Daly & Wolcott introduces A+ Client Server; Now Windows-based client Front End for A+ Application Plus distribution software offers users the flexibility, ease-of-use of a GUI with the power of an AS 400 Server.PROVIDENCE, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--January 23, 1995--Daly & Wolcott today introduced A+ Client/Server, the first software package to enable users of its A+ Application Plus, the industry's leading software for distribution and warehouse management, to access the system entirely from a flexible, easy-to-use Microsoft Windows-based client PC. A+ Client/Server gives Daly & Wolcott customers the best of both worlds, by supporting both Windows-based PC clients and traditional text-based terminals running the same application against the same host machine. "A+ Client/Server is our first major step toward offering our customers the benefits of client/server computing computing - computer ," said Terrance J. Daly, founder and president of the company. "Until now, many in the distribution business have shied shied 1 v. Past tense and past participle of shy1. shied Verb the past of shy1 or shy2 away from client/server style computing, because of the cost and complexity of re-hosting their existing applications, purchasing new hardware and installing new networks. Now, with A+ Client/Server, they can gain the benefits of a graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to while continuing to enjoy the reliability, maintainability and ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). of their AS/400-based applications." Daly & Wolcott's approach to client/server computing enables users running the A+ Client/Server product to take advantage of both the AS/400 server and the PC client environments. This allows distributors to minimize their equipment costs by selecting workstation types based on individual user requirements -- something that today's distributors, facing ever-increasing price margin pressures, can appreciate. "A+ Client/Server brings users the server power, reliability and low operating cost of the AS/400, coupled with the client flexibility and productivity of a Windows-based graphical user interface running on an intelligent workstation," explained Jeff Dallas, vice president of product development at Daly & wolcott. "But this is no simple 'screen scraping' application. We've invested a great deal of time and effort to create added-value functionality on the client PC for our AS/400 community of customers." A+ Client/Server offers AS/400 users a number of unique features. It provides graphical screens for the Windows clients that include functionality beyond that of a normal AS/400 text screen. For example, the application replaces yes/no fields with Windows check boxes, page up/page downs with scroll bars A vertical bar on the right side of a window or a horizontal bar at the bottom of a window that is used to move the window contents up and down or left and right. The bar contains a box with square or rounded corners, which together look like an elevator in a shaft. , and multiple choice fields with pull-down lists (operating system) pull-down list - (Or "drop-down list") A graphical user interface component that allows the user to choose one (or sometimes more than one) item from a list. . It also enhances A+'s native ability to allow users to design their own menu screens. No only can users configure See configuration. (software) configure - A program by Richard Stallman to discover properties of the current platform and to set up make to compile and install gcc. Cygnus configure was a similar system developed by K. their screens from the AS/400 side and have them automatically supported within Windows, but they can also take advantage of a unique roll-back feature built by Daly & Wolcott normally unavailable on an AS/400. The roll-back feature (similar to the "history" feature in the help screens of 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. ) allows the user to trace their steps backward in history in either of two paths: the last 10 A+ menus they have executed or the last 10 A+ menus which they've closed. This tool dynamically creates customer task lists for each user based only on the functions they use. Another major benefit of A+ Client/Server is its ability to support multimedia data types that would be impossible using just an AS/400 text-based terminal. For example, A+ Client/Server can enable the integration of new, multimedia storage devices into the AS/400 application environment. With a Windows client workstation, A+ users desiring to add graphics or pictures to their applications can do so, despite the AS/400's inability to support images. Using A+ Client/Server, users could link their application to a CD-ROM-based electronic parts catalog Noun 1. parts catalog - a list advertising parts for machinery along with prices parts catalogue catalogue, catalog - a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically; "it does not pretend to be a catalog of his achievements" , for example. Simply by creating a new button in the item inquiry window called "picture," the user could call up on-line images of the parts stored on the CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). while the application data remains stored on the AS/400 server. A+ Client/Server's architectural flexibility eases the migration to client/server computing for cost-conscious distributors and warehouse operators. Text-based AS/400 terminals can be replaced by PCs on a scheduled, individual basis, when there is sufficient end-user cost justification, rather than in one wholesale upgrade. Once using a PC, users can take advantage of all that Windows has to offer, switching contexts easily from among A+ Client/Server and other GUI-based productivity tools. The new product, which runs on Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher systems, has a suggested list price of $199 per user, and is available immediately from the company and from select Daly & Wolcott distributors, resellers and dealers within the next 30 days. With more than 4,000 installations worldwide, Daly & Wolcott offers its customers state-of-the-art software solutions for distribution and warehouse information systems. Founded in 1977, Daly & Wolcott Inc. develops and markets A+ Application Plus, the industry's leading software for distribution and warehousing. Companies that rely on Daly & Wolcott software solutions include such major corporations as International Paper, Gerber Baby Products, Miles Pharmaceuticals, Gulf Petroleum, American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the , and Christian Dior Noun 1. Christian Dior - French couturier whose first collection in 1947 created a style that became known as the New Look (1905-1957) Dior . With support for IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) AS/400, System/3X systems and Microsoft Windows clients, A+ provides a comprehensive, easy-to-use, and easy-to-install software environment for companies with large-scale customer service, inventory management, warehouse logistics and financial reporting needs. An IBM Business Partner, Daly & Wolcott also provides extensive consulting and technical support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services . -0- A+ Application Plus and A+ Client/Server are registered trademarks, and Daly & Wolcott is a trademark of Daly & Wolcott Inc. Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. CONTACT: Parker, Nichols & Company Brenda Nichols, 508/369-2100 |
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