Crescent announces immediate availability of EnQuiry; Crescent divison's first custom-developed product extends and enhances client/server capabilities of Visual Basic.BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 4, 1995--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 immediate availability of EnQuiry, a client/server development tool that allows Visual Basic developers to rapidly and visually build forms and database queries without coding. The product provides vastly improved client/server functionality to Visual Basic in three key areas: it greatly speeds database application development; in most cases, it removes entirely the need for Visual Basic developers to write 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. code; and, it produces applications that present more intuitive data representations to end-users. EnQuiry is the first product developed "from the ground up" by the Crescent Division, and the first of a number it will offer in the client/server arena. EnQuiry is also one of the first commercial, shrink-wrapped products to be written entirely in Microsoft's latest release of Visual Basic, Version 4.0. EnQuiry is the most intuitive client/server development tool designed to operate seamlessly within the Visual Basic environment. It brings to Visual Basic a point-and-click solution to SQL query building and data-bound control layout consistent with the Visual Basic paradigm and mindset mind·set or mind-set n. 1. A fixed mental attitude or disposition that predetermines a person's responses to and interpretations of situations. 2. An inclination or a habit. . Using EnQuiry's QueryBuilder, users can graphically manage and control virtually all aspects of the SQL query and control layout process. With the EnQuiry Form Preview, developers can instantly see the results of their queries and the way data will be presented to users. "Market interest in EnQuiry has been tremendous since we first announced the product in late June. Its shipment reinforces the ongoing trend toward using Visual Basic in more stringent client/server applications," said Jennifer J. Bergantino, director of the Crescent Division of Progress Software. "EnQuiry will enable Visual Basic users to more efficiently and productively build client/server applications, and to better give their organizations a clear competitive advantage." EnQuiry literally began with a "clean sheet of paper," and was subject to several rounds of prototyping and usability testing Usability testing is a means for measuring how well people can use some human-made object (such as a web page, a computer interface, a document, or a device) for its intended purpose, i.e. usability testing measures the usability of the object. , with users of all ability levels and experience profiles. The key design criterion was to provide ease-of-use, while staying within the paradigms and mindset of Visual Basic developers for client/server development. In many cases, total development time for database applications can be cut by an order of magnitude A change in quantity or volume as measured by the decimal point. For example, from tens to hundreds is one order of magnitude. Tens to thousands is two orders of magnitude; tens to millions is three orders of magnitude, etc. . The suggested U.S. retail price for EnQuiry Release 1.0 is $395. Through October 31, EnQuiry will be offered at a special introductory price of $299. Purchasers of EnQuiry Release 1.0, which supports the Visual Basic 3.0 environment, will be entitled en·ti·tle tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: to a minimal-cost upgrade to EnQuiry Release 2.0 (for Visual Basic 4.0) through the end of the year. Crescent, headquartered in Bedford, Mass., 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 Microsoftr Windowsr/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. Progress Software Corporation, also headquartered in Bedford, Mass., is a leading supplier of application development and deployment software to professional IS organizations in business, government and industry worldwide. The Enterprise Division of Progress Software sells and supports the PROGRESS Version 7 application development environment (ADE) directly and through more than 2,000 Application Partners who offer thousands of enterprise client/server applications to a wide variety of industries. Progress Software operates on a global basis with 18 subsidiaries and more than 30 distributors marketing and supporting PROGRESS in over 60 countries throughout Europe, Australia, Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. and Asia. -0- Crescent can be reached at the following: Phone: 800/352-2742 (Outside the US 01-617-280-3000) Fax: 617/280-4025 E-mail: crescent@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 PROGRESS is a registered trademark of Progress Software Corporation. EnQuiry is a trademark of the Crescent Division of Progress Software Corporation. All other products may be registered trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Mike Mitsock Kathy Wilson Stephen Zamierowski Jim Sheehan Crescent/Progress Software The Weber Weber, river, United States Weber (wē`bər), river, c.125 mi (200 km) long, rising in the Uinta Mts., N central Utah, and flowing north and northwest to join the Ogden River at Ogden. The combined stream flows to the Great Salt Lake. Group (617) 280-4627/4360 (617) 520-7060/7030 crescent@progress.com kwilson@weber.com jsheehan@weber.com |
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