Unify Newsletter January 2009

Unify’s ACCELL & DataServer Helps usoft Quickly Develop and Maintain Applications

usoft GmbH is a software and hardware vendor, systems integrator and IT consultant based in the small Swabian town of Wallerstein in central southern Germany. The company’s core competence is in developing custom software.

usoft has been using Unify’s ACCELL/SQL for nearly two decades to successfully write custom software for UNIX/LINUX. ACCELL/SQL is Unify’s powerful 4GL development software that facilitates cost-effective development of client/server applications. With the increased demand for speed and rapid response to customers, ACCELL continues to be usoft’s tool of choice. ACCELL has been successfully used in new development projects, including a custom software solution for a customer in the food and luxury food industry.

One of the best examples of the successful application of a custom software solution developed by usoft is that of Bayerische Hausbesitzer-Versicherungs-Gesellschaft a.G. (BHVG) in Munich. BHVG, founded in 1911 has a long-standing tradition in the insurance sector. It specializes in liability, property and legal expenses insurances around real estates.


A screen shot of the application that allows BHVG to create an insurance offering

This solution is complemented by the Unify’s DataServer database, which stores the data for the portfolio management (“MERLIN”) and offers management (“AVALON”) modules. With database tables, some of which contain in excess of 1.5 million data records, DataServer provides high performance and stability. Easy-to-use database functions, such as field searches using specific search parameters and display of the input fields available, are unique advantages compared with competitive products.

“ACCELL/SQL enables changes to software solutions to be made quicker, and we can carry out adjustments to our customers’ systems far more cost-effectively. Particularly for a software house like ourselves, this is of huge importance when creating custom solutions.”
MARTIN RAUER, MANAGING DIRECTOR, USOFT

“The software solution from Unify is the heart of our company, offering great development potential. We plan to continue refining and expanding this solution in the future, and have never once regretted our decision to use this custom solution.”
BERNHARD MAIER, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BHVG

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In this issue:

Unify Resources

Mark Your Calendars for the February Webinars:
Team Developer – Web Services - Wednesday, Feb. 18
SQLBase – Command Center – Thursday, Feb. 19
NXJ – NXJ for Team Developer Users – Tuesday, Feb. 24

March 3-8 CeBIT, Hannover Germany:
Visit our stand at CeBIT hall 6, F 34

Latin American DevCons 2009:
Mexico City, Mexico – March 10 – in conjunction with ACSISA

Lima, Peru – March 12 - in conjunction with BSI

Buenos Aires, Argentina – March 17 – in conjunction with SAM Sistemas

Sao Paulo, Brazil - March, 19 – in conjunction with Triad Systems.

 

SQLBase 11.5, More Speed, More Fun

Get more database speed and easy database maintenance, and provide yourself and your users with more fun. SQLBase 11.5 utilizes up to 1 GB of cache to keep as much as possible of your databases in memory for high speed database interaction. Additionally SQLBase 11.5 detects and uses multi-core and multi-processor systems to provide even greater performance.

Administering and maintaining databases and database servers have become easier through the new SQLBase Command Center. The new rich and modern GUI allows managing SQLBase 11.5 with a few mouse clicks. From visual check database to automated backups, SQLBase Command Center covers every task a database admin needs to be able to do.



Watch the video to learn more about the SQLBase 11.5 Command Center.

Download SQLBase 11.5 Test Drive!

See what’s new in SQLBase 11.5.

(New cache and multi-threading feature is not available in SQLBase Treasury).

 

Team Developer 5.1 SP5 and Team Developer 5.2

A number of customers have been successful in upgrading their applications to Team Developer 5.1. At the 2008 DevCons, we presented detailed instructions on how to quickly upgrade applications to Team Developer 5.1. You can download the Team Developer 5.1 migration presentation if you missed last year’s DevCons.

Team Developer 5.1 Service Pack 5 is scheduled for release in February, and Unify is diligently at work on Team Developer 5.2. Our focus is to ensure the best, highest quality release possible for our thousand of Team Developer customers.

Q is Coming Soon



Q will enable you to get the most out of your data management and reporting.

You’ll be able to define a complex query with just a few mouse clicks; export the query results to csv, xml, Excel or tab delimited files. Load the exported data into other systems. Share the data with your colleagues and service agencies. Load csv, xml, Excel or text files into new or existing tables. Create new tables based on a query, fully fledged reporting and much more.

 

NXJ RIAs and BPM: Yes You can!

If you are looking for a quick way to build powerful RIA applications or for a powerful tool that covers the complete application lifecycle from business process management to software development and maintenance, Unify NXJ can do that for you.

NXJ Developer

Organizations looking to build Rich Internet Applications (RIA) are faced with the challenge of developing a graphically rich interface that meets the demands of end users while adhering to corporate and industry standards of a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). These organizations also want to enable business application developers, in addition to enterprise developers, to assemble business services into Rich Internet Applications.

NXJ Developer is an evolutionary step in achieving this AJAX and SOA interoperability. NXJ Developer provides a productive and cost-effective answer for building Rich Internet Applications that leverage the functionality of and the power and flexibility of SOA.

NXJ Developer Datasheet

NXJ Enterprise

Take the business approach and design your applications through a business process analysis. The NXJ Enterprise BPM Designer lets business analysts and developers design and review the business processes before the application implementation process starts.

NXJ Enterprise has a powerful Business Process Management (BPM) engine that allows you to graphically design the process flow. Process work units are given roles to assign work units to specific groups in an organization. For example only Sales people can approve incoming orders. All application functionality to support various roles is built into NXJ Enterprise and can be used without programming application code. Powerful administration tools let developers and managers view how many active processes there are and where these steps are in the process. The administrative capabilities help management improve execution of internal processes by finding and removing bottlenecks in the workflow.

Example of Process Flow in NXJ Enterprise

Robust, flexible and universally compatible, Unify NXJ Enterprise BPM is the perfect solution for creating a connected business and ensuring business processes are automated for seamless delivery of information and transactions. Unify NXJ Enterprise BPM enables Web services orchestration, business process management and workflow automation in a platform neutral environment. NXJ Enterprise BPM in conjunction with NXJ Reporting, NXJ Forms Processing and Application Integration will provide your firm the complete platform solution to meet the demanding and ever changing requirements of your business.

NXJ Enterprise Datasheet

 

CeBIT 2009

The countdown has begun.
March 3-8, 2009, CeBIT will once again open its gates in Hannover, Germany. The world's largest and most well-known trade fair for IT and telecommunications will feature California as its Partner State and highlight the hot themes of Webciety, Green IT and Business Processes. Under the motto this year: “Take your business to the next level” not only will the CeBIT organization but also Unify showcase its full array of application development, data management and migration solutions, including:

  • NXJ Developer 12 - for the development of Web-based business applications with latest Web 2.0 technology such as AJAX and Web services for internet applications
  • NXJ Enterprise 12 - allows project teams to visually design all business processes and offers great tools for the rapid development of RIAs which are closely tied into the design of the business processes
  • NXJ Enterprise 12 - for Business Process Management (BPM)
  • Team Developer 5.2 – fast development of attractive and modern-looking business applications
  • ACCELL/SQL 8.5 - a powerful development suite for UNIX server-based business applications
  • SQLBase 11.5 - more performance through multi-processor support, new administration tool and central maintenance
  • DataServer - high-performance database for Unix and Windows
  • Q – modern data management and easy reporting for end-users
  • Composer - for migrating Lotus Notes applications to .NET and SharePoint

We would be glad to give you more detailed information about this year's topics and products and would like to show you how to take your business to the next level! Visit our stand at CeBIT in hall 6, F 34 and we will show you our solutions. Or stop by our stand and recover with a strong cup of coffee.

We look forward to your visit!

To retain your personal visitor ticket and schedule an appointment, please email: ines.piech@unify.com.

Latin America DevCons Coming 2009

Unify is sponsoring 4 DevCons in Latin America throughout the month of March:

At each event, Unify will showcase the latest releases of Team Developer 5.2, Report Builder 5.2, SQLBase 11.5, NXJ 12 and its newest product Q (formerly Quest). During this day-long event, we will provide technical information and product roadmaps, present live product demos and introduce customers who will present case studies of NXJ, Team Developer and SQLBase. Visit Unify’s website for event details for these 4 cities: 

            
  • Mexico City, Mexico           Tuesday, March 10 – in conjunction with its Mexican Partner, ACSISA
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  • Lima, Peru                         Thursday March 12 - in conjunction with BSI
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  • Buenos Aires, Argentina    Tuesday, March 17 – in conjunction with SAM Sistemas
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  • Sao Paulo, Brazil               Thursday, March 19 – in conjunction with Brazilian Distributor, Triad Systems.
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If you’re interested in attending or would like more information, please email the respective Latin American contacts provided or send a note to us at info@unify.com.

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