GA
unleashes mv.BASE
In early January 1997, General Automation, Inc (GA) announced the launch of
its latest product, mv.BASE.
Formerly known by its project name, Aspen, mv.BASE is a Multi-Value-compliant
database application environment for Windows NT Server, Windows NT Workstation
and Windows 95. It provides a complete development environment with support
for Client/Server, based on a high-performance multidimensional database engine.
Main features include:
- familiar look and feel, including multi-valued fields, unlimited item size
and Info/Access query language;
- upward compatibility with R83, GA’s R91, GA/ADDS, Mentor O/S, Mentor
O/E and Mentor PRO;
- support for distributed terminals, printers, tape devices and networked
PCs ;
- hardware support from Intel 486 up to symmetric multi-processor systems
(up to 16 Pentium processors);
- recompile and run existing BASIC applications within hours - some will “load
and go”;
- modern client/server architecture;
- capability to launch and control Windows programs from directly within mv.BASE,
from a program, PROC or TCL;
- data transfer between Windows and mv.BASE;
- system administration tool-set for backup and recovery, security, access
protection and transaction logging;
- C/C++ API to create graphical front-ends to existing BASIC applications;
- Visual Basic hooks;
- mv.BASIC language with R91 and Power95 enhancements, able to read and write
files on any Windows file system including CD-ROM;
- Liberty/ODBC (Open Data Base Connectivity) support, allowing links to ODBC-compliant
applications;
- all the ease of use and reliability of a traditional MultiValue database.
According to GA, the goal of mv.BASE Release 1.0 is to provide a MultiValue
database for NT and Win95 that holds to the basic design characteristics of
the original MultiValue architecture whilst making use of the latest computing
technologies. It is intended to provide users with a clear path to Client/Server
computing without sacrificing their original investment in hardware, software
and staff skills.
General Automation,
Inc
17731 Mitchell North
Irvine
California
CA 92614
Tel: +(800) 854 0140
Fax: +(949) 752 6777
http://www.genauto.com
Last Updated: 30
June 1999