will be pleased with this edition because it is ideal for advanced users who need a powerful, yet easy-to-use development environment to create front-end applications." Corel is also pleased to announce that it has formed an alliance with PeerDirect to bring PeerDirect Replication Engine 3.5 software to users of the Developer's Edition. PeerDirect Replication Engine 3.5 software is a database replication system that gives users fast, reliable access to database information at any time, anywhere. Each person who purchases Paradox 9 Developer's Edition will receive a separate CD and two licenses for PeerDirect Replication Engine 3.5. Users who want additional licenses will have to contact PeerDirect at 1-416-805-9088. Some of the other components that are included in Paradox 9 Developer's Edition are: - Paradox 9, the powerful 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. application. - Paradox Runtime(2), a shell for running applications developed using Paradox 9 and ObjectPAL, Paradox programming language. Paradox 9 Runtime allows developers to distribute their solutions to an unlimited number of users, royalty-free. - Paradox 9 Distribution Expert (PDE PDE Pennsylvania Department of Education PDE Plug-In Development Environment PDE Partial Differential Equation PDE Phosphodiesterases PDE Personal Digital Entertainment PDE Pulse Detonation Engine PDE Product Data Exchange PDE Present-Day English ) professional setup distribution, designed for intermediate to advanced Paradox users, including beginner developers. PDE takes users through a series of steps, helping with tasks such as setup options, choosing files for distribution, saving projects and creating distributions. - Paradox 9 Developer's Edition comes with extensive documentation, including: Paradox 9 Power Programming: The Official Guide, written by Mike A. Prestwood, which helps users understand the fundamentals of programming with Paradox 9; and The Paradox 9 ObjectPAL(r) Reference Guide, a two-volume reference to the ObjectPAL programming language that describes the methods and procedures used in ObjectPAL and provides a list of all ObjectPAL constants and properties. - Borland(r) 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. Links 5.01 provides native connections to most back-end databases such as Oracle(r), Informix and Microsoft(r) 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. . - MERANT DataDirect(r) ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) A database programming interface from Microsoft that provides a common language for Windows applications to access databases on a network. Paradox 9 driver enables data sharing The ability to share the same data resource with multiple applications or users. It implies that the data are stored in one or more servers in the network and that there is some software locking mechanism that prevents the same set of data from being changed by two people at the same time. between different database applications. - jPdox(tm) Web Utilities with the following Java-based tools: - Paradox Web Form Designer allows users to produce forms using embedded Java beans, instead of typed code. - Paradox JDBC Driver provides users with standard SQL access to databases from Java programs, including the Paradox Web Form Designer. - JRun(tm), a Java-based program, offers a smooth transition from database to Web. It seamlessly integrates with a Web server, allowing it to run Java servlets. Corel Solution Partners Program Corel Solution Partners Program is a comprehensive resource for developers and consultants interested in providing high-quality products, solutions and services to their customers. Through this program, Paradox members have access to complimentary Corel software for development and testing, developer/technical support, information and marketing opportunities. Visit the Solution Partners Web site at: www.corel.com/partners_developers/csp/index.htm to view benefits afforded to Paradox developers. Minimum System Requirements - Windows(r) 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT(r) 4.0 - 486/66 DX - 16 MB RAM (32 MB RAM recommended) - 65 MB hard disk space (200 MB with Paradox 9 Runtime and Paradox 9 Distribution Expert) - CD-ROM drive - VGA monitor or better For information on Technical Support for Paradox 9, please go to Corel's Web site at http://www.corel.com/news/1999/august/august_25_1999_techsupportPar9.htm. (1)Prices subject to change without notice. Dealers may sell for less. (2)Please note that the version of Paradox Runtime must match the version of Paradox used by the developer. Paradox 9 Runtime English will not be sold separately. Corel Corporation Corel Corporation is an internationally recognized developer of award-winning graphics and business productivity applications. Development of market-leading products such as the CorelDRAW(r) line of graphics applications and the Corel(r) WordPerfect(r) Suite of business tools is continually evolving to meet the demands of the corporate, retail and academic markets. Committed to performance, compatibility, value and open standards, Corel develops products for the Windows(r), Macintosh(r), UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). (r), Linux(r) and Java(tm) platforms. Corel's common stock trades on The NASDAQ Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. (sm) under the symbol CORL and on the Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. under the symbol COR. For more information visit Corel's Web site at www.corel.com. Corel, WordPerfect, CorelDRAW, Paradox, jPdox and the Go Further logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Corel Corporation or Corel Corporation Limited. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group. Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other product names are trademarks of their respective companies. All other brands and products referenced herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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