1st Quarter 2003 (Volume 7 Number 1)
Great Things Coming Our Way.
This issue of the BASIS Advantage provides an overview of the new product features and functionality scheduled for
delivery in the upcoming months. With the release of BBj® 3.0, developers will appreciate new functionality, such as
the multiple document interface (MDI), and dramatic performance improvements, in addition to a more feature-rich
Enterprise Manager. BASIS President George Hight's introductory article discusses BBj 3.0's innovative features and
explains how developers can apply these features to their applications. BASIS Director of Marketing, Greg Grisham,
further outlines the primary features and the foremost functionality contained within BBj 3.0. Additionally, this
e-zine includes a preview of the highlights planned for BASIS TechCon2003. TechCon2003 topic articles include Web
services by David Wallwork, making money with BASIS technology by Greg Grisham, and a description of the new training
scheduled for launch at TechCon2003 by Dr. John Schroeder. Further, this e-zine profiles BASIS customers A. Duie Pyle
and Global Electronic Transport Systems.
Delivering On A Promise
by George Hight
FEATURES
PARKMASTER GETS AHEAD WITH PRO/5
by Elisabeth Monaghan
To assist with developing an integrated solution for Australian-based Global Electronic Transport System (GETS), David
McGregor hired IT Consultant Ian Campbell. The result of their combined effort is ParkMaster, a business application
written in PRO/5® and deployed on SCO UNIX.
PRO/5 DRIVES TRUCKING COMPANY'S IN-HOUSE CONVERSION
by Elisabeth Monaghan
The decision to convert from Open BASIC to a language capable of supporting the growth of A. Duie Pyle's company
required a seasoned team of Business BASIC programmers. The team selected BASIS as their new language provider for
their conversion from Open BASIC to PRO/5.
BBj 3.0 - MAJOR RELEASE - MAJOR FUNCTIONALITY
by Greg Grisham
Discover BBj 3.0's premier features and functionality, which create new and compelling reasons for developers to
migrate to the latest release.
BBj AND WEB SERVICES
by David Wallwork
Most people have heard the term "Web services," but few understand exactly what Web services are or what they do. This
article provides simple explanations of several key Web services terms. Additionally, this article presents a BBj
program that translates phrases from English to French, German, and Spanish.
MAKING MONEY WITH BASIS TECHNOLOGY
by Greg Grisham
BASIS understands how important and valuable data is to modern business. In
this article, Greg Grisham describes how developers can make money using
BASIS tools to provide businesses with easy access to their corporate data.
NEWS
BASIS REVISES TRAINING
BASIS is restructuring its training program to incorporate modular and web-based training.
BASIS EXHIBITS AT CEBIT
BASIS International Ltd. and BSG Software GmbH, our German subsidiary, exhibited to thousands of visitors at.
CeBIT 2003.
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ROAD SCHOLAR JOURNALS
In this column, Consulting Engineer Dr. John Schroeder offers yet another colorful report. This time, John talks about
his training adventures in the Netherlands and Sweden. Director of Marketing Greg Grisham reports on exhibiting with
Open Systems Inc. at the LinuxWorld show in New York this past January.
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