Sterling Software Announces New Release of VISION:Clearaccess with "Drill Control" and "Dynamic Reports".BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 27, 1997-- Enhanced Functionality and Database Connectivity Provides Users Greater Flexibility for Transforming Raw Warehouse Data Into Decision-Making Information Sterling Software Inc.'s (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SSW SSW abbr. south-southwest Noun 1. SSW - the compass point midway between south and southwest sou'-sou'-west, south southwest ) Information Management Division announced the release of VISION:Clearaccess 4.0 (formerly known as CLEAR:Access), a new version of its PC-based visual query and reporting tool, which provides end-user access to enterprise information. The announcement was made at the Data Warehousing Institute Conference, held at the Hynes Convention Center The John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center located in Boston's Back Bay has 193,000 square feet (0 m) of exhibit space and can accommodate up to four concurrent events. . The new release includes "drill control," enhanced drill down capabilities including the ability to instantly switch drill criteria, pivot categories, and rearrange categories via drag and drop A graphical user interface (GUI) capability that lets you perform operations by moving the icon of an object with the mouse into another window or onto another icon. For example, files can be copied or moved by dragging them from one folder to another. . VISION:Clearaccess also offers Dynamic Reports, which allow direct manipulation of data in the design window of the report with stand-alone Crosstabs, Charts, and a new full-features spreadsheet-like Grid. "The release provides both the novice and power PC users with additional reporting features that make on-line analytical processing (database) On-Line Analytical Processing - (OLAP) A category of database software which provides an interface such that users can transform or limit raw data according to user-defined or pre-defined functions, and quickly and interactively examine the results in various dimensions even easier," said Carole Morton, president of Sterling Software, Information Management Division. "No matter where an organization's vital data assets are located, with VISION:Clearaccess they instantly become more accessible and integrated. The enhanced graphical capabilities in this release provide a visual view of the data that enables the users to easily find trends that are critical to their business." Enhanced 32-bit Connectivity The new release of VISION:Clearaccess now supports 32-bit client/server middleware installed on any 32-bit Windows platform. At connect time, VISION:Clearaccess 4.0 automatically detects whether the system is running 16-bit or 32-bit client/server middleware. Support includes ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) A database programming interface from Microsoft that provides a common language for Windows applications to access databases on a network. drivers, Oracle 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. , Sybase Open Client, Information Builders EDA/Client, and Uniprise DAL Client. DBMS (DataBase Management System) Software that controls the organization, storage, retrieval, security and integrity of data in a database. It accepts requests from the application and instructs the operating system to transfer the appropriate data. support includes Oracle 8.0, Microsoft SQL Server A relational DBMS from Microsoft that is a major component of the Windows Server System. It is Microsoft's high-end client/server database and is closely integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office System. 6.5, Sybase 11, Informix 7.2, Powersoft's Sybase SQL, Anywhere 5.5 and Centura's SQLBase 6.1. Additional new features in VISION:Clearaccess 4.0 include: -- Smart Grid Report - interactive WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) Pronounced "wiz-ee-wig." It refers to displaying text and graphics on screen the same as they will print on paper or display on a Web page. report users can manipulate. -- Conditional Color - improved highlighting and exception reporting in color. -- Stand-Alone Charts and Crosstabs - objects defined independently of a report can be moved or shared dynamically. Information Management Division Sterling Software's Information Management Division (IMD), with headquarters in the Los Angeles area, provides solutions for global access to corporate data. IMD's products and services satisfy the data access, applications portfolio management and integration needs of cross-industry users, regardless of business function and independent of computing platform. About Sterling Software Sterling Software is a leading provider of software and services for the applications management, systems management and federal systems markets. Sterling Software, with its headquarters in Dallas, has a worldwide installed base of more than 20,000 customer sites and has 3,300 employees in 85 offices worldwide. For more information on Sterling Software, visit the company's Web site at http://www.sterling.com . -0- NOTE: VISION:Clearaccess is a trademark of Sterling Software Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders. CONTACT: Sterling Software Inc. Dennis Fitzpatrick, 818/716-1616 dennis_fitzpatrick@woodland-hills.sterling.com |
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