EveryWare Brings Fast, Easy Web/Database Integration Solution to NT Servers.

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 19, 1996--EveryWare Development Corp. today announced Tango Enterprise for the Windows platform, an Intranet rapid application development (IRAD) tool for building commercial Web applications that link Web servers to a wide variety of databases.

Tango Enterprise (Tango) is the fast, easy way to create Web-based applications with database connectivity. Tango Editor, its visual drag-and-drop development editor, requires no expertise in C, Java, SQL, Perl, or HTML. Tango provides a robust, comprehensive visual programming environment that generates complete HTML and SQL code, while allowing developers to customize and control their applications without locking them into pre-defined forms or templates.

"Tango solves a major paradox in Web site development," said Dan McKenzie, president, EveryWare Development Corp. "Today's HTML authoring tools have made static Web pages as easy to create as a word processing document. Tango provides the same ease of use when developing dynamic Web sites that intergrate with back-end databases. We built Tango from the ground up for webmasters with no programming experience, as well as for professional developers looking to streamline the development process and develop better solutions, faster."

Tango supports direct access to Oracle as well as access to ODBC-compliant databases, including Microsoft SQL Server, Informix, FoxPro, Sybase, and Access. Tango is a multi-platform environment supporting Windows 95, Windows NT, Apple Macintosh, Sun Solaris, and AIX platforms. Webmasters can develop Tango applications on Windows or the Macintosh and deploy onto Windows NT, Solaris, AIX, or Macintosh Web servers without modification.

Web sites built with the Macintosh version of Tango include on-line commerce systems, corporate directories, inventory management systems, on-line requisition forms, product and pricing catalogs, and event registration. Bank of Montreal, Canada's second largest bank, is using Tango to implement sophisticated on-line banking and investor services.

Within the Investor Line site Tango is used to make remote calls to a quote provider then provides dynamic content on-line handling numerous data feeds. Tango is also used for investor portfolio tracking. Tango takes the investors information from a database and updates the account with the real-time quotes received from a quote provider. Tango provides 100% session management, keeping track of information on individual investors as they travel through the site.

Other Web sites created with Tango include Ernst & Young, Sony, MGM, KPMG, Motorola, Warner Brothers Records, NASA AIMES Research, Ketchum Communications, 3Com, and Stanford University.

"In just 30 days, we had both the prototype and the site built," said Craig Bramscher, president of Maxpert Inc., who used Tango to develop Web sites for Sony's Epic Records. "Tango allowed us to develop on-line catalogs that present very specific content, based on the database query. Tango has also been instrumental in helping us launch a new company, DreamMedia, dedicated to developing commercial Web sites."

"Much in the same way that the Macintosh revolutionized our concept of an operating environment, Tango is revolutionizing intranet rapid application development (IRAD) for Windows NT", said Eric Weidl, partner, Digital Prairie. "Tango allows you to build applications from the top down. It's rapid because the developer doesn't need to worry about complicated low-level database connectivity."

Cross-Platform Development

Tango's development environment, available on Windows 95/NT or Macintosh, is a visual, drag-and-drop programming environment that gives developers complete control over how Web pages are formatted and how Web-based applications interact with databases. Tango Editor produces cross-platform applications allowing MIS departments and webmasters to deploy their Tango solutions onto Windows NT, Solaris, AIX, or Macintosh without having to take the time to rework or recompile their applications.

The Tango Editor environment makes use of Query Builders (wizard like templates), which allow users to create solutions that search, insert, update and delete data without having to write any code. These templates are used to get Tango applications up and running very quickly. Once the application has been created in the Query Builder, users have complete control over modification and customization of their applications.

Tango Editor allows for the specification of sophisticated `if-then-else' logic, tracking of user-state throughout sessions, providing application extensibility through the use of DLLs (Dynamic Link Libraries), and the ability to create non-editable applications enabling developers to protect their work. The editor also includes a JavaScript library that can be used to perform on-line data validation functions.

A Tango application can evaluate the results of one action before taking another. For example, within one application Tango can search a database, and use the results from this search as a criteria to search a different database -- displaying both results seamlessly on the Web site. Tango includes a large set of server-side meta tags that allow the manipulation of dynamically created HTML pages -- substituting images and text based on the results of a database query, as well as displaying browser specific HTML. Other development tools achieve these results only through extensive manual coding.

Tango Editor also provides access to all Web-related environment variables, including user domain names, IP addresses, and authenticated user names. These variables can be used for database queries and for controlling the flow of the application. Tango Editor also allows reference to HTML files located on a Web server. The HTML contained in the file is added dynamically to database form, query and result pages, simplifying the creation and maintenance of applications.

Cross-Platform Deployment

At the back-end is the Tango Application Server, a Windows NT service which provides the interface between the Web server and the SQL database. Because the preprocessing is delayed until the application is executed, the generated SQL statements are optimized for the target database. The Tango Application Server's asynchronous & threaded architecture requires only a single Windows NT service to execute all Tango developed applications. This not only provides extremely fast multi-user access, but also provides for re-use of database connections, caching of Tango applications for even better performance and tracking of session data for each user.

Java Classes

Tango includes Java classes that allow Tango applications to be called from Java. By utilizing these classes Java programmers can easily access database information. Along with databases connectivity these classes allow you to add maximum user functionality and graphical interface design to your Tango applications.

Price and availability

Tango Enterprise is available today on the Macintosh and will be available August 30th on both Windows 95/NT and Solaris platforms. Tango Enterprise is available in three versions, with licenses for five, ten, and unlimited users, priced at $995, $1,495, and $2,295 respectively. The user information is based on the number of con-current accesses to a database.

Tango Enterprise for Windows works with ODBC compliant databases and popular Web servers, including Netscape's Communications & Commerce servers, Microsoft's Internet Information Server, and Quarterdeck's WebSTAR server operating on Windows NT, Solaris, and Macintosh platforms.

About EveryWare

EveryWare Development Corp. is committed to securing a leading position in the Intranet Rapid Application Development (IRAD) market by providing businesses with cross-platform development tools that dramatically reduce the development time of Web-based applications. The company supports multiple operating environments, including the Macintosh, Windows NT or 95, and Unix. EveryWare has four key products: Tango, a Web/database integration tool; Bolero, a Web site tracking and analysis application; Butler SQL, a client/server relational database management system; and Connected, a cross-platform multi-user accounting system.

EveryWare Development Corp. is traded on the Alberta Stock Exchange ("EVY"). For more information on EveryWare and their products visit their Web site at (http://www.everyware.com/), call toll-free 888/819-2500 or email [e-mail].

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