FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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.
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.
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