Microrim brings powerful R:BASE database software to Windows environment; new database software combines familiarity of R:BASE for DOS with easy-to-use Windows environment.

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 1995--Today, Microrim begins shipping its R:BASE 5.0 for Windows(TM) database software.

This new software features the exceptional functionality users expect from previous R:BASE versions, and the convenience of Windows. It has a suggested retail price of $495.

R:BASE for Windows is designed to satisfy the needs of R:BASE for DOS users who want to upgrade to Windows. Ex-R:BASE for DOS users, who have adopted Windows-based databases but want to return to R:BASE for its familiarity and flexibility, will also be drawn to R:BASE for Windows.

"R:BASE for Windows minimizes the compromises traditionally found in platform shifts," says Art Miller, president and CEO of Microrim. "We will soon expand upon the strengths of R:BASE for Windows, adding functions and features which increase its appeal to more database users."

Advanced features in R:BASE for Windows include:

- true relational structure

-- ensures that groups of related data remain related over numerous tables;

- 32-bit environment/Win32 compatible

-- fully Windows '95 and OS/2(TM) Warp V3 compatible;

- easy-to-use fourth generation language (4GL)

-- allows use of intuitive commands, including embedded SQL;

- cross-platform capability

-- for utilizing the same databases and applications simultaneously within R:BASE Windows, DOS and OS/2 products;

- seamless upgrade from Windows to DOS

-- R:BASE for DOS users can easily transfer databases and applications to R:BASE for Windows via built-in utilities;

- graphics capability

-- pictures and graphics can be stored in databases;

- powerful command line prompt

-- the R:BASE R> prompt provides convenient access to data, allowing users to change query parameters, access ad hoc information and list data dictionary elements;

- Application Express(TM) application developer

-- to easily construct applications without writing program code.

Level 2 SQL standards are embedded in R:BASE for Windows, enabling users to use R:BASE and SQL commands interchangeably. All R:BASE features and tools, i.e., Application Express, Reports and Forms Generators, and QBE, are easily accessible to users through the R:BASE Main Menu, Tool Bar and Object Manager.

For more press information on Microrim or to request evaluation software, please call Ray Vincenzo, director of PR, imagio, 206/827-0759.

CONTACT: imagio

Ray Vincenzo, 206/827-0759