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- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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- Contact:
- Dana W. Parrish
- 904-363-1646
- dana@oceansoft.com
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- OCEAN SOFTWARE SHIPS COMPLETE ACCESS v1.0.1 for NEXTSTEP
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- June 7, 1995-Jacksonville, Florida - Ocean Software, Inc. is pleased
- to announce that Complete Access version 1.0.1 is now shipping for
- the NEXTSTEP environment. Complete Access is a database query,
- reporting, and data analysis application which works in conjunction
- with NeXT's Enterprise Objects Framework to generate sophisticated
- documents for the end-user.
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- Complete Access enables both professionals and generalists to create
- hierarchical reports, forms, columnar reports, form letters,
- envelopes, and labels, quickly and easily. The application can
- also produce summary pages to display aggregate values without
- showing the individual records from which the aggregates were
- derived.
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- Database reporting applications typically create static documents
- which require continuous query execution to be modified. Complete
- Access documents are dynamic, allowing the user to perform "what-if"
- scenarios on data by omitting, finding, sorting, and applying
- various filters to browse a subset of data retrieved with a database
- query or text file import. Multiple documents may reference the
- results of a single query or import and multiple query results and
- imports are easily combined.
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- "Our customers tell us Complete Access enables them to off-load
- much of the work currently required of their IS staffs. Their
- employees in the trenches can make quicker and better informed
- decisions too." said Randy Leonard, president of Ocean Software,
- Inc. Indeed, Complete Access offers almost instant results to the
- end user who does not even know SQL.
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- "It is exciting to see an intuitive data analysis tool emerge on
- the NEXTSTEP platform," said Martin Yam, NeXT VP of Sales and
- Marketing. "The ability to generate multiple data views, apply
- filters, and analyze results makes Complete Access the perfect
- complement to NeXT's Enterprise Objects Framework."
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- Dan Gamble of OpenSource agrees, stating that "since our first day
- of operation, we have had requests for a powerful, yet intuitive
- data access and reporting tool. Only now, with Complete Access,
- can we offer such a solution." But Complete Access is not only
- for end-users, but developers as well. The extensive API and
- upcoming developer version will almost certainly meet or exceed
- the requirements of even the most demanding developer.
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- Complete Access includes a vast array of powerful and intuitive
- features designed to make database access, reporting, and data
- analysis fast and easy.
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- * The only EOF-based reporting application. DBKit support is also included.
- * Extensive query support, including:
- * A graphical query builder empowers even the novice,
- no knowledge of SQL is required
- * Query parameterization
- * Results of many queries are easily combined
- * Automatic generation of subqueries as an optional feature
- * Query results may be shared by many documents
- * Extensive import/export support, including:
- * Arbitrary field and record delimiters
- * Drag & drop import with optional automatic model generation
- * Export data from multiple tables to a single text file
- * Exported data may be sorted
- * Filters to exclude specific records from the exported data
- * Extensive aggregate support, including:
- * Total, Running Total, Percent of Total, Average,
- Minimum, Maximum, and Count
- * Group aggregates, unlimited nested groups are supported
- * Filters to exclude specific records from the aggregate result
- * Extensive document interfaces
- * Hierarchical reports, forms, columnar reports, form letters,
- envelopes, labels, and summary pages
- * Free form design environment
- * A paper interface allows you to see how your document will
- appear as it is designed
- * A document's paper size is arbitrary, your reports
- automatically reflow to the paper size you require
- * Variables permit easy modification to queries and calculations
- and can be displayed in your documents too
- * Arbitrary formatting of dates, times, and numbers
- * Documentation
- * Tutorial
- * QuickStart Manual
- * On-line Help
- * Extensive API to empower developers
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- Complete Access v1.0.1 is available now for Intel-, Motorola-, and
- HP PA-RISC-based versions of NEXTSTEP 3.2 or later. Pricing starts
- at $799 per user, with volume discounts available. Contact Dana
- Parrish of Ocean Software at 904-363-1646 or dana@oceansoft.com for
- further details.
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- Ocean Software, Inc.
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- Ocean Software, Inc. of Jacksonville, FL, founded in 1991, develops
- a variety of database access tools for NEXTSTEP and OpenStep.
- Complete Access is a trademark of Ocean Software, Inc.
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- NeXT Computer, Inc.
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- NeXT develops and markets OpenStep, the industry's first and most
- advanced object environment. OpenStep versions have been announced
- which will run on several operating systems, including NeXT's own
- MachOS, Sun's Solaris, Digital's OSF/1 and Microsoft's Windows NT
- and Windows 95. OpenStep's object-oriented technology allows
- corporate customers to rapidly create and deploy three-tier,
- client-server, mission critical custom applications. NeXT is
- headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices in North
- America, London, Paris, Munich and Tokyo.
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- Trademark Info:
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- NeXT, the NeXT logo, OpenStep and NEXTSTEP are trademarks or
- registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks
- mentioned belong to their respective owners.
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