PageAhead Software Ships SimbaEngine 3.0 -- Latest Upgrade Provides Major Performance Improvements and Compliance to Latest ODBC Revision.SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 11, 1995--PageAhead Software Corp. today announced that it is shipping a major upgrade to its SimbaEngine Software Development Kit. The SimbaEngine 3.0 Software Development Kit (SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). ) is a complete software toolkit that allows a developer to easily build a Windows-based ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) A database programming interface from Microsoft that provides a common language for Windows applications to access databases on a network. driver for any data source. SimbaEngine 3.0 includes a variety of enhanced features and functionality: SimbaEngine 3.0 now supports subqueries and unions; it supports more ODBC Version 2 Level 2 API functions; and it includes improved support tools to help developers write their ODBC driver more quickly. Additionally, SimbaEngine has been tuned to improve performance significantly. Unions and Subqueries Unions are queries which are made up of two or more separate query sets. That is, they are two or more queries which would stand independently, but joined in a union of products as defined in mathematical set theory. Unions are a part of ODBC Extended 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. and are required for ANSI (American National Standards Institute, New York, www.ansi.org) A membership organization founded in 1918 that coordinates the development of U.S. voluntary national standards in both the private and public sectors. It is the U.S. member body to ISO and IEC. 2 entry level compliance. Subqueries are queries which are part of the predicate In programming, a statement that evaluates an expression and provides a true or false answer based on the condition of the data. of another query. Subqueries are a part of ODBC Core SQL and are required for ANSI 2 entry level compliance. Additional ODBC Version 2 Level 2 API Functions SimbaEngine 3.0 now supports the following additional ODBC version 2 level 2 API functions: SQLBrowseConnect SQLNumParams SQLPrimaryKeys SQLDataSources SQLDescribeParam SQLTablePrivileges SQLDrivers SQLNativeSql SQLColumnPrivileges SQLMoreResults SQLForeignKeys Support for these additional API functions gives SimbaEngine much more robust functionality. Enhanced Driver Writing Tools PageAhead has improved the driver writing tools it includes in SimbaEngine 3.0 to make the task of writing an ODBC driver as painless as possible for developers. Verification has now been implemented in the Simba SQL Tester for all test suites. The product also now includes a sample CodeBase driver (xBASE-compatible) that includes sample source code for indexes, Push-Down Filters, and Push-Down Joins. Performance Improvements Two new functions in the DRM (1) (Digital Radio Mondiale) A digital audio broadcasting (DAB) system for AM radio in Europe. See HD Radio. (2) (Digital Rights M API allow COMMIT and ROLLBACK A DBMS feature that reverses the current transaction out of the database, returning the data to its former state. A rollback is performed when processing a transaction fails at some point, and it is necessary to start over. See two-phase commit. functions to be used in auto-commit mode. Performance has been dramatically improved in SimbaEngine 3.0; queries are up to six times faster with small integer data types, and inner joins are now much faster. Platforms, Availability and Pricing SimbaEngine 3.0 is currently available for Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. 3.x. Versions for 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. and Windows95 will be available in September. Simba-Engine 3.0 is shipping now and is available direct from PageAhead Software. Pricing information can be obtained by calling PageAhead Software. Simba Family of Products For developers wanting to build their own desktop connectivity to proprietary data, PageAhead currently markets its Simba Software Development Kits. The company also recently announced SimbaExpress, a ready-to-run solution for desktop access to multiple SQL data sources. PageAhead Software Corp. is a leading provider of data access "middleware" solutions which provide MIS managers and software developers with desktop access to their legacy and SQL data sources. Product information can be obtained from PageAhead's sales offices at 2125 Western Ave., Suite 301, Seattle, WA 98121. The company's phone number is 206/441-0340; sales number is 800/967-9671; fax number is 206/441-9876; internet e-mail address See Internet address. e-mail address - electronic mail address is info@pageahead.com; web home page address is http://www.pageahead.com. -0- Simba, SimbaEngine, and SimbaExpress are trademarks of PageAhead Software Corp. All other products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. CONTACT: PageAhead Software Corp. Kent Barnard, 206/441-0340, ext. 102 Internet: kentb@pageahead.com |
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