EveryWare announces Tango for FileMaker 2.1; Tango for FileMaker, the Web/database tool nominated for both a MacUser MacEddy and MacWorld WorldClass award, has been upgraded.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 1997--EveryWare Development Corp. today announced a new version of Tango for FileMaker. Tango for FileMaker is a Web development tool used to integrate Macintosh FileMaker Pro 3.0 databases with the Web. Tango for FileMaker utilizes a visual drag-and-drop development environment to enable rapid creation of Web-based applications. Tango for FileMaker has been nominated for both the MacUser MacEddy and Macworld World Class awards, two of the most highly respected awards in the Macintosh community. Tango for FileMaker 2.1 provides developers with added functionality, increased performance and decreased development time over the previous 1.6 version. Tango for FileMaker's speed has been substantially enhanced. Due to improved interaction with FileMaker Pro, typical database record addition and update operations are now ten times faster than in the previous version. As well, Tango for FileMaker now processes Tango meta tags 60% faster, a new, intelligent document caching mechanism has been added, and a WebSTAR API plug-in version of the server portion of Tango for FileMaker is now included. Quarterdeck's WebSTAR API (WSAPI WSAPI Web Site Application Programming Interface (O'Reilly) WSAPI Web Site Api ) is a faster, more efficient alternative to the Common Gateway Interface (CGI CGI in full Common Gateway Interface. Specification by which a Web server passes data between itself and an application program. Typically, a Web user will make a request of the Web server, which in turn passes the request to a CGI application program. ). Tango for FileMaker 2.1 offers developers many new meta tags allowing for enhanced data manipulation Processing data. capabilities and improved "if-then" functionality. Tango for FileMaker 2.1 also gives developers the option of including "next/previous x records" functionality in their web applications. This feature allows users to view large search result sets in multiple pages. In keeping with Tango for FileMaker's acclaimed ease-of-use, this feature can be added to new applications with a single mouse click. The new version of Tango for FileMaker provides a new facility that converts PICT formatted images from a FileMaker Pro database to JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. images on-the-fly. Including pictures from FileMaker Pro databases in Tango-generated web pages is now as simple as dragging a field name in Tango Editor, Tango for FileMaker's visual development environment. Tango for FileMaker 2.1 also has the ability to access FileMaker Pro 3.0 databases from a remote machine over an AppleTalk network. This feature allows the separating of the Web server from the database server, increasing performance and easing administration. Superior Scalability Features Tango for FileMaker is a scalable application. Web developers can use Tango for FileMaker to build Web-based applications with FileMaker Pro as the back-end and then change the database to SQL Server An earlier relational DBMS from Sybase and from Microsoft. Sybase introduced SQL Server in 1988 for various Unix versions. In that same year, with help from IBM, Sybase created an OS/2 version that Microsoft licensed and branded as Microsoft SQL Server. , for example, with little modification to the Tango-based application. These scalability features are very important for developers implementing an Intranet/Internet based strategy with large growth expectations. About Tango for FileMaker Tango for FileMaker has been nominated by MacUser magazine for "Best Internet Server Application" and by MacWorld magazine for the 1997 World Class award. Tango for FileMaker is sold through 12 countries with many thousands of units shipped since it was first released. Tango for FileMaker 2.1 comes complete with demonstration applications including an on-line shopping solution, a seminar registration system, and a conferencing application. Price and availability Tango for FileMaker 2.1 sells for $349 and is available directly from EveryWare Development Corp. Tango for FileMaker will be available mid-January 1997. About EveryWare Development Corp. EveryWare Development Corp. is committed to securing a leading position in th Intranet Rapid Application Development (IRAD Irad (ī`răd), in the Bible, Enoch's son. ) 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 Mac OS, Windows NT/95, and UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). . EveryWare has six key products: Tango Enterprise, a Web/database integration tool; Tango for FileMaker, a Web/database integration tool specifically optimized for FileMaker Pro databases; Bolero bolero (bəlâr`ō), national dance of Spain, introduced c.1780 by Sebastian Zerezo, or Cerezo. Of Moroccan origin, it resembles the fandango. , a Web site tracking and analysis application; Tango Merchant, an on-line shopping basket solution; Butler SQL SQL in full Structured Query Language. Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results. , a client/server relational database management system relational database management system - relational database ; and Connected, a cross-platform multi-user accounting system. EveryWare Development Canada Corp. trades under the stock symbol "EVY EVY Ei Voi Ymmärtää (Finnish: cannot understand) EVY Ensivasteyksikkö EVY Earned Vehicle Years EVY Envoy Format " on the Alberta Stock Exchange Alberta Stock Exchange See Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX). . To order any of EveryWare's products call 1-888/819-2500, e-mail sales@everyware.com, or visit the EveryWare Web site at (http://www.everyware.com/). -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: EveryWare, the EveryWare logo, Tango, Bolero, Butler SQL, and Connected are trademarks of EveryWare Development Corp. Other product and corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of other companies, and are used only for explanation and to the owners' benefit, without intent to infringe. The Alberta Stock Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved the information contained herein. CONTACT: EveryWare Development Corp. Jeff Hendry, 905/819-1173 ext. 262 jhendry@everyware.com OR JONA Jona, variant of Jonah. Group Jamie O'Donnell, 415/552-1515 |
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