Cutting Edge Software and DDH Software Team to Offer First Complete Office Application Suite Available for Palm Powered Handhelds.Business Editors & High Tech Writers DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2001 Free Quickdata Utility Enables Users to Exchange Data Between Industry Leading Spreadsheet and Database Applications Cutting Edge Software, Inc. and DDH DDH Decision Diffie-Hellman DDH Developmental Dysplasia of Hip DDH Dorothy Day House DDH Document Drafting Handbook DDH Dublin Dental Hospital DDH Destroyer-Carrying Helicopter DDH Dissociated Double Hypertropia Software, Inc., two pioneering developers of productivity applications for Palm Powered(TM) handheld devices, have teamed to launch Quickdata, a free data utility that gives mobile professionals a completely integrated "Office-Style" solution. Quickdata enables users to quickly and easily share data between Cutting Edge Software's Quicksheet spreadsheet application and DDH Software's HanDBase 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. . Users of both Cutting Edge Software's Quickoffice suite, which includes Quicksheet, the Quickword text editor and Quickchart graphing application, and HanDBase can download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. the free Quickdata utility and enjoy integrated "Office-style" productivity while on the road. "Just as Microsoft's Access and Excel have provided workers with flexibility when they work with their data on the desktop, the teaming of HanDBase and Quicksheet empowers mobile professionals with more choices in how they work with data on their handheld computers A computing device that can be easily held in one hand while the other hand is used to operate it. The Palm devices are a popular example. See Palm, smartphone and palmtop. ," said Michael Compeau, Cutting Edge Software's vice president of business development and planning. "Our mission is to enable mobile professionals to become more productive on-the-go and Quickdata enables users of the top Palm OS devices It may never be fully completed or, depending on its its nature, it may be that it can never be completed. However, new and revised entries in the list are always welcome. This is a list of Palm OS devices, and companies that make, or have made, them. to tap into the power of our complete suite allowing them to accomplish more work anytime and anywhere." The Quickdata utility enables users who own Quicksheet and HanDBase to have a host of new capabilities for viewing and entering data or exchanging data with other users and their own desktop. For example, HanDBase's many "form" entry methods, such as check boxes and pop-up fields, simplify the process of entering data on the small screen of a handheld computer. If this data needs to be analyzed an·a·lyze tr.v. an·a·lyzed, an·a·lyz·ing, an·a·lyz·es 1. To examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelations. 2. Chemistry To make a chemical analysis of. 3. in a tabular tab·u·lar adj. 1. Having a plane surface; flat. 2. Organized as a table or list. 3. Calculated by means of a table. tabular resembling a table. format, or if it needs to be plotted on a chart or graph, the data can be transferred while on the device to Quicksheet via the Quickdata utility and displayed in a spreadsheet or charted with Cutting Edge's Quickchart feature. All of Quicksheet's tools, including more than 60 formulas and functions, can be applied to the data while still preserving the native HanDBase database. Because data can flow bi-directionally, the data stored in Quicksheet can likewise be exported to HanDBase to automatically complete forms or to be beamed to other HanDBase users. Since HanDBase is the first cross-platform database in the handheld computing computing - computer industry, the data can be beamed to other HanDBase users with either Palm Powered(TM) or PocketPC Powered devices. This functionality eliminates a major barrier that previously prevented many mobile professionals from collaborating and exchanging data. The Quickdata utility is not the only common aspect of HanDBase and Quicksheet; the two products are also the only database and spreadsheet applications to be certified See certification. by Palm, Inc. as Palm Powered Compatible Solutions. To earn Palm Powered Compatible certification, both applications underwent extensive third-party testing to ensure they met high levels of quality, reliability, and usability How easy something is to use. Both software and Web sites can be tested for usability. Considering how difficult applications are to use and Web sites are to navigate, one would wish that more designers took this seriously. See user interface and usability lab. . "Quicksheet has always been the most feature-rich and business-focused spreadsheet for Palm device users and providing our customers with the power that Quicksheet offers adds a lot of value to HanDBase," said Paul Hoffman
About Quickoffice(TM) Quickoffice includes Cutting Edge Software's award-winning productivity applications for the Palm OS, Quicksheet and Quickword, with bi-directional connectivity to their desktop counterparts, MS Excel and MS Word. The suite also includes Quickchart, Quicksheet's graphing module, and the Quickoffice Desktop application for the PC that provides easy access to file and synchronization (1) See synchronous and synchronous transmission. (2) Ensuring that two sets of data are always the same. See data synchronization. (3) Keeping time-of-day clocks in two devices set to the same time. See NTP. management between the user's Palm handheld computer and desktop computer. About HanDBase DDH Software's HanDBase is the first database application with versions available for owners of both Palm OS and Pocket PC-based handheld computers. HanDBase enables users to collect, edit and manage information while away from their personal computers. The standard version of HanDBase comes with two applications, one that resides on the Palm(R) handheld, and a "desktop" application that resides on the user's PC. By offering both a handheld and desktop application, HanDBase offers users a great deal of flexibility to create, edit and view databases in the field on the handheld or desktop PC. About Cutting Edge Software, Inc. Cutting Edge Software, Inc. is a privately-held company that develops, markets and supports business productivity software solutions for the mobile professional and enterprises, including spreadsheet, charting, and document reading/editing software. The company's flagship products A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , Quicksheet and Quickword, have won numerous industry awards. Cutting Edge Software has also developed technology that enables these applications to be used for diverse, customized handheld and wireless solutions. For more information, visit www.cesinc.com or call 800/991-7360. International inquiries should call 214/956-9806. About DDH Software, Inc. DDH Software, Inc. develops software in the handheld computing industry. Developing for the Palm platform since early 1997, the company offers several products, including the award-winning HanDBase, Thesaurus/Spell Checker check·er n. 1. a. One, such as an inspector or examiner, that checks. b. One that receives items for temporary safekeeping or for shipment: a baggage checker. 2. , and Translate, among other software titles. DDH Software, Inc. also has recently introduced a new solution to transform any HanDBase database into a freestanding free·stand·ing adj. Standing or operating independently of anything else: a freestanding bell tower; a freestanding maternity clinic. Palm application. For more information, visit www.ddhsoftware.com or call 877/334-4608. International inquiries should call 561/967-3668. |
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