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INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS, INC. INTRODUCES VERSION 2.0
OF ITS MODEMBASE PRO DATABASE DESIGN AND DISPLAY SOFTWARE
New Version "Stands Alone" From Computer Bulletin Board Systems
RIVERSIDE, Calif., August 26, 1993 -- Integrated
Solutions, Inc., a commucnications software company based here,
has introduced Version 2.0 of ModemBase Pro, a database design and
display program newly enhanced to work with both computer bulletin
board systems (BBS) and as a standalone on-line software product.
Integrated Solutions announced Version 1.0 six months ago
as a third-party application for BBSs and the new version remains
compatiable with most popular BBS software programs. No BBS is
required, however, to use the new version of the software. With
ModemBase Pro, the user can now easily configure most PC-based
computers to answer modem calls and log the caller directly into
the database or menu of available databases.
"The new version was driven by prospective customers,"
said Troy Getty, Chief Executive Officer of Integrated Solutions.
"We were frequently asked for a product that would allow users to
place on-line a product-and-services catalog or knowledge database
without the additional log-in steps of a BBS package."
ModemBase Pro allows system operators (sysops) to create
custom- designed databases and then incorporate the database into
their available on-line services. The new version features a Turbo
Vision interface providing a simple, mouse-controlled Windows-like
working environment. The sysop can completely customize any dBase
III-compatiable database for on-line usage, whether derived from
an existing database or created from scratch.
Version 2.0 also supports the new Remote Imaging Protocol
(RIP) graphical interface. RIP, from Telegraphics, Huntington
Beach, Calif., is the emerging graphical standard for the BBS
industry. RIP allows sysops to add colorful graphic elements,
borders, buttons and animation to their screen displays.
With Version 2.0 of ModemBase Pro, users can also
customize American National Standards Institute (ANSI) color
graphic display forms commonly used in the on-line BBS
environment.
ModemBase Pro Supports Digiz Protocol For Multi-Port Boards
ModemBase Pro now provides support for Integrated
Solutions' own Digiz protocol, designed for use with DigiCHANNEL
intelligent serial cards from DigiBOARD USA, Eden Prairie, Minn.,
as well as most multiport cards, including standard serial.
Installation of the multiport cards permits multiple call-in lines
on one 386/486-based PC.
Digiz is a complete external communications protocol
replacement, supporting all DSZ-compatiable commands (DSZ is the
command set for the BBS-industry standard Zmodem communications
protocol.) Sold directly by Integrated Solutions and selected
distributors, the Digiz protocol also includes a terminal mode for
dial-out capabilities.
Integrated Solutions also made ModemBase Pro easier for
the sysop to use by consolidating the number of internal programs
required to create a complete database management system. Version
1.0 comprised three programs, but version 2.0 features only 2
programs -- Modem Base MASTER and Modem Base Access. The former is
used to configure a database and the latter is used to bring the
database on line.
Integrated Solutions, Inc.
Integrated Solutions, Inc., based in Riverside, Calif.,
was founded in 1992 as a supplier of database development and
management software. From its inception, the company has been
active in developing third-party applications for the bulletin
board system (BBS) industry. Integrated Solutions is a Certified
Mustang Software Integrator (MSI), providing complete turn-key
information systems based on Mustang's popular WILDCAT! BBS.
Troy Getty
Chief Executive Officer
Integrated Solutions, Inc.
Tel: 909-780-8860
Fax: 909-780-9570
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