Diamond Head Software Releases Rapid Application Development Environment with 32-Bit ActiveX Controls for FileNet Developers; Scanning Application Costs Drop by Thousands of Dollars with ImageBASIC as Compared to a FileNet Capture Station.RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 1997--Diamond Head Software Inc., a leading developer of software components and rapid application development tools for imaging, workflow, document management, COLD and optical storage management, announces the release of ImageBASIC for FileNet version 3.2 which consists of 32-bit ActiveX Control A software module based on Microsoft's Component Object Model (COM) architecture. It enables a program to add functionality by calling ready-made components that blend in and appear as normal parts of the program. modules designed to significantly decrease the development time and provide maximum flexibility to create robust FileNet client applications that meet the precise needs of FileNet Corp. (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 :FILE) customers. ImageBASIC for FileNet also provides developers with the ability to develop and deploy FileNet applications, particularly capture, print and fax solutions at a significantly lower price than a standard FileNet application resulting in a faster 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). and lower maintenance costs. "ImageBASIC is a strong solution for customizing and extending FileNet imaging applications as well as integrating additional best of breed imaging and document management components easily. Diamond Head's strategy of providing image and document management enablers delivers the benefits of imaging in a much shorter timeframe relative to traditional tools," indicated David Yockelson, vice president at the Meta Group. ImageBASIC for FileNet is the most powerful suite of FileNet oriented development controls available, supplying unrestricted custom development capability for FileNet Image Management Services (IMS (1) See IP Multimedia Subsystem. (2) (Information Management System) An early IBM hierarchical DBMS for IBM mainframes. IMS was widely implemented throughout the 1970s under MVS and continues to be used under z/OS. ). ImageBASIC for FileNet's open interface to FileNet's WorkFlo Application Libraries (WAL WAL Sierra Leone (international vehicle ID) WAL Walloon WAL Weighted Average Life WAL Wide Angle Lens WAL Write Ahead Log WAL WATS Access Line WAL Watertown Arsenal Laboratories (Massachusetts) ) provides developers a modern, high-level interface A programming interface (API) that provides more functionality within one command statement than a lower-level interface. High-level interfaces are designed to enable the programmer to write code in a shorter amount of time and to be less involved with the details of the software module to all API (Application Programming Interface) A language and message format used by an application program to communicate with the operating system or some other control program such as a database management system (DBMS) or communications protocol. functions and gives them complete, easy access to hundreds of FileNet features that were previously not exposed. More Cost Effective Capture Solutions ImageBASIC offers a cost-effective alternative to FileNet developers looking to create robust FileNet capture application without the considerable capture station costs associated with a typical FileNet scanning application. With ImageBASIC for FileNet, developers also have the unique option to use other ImageBASIC ActiveX Controls to incorporate image processing image processing Set of computational techniques for analyzing, enhancing, compressing, and reconstructing images. Its main components are importing, in which an image is captured through scanning or digital photography; analysis and manipulation of the image, accomplished , OCR OCR in full optical character recognition Scanning and comparison technique intended to identify printed text or numerical data. It avoids the need to retype already printed material for data entry. and/or bar code functionality into a high volume FileNet capture application that is customized to meet precise user requirements. Capture applications available from FileNet Corp. do not offer any customization capabilities nor do they include any image processing or recognition functionality. In addition, developers can use ImageBASIC for FileNet together with ImageBASIC ActiveX Controls for Hewlett-Packard's latest network scanner, the HP Network ScanJet 5, to build unique, inexpensive distributed capture stations. These capture stations can be placed in various locations and be used to scan and route images to one or more centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. index and batch entry stations on the network. Both ImageBASIC for FileNet capture solutions are very cost-effective alternatives for scanning images into FileNet systems. Using ImageBASIC components, developers can also build custom fax and print servers that integrate with their FileNet systems at a small fraction of the cost of these systems if purchased from FileNet Corp. A high volume or distributed capture application developed with Pixel Translations Display and ISIS drivers for ImageBASIC that support over 150 scanners using SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. , Kofax, or Xionics scanning accelerator cards, and including ImageBASIC controls for Xerox TextBridge OCR and TMSSequoia ScanFix costs $390 per station. For a distributed capture station using the HP Network ScanJet 5, the cost is only $290 per station. An indexing and batch entry station developed using ImageBASIC for FileNet costs $1,185 and includes an ImageBASIC for FileNet runtime, a Pixel Translations Display runtime and a FileNet WorkFlo Application Library runtime. This compares very favorably fa·vor·a·ble adj. 1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds. 2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis. 3. to the typical capture station available from FileNet Corp. at a cost of $10,000 and above. Dramatic Reduction in Application Development Time While designed to enable the creation of applications that more fully leverage the capabilities of a FileNet workflow and imaging system, ImageBASIC for FileNet also dramatically reduces application development time and increases application performance. Developers who have made the switch to ImageBASIC have decreased their development time in some instances from several months to two weeks. In addition, by leveraging the ImageBASIC toolkit, they were able to eliminate hundreds of lines of code The statements and instructions that a programmer writes when creating a program. One line of this "source code" may generate one machine instruction or several depending on the programming language. A line of code in assembly language is typically turned into one machine instruction. from their applications making them easier and less expensive to maintain. Faster Application Performance When it comes to performance, results of comparisons by FileNet integrators in the field have proven that ImageBASIC built applications can outperform Outperform An analyst recommendation meaning a stock is expected to do slightly better than the market return. Notes: Exact definitions vary by brokerage, but in general this rating is better than neutral and worse than buy or strong buy. applications developed with FileNet's Visual Basic toolkit by as much as 900% when performing tasks such as queries on FileNet databases and retrieving images. In fact, one integrator who switched to ImageBASIC for FileNet reported that retrieval time for their customer's application was reduced from 3 minutes to 20 seconds. "The ImageBASIC for FileNet toolkit has complemented our successful implementation of a 400,000 items/day payment archiving system using FileNet's Image Management Services. The Diamond Head tools were instrumental for fast retrieval of payment transactions from this FileNet repository," said Glenn Van Straatum Glenn Van Straatum (born January 26, 1959 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a soccer manager and former Surinamese football midfielder and forward. He was recently appointed as the manager of the California Victory, a new expansion franchise in the USL Division 1 for 2007. , a senior project consultant at Pyramid Imaging, a large system integrator and a Million Dollar Club ValueNet Partner. Unique, Superior Features ImageBASIC includes many features and automation properties that increase performance, enable very rapid application development and result in a much faster return on investment. These important features and enhancements of the 32-Bit version include: -- Pre-fetch Control - enables the user to retrieve or print a specific page within a document rather than having to retrieve the entire document which can be hundreds of pages long and take a considerable amount of time, as well as significant amounts of magnetic cache. -- Design Time Active - means that ImageBASIC for FileNet controls are active during development mode within Visual Basic so that while the developer is inside the Visual Basic environment they are actually hitting the FileNet IMS server live. A bonus for developers, this feature lets them design and debug To correct a problem in hardware or software. Debugging software means locating the errors in the source code (the program logic). Debugging hardware means finding errors in the circuit design (logical circuits) or in the physical interconnections of the circuits. simultaneously. -- Commit and Batch Controls (1) The management of documents or electronic media that have been grouped, cataloged and are waiting for processing. See batch processing. (2) An industrial control application that makes products in vats and tanks rather than in a continuous series of processes that - enables applications to commit up to 18,000 images per hour with a single line of Visual Basic code. This control is much easier to use and faster than the existing FileNet Batch capabilities. -- List and Combo Widgets - enable virtually instant development of pull down boxes and lists. These widgets require no programming and allow the developer to place them on the form, set column widths and masks, then bind them to the data sources. The controls will automatically populate To plug in chips or components into a printed circuit board. A fully populated board is one that contains all the devices it can hold. with the required data without requiring a single line of code. -- Automation Properties - enable an application to logon See login. 1. (jargon) logon - login. 2. (networking) logon - In ACF/VTAM, an unformatted session-initiation request for a session between two logical units. , query, retrieve, and display a FileNet document with only five lines of code. "ImageBASIC for FileNet supports more than 1,000 documented functions found within FileNet's libraries and has extended support for some controls that FileNet does not even support within its own library. This toolkit not only makes development much faster and easier, it results in an application that outperforms FileNet applications and gives the customer a much faster return on their investment. "We are pleased to add this to our growing list of rapid application development components that provide the industry with best-of-breed tools for any document management and imaging solution," noted Bill Burke, president of Diamond Head Software. Availability and Support The ImageBASIC for FileNet toolkit is available as both a 16-bit 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. or a 32-bit ActiveX toolkit. Integrators and developers may obtain a trial version of ImageBASIC by contacting Diamond Head Software at 800/428-6657 or 972/479-9205, or making a request for a free evaluation CD at its Web site, www.dhs.com . Diamond Head Software offers a single point of contact for support of all its products and component offerings. Diamond Head is committed to helping its customers successfully deploy applications that contain technologies from dozens of companies. If a problem exists with FileNet's software, Diamond Head will work with FileNet to resolve that issue. Costs Regardless of the type of application being developed, using the ImageBASIC for FileNet development environment will result in overall lower application development and runtime costs. ImageBASIC for FileNet toolkits cost $6,000 for either the ActiveX Control or VBX version or are bundled together for $9,000. For a limited time, a TMS TMS Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (alternative medicine for depression) TMS Test Match Special (sports - cricket) TMS Texas Motor Speedway TMS Transportation Management System TMS Toyota Motor Sales Display for ImageBASIC toolkit and 10 runtimes for both TMS Display and ImageBASIC for FileNet are included for free with the new ActiveX Control version of the ImageBASIC for FileNet toolkit. Additional ImageBASIC for FileNet runtime licenses begin at $150 per seat and are reduced in volume. Site runtime licenses for ImageBASIC for FileNet are available for $45,000. About Diamond Head Diamond Head Software, Inc. provides the leading rapid application development environment for enterprise information management systems. Its programming controls (VBX's and ActiveX Controls) and customizable foundation applications are used by corporate and government developers, OEMs, systems integrators and vertical software developers. The company is headquartered in Richardson, Texas Richardson is a suburb in Dallas County and Collin County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 91,803, while according to a 2006 estimate, the population had grown to 99,200. and has offices in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and California. ImageBASIC has been named Product of the Year by Imaging Magazine for the last four years in a row. For more information, visit our Web site at www.dhs.com . -0- Note to Editors: ImageBASIC is a registered trademark of Diamond Head Software, Inc. FileNet, Image Management Services and WorkFlo are trademarks or registered trademarks of FileNet Corp. Other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. CONTACT: Diamond Head Software Leslie K. Iczkovitz, 972/479-9205 les@dhs.com |
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