A collaboration between leading Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software specialist Syspro and Transoft, an international vendor of client/server software products, will allow customers to harness the potential of ODBC technology.
By incorporating U/SQL Client-Server into its latest generation of business software, Syspro has substantially improved the reporting capabilities of Impact Encore. U/SQL Client-Server is Transoft`s middleware product.
U/SQL Client-Server product allows users to add the power of relational ODBC access to their Micro Focus COBOL data. Users can then integrate this data with a wide choice of 16- and 32- bit ODBC-enabled Windows products, including Crystal Reports, Cognos Impromptu and Microsoft Excel.
Meryl Malcomess, marketing director of Syspro, says Transoft was recommended to the company by Micro Focus, one of Syspro`s core technology partners.
"There is a strong customer demand to be able to access information in a relational manner, quickly and easily," she says. "Transoft`s U/SQL Client-Server adds a new dimension to Impact Encore by allowing customers to harness the potential of ODBC technology. The partnership between Syspro and Transoft equates to a simple, fast way for customers to add value to their existing applications."
"U/SQL Client-Server optimises the file structure of Impact Encore very effectively. As ODBC allows for openness, our customers will need the security features of both products to keep the integrity of their core data from being compromised."
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About Syspro
Syspro`s accounting, manufacturing and distribution products are used in 45 countries worldwide. Established 20 years ago, Syspro focuses on providing flexible, integrated systems based on the latest technologies. A worldwide distributor network offers implementation services and product-related advice. The group`s international client base includes Black and Decker, Nestle, Dunlop, Fujitsu and Daewoo.
Impact Encore enables a company to exercise complete control over the planning, forecasting, management and distribution facets of the business. It is a comprehensive solution which is simple to maintain, thereby maximising time for business management and profit generation.
About Transoft
Transoft is an international vendor of client/server and application modernisation products and services that help users modernise and integrate their applications in an evolutionary manner which maximises their return on earlier investment. Its products span client/server middleware, applications migration and modernisation, Year 2000 software and services and Data General Business Basic development.
The company, which was founded in the UK in 1986, now employs 67 people and has offices in London and Atlanta. It has customers in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Australasia and Asia. These incorporate end users, including several Fortune 500 companies, as well as a strong network of resellers and business partners. Sales of its products at the end of 1997 totaled over 30,000 copies, with more than 100,000 users.
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