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Articles in March, 1992 issue of Software Magazine

• Accessing mainframes without MIS involvement - Decision Technology Inc.'s Decision Analyzer - Newsfront - Product Announcement
• SCO to let NetWare users access Unix - the Santa Cruz Operation Inc. and Novell Inc. will jointly develop links between Novell's NetWare and SCO's Unix System V and Open Desktop operating systems - Newsfront - Brief Article
• Viewpoint claims GUI edge with C++ - Viewpoint Systems Inc.'s Accesspoint graphical user interface development software - Newsfront - Product Announcement
• VSE/ESA pricing riles users; complex schemes offered by IBM, vendors - the pricing schemes of IBM and third-party VSE/ESA operating system vendors - Systems Management - Field Report
  by Elizabeth Harding
• Seec, Inc - Companies on the Move - Field Report - Brief Article
• Object technology means object-oriented thinking; shifting to object-centered development requires adopting new; discarding old ways - includes a related article on the misuse of the term "-oriented" to describe object technology
  by Eric Aranow
• Users will seal fate of Posix's grand plan; some see Posix critical to open systems; others find it least common denominator - Open Systems
  by Jim Johnson
• Voicetek Corp - a 3270 gateway for its Generations application development platform - New Products: Mainframes: Data Management - Product Announcement
• GoSms - Optima Software Inc.'s storage management software package - New Products: Mainframes: Systems Management - Product Announcement
• Spoolview for Unix - DataTrade Inc.'s optical storage and retrieval system for computer-generated reports - New Products: Minicomputers: Systems Management - Product Announcement
• Turbo C++ & Turbo Vision - Borland International Inc.'s program development software - New Products: Microcomputers: CASE - Product Announcement
• The Way You Work - Proteo Technology Corp.'s PC productivity software package - New Products: Microcomputers: Systems Management - Product Announcement
• Letters - Forum - Letter to the Editor
  by Kenneth D. Shere
• HP remaking C++ to target MIS needs - Hewlett-Packard Co.'s C++ object-oriented programming language is enhanced - Newsfront - Brief Article
• SAS targets EIS vendors - a new module for developing Executive Information Systems in SAS Institute Inc.'s SAS system, release 6.07 - Newsfront - Product Announcement
• Product Briefs - new products from IBM, DEC, HP, Unisys, Progress Software Corp. and J.D. Edwards & Co - Newsfront - Product Announcement
• AS/400 cutting MIS costs; smaller mainframe shops find mini is better - Applications Management - Field Report
  by Elizabeth Harding
• Executive Moves - Briefs - Field Report - Brief Article
• Building around unknowns of client/server; Tucson school district exploits and stretches packages - the Tucson, AZ, Unified School District - Client/Server Computing - Cover Story
  by John Desmond
• WindowBase RDBMS runs standalone under Windows - Software Products International's relational database management system for Microsoft Windows 3.0 - New Products: Microcomputer - Product Announcement
• The Multitrak Enterprise-Wide Work Management System for IS - Multitrak Software Development Corp.'s work management applications for information systems - New Products: Mainframes: Systems Management - Product Announcement
• Robot/Console - Help/Systems Inc.'s message management software for IBM AS/400s - New Products: Minicomputers: Systems Management - Product Announcement
• Cobol/2 Workbench - version 2.5 of Micro Focus Inc.'s computer-aided software engineering software package - New Products: Microcomputers: CASE - Product Announcement
• DataFlex 3.0 - Data Access Corp.'s fourth-generation language relational database management system - New Products: Microcomputers: Data Management - Product Announcement
• GeoQuery Version 3.0 - GeoQuery Corp.'s business mapping software package - New Products: Microcomputers: For the Macintosh - Product Announcement
• BMC gains much IBM aid as outsider - BMC Software Inc.'s Ultraopt/Vtam 3270 data stream optimizer for IBM's SystemView systems management framework - Newsfront - Product Announcement
• Solaris attracts several key developers - Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Solaris operating system - Newsfront - Brief Article
• CA moves to new headquarters - Computer Associates International Inc.'s new headquarters in Islandia, NY - Newsfront - Brief Article
• News in Brief - new executive appointments at Microsoft, consortia add new members, and the court battle between Computer Associates International Inc. and Electronic Data Systems begins - Newsfront - Brief Article
• Fujitsu faces obstacles; move into U.S., Canada seen lacking advantages - International - Field Report
  by Graeme Philipson
• Agreements - marketing/value-added reseller/distribution agreements among software publishers - Briefs - Field Report - Brief Article
• French OODBMS newcomer strong at starting gate; O2 Technology seeks differentiation to extend popularity beyond France - object-oriented database management system vendor O2 Technology - Global Software Experiences - Company Profile
  by Marsha W. Johnston
• Decision Analyzer Interface for Windows - Decision Technology Inc.'s PC-to-mainframe cooperative processing product - New Products: Mainframes: Data Management - Product Announcement
• The Mechanic - version 5 release 1 of Softworks' data center management software - New Products: Mainframes: Systems Management - Product Announcement
• System V Release 4.0 - Microport Inc.'s Unix operating system - New Products: Minicomputers: Systems Management - Product Announcement
• Progress - Progress Software's application development environment is enhanced - New Products: Microcomputers: CASE - Product Announcement
• Bestplan 5.0 - DMFC Inc.'s planning and resource analysis software package - New Products: Microcomputers: Systems Management - Product Announcement
• Help! The Art of Computer Technical Support. - Bookshelf - book reviews
  by Robert Knight
• The career choice: part II - a programming management exercise in programmer job satisfaction and career development - Technology Transfer - Column
  by Ted Keller
• Licensing quandry looming - the impact of concurrent use licensing on software publishers - Editor's Letter - Editorial
  by John Desmond
• Italian vote spurs competition - Finsiel S.p.A.'s monopoly over system development for public administration in Italy is ended - Newsfront - Brief Article
• Digital announces DEC OSF/1 - DEC's developers' kits for its implementation of the Open Software Foundation's OSF/1 - Newsfront - Brief Article
• Firm adds cooperative processing to AS/400 - Rochester Software Connection Inc.'s ShowCase Vista software is integrated into J.D. Edwards & Co.'s business applications for IBM's AS/400 - Newsfront - Brief Article
• Users laud VSE/ESA features - IBM's VSE/ESA mainframe operating system - Field Report
  by Elizabeth Harding
• Sitka Corp - Companies on the Move - Field Report - Brief Article
• Call growing for open systems management; user concerns fuel vendor initiatives to provide open systems management tools - Systems Management
  by Mark Taber
• Automatic Operator II targets VSE consoles - BlueLine Software Inc.'s data center management software - New Products: Mainframe - Product Announcement
• XDB-Link - XDB Systems Inc.'s software provides IBM mainframe DB2 data access to PC applications - New Products: Mainframes: Data Management - Product Announcement
• Best/1-Datacenter - BGS Systems' MVS capacity planning and performance software package - New Products: Mainframes: Systems Management - Product Announcement
• Report Maker - I-Concepts Inc.'s database report writing software - New Products: Minicomputers: Data Management - Product Announcement
• Pathvu/2 - Compuware Corp.'s program development software - New Products: Microcomputers: CASE - Product Announcement
• Intouch 1.1 and Intouch Network - Advanced Software Inc.'s desk accessory software packages - New Products: Microcomputers: For the Macintosh - Product Announcement
• Introduction to Object-Oriented Databases. - Bookshelf - book reviews
  by Steve Polilli
• Defining a CASE framework - computer-aided software engineering - Open Files - Forum - Column
  by John P. Bantleman
• Nie set for fulltime return to Chicago U - Thomas Nie will spend more time as professor at the University of Chicago and less time at SPSS Inc., the software company he founded in 1975 - Newsfront - Brief Article
• BMW funding Softlab's U.S. expansion - BMW increases its stake in German computer-aided software engineering company Softlab GmbH from 40 percent to 75 percent - Newsfront - Brief Article
• Goal targeting disaster recovery needs - Goal Systems International Inc. is developing disaster recovery software for data centers - Newsfront - Brief Article
• Open systems update: study aims to address corporate objections - the Strategies for Open Systems study program at the FedUnix Conference - Open Systems - Field Report
  by Jerry Cashin
• Case pact signed - James Martin & Co. and IntelliCorp Inc. will jointly develop computer-aided software engineering software for executives without programming skills - Industry - Field Report - Brief Article
  by Robert Knight
• Database mix poses a sharing challenge; IS execs build ties when none available; find retrieval easier than distributed update - Client/Server Computing - includes a related article on important client/server issues
  by Barbara Bochenski
• Code-free development offered for OODBMS - Servio Corp.'s GeODE development software for object-oriented database management systems - New Products: Minicomputer - Product Announcement
• Online Help Facility - Software Diversified Services' online help software - New Products: Mainframes: Systems Management - Product Announcement
• DEC Network Save and Restore for Ultrix - DECnsr - DEC's backup and recovery software for TCP/IP networks - New Products: Minicomputers: Systems Management - Product Announcement
• FourGen-Report Writer - FourGen Software Inc.'s report generating software - New Products: Minicomputers: Data Management - Product Announcement
• dBase IV Server Edition - Ashton-Tate's database management system - New Products: Microcomputers: Data Management - Product Announcement
• Desktop Document Manager - Alacrity Systems Inc.'s document management software package - New Products: Microcomputers: Systems Management - Product Announcement
• Object-Oriented Design with Applications. - Bookshelf - book reviews
  by Deborah Melewski