EveryWare ships Butler SQL 2.0; Butler SQL, now accessible via ODBC and bundled with CLEAR:Access from Sterling Software Inc.
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 1996--EveryWare Development Corp. announced the immediate availability of Butler SQL version 2.0, their client/server SQL database for the Macintosh and Power Macintosh.
Unlike other client-server databases, which lock you into proprietary APIs and front-ends, Butler SQL is based on open-standards: the Data Access Manager (DAM), ANSI SQL and the Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) standard. This gives users choice and flexibility when selecting front-end applications used to manage and query back-end databases.
Butler SQL has been optimized for ODBC, a database access standard developed by Microsoft. Its intent is to give applications a standard method of accessing data from diverse sources as well as providing a faster method of data retrieval. By supporting ODBC, users realize a 3 to 4 times speed improvement over Butler SQL 1.5 when retrieving large sets of data as well as enabling Windows clients to access Butler SQL.
"Now that Butler SQL supports ODBC and TCP/IP, connections can be made from Macintosh, Windows 95, Windows NT, and Windows 3.1 client applications. For customers, this means they can choose the most suitable front-end for their needs from a large number of 3rd party ODBC client applications. For developers, this means Butler SQL can be used as a cost-effective development environment for ODBC client/server solutions," said Greg Hemstreet, Vice President of Research and Development, EveryWare Development Corp.
Butler SQL Reporting Tool
EveryWare Development Corp. has finalized an agreement with Sterling Software Inc., one of the ten largest software companies in the world, to bundle a copy of its high-performance SQL reporting tool, CLEAR:Access, with every copy of Butler SQL.
Clear:Access is a visual query and reporting environment that assists end-users with its quick data retrieval and easy to use professional report generation capabilities. With every copy of Butler SQL a single user license of CLEAR:Access is included. CLEAR:Access enables users to create database queries with drag-and-drop simplicity. The product can be used to created integrated solutions by linking reports and query results with other desktop applications as well as automating data access using scripts and report templates.
New Butler SQL Features
Butler SQL has been enhanced with many new features including:
