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                             News and Comments

     Beta testing is over!  It's now time to take advantage of the two
new members of the DB/C family of software - DB/C JX and DB/C FS.  This
month's article gives an overview of these products.  Be sure to check
out the DB/C page at www.swc.com for more detailed information.

                                                        don.wills@swc.com


                            DB/C JX and DB/C FS

     The production versions of DB/C JX and DB/C FS will begin shipping to
customers in July.  DB/C JX Release 1.0 will begin shipping to customers on
July 6th.  DB/C FS Release 2.0 will begin shipping to customers on July 13th.

     As we've noted earlier in these pages, DB/C JX is the Java version of
the DB/C language and DB/C FS is a two-tier (client/server) file and SQL
server that provides access to DB/C-type files (TXT, ISI and AIM).

     Information about DB/C JX and DB/C FS is available now at www.swc.com.
Just click on the DB/C button to find out technical details, prices, support
policies and more.

     There are several important changes associated with the release of these
new software products.  The most important change is that the software and
documentation will be distributed via the Internet.  Physical distribution
is available, but an extra charge is added to the price.

     One year of email support and software upgrades is included with the
purchase price of DB/C JX and DB/C FS.  Subscriptions for continued support
and software upgrades may be purchased after the initial year.  Software
upgrades include both major and minor revisions to DB/C JX and DB/C FS.
 
     An important change is that email support is the only support included
with the purchase price of DB/C JX and DB/C FS.  There is an extra charge
for telephone support.  See the Premium Support Options page in the DB/C
area of www.swc.com for the cost of telephone support.

     Another change is that the deployment of single user systems created
with DB/C JX is royalty-free.  Deployment of multi-user systems created with
DB/C JX is less expensive than DB/C 9 for the same number of users.

     Many of the same changes in support and pricing will apply to DB/C DX
Release 10.0 (the next of release of traditional DB/C) when it is released
later this year.



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                            DB/C Class Schedule

   Class:     DB/C DX and JX Language Fundamentals
   Date:      September 1998 (tentative)
   Location:  Oak Brook, Illinois

   Class:     DB/C DX and JX Advanced Features
   Date:      September 1998 (tentative)
   Location:  Oak Brook, Illinois

   For information, contact Judi Tamkevic at:
       voice  630.572.0240
       email  dbc@swc.com


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