KeyStone Learning Systems Announces New Visual SourceSafe & FoxPro Training Videos; Programmers Now Can Study All Visual Studio 6.0 Software With KeyStone Courseware.PROVO, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 1999-- KeyStone key·stone n. 1. Architecture The central wedge-shaped stone of an arch that locks its parts together. Also called headstone. 2. The central supporting element of a whole. Learning Systems today announced the availability of a complete training course for developers who use the Microsoft(R) Visual Studio(TM) Professional Edition -- including new video-based courseware for users of Visual SourceSafe(TM) 6.0 and Visual FoxPro An Xbase development system for Windows from Microsoft. Originally known as FoxPro for Windows, FoxPro for DOS, etc., Visual FoxPro added object orientation and client/server support. Although FoxPro usage is on the decline, the language is highly regarded by the developers who use it. 6.0(R). Visual Studio 6.0 Professional Edition is Microsoft's comprehensive suite of development tools for building business applications for Windows 32-bit operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. . Visual SourceSafe 6.0 is the enhanced version-control and configuration-management system for software and Web-site development, and Visual FoxPro 6.0 is the latest version of the popular database software. "With the introduction of these new courses, KeyStone now offers developers and programmers the training to help them use every piece of software associated with Visual Studio 6.0 Professional Edition," said Clint Argyle, KeyStone's president. The Professional Edition also features the Visual Basic(R) 6.0 development system, the Visual C++(R) 6.0 development system, the Visual J++(TM) 6.0 development system for Java, the Visual InterDev A Windows-based development system from Microsoft for building dynamic Web applications using Microsoft standards. It is used to write Active Server Pages that can interact with databases and ActiveX-based components in the server. (TM) 6.0 Web development system, Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. Option Pack and the Microsoft Developer Network The Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) is the portion of Microsoft responsible for managing the firm's relationship with developers. Developers covered by MSDN (MSDN (MicroSoft Developer Network) A subscription service from Microsoft for software developers. It includes technical documentation and news, patches and fixes for existing products and beta copies of upcoming releases. (TM)) Library 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). . Detailed outlines for KeyStone courses on all of these Microsoft packages -- including those for Visual FoxPro and Visual SourceSafe -- are available at the company Web site: www.klscorp.com/pr/. About the Trainers Larry C. Whipple, KeyStone's Visual SourceSafe trainer, is chief executive of Information Systems Specialist. Whipple has been in the information-technology field for more than 13 years, and has worked with systems from mainframes to point-of-sale credit-card terminals. His special emphasis is on PC and client/server platforms and he has programmed in more than 16 computer languages. Alison Balter, the trainer for "Learning Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0," has more than 14 years of experience working with corporations and government agencies as an independent trainer and consultant. She is a Windows applications A program that is written to run under Microsoft's Windows operating system. Such applications typically run under all 32-bit versions of Windows, but earlier applications might also run under the 16-bit versions (Windows 3.x) as well. See Windows. specialist, a Microsoft Certified See certification. Solutions Developer, and a nationally recognized speaker. Price and Availability The complete Visual SourceSafe training package is available now from KeyStone for $169.95. Single videos can be purchased for $89.95 each. The complete Visual FoxPro course is available now for $495.95. Any three videos can be purchased for $249.95; any individual video for $89.95. For more information, customers may call 800-479-7730, or go to www.klscorp.com/pr/. All sales are accompanied by a risk-free, 30-day, money-back guarantee. About KeyStone KeyStone Learning Systems develops and markets cost-effective and self-paced hardware- and software-training products. Customers use KeyStone videos, CD-ROMs and workbooks to learn computer operating systems, applications and tools in the comfort of their own homes and offices. KeyStone's see-it, hear-it and do-it training solutions have earned the company designations as a Microsoft Certified Solution Provider, a Corel Solution Partner, and a Lotus Business Partner. Founded in 1991 and privately held, KeyStone is located at 2241 Larsen Parkway, Provo, UT 84606. Editors: For review copies of KeyStone videos, call 800-479-7730, extension 140. 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