FOCUS [Information Builders, Inc.]

FOCUS is one of the leading fourth-generation language and databasemanagement systems (4GL/DBMS). FOCUS is a complete development system,that does not resort to programming languages such as FORTRAN and C.FOCUS is able to:

Build prototypes into complete applications.
Perform ad hoc queries and generate reports, financial models,

graphics, and statistical analysis.

Use English statements that are simple and concise.
Support complete bidirectional transfer of data and applications

source code between UNIX-based systems and mainframes, UNIX and PCs, andUNIX and UNIX machines.

Build efficient multi-user applications using database facilities.

FOCUS functionality is the same across all environments, so a staff ofdevelopers and end-users alike learns just one set of procedures,reducing training time and costs. FOCUS for UNIX provides seamlessaccess to every major RDBMS and file system in use today, includingNetISAM. Enhancing FOCUS' universal data access is the ability to joindissimilar databases for single-view reporting.

Language: C, Java
Source Avail: No
Product Special Handling: None.
Operating Systems: Solaris Sparc 1.0,2.0

Information Builders, Inc.
1250 Broadway
New York, NY 10001
USA
Phone: (212) 736-4433
(800) 969-4636
Fax: (212) 594-9395

Development Tools

FOCUS

Information Builders, Inc.