COMPUTER DECISIONS USED TO BE SIMPLE A limited number of hardware vendors offered a limited number of application solutions. But in a closed, proprietary environment, once a hardware decision was made, a business was limited to that vendor's applications offerings whether they met the specific needs of the individual business or not. Back in January of 1985, in the heart of the Great Southwest (Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA) the founders of BASIS International envisioned a better way. They created a new Business BASIC language, called BBX. The entire BBXPROGRESSION series was designed to be portable across popular makes and models of micro- and minicomputers and industry standard operating systems.
Since then, BASIS International and the BBX technology have literally been one step ahead, all over the world. (And yes, the world has beaten a path to our door.) More than 800,000 licenses for BBXPROGRESSION products have been purchased for use in over 40 countries. These developers have produced sophisticated applications including fully integrated accounting packages, complete municipal government software, full-blown point-of-sale applications, and bar code recognition and printing packages. BASIS continues to lead the industry, serving the development community with new products which enhance both productivity and bottom-line profit potential.
The BASIS commitment to open architecture environments has never wavered. And, the vision of BASIS in supporting industry standards has forged it ahead of its competitors. This commitment, coupled with technical support services unmatched in the industry, guarantees a bright future for BASIS and its product offerings.
Today, BASIS International offers the most technically advanced products, and the most comprehensive support system available. In the Business BASIC world, BASIS is the standard.
With BBXPROGRESSION products, independent software vendors can support over 40 different computer systems running standard operating environments with one version of source code. No longer must substantial time be expended developing and supporting multiple versions of an application. For example, BBX technology enables code developed in MS/PC/DR-DOS to be moved to the largest UNIX operating system and vice versa. Source code and data portability across such a wide range of operating environments really does give the application developer new independence. BBX offers upward mobility as well, so code developed in earlier BBX versions is compatible with the latest releases of the language.
Even though BASIS products have proven themselves over the years, BASIS is constantly investing in research and development, continually making improvements, perpetually setting the new standard. BASIS pioneered features like windows, graphics, color, string arrays, easy-to-use multi-keyed files, string templates, global strings, and other Business BASIC innovations. Today, these and other BBX features have been widely imitated but never duplicated. New versions of BBX and new BASIS products will push the company's leading edge even farther ahead of its competition.
BASIS ADVANTAGE The BASIS Advantage is the most informative newsletter in the Business BASIC world. Published four times per year, it covers everything from tips on how to use BASIS products to the latest news about our research and development.
COYOTE COLLEGE Coyote College is training at its very best taught by the authors of BBX, TAOS, and other BASIS products. Introductory and Advanced classes combine lecture with hands-on experience in solving real-world challenges.
CONFERENCES AND TECHNICAL SYMPOSIUMS BASIS holds timely software vendors conferences and technical symposiums led by the authors of the BBXPROGRESSION technology. BASIS resellers find that these meetings provide invaluable opportunities to talk to each other and to the authors of BASIS products.