UniComp Announces Major Release Of Unibol's Flagship Product.MARIETTA, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 18, 1996--UNICOMP, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :UCMP UCMP USIGS Configuration Management Plan ) announced today the immediate availability of UNIBOL400 Version 2.0 -- making available a wealth of new features such as Query400, ORACLE database integration, support for all leading AS/400 GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. products and the ability to create a fully integrated Client/Server environment. Similar to the very powerful Query400 on an AS/400, Unibol400's Query400 enables not only the execution of existing AS/400 queries but also the creation and maintenance of new queries on Unix, Searches and reports generated can turn data held under the Unibol400 environment into vital decision making information. As previously announced, UNIBOL400 is now fully integrated with the leading RDBMS (Relational DataBase Management System) See relational database and DBMS. RDBMS - relational database solution...ORACLE. This is particularly good news for AS/400 Software Houses wishing to promote their applications to companies who have adopted ORACLE as their strategic database. Furthermore, all UNIBOL400 customers can integrate Oracle applications and tools, such as Oracle Developer/2000, with their UNIBOL400 application. Recognizing the importance of a modern application interface, Unibol has provided technology to enable UNIBOL400 to fully support leading Graphical User Interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to products such as GUI/400 from Seagull Business Systems, GUISys/400 from Client/Server Technology, Rumba A popular family of PC-to-host connectivity programs from NetManage, Inc., Cupertino, CA (www.netmanage.com). Acquired in 1999 from Wall Data Inc., the RUMBA software gives desktop PC users access to virtually any host across any network. from Wall Data Incorporated, Reflections from WRQ (WRQ, Inc., Seattle, WA, www.wrq.com) A software company that specialized in terminal emulation and NT-Unix integration products. Founded in 1981 as Walker Richer and Quinn, Inc., a consulting firm in minicomputer and mainframe applications, it introduced an HP terminal emulator for the and Chameleon from Netmanage, Inc. All investments incurred by AS/400 Software Houses in such products are now fully rationalized across Unix platforms and next year on Windows NT. UNIBOL400's Client/Server fully integrated environment is delivered through Unibol/Desktop Terminal and Unibol/Desktop ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) A database programming interface from Microsoft that provides a common language for Windows applications to access databases on a network. . Stephen A. Hafer, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of UniComp, said, "When designing, developing and deploying our products we continuously strive to not only deliver the functionality our customers need today but to give them the technology to grow their applications into the next century." UniComp, Inc. develops, markets and supports platform-migration, application and payment-processing software products for Unix-based computer systems and point of transaction processors worldwide. The Company licenses its technology to a cross section of industry including manufacturing, distribution, transportation, public-sector, point-of-sale, and financial transaction processors. Additionally, the Company provides installation, training, systems, integration and maintenance services, serving a worldwide network of end user customers, dealers and distributors. Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release are forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including timely development and market acceptance of its open systems products, upgrades to existing products, the impact of competitive products, and pricing, and the other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's publicly available reports. CONTACT: UniComp Robert Shaver, 770/424-3684 |
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