About FileFlex: The Relational Database Inside Multimedia

"Component's FileFlex embedded relational database has given our multimedia developers the ability to embed standalone database functionality within their CD-ROM and kiosk development projects," said Joe Dunn, Macromedia's vice president of product management.

"Component's acquisition of the ODBC technology now makes it possible for highly interactive multimedia productions to exchange information with databases throughout the entire corporation."

Component Software Corporation is the leading supplier of embedded database solutions for multimedia productions. FileFlex has had an interesting history. Initially developed by Dan Shafer and Dennis Chen at GUI, Inc. of Redwood City, the product (then called "Dashboard") was licensed to Symmetry Software for distribution. Ultimately never shipped by Symmetry, the product (now called "FileFlex") was licensed to Hyperpress Publishing and shipped in 1991. Component acquired Hyperpress (and along with it, FileFlex marketing rights) in 1992 and has been publishing FileFlex ever since. Then in September 1993, Component's founder David Gewirtz acquired all rights and ownership to the product including its source code. Since then, David Gewirtz has taken the product through numerous major and minor revisions and improvements. Recently, Component acquired ODBC technology from Solis and has released a new, separate ODBC Gateway product that connects authoring environments with enterprise-wide databases.

In addition to being the author of FileFlex, Component Software founder David Gewirtz is the author of The Flexible Enterprise (published by John Wiley & Sons) and Lotus Notes Revealed! (published by Prima). He is also the Editor in Chief of Workspace for Lotus Notes and Insider for Lotus cc:Mail, both published by The Cobb Group, division of Ziff Davis. Gewirtz is an assistant professor of computer science at Mercer College in Princeton.

Copyright ©1992-96 by David Gewirtz, Rocky Hill, NJ

This software product, including it's program code, source code, screen and visual representations, and documentation are copyrighted by David Gewirtz under license to Component Software Corporation of Rocky Hill, NJ. This product is intended for use by the original purchaser only and for use on one computer system at a time. Under the copyright laws, this product may not be copied, in whole or in part, without the written consent of Component Software Corporation. As a sole exception, you may make reasonable and normal backup copies of the disk software for your own use. Under the law, copying includes placing the software on a server and translating into other languages. Special volume discounts and runtime licenses are available, but must be separately licensed. FileFlex and The Relational Database Inside are trademarks of David Gewirtz under license to Component Software Corp. All other trademarks acknowledged.

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