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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Liveware Publishing Releases its First
Update to R&R Report Writer
Xbase Edition, Version 8.1 Includes
More than 50 New and Improved Features
April 17, 2000 -- Liveware
Publishing today announced the first new release of R&R Report
Writer since taking over development and marketing of the report writer product
line from Wall Data in September, 1999. Version 8.1 provides long-overdue
bug fixes and many enhanced features that make R&R easier to learn and use
for end-users. Completely re-built in Microsoft Visual Studio Version 6,
this release provides a stable foundation for future development.
Key features include enhanced charting
options, the ability to report on all Versions of Microsoft Visual FoxPro
databases, including Database Containers, and a Result Set Viewer/Export
facility - a unique report design aid that makes it easy to drill down to the
detail level and browse the information underlying a report. Color coding
of the report layout and the addition of several toolbar buttons are designed to
increase end-user productivity. In addition to these and other
enhancements, all previous service packs and patches have been integrated and
tested to provide the most powerful and stable release of R&R Report Writer
to date.
Development began in mid-September and
involved three phases of development. According to Rob Hershfield, General
Manager, "Our first priority was to take ownership of the code base,
which includes more than 6,500 source code modules. Since many of the
members of our team had worked with or for Concentric Data Systems, the original
developer of R&R, we were able to get our hands around the code fairly
quickly." Pointing to the importance of providing customers with
a stable and reliable tool for mission critical applications, Mr. Hershfield
added, "We then spent the bulk of our efforts working out the issues and
inconsistencies that have frustrated users over the past three years."
Moving into the future, Version 8.1 provides
the foundation for Liveware Publishing founder Dan Levin's vision of desktop
reporting for the mass market. According to Mr. Levin, "Version
8.1 is only a start, the first step, on our path. There are a couple of key
enhancements -- viewing and exporting the Result Set, for example – that are
representative of exciting things to come." Enhancements
in ease of learning and use, in combination with the underlying technology to
work with the full result set, will set the stage for future products that make
data from a wider variety of data sources accessible to the general business
user.
Version 8.1 is available to current customers
of R&R Report Writer 8.0 in a "Step-Up" package for only $75,
while customers with previous versions (1-7) may purchase an Upgrade for $150,
just 50% of the new license list price of $300. Quantity discounts are
available for major corporate customers. More information is available at
the Liveware Publishing web site at www.livewarepub.com.
About Liveware Publishing
Liveware Publishing, a Claymont, Delaware-based software
publishing and consulting firm is dedicated to reporting for business applications.
Founded in 1990, Liveware has served hundreds of companies as a resource for
implementation of business applications and their strategic reporting
requirements. In 1999, Liveware Publishing acquired from Wall Data an
exclusive worldwide license to develop and publish R&R Report Writer®
and ARPEGGIO™ products. Liveware Publishing offers complete reporting
solutions with outstanding software products and technical support, plus expert
training and consulting services.
For More Information Contact:
Liveware Publishing Inc.
1506 Society Drive, Claymont, DE 19703
Tel: 800-936-6202 or 302-791-9446
Fax: 302-791-9470
Email: liveinfo@livewarepub.com
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