Cape Clear Announces CapeConnect 3.5
Cape Clear Software has released CapeConnect 3.5, a Web Services platform featuring full support for Microsoft Visual Studio. CapeConnect allows developers to automatically expose existing Java, EJB, .NET, and CORBA components as Web Services without writing code. CapeConnect is capable of connecting a range of technologies (including Java, J2EE, CORBA, C++, COM, C#, Visual Basic, and Perl) using Web Services standards such as SOAP, WSDL, and UDDI. CapeConnect 3.5 enables SQL databases to be exposed as Web Services, allowing the rapid prototyping of Web Services to access enterprise data. This SQL Web Service approach can be used with any database supporting JDBC.
CapeConnect 3.5 costs $10,000 per server and may be purchased online at the company’s web site.
Cape Clear Software
866.219.5944
www.capeclear.com
ASNA Launches AVR for .Net
ASNA has released AVR for .Net, an integrated development environment for creating enterprise Web, Windows and .Net applications. AVR for .Net leverages current language skills, while anticipating emerging technologies such as XML and Web services.
AVR programs connect to IBM’s iSeries/400 and Microsoft’s SQL Server, as well as to ASNA’s own Acceler8DB for deployment on local PCs or Windows NT/2K/XP Servers. AVR’s database connectivity provides transparent data access to AVR programs; AVR programs connect, without change, to any of the databases mentioned above.
ASNA
210.408.0212
www.asna.com
Crystal Decisions Releases Crystal Reports for Visual Studio .Net
Crystal Decisions has announced that Crystal Reports will be included in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET. Not available as a standalone product, Crystal Reports for Visual Studio .Net is a special edition that will be fully integrated into Microsoft Visual Studio .NET. Crystal Decisions worked closely with Microsoft to develop a special edition of Crystal Reports that enables web developers to create interactive reports for enterprise web applications from within Microsoft Visual Studio .NET. Interactive reports can be shared over the internet through Crystal Decisions’ Business Intelligence Web Services to enable enterprise customers or business partners to host reports inside their own applications.
Crystal Reports is available in all eight localized languages in which Microsoft Visual Studio .NET ships. Crystal Reports for Visual Studio .NET offers seamless integration with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET, Visual C# .NET and Visual C++ .NET, as well as third party languages that target Microsoft Visual Studio .NET.
Crystal Decisions
800.877.2340
www.crystaldecisions.com
FMS Unveils Total .Net XRef, Total .Net Analyzer, Total .Net SourceBook, Total .Net Renamer, and Total SQL Statistics
FMS has announced five new developer products designed exclusively for Microsoft Visual Studio .NET. These new FMS products offer a range of tools that simplify the development efforts of Microsoft .NET developers using Visual C# .NET and Visual Basic .NET, and increase the functionality of their applications.
Total .NET Analyzer scans Microsoft .NET applications to detect over 50 potential errors and issues to find problems before the application is deployed. Total .NET Renamer enables a developer to make name changes in C# and Microsoft Visual Basic .NET code using a parser-based Find and Replace engine to ensure that only exact objects are renamed. Total .NET SourceBook provides ready-to-use source code with a range of C# and Microsoft Visual Basic .NET code, tips, tricks, and knowledge to build Microsoft .NET applications faster and with fewer bugs. With Total .NET XRef, developers can generate a complete cross-reference of C# and Microsoft Visual Basic .NET code. Finally, Total SQL Statistics allows the developer to integrate advanced, statistical analysis data into Microsoft .NET applications.
FMS, Inc.
703.356.4700
www.fmsinc.com
Lugaru Software Releases Epsilon Programmer’s Editor v11
Lugaru Software Ltd. has released Epsilon Programmer’s Editor v11, an advanced EMACS-style programmer’s editor for Windows, Linux, freeBSD, and OS/2. Version 11 includes new modes for Visual Basic and Python, improved support for embedded scripting in HTML, a hex mode for binary files, an identifier completion feature that saves typing, and support for some types of Unicode files.
Epsilon Programmer’s Editor v11 also includes modes for C, C++, Perl, TeX, Java, HTML, PostScript, Asm, and other languages, asynchronous Internet features, concurrent compiler control with typescript journaling, smart indenting and tagging, and multi-file/multi-directory search and replace.
Epsilon Programmer’s Editor v11 costs $250 for a single-user license, which includes executables for Windows, Linux, freeBSD, OS/2, and DOS.
Lugaru Software Ltd.
[email protected]
www.lugaru.com
Northwoods Software Launches Go.NET
Northwoods Software has launched Go.NET, a revision of its C++ and Java diagramming components written entirely in C#, to fully support the .NET platform. It only depends on the standard .NET Framework classes and does not explicitly call any external functions.
Go.NET provides a variety of basic graphical objects such as rectangles, ellipses, polygons, text, images, and lines. Objects can be grouped together to form more complex objects. Their appearances and behaviors can be customize by setting properties and overriding methods.
The Go.NET library, Northwoods.Go, is a set of controls and classes built on the .NET platform. Go.NET can deliver editors that allow users to see and manipulate diagrams of two-dimensional graphical objects arranged in a scrollable window.
The Go.Net library is available for and introductory price of $695. Go.Net Professional costs $1,595 for a single-user license.
Northwoods Software Corporation
800.434.9820
www.nwoods.com
Infravio Unveils Infravio Web Services Platform
Infravio, Inc. has introduced the Infravio Web Services Platform, which allows companies to enable Web Services in existing applications, as well as create new Web Services from scratch. By leveraging an XML-based model of a company’s Web Services architecture, the platform provides a single point of command over the development, lifecycle management, and runtime execution of Web Services. Because it is powered by the Infravio Web Services Management System, the Infravio Web Services Platform provides control over even the most sophisticated Web Services environments. It also can automatically import any standard Web Service model or schema, providing companies with thousands of Web Services “out of the box.”
Infravio Inc.
650.381.3000
www.infravio.com
Borland Launches Borland C++Builder 6
Borland Software Corporation has released C++Builder 6, which provides a true C++ ANSI/ISO visual development environment with Web Services and cross-platform technologies. C++Builder 6 features BizSnap, WebSnap and DataSnap to enable corporate or individual developers to build and use industry standard Web Services applications that simplify business-to-business integration, with full support for XML, SOAP, and WSDL. The C++Builder 6 industry standard Web Services support enables immediate and ongoing integration with emerging Web Services based vendor platforms such as .NET and BizTalk from Microsoft, and ONE from Sun Microsystems. In addition, C++Builder 6 offers component-based development with the Borland Component Library for Cross-platform development (CLX).
C++Builder 6 comes in four editions: 60-day trial for $9.95, personal for $69, professional for $999, and enterprise for $2,999.
Borland Software Corporation
800.632.2864
www.borland.com
WhiteTown Software Offers CDBF 1.0 for Windows
WhiteTown Software has launched CDBF 1.0 for Windows, a viewer and DBF-format files editor. CDBF makes no distinction between viewing and editing modes, allowing the user to perform any actions with the database in use. The program also allows viewing and editing of memo fields in dBase III, dBase IV, FoxPro, and VFP formats. A memo field type is identified automatically. CDBF allows users to export data to TXT, PRG, XLS, SQL, DBF formats. In addition, the features can be expanded with plugins. Also, a built-in visual report designer allows the user to create and print reports.
CDBF 1.0 for Windows costs $35 for a single-user license, and may be purchased online at the company’s web site.
WhiteTown Software
+380.5446.31677
www.whitetown.com
Novosoft Announces Web Roller
Novosoft has released Web Roller, a Windows load-testing tool for determining Internet/intranet system performance and behavior under the stress of high user loads. Web Roller records user activity in terms of HTTP requests and creates a simple script. The developer can modify the script using embedded test data generating capabilities. In addition, the developer can set various parameters for requests and the script, and then run script or a batch of scripts. It creates a substantial load on web and application servers and identifies performance problems associated with the system server. Charts and reports provide information about application performance.
Web Roller costs $99 for a license for 100 virtual users. A license for 300 virtual users costs $199, and unlimited users costs $299. A free trial can be downloaded from the company’s web site.
Novosoft Inc.
[email protected]
www.novosoft-us.com
Vital Delivers CRiSP v8.0
Vital, Inc. has released CRiSP v8.0, a visual text editor for Unix and Windows. More than just a simple text editor, CRiSP is a development environment that was designed to increase productivity by streamlining the process of program editing.
CRiSP v8.0 offers features such as context tagging and navigation. Additional features include the auto-parameter/section help, new dynamic search technologies, and proximity search and replace capabilities for multiple files and buffers. The development of FTP client editing provides access to files via remote login, and users can create and run multiple sessions at once.
A CRiSP v8.0 workstation license starts at $150 per user for the Windows or Linux versions. Network/floating licenses cost $175 per user.
Vital Inc.
972.818.2424
www.vital.com
SoftWIRE Technology Presents SoftWIRE for Visual Studio .Net
SoftWIRE Technology has launched SoftWIRE for Visual Studio .NET, a graphical programming extension to Microsoft Visual Studio .NET. SoftWIRE for Visual Studio .NET enables programmers and non-programmers to build functional applications. Non-programmers can use SoftWIRE as a design and specification tool that produces and executes a computer program. Programmers with diverse backgrounds or knowledge in computer languages can use SoftWIRE as a simple way to share design and proof of concept for programming projects.
SoftWIRE for Visual Studio .NET costs $495, royalty-free. Upgrades from SoftWIRE 3.1 for Visual Basic 6.0 cost $395.
SoftWIRE Technology
508.946.8900
www.softwire.com
AD Software Introduces OOFILE 1.4
AD Software has released OOFILE v1.4, a cross-platform C++ application development library upgrade, for MacOS/X, Mac Classic, Windows, and Unix. OOFILE is a family of C++ application frameworks providing a database API, report-writer, graphing and forms interfaces. OOFILE features a range of database backends including the Professional version using Faircom’s c-tree Plus ISAM engine.
This release is compatible with CodeWarrior Pro7.1 and Visual C++ v6. This is the first fully Carbonised release that will run natively on Mac OS/X. Most versions of OOFILE are Open Source. Version 1.4, the commercial dBase-compatible and c-tree Plus database backends, are being offered for $950 without c-tree and $1,599 with c-tree Plus. The Personal Edition costs $99 for a single-user license.
AD Software
www.oofile.com.au
Dart Communications Announces PowerTCP FTP Objects for .Net
Dart Communications has released PowerTCP FTP objects for Microsoft .NET, which extend the native Microsoft .NET Framework with managed code FTP protocol support. PowerTCP FTP Objects for .Net supports highly customizable solutions with an FTP component that can be added to the Microsoft Visual Studio .NET Toolbox. Full support for Microsoft’s pluggable protocol standard is also provided.
Key features include full support for object-oriented development through overloaded methods, control over resource disposal, remoting support, a visual editor that can test FTP functionality at design-time, and Microsoft Help 2.0 integration with comprehensive F1 support.
PowerTCP FTP Objects for .Net costs $499 and may be purchased online at the company’s web site.
Dart Communications
315.339.8040
www.dart.com
TENET Defence Announces MapLink Pro v4
TENET Defence has released MapLink Pro v4, a component based product for the display and manipulation of maps and live track data in operational systems. Version 4 adds new data formats, such as S-57 and DAFIF import capability, offering users total control over the way data is optimized.
MapLink Pro v4 includes a set of C++ libraries to support full terrain query capability, providing high-performance calculations based on any terrain data. In addition, MapLink Pro v4 includes a map symbol editor, enabling users to construct custom symbol sets.
A 30-day evaluation copy may be downloaded from the company’s web site.
TENET Defence Ltd.
+44.1403.273173
www.tenetdefence.com
Jungo Presents USB 2.0 Support
Jungo Software Technologies Inc. has released version 5.04 of its driver development toolkits — WinDriver, KernelDriver, and Hardware Debugger. This newest release extends USB features and support, delivers supplementary documentation, and includes various bug fixes and improvements. New USB features in v5.04 include USB2 support for Windows 2000 and Windows XP, and a specialized API for Cypress Semiconductor Corporation’s EZ USB chipsets.
Version 5.04 of WinDriver, KernelDriver, and Hardware Debugger may be purchased online at the company’s web site. Also, free full featured, 30-day evaluation versions of WinDriver, KernelDriver, and Hardware Debugger are available for download from the company’s web site.
Jungo Ltd.
877.514.0537
www.jungo.com
ParaSoft Releases C++Test 2.0
ParaSoft has released C++Test v2.0, a unit testing tool that automatically tests any C and C++ class, function, or component without requiring developers to write a single test case, harness, or stub. C++Test automatically performs static analysis of code using industry-wide coding standards, tests code construction (white-box testing), tests code functionality (black-box testing), and maintains code integrity (regression testing).
Version 2.0 incorporates coding standards enforcement via static analysis and introduces support for the Linux operating system.
C++Test pricing starts at $2,495 for a machine locked, single-user license.
ParaSoft Corporation
888.305.0041
www.parasoft.com
ALTOVA Offers XML Spy 4.3 Suite
Altova Inc. has released XML Spy 4.3 Suite, a line of developer tools for advanced XML application development. It includes the XML Spy 4.3 IDE, the XML Spy 4.3 XSLT Designer, and the XML Spy 4.3 Document Editor.
Version 4.3 includes full SOAP capabilities that allow interpretation of WSDL document, creation of SOAP requests, submitting requests to a Web Service and viewing the SOAP Response, as well as a SOAP Debugger (Suite-only feature). In addition, XML Spy 4.3 Suite supports graphical editing of XML schemas, which use Microsoft SQLXML schema extensions.
XML Spy 4.3 Suite pricing begins at $399 for a single-user license. Volume discounts are available. Concurrent licenses are available for special needs.
ALTOVA, Inc.
[email protected]
www.xmlspy.com
JGsoft Unveils DeployMaster v2.3
JGsoft has released DeployMaster v2.3, a Windows application for creating automatic software installers. Accommodating both inexperienced and advanced end-users, DeployMaster v2.3 creates setups for initial installation and for upgrades.
DeployMaster v2.3 setups require about 200KB to be loaded into memory before the setup screen appears. DeployMaster v2.3 can segment the file into 1.44MB parcels that can be downloaded using slow dial-up connections, and fit onto floppies.
DeployMaster v2.3 costs $99 for a single-user license and may be purchased online at the company’s web site. A free fully functional trial version can be downloaded from the company’s web site.
JGsoft
[email protected]
www.deploymaster.com
Whisper Technology Delivers Programmer Studio 4
Whisper Technology has released Programmer Studio 4, a customizable Windows code editor designed specifically for programmers developing for server platforms, including Unix and Unix variants, Windows, Hpe3000, AS/400, and DEC VAX/VMS. Programmer Studio 4 uses FTP and Telnet to interface to files and existing compilers and debuggers. Language-independent, Programmer Studio 4 supports more than 30 languages, such as C/C++, Java, PHP, and ASP.
Programmer Studio 4 costs $299 for a single-user license.
Whisper Technology
www.programmerstudio.com
Oblix Presents COREid
Oblix has released COREid, an enterprise identity management infrastructure for e-business environments. COREid is a set of integrated patent-pending technologies that together enable a company to manage identity information about each individual user, group of users, or organization profiled in its e-business network. COREid is delivered in Oblix NetPoint, a web access management solution.
The major components of COREid start with IdentityXML, for secure, automated exchange and synchronization of digital identity information. Identity Workflow, a multi-step workflow engine, automates identity management requests and approvals, and transparently enforces business processes and rules relating to identity management. Delegated Administration controls who can maintain and update digital identities. Group Management statically and dynamically manages groups of related people and their relationships to business initiatives.
Oblix, Inc.
408.861.6834
www.oblix.com
RichSolutions Announces RichPayments.Net
RichSolutions, Inc. has announced RichPayments.NET, an ePayment web service. RichPayments.NET offers businesses the ability to integrate secure credit card, debit card, and check services, into applications and services. Built on the SOAP and XML standards, RichPayments.NET uses HTTPS as a transport allowing remote method requests to pass through enterprise firewalls. For security, RichPayments.NET uses the SSL protocol, as well as standard authentication techniques. RichPayments.NET is not tied to a particular component technology or object calling convention. As a result, programs written in any language, using any component model, and running on any operating system, can access the RichPayment.NET Web Service.
A free SDK and VB.NET samples are available and may be downloaded from the company’s web site.
RichSolutions, Inc.
425.836.4251
www.richsolutions.com
