************************************* * * * DB/C Newsletter * * September 2000 * * * ************************************* News and Comments We are still on schedule for DB/C DX 11 to be released in October and we are now turning our attention to getting DB/C FS 3 into beta test as soon as possible. If you have any suggestions for enhancements to DB/C FS, please email them to me. This month's article highlights some of the great solutions that various independent software companies have created with DB/C. I've heard users of DB/C say they feel lonely because they don't know anybody else who uses DB/C. Well here's a list of companies that are using DB/C to its fullest. I know one or more principals and/or programmers in each of these companies. They'd love to converse with you about DB/C. So if you have any questions about how they use DB/C, don't be shy - check out their web site and send them an email. I know they'd be happy to talk with you. I realize that I've omitted many companies that are using DB/C - both end user companies and software companies. If you would like your application to be mentioned in the next newsletter, send me an email with a description of what you've created and I'll be happy to include it next month. don.wills@dbcsoftware.com ****************************************************************************** Solutions Built With DB/C LuminX is a comprehensive, automated benefit management system designed for organizations that administer health care and other benefits. LuminX combines document imaging and management with medical, dental and vision claim administration. The company is Acclamation Systems, Inc. The web site is www.acclamation.com. The Cat's Pajamas provides software to book publishers, an industry with a high tolerance for whimsy. The Cat's software contains the usual raft of functions for automating a business, tweaked to contain oodles of special stuff for the idiosyncratic needs of the publishing industry. The client base of 230+ publishers is extensive. It covers the gamut of publishing from trade to religious to institutions (i.e. the United Nations) to educational to academic (80% of the university presses in the country use our system). The software specializes in icky things like royalties and oddball EDI trading relationships. The is no name for the Cat's software, but given the company name there are few who ask. The web site is www.tcpj.com. Chilson's Management Controls, Inc. specializes in proven software and hardware (since 1973) for vertically integrated poultry and egg companies. All systems can be interfaced. Included are breeders, hatchery, growout, commercial layers, feed mills, processing plants (with product costing), order entry, market-based pricing, catch weights, accounts receivable, sales analysis, inventory (pounds and cases), purchase order, EDI, and all general accounting systems. Interfaces are available for scales, bar code readers, etc. The company is Chilson's Management Controls, Inc. The web site is www.chilson.com. TextStor is an archiving and retrieval software package that has been developed and is marketed by CMS Software of Upminster, England. TextStor indexes large volumes of computer generated reports and forms, including invoices, statements, and many other documents. TextStor is specifically designed to archive forms and index information on WORM disks. The software is written using the GUI interface features of DB/C. The web site is www.cmssoft.co.uk. Commerical Banking Applications AS of Oslo, Norway, markets an array of software used by the banking industry in Europe. Many of the applications are written in DB/C. The web site is www.cba.no. TRAM - "Travel Agent Management" system manages a wholesale travel business. It processes reservations for services such as hotel bookings, tours and transfers from retail travel agents. Inventory is drawn from allocation or may be on request. It keeps track of all receipts and payments in local and foreign currencies and calculates exchange gains (or losses) and revenue for each booking. It produces vouchers and itinerary documentation for passengers. It has a web front-end for authorized users. Tram is a product of Design Data Systems of Sydney, Australia. The email contact is design@acay.com.au. Advantage is a comprehensive credit and collections software package featuring ease of learning and use, flexibility of configuration to meet client requirements, and extensive administrative control and reporting capabilities for performance monitoring and productivity analysis. The system handles single collectors to large sites and growth is smoothly accommodated. The company is Dubuque Data Services. The web site is www.ddslive.com Paris (Policy and Re-Insurance System) is a complete insurance production and information system created and sold by EDB-Utvikling Konsultent A/S of Oslo, Norway. The system is used by insurance companies, brokers and mutual associations for marine, aviation, oil/energy, fish-breeding, cargo and other non-marine insurance applications. The web site is www.euk.no. Eldorado Computing, Inc. provides software and programming services to suppliers of health benefit management, managed care, case management, and administrative solutions. These suppliers are third party administrators, insurance companies, HMOs, PPOs, and other managed care organizations. HEALTHwareASP.com, Eldorado's newest operating entity, offers HEALTHware, which provides healthcare payers with all of Eldorado's comprehensive solutions over the Internet via and application service provider (ASP) business model. The web site is www.eldocomp.com CaseFlow is an integrated case/matter management and productivity tool designed for the international legal market. It is developed and marketed by Interlegal Consulting of Melbourne, Australia. The system allows specialized databases to be established for each type of legal work. Base documents may be created in the user's choice of word processor. The document assembly capabilities of the system allow final legal documents to be created without user editing. The system is a 100% GUI application written in DB/C and using SQL or the standard DB/C filesystem. The web site is www.interlegal.com.au. Master Computer Systems, Inc. develops and markets PCO/Advantage which runs all aspects of a pest control company. The product will soon be offered to other service businesses such as lawn service, pool service, and maid service companies. Features of the software include sales, accounts receivable, scheduling, accounts payable, general ledger, payroll and vehicle/equipment maintenance. The web site is www.pcoadvantage.com. M&M Computer Services is the author of the Medical Accounts Receivable System (M.A.R.S.). M.A.R.S. is a complete application software package that runs all aspects of the modern medical office including rural health clinics requiring special reports and insurance processing. Features include electronic and paper insurance processing, appointment scheduling, patient billing, patient recall, electronic statements, electronic medical records, and rural health cost adjustments. The web site is www.mnm-medical.com. Opus Ware is an ERP system developed and marketed by Orgaplus Software, GmbH of Heilbronn, Germany. Opus Ware consists of three major packages: Opus X Ware, Opus Business Ware, and Opus Toolware. Features include accounting, wage and salary processing, order and sales processing, document management, distribution and customs processing, merchandising, service and maintenance processing. Various system tools are available including project management, report generation, and a program generator. The program generator has the unique feature of being able to create both character and GUI mode DB/C programs from the same dictionary. The web site is www.orgaplus.de. S&S Datalink develops and supports specialized receivables management systems for hospitals, clinics and physicians. These systems transform clinical and patient data, validate coding, manage claim inventories, assist management decision-making, and transport claims to third-party payers and fiscal intermediaries nationwide using the most appropriate EDI channels. The web site is www.sasdatalink.com. The STEPS Packing Control System is a production and shipping control system for produce packing houses. The patented STEPS production system controls the packing process by placing a small terminal at each packing station. These terminals combine with a single barcode label on each carton to provide management with up to the second production information and control. The new STEPS Wireless Floor Inventory System places a radio-networked scanner on each forklift to ensure the proper shipment of goods. The company is STEPS Packing Systems, Inc. The web site is www.stepsnet.com. Produce Pro is a complete application system that runs all aspects of a wholesale produce distribution business. Features of the software include purchasing, receiving, sales order processing, inventory control, transportation scheduling, sales analysis, accounts receivable, accounts payable, general ledger, an EDI interface for transmission of purchase orders and invoices, and web order processing. The company is Produce Pro, Inc. The web site is www.producepro.com. ****************************************************************************** DB/C Class Schedule Class: DB/C DX and JX Language Fundamentals Date: January 2001 Location: Oak Brook, Illinois For information, contact Judi Tamkevic at: voice 630.572.0240 email admin@dbcsoftware.com ****************************************************************************** Subscribing to the DB/C Newsletter If you don't already have the DB/C Newsletter delivered to your email address and would like to have it emailed to you when it is produced, just send an email message to 'request@dbcsoftware.com' and put the line 'subscribe dbcnews' in the body of the email message (omit the ' characters). The newsletter will be delivered to the email address from which the message was sent. To stop delivery, put the line 'unsubscribe dbcnews' in the body of the message.