Crescent announces grand opening of Code Depot on-line store for VB tools and components; Delivers secure on-line sales and download of best-of-breed products; Establishes Crescent Alliance Program to support third-party vendors.BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 6, 1996--The Crescent crescent, emblematic representation of the quarter moon. The crescent and star, ancient Byzantine symbols that became the emblems of Constantinople, were also assumed as the standard of the Ottoman Turks. Division of Progress 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 : PRGS PRGS Phosphoribosylglycinamide Synthetase ) today announced the grand opening of Code Depot, an on-line storefront to deliver tools and components to meet the time-sensitive needs of professional Visual Basic application programmers An individual who writes application programs in a user organization. Most programmers are application programmers. Contrast with systems programmer. See system development cycle.  . Code Depot, located at http://www.progress.com/crescent, is an Internet-based, secure purchasing mechanism offering developers worldwide the ultimate in one-stop shopping convenience. Developers shopping Code Depot can either securely place an order for delivery of shrink-wrapped software Refers to store-bought software, implying a standard platform that is widely supported. and documentation, or download code directly from the store, 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week -- free of any subscription fees. Code Depot allows shoppers to evaluate an on-line catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. of Visual Basic tools and components, including the newest, most powerful 32-bit OLE Custom Controls (programming) OLE custom controls - (OCX) An Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) custom control allowing infinite extension of the Microsoft Access control set. OCX is similar in purpose to VBX used in Visual Basic. (OCXs) from Crescent and other approved vendors. "The Internet offers developers quick and easy access to tools and components for rapid development of business applications," said Jennifer J. Bergantino, vice president of product marketing and planning at Progress Software Corporation. "Code Depot provides them with a complete selection of tested tools and components from the leading VB vendors, and offers total solutions to Visual Basic developers through products, services and incredible ease of purchase." In coming months, Crescent will continue to build its Web site as the news, information and support hub of the VB development community. The next major addition to the site will be the "Visual Basic Buyer's Guide," scheduled for the second quarter of 1996. The buyer's guide will list best-of-breed tools and services, Web-enabled and otherwise, from Crescent and other leading vendors. This will provide buyers the assurance of product/service quality and completeness, as well as simplified, well-organized selection and purchase. Also planned for the Crescent Web site are VB discussion groups and extensive technical support information and tools. To support Code Depot, its catalog program and other VB market initiatives, Crescent is continually scanning for market-tested third-party VB products. To meet this end, Crescent has established Crescent Alliance Program (CAP) an integrated partners program intended to leverage Crescent's and its partners' strengths and market reach to offer total solutions to Visual Basic developers, whether those solutions be products, services, or simply ease in selection and purchase. To purchase Crescent products or find out more about CAP, access the Crescent Web site at http://www.progress.com/crescent, or call Crescent at 800-352-2742; outside the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , dial 01-617-280-3000. Crescent is also accessible by e-mail at crescent@progress.com. About the Company The Crescent Division of Progress Software is dedicated to enhancing the success of Visual Basic developers, by delivering tools and services that heighten height·en v. height·ened, height·en·ing, height·ens v.tr. 1. To raise or increase the quantity or degree of; intensify. 2. To make high or higher; raise. v.intr. their productivity and provide the foundation for creating reliable, scalable, business-critical applications. By leveraging a 10-year track record of developing successful tools and components for the BASIC and Microsoft Windows/Visual Basic environments, Crescent provides components and corporate and client/server solutions to its customers worldwide. Through constant interaction with application developers, Crescent develops and markets a broad array of products, services and support options uniquely suited to the corporate Visual Basic market. -0- Crescent and Code Depot are trademarks of the Crescent Division of Progress Software Corporation. Merchant Solution is a registered trademark of Open Market Inc. Visual Basic, Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, . All other products and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. (1996) CONTACT: Mike Mitsock/Stephen Zamierowski Progress Software Corporation (617) 280-4360/4627 E-mail:mitsock@bedford.progress.com Web URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. :http://www.progress.com/crescent or Jim Sheehan/Kim Miller The Weber Group (617)520-7030/7034 jsheehan@webergroup.com kmiller@webergroup.com |
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