TECHGNOSIS, INC. ANNOUNCES THE AVAILABILITY OF SEQUELINK 3.0(TM).BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 1995--TechGnosis, Inc., a provider of client/server database middleware solutions for heterogeneous environments, today announced the availability of SequeLink 3.0 client/server database middleware. SequeLink 3.0 provides truly open and flexible connectivity to multivendor client/server computing environments through a standard, high-performance 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. interface. SequeLink improves user production and cost savings by enhancing data access, extending the functionality and performance of existing systems, and easily incorporating new client/server technology. "SequeLink 3.0 offers the freedom and flexibility of accessing multiple databases running on leading 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. , which enables users to build open, scalable and cost-effective applications," said Michael Torto, vice president, marketing, TechGnosis, Inc. "SequeLink greatly facilitates the management of complex client/server environments because it provides a single, standard connectivity solution to all databases." Some of SequeLink's new features include a dynamic ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) A database programming interface from Microsoft that provides a common language for Windows applications to access databases on a network. (open database connectivity See ODBC. (standard, database) Open DataBase Connectivity - (ODBC) A standard for accessing different database systems. There are interfaces for Visual Basic, Visual C++, SQL and the ODBC driver pack contains drivers for the Access, Paradox, dBase, Text, Excel and Btrieve ) driver, SequeLink Smart Server technology, streamlined BLOB (binary large objects) support, Apple Macintosh Apple Macintosh - Macintosh ODBC support, and 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. server support. Dynamic ODBC Driver ODBC complaint applications can get a major boost in performance with the plug in functionality of SequeLink's single ODBC driver. One driver provides "super-charged" transport to all of the SequeLink supported databases through any network. The SequeLink ODBC driver does not contain any 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. specific code. Without the SequeLink ODBC driver, organizations must purchase multiple ODBC drivers from a variety of suppliers. These various drivers then rely upon the proprietary database vendor's transport (net) API from communication across the enterprise. Administration of these various drivers, deployed on hundreds or thousands of workstations throughout the enterprise, ultimately becomes extremely expensive and difficult to manage. The SequeLink ODBC driver can adapt to the Smart Server Technology allowing new DBMS feature access as it becomes available on the server. SequeLink Smart Server Technology Client applications can now be designed to be more dynamic as they relate to the functionality available from each of the servers it communicates with. The database server can now be queried as to what functionality is available from the database at run time. Truly open applications can now be developed with this unique technology. This functionality has been made possible with the addition of a new general API call known as SQProvide. As an example, client application source code when executing a database might take advantage of that database's stored procedure In a database management system (DBMS), it is an SQL program that is stored in the database which is executed by calling it directly from the client or from a database trigger. When the SQL procedure is stored in the database, it does not have to be replicated in each client. functionality. The same source code would not even attempt to request stored procedure functionality from another database. Streamlining BLOB Support Binary large objects (BLOB) are application specific types such as images, sound, formatted and multi-media movies. Applications can now request BLOBs in fetch (streamlining) mode without having to pre-allocate memory within the application space. The BLOB size is limited only by the maximum size of DBMS. This functionality provides the most practical method for an application to handle large binary data types. Apple Macintosh ODBC Support SequeLink provides full connectivity to OBDC-compliant Apple Macintosh applications. Consistent high performance access across enterprise networks and databases is made available with a single driver for the first time to Macintosh ODBC clients. Windows NT Server Support SequeLink provides support for Windows NT as a database server platform. Initial database support includes Microsoft-SQL Server and Oracle via TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. . Systems Requirements SequeLink supports leading client and server environments including, MS Windows, Windows NT, 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). , AS/400, Open VMS (1) (Virtual Memory System) A multiuser, multitasking, virtual memory operating system for the VAX series from Digital. VMS applications run on any VAX from the MicroVAX to the largest unit. See OpenVMS. , Macintosh, MVS (Multiple Virtual Storage) Introduced in 1974, the primary operating system used with IBM mainframes (the others are VM and DOS/VSE). MVS is a batch processing-oriented operating system that manages large amounts of memory and disk space. , and OS/2. Pricing/Availability SequeLink is available September 1, 1995 and is purchased on a per-concurrent user basis against the database server. A five user SequeLink license begins at $1,495. Privately held TechGnosis, Inc. based in Burlington, Mass., is the market leader in client/server middleware for heterogeneous environments, with more than 4,000 customers worldwide. TechGnosis maintains operations in the U.S., Belgium, Japan, the United Kingdom, and Germany, and has additional distribution of its products through its worldwide distributor, OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and , and value-added reseller partners. SequeLink, Client/Server Middleware and TechGnosis are trademarks and Middleware is a registered trademark of TechGnosis International, Inc. All other company or product names mentioned are trademarks of their respective holders. CONTACT: TechGnosis, Inc. Michael Torto, 617/229-6100 or The Weber Group Mona Pohl/Gina Alexander, 617/661-7900 |
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