Crescent announces immediate availability of new OLE component versions of its core products.BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 1995--The Crescent 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 the 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. (OCX (OLE Control EXtension) A component software technology from Microsoft that enables a Windows program to add functionality by calling ready-made components. Generally called "OLE controls" or "OLE custom controls," they appear to the end user as just another part of ) versions of its core set of products. These OLE component products support 16-bit and 32-bit programming environments, are compatible with both Visual Basic 4.0 and Windows 95, and provide support for OLE 2.0. Crescent's OLE components will enable corporate developers to build increasingly sophisticated business applications in their language of choice -- Visual Basic. In addition, Crescent announced that EnQuiry Release 2.0, for Visual Basic Version 4.0, a point and click solution to 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. query building and data-bound control layout, will begin shipping in December. "As the leading Visual Basic tools vendor, Crescent is pleased to be ahead of the pack in making its OCX products available to users," said Jennifer J. Bergantino, director of the Crescent Division. "The feedback we have received to date on Visual Basic 4.0 has been tremendous, and indications are that users will transition quickly. With this announcement, we are confirming that we are there first, with VB4 products that are available now, packaged for maximum flexibility, and with enterprise-capable support to make the transition from VB3 to VB4 smoother." New OLE Component Product Versions Crescent's OLE component family includes the following products: o QuickPak Professional -- upgraded to Release 4.0 QuickPak Professional is the most comprehensive toolset of custom controls, subroutines, utilities, and sample code for developing Visual Basic applications. Whether users are just starting with Visual Basic, or are experienced programmers This is a list of programmers notable for their contributions to software, either as original author or architect, or for later additions. See also: Game programmer, List of computer scientists , QuickPak Professional will increase coding productivity dramatically and ensure users won't have to "reinvent the wheel (jargon) reinvent the wheel - To design or implement a tool equivalent to an existing one or part of one, with the implication that doing so is silly or a waste of time. This is often a valid criticism. " for many of the most common requirements of component-based applications development. o PDQComm upgraded to Release 3.0 PDQComm is the only complete library of custom controls, subroutines, and functions for serial communications See serial transmission and serial. within the Visual Basic programming environment. PDQComm extends and enhances significantly the MSComm control shipped with Visual Basic, and provides both low- and high-level serial communications services. For applications that require serial communications, PDQComm can dramatically reduce development time and overhead. o XRef upgraded to Release 2.0 XRef adds professional application management tools to the Visual Basic programming environment. Using XRef, users can document and more efficiently manage complex applications, saving hours of tedious and time-consuming work. Aimed at mid-level and advanced Visual Basic programmers, XRef is particularly critical to managing team development projects. o NetPak Professional upgraded to Release 2.0 NetPak Professional is a comprehensive collection of NetWare and Windows networking A local area network (LAN) made up of Windows clients and servers. Starting with Windows for Workgroups 3.1 in 1992, all versions of Windows have built-in networking. See Windows and NetBEUI network. functions and controls that allow users to add advanced networking-capabilities to applications. Everyone from novice Visual Basic users, to developers of networking applications, to network administrators, can use these tools immediately. These services will save low-level coding for network access and operations, so users can spend their time more productively on other aspects of application development. o QuickPak Scientific upgraded to Release 3.0 QuickPak Scientific is a comprehensive library of subroutines and functions for numerical and statistical analysis that will save users significant time and programming effort. Each routine provides a flexible and easy way to solve analytical problems in the development of scientific, engineering, market research, financial market analysis and other technical applications. Pricing Pricing has been set for the Crescent Visual Basic 4.0 products as follows. -0-
Product OCX/VB4 Price Upgrade Price
QuickPak $249 $129
Professional
PDQComm $199 $99
XRef $129 $69
NetPak Professional $199 $99
QuickPak Scientific $199 $99
EnQuiry $395 no charge(a)-0-
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 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. Crescent can be reached within 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. by calling 800-352-2742; outside the United States, users can dial 01-617-280-3000. Crescent is also on the Web at http://www.progress.com/crescent, or by sending Internet mail See Internet e-mail service. to crescent@progress.com. Progress Software Corporation, headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts Bedford is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is within the Greater Boston area, some 15 miles north-west of the city of Boston. The population of Bedford was 12,595 at the 2000 census. , is a leading supplier of application development and database software to professional IS organizations in business, government and industry worldwide. The PROGRESS product line enables developers to rapidly and economically build and deploy enterprise-class client/server applications for Oracle, Sybase, PROGRESS, 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. , ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) A database programming interface from Microsoft that provides a common language for Windows applications to access databases on a network. and DB2/400 databases. Progress Software develops, markets and supports the PROGRESS product line directly to IS organizations and through more than 2,300 Application Partners (VARs) who offer thousands of applications to a wide variety of industries. More than $1 billion worth of PROGRESS-based applications are sold each year by Application Partners globally. Progress Software markets and supports its products in over 60 countries through a network of 18 subsidiaries and more than 30 distributors 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- (a) Registered users of EnQuiry Release 1.0 (for Visual Basic Version 3) can obtain an upgrade to EnQuiry Release 2.0 (for Visual Basic Version 4) for a $20 shipping and handling fee, through Dec. 31, 1995. PROGRESS is a registered trademark of Progress Software Corporation. EnQuiry, QuickPak Professional and XRef are trademarks of the Crescent Division of Progress Software Corporation. All other products may be registered trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Mike Mitsock Steve Zamierowski Progress Software Corporation (617) 280-4627/4360 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 or Jim Sheehan Kim Miller The Weber Group (617) 661-7030/7034 E-mail: jsheehan@webergroup.com Web URL: kmiller@webergroup.com |
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