Dataware Technologies introduces Visual Basic Toolkit for BRS/Search.CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 16, 1996-- Permits Easy and Extensive Customization for Windows-Based Information Retrieval information retrieval Recovery of information, especially in a database stored in a computer. Two main approaches are matching words in the query against the database index (keyword searching) and traversing the database using hypertext or hypermedia links. Dataware Technologies (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 :DWTI DWTI Dienst voor Wetenschappelijke en Technische Informatie (Belgium) ), a leading provider of software for professional electronic publishing An umbrella term for non-paper publishing, which includes publishing online or on media such as CDs and DVDs. , today announced the BRS/Search(R) Visual Basic(R) Toolkit, a powerful new development environment for advanced information retrieval and publishing applications. The Visual Basic Toolkit gives developers an easy way to customize Dataware's BRS/Search for specific end-user requirements. BRS/Search is Dataware's powerful information retrieval and publishing system, designed for management and accurate searching of multiple unstructured databases containing text, data, graphics, audio and video information. BRS/Search is used by thousands of organizations worldwide, including major corporations, government agencies, educational institutions and information- and text-intensive professional firms. These include the British Library British Library, national library of Great Britain, located in London. Long a part of the British Museum, the library collection originated in 1753 when the government purchased the Harleian Library, the library of Sir Robert Bruce Cotton, and groups of manuscripts. , Ford Motor Company, Centers for Disease Control, Dartmouth College Dartmouth College, at Hanover, N.H.; coeducational; chartered 1769, opened 1770, the ninth colonial college (see Wheelock, Eleazar). Originally a men's college, Dartmouth began admitting women in 1972. , the U.S. Department of Defense and the majority of top 100 U.S. law firms This list of the world's largest law firms by revenue is taken from The Lawyer and The American Lawyer and is ordered by 2006 revenue:[1]
"The new BRS/Search Visual Basic Toolkit lets developers customize the BRS/Search user interface for specific organizational requirements without using complex programming commands," said Ken Lee, Dataware Technologies project manager for BRS/Search. "With the Visual Basic Toolkit, developers can quickly and easily design, integrate and implement company-branded information retrieval solutions." "Dataware and Microsoft customers will benefit from added support of Visual Basic, Application Edition version 5.0 by being able to customize their applications to fit their own environments," said Bob Muglia, vice president of development tools at Microsoft. "In choosing to add Visual Basic for Applications 5.0 into its toolkit, Dataware continues to implement a series of important integrations with Microsoft technologies." Customized Interfaces for Ease of Use The Dataware BRS/Search Visual Basic Toolkit features an exclusive template and a suite of 16 Visual Basic controls to allow developers to design BRS/Search custom interfaces under Microsoft(R) Windows(R). The Visual Basic Toolkit provides ready-to-use, modular components for quick and easy layout of the most sophisticated user environments. With the Visual Basic Toolkit, developers customize BRS/Search so users can specify ways to manipulate, display, search and save complex information. The BRS/Search Visual Basic Toolkit: o Provides modular components for easy layout of the most sophisticated applications o Provides a consistent user interface for increased productivity o Eliminates long design and development cycles o Provides a powerful suite of industry-standard controls o Reduces the need to develop in low-level languages A programming language that is very close to machine language. All assembly languages are low-level languages. Contrast with high-level language. (language) low-level language The Visual Basic rapid application development tool from Microsoft is used for easy application development for the Windows operating environment In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. . Developers use Visual Basic to create simple programs as well as advanced, enterprise-wide client/server applications. The Dataware BRS/Search Visual Basic Toolkit includes a copy of BRS/Search for Windows. BRS/Search and BRS/Search for Windows are an industry standard for text-management, power and efficiency. Pricing and Availability The Dataware BRS/Search Visual Basic Toolkit is available immediately in the U.S., Europe and Asia. It is priced at U.S. $2,895. Dataware Technologies Dataware Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:DWTI) develops software for professional electronic publishing. Dataware's innovative software products and solutions enable customers to manage and distribute a wide variety of information via the Internet, 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). , enterprise networks, commercial online services, print-on-demand and combinations of these media. Today, Dataware's software is used by more than 2,000 organizations worldwide--including commercial publishers, corporations, government agencies, professional firms and educational institutions--serving over 700,000 end-users in more than 20 countries. For further information, visit http://www.dataware.com -0- Dataware and BRS/Search are registered trademarks owned by Dataware Technologies, Inc. Other product or company names mentioned in this press release may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies and are hereby acknowledged. Microsoft, Windows and Visual Basic are registered trademarks of the 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, in 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. and/or other countries. Point your browser browser Software that allows a computer user to find and view information on the Internet. The first text-based browser for the World Wide Web became available in 1991; Web use expanded rapidly after the release in 1993 of a browser called Mosaic, which used to the Microsoft industry home page at http://www.microsoft.com/industry/ . CONTACT: Dataware Technologies, Cambridge Peggy Flynn, 617/577-2802, pflynn@dataware.com or Schwartz Communications Laura Kempke, 617/431-0770, laurak@schwartz-pr.com |
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