Crescent announces new OLE component versions of its entire product family; Crescent's OLE component products extend and enhance capabilities of Visual Basic 4.0.BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 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 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 full product line. These OLE component products support 16-bit and 32-bit programming environments, are compatible with both Microsoftr Visual Basic 4.0 and Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. 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. "Visual Basic users have eagerly awaited a·wait v. a·wait·ed, a·wait·ing, a·waits v.tr. 1. a. To wait for. See Synonyms at expect. b. the availability of Version 4.0, particularly because of the many new enhancements designed to boost its enterprise development capabilities," said Jennifer J. Bergantino, director of the Crescent Division. "Likewise, the Crescent customer base has expressed great interest in the OLE component versions of all our products, so they can more easily build robust, `run-the-business'-type applications. We look forward to continuing to partner with Microsoft to deliver the powerful tools and components developers need to build more rigorous corporate applications in Visual Basic." New OLE Component Product Versions Crescent's OLE component family includes the following products: o PowerPak Pro- upgraded to Release 2.0 PowerPak Pro is a complete, tested and fully supported `best-of-breed' suite of professional Visual Basic tools, providing professional development tools, OLE controls See OCX. , source code management, deployment tools, and focused support for the integrated package. PowerPak Pro includes products from Desaware, VideoSoft, Apex, WhippleWare, StarBase, New Technology Solutions, and Crescent. o EnQuiry- upgraded to Release 2.0 EnQuiry is the easiest 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. As an add-in application to Visual Basic, EnQuiry eliminates the time-consuming tasks of database form layout. With EnQuiry, query generation, query preview and form layout have become a single speedy process. 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 "re-invent the wheel" when engaged in component-based applications development. o NetPak Professional- upgraded to Release 2.0 NetPak Professional is a comprehensive collection of Novell NetWare (operating system, networking) Novell NetWare - Novell, Inc.'s proprietary networking operating system for the IBM PC. NetWare uses the IPX/SPX, NetBEUI or TCP/IP network protocols. It supports MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, OS/2, Macintosh and Unix clients. and Microsoft Windows networking See Windows 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 developers can spend their time more productively on other aspects of application 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, developers 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 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 Through Crescent's Upgrade Price Protection Program, customers who have purchased the VB3/VBX versions of its products between June 26 and September 30, 1995 can upgrade to the corresponding OLE component version free(a) through November 30, 1995. PowerPak Pro users who are part of the Enhanced Support and Software Maintenance (ESSM ESSM European Society for Sexual Medicine ESSM Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile ESSM Exercise Science and Sports Medicine ESSM Emergency Ship Salvage Material ESSM Enterprise SQL Server Manager (Sybase) ) program are also eligible for the free(a) upgrade. For all other users, specific upgrade pricing can be found in the following table: (a) Free upgrades require a $20 shipping and handling fee, and are available directly from Crescent. The free upgrade to PowerPak Pro requires a current subscription to the Enhanced Support and Software Maintenance (ESSM) program. Product OLE Component Upgrade Price Version U.S. Suggested Retail Price PowerPak Pro $1,395 $695 EnQuiry $ 395 $195 QuickPak Professional $ 249 $129 NetPak Professional $ 199 $ 99 PDQComm $ 199 $ 99 XRef $ 129 $ 69 QuickPak Scientific $ 199 $ 99 Packaging To afford users the maximum flexibility in a mixed 16- and 32-bit deployment environment, these new Crescent products will be packaged with all the following in each box: VBX (Visual Basic EXtension) A component software technology from Microsoft that enabled a Visual Basic (Windows) program to add functionality by calling ready-made software modules. controls (16-bit, by definition); 16-bit OLE Custom Controls (OCX); and 32-bit OLE Custom Controls. In the case of QuickPak Professional and PowerPak Pro, the 32-bit version of the comprehensive DLL (1) See data link layer. (2) (Dynamic Link Library) An executable program module in Windows that performs one or more functions at runtime. DLLs are not launched by the user; they are called for by an executable program or by other DLLs. library will also be included. Availability Crescent's component-oriented products, QuickPak Professional, NetPak Professional, PDQComm, XRef and QuickPak Scientific, will ship on a phased roll-out schedule during the month of September. Visual Basic 4-compatible versions of Crescent's client/server and corporate-oriented tools, EnQuiry and PowerPak Pro, will reach the market in November. 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. 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- PROGRESS is a registered trademark of Progress Software Corporation. EnQuiry, PowerPak Pro, QuickPak Professional, NetPak Professional, PDQComm, QuickPak Scientific and XRef are trademarks of the Crescent Division of Progress Software Corporation. Microsoft, Windows and Visual Basic 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 trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Mike Mitsock Kathy Wilson Steve Zamierowski Jim Sheehan Progress Software Corporation The Weber Group (617) 280-4627 (617) 661-7900 |
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