ActiveX
Control for Visual Basic 5.0
Development
APEX Software Corporation is shipping True DBWizard 5.0, an ActiveX® control designed to eliminate the manual coding previously
required to manipulate and validate data from the Visual Basic® data control. True DBWizard 5.0 operates as an intelligent data mediator between Visual Basic data controls and any Microsoft® or third party data-aware control, enriching raw data with application logic that would otherwise have to be hand-coded. Features include calculated fields, field and record constraints, default field values, master-detail relationships, one-to-one links, ad-hoc queries, parameterized queries, filter and range conditions, dynamic control properties, and automatic data type validation. True DBWizard 5.0 can store data in its internal memory without being bound to a database, enabling users to harness the power and flexibility of data-aware controls in the context of
non-database applications. It's a 32-bit OCX, which can be used in bound, memory, array, or user events mode.
APEX Software Corporation
4516 Henry Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-681-4343
http://www.apexsc.com
LAN/WAN/Intranet
Diagnostics
LANQuest is now shipping NETClarity, a suite of LAN/WAN/intranet diagnostic tools. The tools in the suite are designed to identify or predict bottlenecks before failures occur, allowing network managers to conduct capacity planning and analysis prior to making changes. The NETClarity suite
includes the NETClarity Network Checker and the NETClarity Remote Analyzer Probe. Network Checker can check any LAN, WAN, or Internet connection for delays, current response time, and broken links. The diagnostic tools Instant Network Check and Remote Trace Route allow the user to remotely troubleshoot up to 50 LAN/WAN segments. Remote Analyzer Probe eliminates the need to install expensive protocol analyzers throughout your network. It transforms up to 50 NETClarity Sentry Agents into active probes to capture traffic, which is then saved to a file in the Network Associates' Sniffer format. This file can then be made available to a Sniffer-compatible protocol analyzer installed anywhere on your network. Each NETClarity product is accessible from any Java-enabled Web browser, giving network administrators the ability to diagnose problems from the office, home, or on the road.
LANQuest
47800 Westinghouse Drive
Fremont, CA 94539
1-800-487-7779, 510-354-0940
http://www.lanquest.com
Integrating Development Tools and Middleware
Inprise Corporation (formerly Borland) is now shipping C++ Builder Enterprise, a compiler and middleware development solution that integrates the Windows® platform into the platform-neutral enterprise with CORBA, COM,
and Inprise
Entera RPC-based technologies. C++ Builder Enterprise allows developers to develop, deploy, and manage
high-powered, scalable
distributed applications with VisiBroker. Object access and management within applications can be simplified with VisiBroker Naming Service, and the power of distributed object applications is extended with VisiBroker Event Service. The complexity of client programming can be concealed with Entera intelligent middleware. Entera lets developers encapsulate business logic in a shared middle tier so that different client applications can access that tier. C++ Builder Enterprise simplifies rich graphical Windows client access to Entera middleware.
Inprise Corporation
100 Enterprise Way
Scotts Valley, CA 95066
408-431-1000
http://www.inprise.com/bcppbuilder/enterprise
Add User
Profile Control to ASP
Infomentum recently announced the availability of ActiveProfile for Microsoft Active Server Pages, an Active Server component that adds user profiles to ASPs. Because ActiveProfile is a database-driven server-side component, it does not rely on browser cookies for storing information. This allows
applications to use a variety of different data types, store information securely on the server, and work with any Web browser. ActiveProfile runs on the server as part of an ASP application, integrates with any
authentication scheme, supports storage of all VBScript data types including arrays, automatically adds users on-the-fly, and includes an easy-to-use management application for browser-based administration. New
settings can be added at any
time, and the number of settings and sizes is limited only by the size of the database file (2GB). User and group management features include default setting value definition and group and individual add/remove/
update capabilities.
Infomentum
182 Aldrich Road
Columbus, OH 43214
650-653-2529
http://www.infomentum.com/activeprofile
Web-to-Database Solutions
Sapphire/Web for IBM DB2 Universal Database, aimed at small to medium-sized organizations, is now available from Bluestone Software. This product extends the
DB2 Universal Database solution to companies with limited IT resources. Sapphire/Web is a family of products that is designed to control all aspects of Web application development, deployment, integration, and management. It's designed to
address the true requirements for connecting the enterprise application environment to the Web by encompassing open architecture, dynamic scalability, application security, and performance management. The integration platform of Sapphire/Web for IBM CB2 complements Bluestone's CICS, MQSeries, and TXSeries middleware product offerings.
Bluestone Software
1000 Briggs Road
Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
609-727-4600
http://www.bluestone.com
In Search of E-Commerce
What's wrong with the seven top electronic commerce sites on the Web? Check out "In Search of E-Commerce," published by Good Reports LLC, which dissects the flaws of Amazon.com, America Online, CDnow, and others. Avoid making the same mistakes on your site by reading what Robert Seidman and Mark Hurst have to say about user friendliness, ease of navigation, and increasing sales on an electronic commerce site. Why do the top sites actually manage to lose money, confounding Web shoppers and discouraging repeat business? One easy way Seidman says e-commerce sites guarantee failure is forcing customers to download a plug-in, such as Acrobat Reader (required on Apple's site), just to buy online.
Good Reports LLC
2754 Pierce Street, #3
San Francisco, CA 94123
888-713-4187
http://www.goodreports.com
High Tech
Entrepreneur?
Are you looking for a way to avoid becoming a statistic in the high tech start-up arena? Check out "Stepping Into Magic—A Handbook for the High Tech Start-Up," a 360-page guide published by Pylon Books. The handbook focuses on the unique characteristics of high tech start-ups, presenting the winning business practices adopted by successful high tech businesses. It also includes contributions from MIT, high tech CEOs, and venture capitalists. The publisher has also created a Web site dedicated to high tech start-ups, containing a growing series of articles for the entrepreneur as well as useful links and assistance in finding investors, new products, and partnerships.
Pylon Books
200 Railroad Avenue
Loveland, OH 45140
513-677-6749
http://www.pylonbooks.com
Transform Photoshop
SPG Web Tools for Photoshop, published by SPG Inc., is a suite of 23 tools that transforms Photoshop (or any plug-in compatible program) into a Web graphics toolkit. SPG Web Tools includes an Internet-capable image browser, GIF animator, WEB image cutter, rollover builder, tag cleaner, tab builder, file format converter, server site downloader, server site mirror uploader, thumbnail generator, 3D text and 3D Web object renderer and animator, tile viewer, and JPEG cleaner. Also available is ColorWorks:WEB 4 Web Graphics Suite, which contains the same 23 tools that transform SPG Web Tools for Photoshop into a Web graphics toolkit.
SPG Inc.
6170 NW 173rd Street, Suite 425
Miami, FL 33015
305-362-6602
http://www.spg-net.com
DashO-Pro Enhancement
DashO-Pro Java code
optimizer, published by preEmptive Solutions Inc., has recently been enhanced to speed up Java code development. It's specifically designed for programs that use dynamic loading. DashO-Pro can now discern which Java program classes are dynamically loaded, and automatically determines what these classes are. Before runtime it can be difficult to determine which classes will get loaded because it often depends on information that is not
available until the application is running. This new feature also detects the use of reflection and documents it at the end of the report file. DashO-Pro's code optimizer works at the bytecode level for improved code optimization, compression, and obfuscation.
preEmptive Solutions Inc.
26250 Euclid Avenue, Suite 503
Cleveland, OH 44132
216-732-5895
http://www.preemptive.com
Host Internet Mailing Lists
Mustang Software recently announced version 2 of ListCaster, a SMTP/POP3 mail server with the ability to host Internet mailing lists and company automated announcements. Version 2 contains enhancements such as customizable templates for all server control messages and responses, built-in message probing features to automatically weed out invalid email addresses, and a subscription confirmation system to prevent users from subscribing others to a list without their knowledge. ListCaster also offers support for automatic acknowledgment messages that let a subscriber know that their contribution has been posted to the list and easier subscribe/unsubscribe features. The administrator of a list can define size limits for messages posted to each list, and the advanced configuration features allow the administrator to fine-tune the server for best performance. Additional mailing list products include Internet Message Center and FileCenter, which offer Webmasters solutions to everyday headaches involving inbound email and file library management.
Mustang Software Inc.
P.O. Box 2264
Bakersfield, CA 93303
805-873-2500
http://www.mustang.com
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