The performance increment between ODBC and native database connectivity can be startling. Hence, developers tasked with building data-driven web applications should consider up front the availability of native drivers to their back-end systems. Case in point: users of Tango Enterprise for Windows, by EveryWare Development Corp., gain an upgrade this week that adds direct Oracle table access to standard ODBC support. The upgrade offers other peformance-enhancing features as well.
Tango Enterprise is an intranet rapid application development tool that creates Web-based applications with data connectivity, using a point-and-click visual development environment. (See IDM's Gateways to Data column for a sampler of Web RAD products.)
The new 2.1 version provides a direct connection to Oracle database servers, resulting in better performance and lower implementation costs. All versions of the product support ODBC-compliant databases such as: Sybase, Informix, SQL Server, Access, FoxPro, and Butler SQL (an EveryWare product).
The upgrade also gives developers the option of including "next/previous x records" functionality in their web applications. This feature allows users to view large search result sets in multiple pages. In keeping with Tango's acclaimed ease-of-use, this feature can be added to new applications with a single mouse click. The new release also includes many new Tango meta tags that offer developers additional data manipulation capabilities and improved "if-then" statements.
In addition, Tango Enterprise 2.1 for Windows delivers a 60 percent speed increase over the previous version when processing Tango's feature-rich meta tags. The performance boost results from a new intelligent caching mechanism and other code enhancements, as well as plug-in support for Netscape's and Microsoft's server API's (NSAPI, ISAPI).
Price and availability
Tango Enterprise 2.1 is priced from $995 and is available directly from EveryWare Development Corp. For more information contact EveryWare direct at 888-819-2500 or 905-819-1173; through email at info@everyware.com; or via EveryWare's Web site.
About Tango Enterprise
First shipped in November 1995, the tool provides a fast, easy way to create Web-based applications with database connectivity. Tango Editor, Tango's visual programming environment, generates complete HTML and SQL code, while allowing developers to customize and control their applications without locking them into pre-defined forms or templates. A multi-platform development environment, Tango Enterprise runs on Windows 95, Windows NT, Apple Macintosh, Sun Solaris, SGI IRIX and IBM/Apple AIX.
Web sites built with Tango include complete banking solutions, on-line shopping systems, corporate directories, inventory management solutions, online requisition forms, product and pricing catalogs, and event registration. One of the more complex Tango Enterprise applications is the Bank of Montreal's Investor Line site (http://www.investorline.com/), which provides sophisticated on-line portfolio tracking. Tango Enterprise is used to make remote calls to a quote provider, then dynamically handles the content of numerous data feeds. The system updates an investor information database with real-time quotes from the quote server, and provides session management, keeping track of individual investors as they navigate the site.
About EveryWare Development Corp.
EveryWare provides cross-platform applications for the construction, maintenance, and analysis of Web sites. The company offers seven key products: Tango Enterprise, a Web/database integration tool; Tango for Access, a Web/database integration tool for Access databases; Tango for FileMaker, a Web/database integration tool specifically optimized for FileMaker Pro databases; Bolero, a Web site tracking and analysis application; Tango Merchant, an online shopping basket solution; Butler SQL, a client/server relational database management system; and Connected, a cross-platform multi-user accounting system.
EveryWare Development Canada Corp. trades under the stock symbol "EVY" on the Alberta Stock Exchange.
NOTE: EveryWare, the EveryWare logo, Tango, Bolero, Butler SQL, and Connected are trademarks of EveryWare Development Corp. Other product and corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of other companies, and are used only for explanation and to the owners' benefit, without intent to infringe.
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