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Despite significant advances in Web-based accounting software, disk-based accounting software is still preferred by most companies. It continues to lead the way for product features, and there's something satisfying in [...] more...

PRODUCT SUMMARY Norton Utilities Administrator, Version 1.0 Company: Symantec Corp., based in Cupertino, Calif., can be reached at (800) 441-7234 or (408) 253-9600. List price: $350 for a 10-node package, […] more...

Remember the myth of the paperless office? Supposedly, with the proliferation of computers and networks, we would no longer need to handle information on paper. Computers with massive storage capacities, [...] more...

This Macintosh-based software is also easy to use and well-mated to the Philips CDD521 recorder, the only CD recorder supported by CD-IT!ALL. While the OptImage name may make one think […]

Macintosh users ignore computer viruses at their peril. Viruses can cause irreparable damage to the system or destroy megabytes of data. Fortunately, unlike their biological namesakes, computer viruses are relatively […] more...

Industrial strength features, such as the control of disc geography, ISO conversion maps, mixed-mode support--including audio index points and absolute frame accurate placement of tracks, and disc prototyping, make disComposer […] more...

A comparative evaluation of the four leading PC-based 3D-CAD packages Just six or seven years ago, if you wanted to live on the edge and use computers to help design […]

There are so many CD-ROM implementations of MEDLINE that medical librarians may be tired of paying attention to new developments. It is like at lavish buffet dinners when a delicious [...]

Product Summaries Dashboard for Windows 2.0 Hewlett-Packard PC Software Division 974 E. Arques Ave. Sunnyvale, CA 94086 1-800-554-1305, (408) 720-3000 FAX: (408) 720-3560 Sugg. List Price: $99 Requires: 1.5Mb hard […] more...

Iconic Query is an easy-to-use, almost fully graphical tool that makes data retrieval a snap through the innovative use of icons and drawn lines. The systems we designed in Iconic […]

Sometimes you don't know the questions you need to ask until you start asking questions. This is as true when you are posing queries to your database as it is […]

In reviewing the Image version of INMAGIC Plus, I was startled and pleased at how fast it was. I had been seduced away several years ago by the promise of [...]

It's a Library-in-a-Box! INMAGIC Plus for Libraries is a do-it-yourself toolkit for managing and automating a small library or information center. More than an upgrade to INMAGIC 7.2, INMAGIC Plus [...] more...

PageMaker 5.0 for Windows is a significant upgrade to the venerable desktop publishing product. Most of the improvements are in color handling, interface controls, typographic precision, and semiautomated tools for […] more...

Related article: Executive Summary TCP/IP SERVICES FOR OPEN VMS DESCRIPTION: TCP/IP for OpenVMS Vendor: Digital Equipment Corp. 146 Main St. Maynard, MA 01754 (800) 344-4825, (508) 493-5111 PRICE AS TESTED: […] more...

In previous InfoWorld comparisons, text retrieval programs fell largely into two camps: file indexers and text databases. File indexers index the contents of separately existing DOS files and search and […] more...

There's something reminiscent of a Macintosh application in SuperOffice Corp's SuperOffice. For all the cuteness, though, SuperOffice is all business. It is currently the only network-capable Windows contact manager. The […] more...

Pyramid Data Inc.'s PowerLeads is a midpowered contact manager with a midlevel price of $295. The program is unique in its capability to conduct phonetic searches. Like Act, PowerLeads allows […]

Act is one of the premier DOS contact managers. The New Windows version gives Act an even larger presence in the area of contact management. A version for Macintosh is […]

As a system and network manager, I have been involved in the installation and management of numerous Pathworks networks for both Macintoshes and IBM-compatible personal computers. I have learned that […] more...

When considering schematic entry and pc-board layout tools for PCs, you can find a lot of software offering various price-performance tradeoffs. Pads Software offers several packages ranging from low-cost to [...] more...

Word processors offer everything needed for document production from straightforward text processing to desing. And with Windows increasing in popularity, they are becoming even more ambitious. Word processors are essential […] more...

PRODUCT: VMS Posix 1.0 DESCRIPTION: Posix CLI and utilities VENDOR: Digital Equipment Corp. 146 Main St. Maynard, MA 01754-2571 (508) 493-5111 TEST CONFIGURATION: VMS Posix 1.0 installed on a Micro […] more...

Office automation producta need to be simple if they are to gain acceptance and ultimately improve efficiency. This is especially true of technology that is used daily, such as products […]

What can I say? It's been around for a long time, everyone knows at least a little bit about it, and it works. It really works well. What are we […]

If you program in Clipper 5.01, you're probably aware that Nantucket provides four predefined classes of objects as the precursor to a truly object-oriented programming (OOP) language, but didn't provide […] more...

Leveraging its Windows expertise to enter the personal finance market, Microsoft has introduced Microsoft Money, an impressive Windows-based financial organizer for home and business. Not to be outdone, veteran Intuit […] more...

* Ganahi Software P.O. Box 4275 Deerfield Beach, FL 33442 (305) 566-1796 * JW Software, Inc. P.O. Box 20144 St. Louis, MO 63123 (314) 631-6234 * Strategic Edge 3255 Laguna, […]

Basic programmers are used to resorting to c and assembly language subroutines for speed or convenience. Since Visual Basic provides access to any Windows dynamic link library (DLL), Visual Basic […] more...

Connecting various systems from different vendors is the name of the game for the '90s. It's tough enough when the systems share a common operating system. It can be an […]

You've received advice from others throughout your life, beginning with the 'Don't run with that pencil! You'll put your eye out' warning from your mother. Here's a similar caveat from […]

Groupware Grows Up The time is right for groupware. Network-based applications that allow several users to work on the same document at the same time are hot news, and the […]

Financial messaging and transaction processing software automates money flow and accounting processes in a bank. Manufacturing resource planning and process control software can automate many aspects of manufacturing. What computers […] more...

By Bill Catchings and Mark L. Van Name Imagine having hundreds of text files -- small and large -- scattered across a hard disk and needing to retrieve a specific […]

One of the many battle cries voiced by system managers over the past few years has been, 'Unattended backup or bust!' Now that high-capacity 8nun and 4nun tape as well […]

Languages Offer a Grip on Windows Several script and batch languages for Windows 3.0 have emerged recently in response to the need for rapid development of Windows utilities. These languages […]

TOMORROW'S SPREADSHEET TODAY I've tried them all: 1-2-3, Quattro Pro, Excel, PlanPerfect, SuperCalc. Each new spreadsheet product--and each new release of each product--represents a quantum leap in your ability to […] more...

When a Database Manager Hides Behind Windows Unless you've been in a cave for the last year, you've seen a lot in the press about Microsoft's latest release of Windows […]

By Paul Bonner Until recently, disk caches were chiefly of interest to users of disk-intensive applications, such as databases or CAD programs. The ability of a disk cache to buffer […]

DESQview is software that runs on top of DOS and creates a window-based, multi-tasking operating environment. The DESQview Application Program Interface (API) for Clipper is a set of more than […]

By Peter C. Coffee One of the most touted benefits of object-oriented programming is its potential for simplifying the reuse of code. Alas, much code doesn't even deserve to be […]

By Bruce Brown As business identify and exploit different ways to utilize information stored on computers, the pressure grows to find cost- and time-efficient methods to enter, download or transfer […] more...

Twisting, Shouting type Not long ago, about the most imaginative thing you could do with type on your Mac ws to rotate it or set it on a circular or […]

I had just finished a Clipper application that did everyting my client wanted--and squeaked in at a runtime load size of 555K. I was pretty proud of the application--until I […]

650 Magabyte Clip-Art Disk *** Published by: Media Clip-Art, 1879 Old Cuthbert Road, Unit #10, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003; (609) 795-5993. List Price: $499.95. The Professional Photography Collection, Volume 1 […] more...

PC SQL database servers let groups of users create shared information resources. Those resources, however, are only as good as the tools for manipulating the data in them. To be […]

BUYER'S GUIDE Macintoshes More than ever before, the word on the lips of Apple executives is connectivity. Apple has clearly focused its future on peaceful co-existence with the rest of […]

The big squeeze Data compression has three main applications. Its principal use is for backup and storage. Everybody should back up their data and programs, but not everyone does - […]

A new line in CAD There has been much discussion recently on the different environments offered for running applications on PCs. There are two basic trends here -- towards user-friendliness, […]

CACHING INS AND OUTS TEST BRIEF I/O EXPRESS VENDOR: Executive Software North America Inc. 2219 Broadview Drive Glendale, CA 91208-1395 (818) 249-4707 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Caching software for improving disk I/O […] more...