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- From: steele@vlsi.caltech.edu (Craig Steele)
- Subject: New Helix Announced
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- Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 21:05:21 GMT
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- I thought the following Northcon press release, found on AOL, might be of
- interest.
-
- HELIX TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES
- HELIX EXPRESS VERSION 1.0 WITH BLOB SUPPORT!
-
- Northbrook, Illinois, July 15 -- Helix Technologies today announced a new
- database product, Helix Express version 1.0. Maintaining the ease-of-use and
- flexibility of its predecessor, Double Helix, Helix Express provides a host
- of other powerful new performance, interface and convenience enhancements.
- One of the key features of this new product is BLOB (Binary Large OBjects)
- support which enables users to create solutions that archive, track, retrieve
- and launch any Macintosh document in its native application.
- Helix Express offers the application designer a graphical and
- implementation environment founded on a powerful relational database system.
- The associated client/server system makes multiuser groupware solutions fast
- and easy to implement.
- Included in each Helix Express package are Client/Server software and four
- "ready-to-go" solutions: Business Management, Contact Management, Personal
- Document Management, and a Recipe/Restaurant Guide. These applications are
- designed to be used "as is", or can easily be modified by the end user. Both
- Business Management and Contact Management are designed for multi-user use,
- but can be used in a single-user environment. Personal Document Management
- and the Recipe/Restaurant Guide are designed for the single-user environment,
- but can be modified for multi-user.
- Jonathan Schneider, Vice President of Product Architecture and one of the
- original developers of the Helix technology states, "Helix Technologies is
- committed to delivering easy-to-use, yet powerful, database product and
- solutions to individuals and organizations. We are dedicated to providing
- state-of-the-art technology that frees the user from the mundane, and to
- providing this technology at a reasonable price."
- Helix Technologies plans to unveil Helix Express at their booth #5312 in the
- World Trade Center/MacWorld Expo in Boston, August 4-7, 1992.
-
- Groupware Development Tool
-
- Based on proven Client/Server technology, Helix Express is a powerful new
- tool for application designers to develop networked productivity solutions.
- The Helix Technologies Client/Server architecture combines fast network
- database performance, total referential integrity across the network, data
- integrity and security, and password protection without file server software.
- Workgroup applications developed with this technology provide document
- storage and retrieval, automatic routing and distribution, workflow, document
- version control, and the like from within a robust relational database.
-
- Pricing and Availability
-
- In the past, the ability to manage documents alone has been available only
- for tens of thousands of dollars. Helix Express combines the ability to
- create custom solutions, four Ready-to-Go solutions and Client/Server
- software in every box for $439.00.
- Multi-user clients are available for $199 each. Quantity discounts and site
- licensing are available. Helix Express single user, Client/Server and
- RunTime are compatible with Apple Computer Macintosh Plus, SE, Classic
- series, II series, Quadra, and Powerbook computers running system version 6.0
- or higher. Helix Express will be available in September, 1992.
- Current Double Helix owners can upgrade to Helix Express for $99. Free
- upgrades will be available to those who purchased Double Helix after June 1,
- 1992. Competitor upgrades are available for $199 by sending the cover page
- from your present competitive database manual.
-
- Helix Technologies Services
-
- Helix Technologies offers free unlimited technical support to all registered
- owners of Helix products via phone, fax, AppleLink, and America On Line. For
- users requiring consulting services, Helix Technologies provides phone and on-
- site consulting as well as referrals to registered professional developers.
- Introductory, Intermediate, and Advanced training courses are held monthly in
- Northbrook, Illinois, and quarterly at regional locations. On-site training
- is also available.
-
- About Helix Technologies
-
- Helix Technologies, formed in March 1992, is headquartered in Northbrook,
- Illinois and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Albara Corporation of Conroe,
- Texas.
- Helix Technologies develops and markets innovative software solutions for the
- way people work individually and in groups. Helix Technologies' products are
- available through distributor-to-dealer channels, mail order, site licensing
- agreements, direct sales, and VARs worldwide.
-
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-
- Craig Steele, steele@vlsi.caltech.edu
-