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VENDOR: DBExpert joins the Sundial family!
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Rollin White)
Fri Jan 31 04:57:34 1997
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU
Date: 31 Jan 1997 09:52:07 GMT
From: Rollin@sundialsystems.com (Rollin White)
Reply-To: Rollin@sundialsystems.com (Rollin White)
Reply-to: Rollin@sundialsystems.com (Rollin White)
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DBExpert(tm) Database Joins the Sundial Systems Family
Relational Database Complements Time Manager, Spreadsheet, and Word Processor
January 29, 1997, Seal Beach, CA - Sundial Systems Corporation and Designer
Software, Inc., today announced that Sundial Systems has acquired Designer's
principal product line, DBExpert for OS/2.
DBExpert, available in both full- and run-time versions, is an end-user
relational database product that works with several different database
formats. It provides an environment for building and utilizing personal and
departmental database applications using tables, queries, forms and reports --
without the need for traditional programming. It can also be used to develop
and deploy front-end applications for enterprise-level relational databases
such as those stored in DB2. First released in 1995, DBExpert was
significantly upgraded to Version 2 in 1996.
Sundial Systems is one of the leading publishers of OS/2 productivity
applications. Historically known for its Relish and Relish Net personal and
group information management products, Sundial broadened it range of offerings
during the first half of 1996 by adding both the Clearlook word processor
(originally from Clearlook Corporation) and the Mesa 2 spreadsheet (originally
from Athena Design, Inc.) to its family of products. The addition of
DBExpert further expands that range into a full family of offerings.
"In putting together this significant stable of applications, Sundial is
continuing to boost their long-standing commitment to the OS/2 community"
noted Chris Neimeister, President of Designer Software, Inc. "And we at
Designer Software are proud that they've chosen DBExpert as their next step to
an even higher level of commitment."
Sundial Systems has already assumed marketing, distribution, and technical
support responsibility for the current version of DBExpert. Existing pricing
and support policies remain in effect but are now under the Sundial banner.
New email support addresses (dbexpert@sundialsystems.com and dbexpert@ibm.net)
have been put in place and DBExpert has been added to Sundial's support area
on CompuServe (Section 5 of OS2AVEN). All existing Designer Software
customers have become Sundial Systems customers.
On-going development of future DBExpert versions will be a joint effort of
both Designer Software and Sundial Systems. This will ensure feature and
function continuity for the existing customer base while providing additional
resources and expertise where they can best be leveraged within the product.
Later this spring, Sundial Systems will make available a new version of
DBExpert which has been "rebranded" as a Sundial product and which contains
several of the most-often-requested feature enhancements. That version will
replace the version currently available in the channel (2.0.2) and will be the
subject of a future announcement.
Over time, Sundial Systems also plans to provide a number of integration
"hooks" between DBExpert and the other members Sundial's family of OS/2
productivity applications: Relish, Mesa 2, and Clearlook. These capabilities
will provide users with a number of different ways to use to use and view
information normally contained within any one of the products.
"The folks at Designer Software have made great progress over the last few
years in building a solid, extremely competitive offering for the end-user
database market." noted Randell Flint, President of Sundial Systems
Corporation. "And we're looking forward to leveraging that base both within
and across the Sundial product family."
For further information on DBExpert and Sundial Systems, visit the Sundial
Systems web site at www.sundialsystems.com or contact Carla Hanzlik, Vice
President of Sundial Systems, at (562) 596-5121 or (562) 596-5366.
Trademark notices: Clearlook is a trademark of Clearlook Corporation.
DBExpert is a trademark of Designer Software, Inc. Mesa is a trademark of
Athena Design, Inc. Relish is a registered trademark of Sundial Systems
Corporation. OS/2 and DB2 are registered trademarks of International Business
Machines Corporation. CompuServe is a registered trademark of CompuServe
Incorporated. The DBExpert, Clearlook, and Mesa trademarks are used by Sundial
Systems Corporation under license.
Please note: All Sundial Systems (310) area code phone numbers became (562)
effective January 25th, 1997.
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