Seasons Greetings My colleagues and I would like to take this opportunity to wish you a very happy and safe holiday season, whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Festivus or any other celebration at this time of year. We also wish you a very happy and prosperous 2008 and thank you for your continued support over the last twelve months. Martyn. | | |
News Update |
OpenInsight 8.0.3 Evaluation Released.
Yesterday, Revelation released the evaluation version of OpenInsight 8.0.3 for both Windows and OI4U2. This latest release can be downloaded for a 30 day trial period from this web site by clicking here and choosing your preferred download.
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OpenInsight Version 8.0.3 released.
Last week saw the release of OpenInsight version 8.0.3 and it's publication to the WORKS area on www.revelation.com. Incorporating 8.0.2, this release contains numerous enhancements and fixes across all parts of the product and WORKS subscribers can review the readme on the upgrade download web page. Please contact Martyn if you are not a WORKS subscriber, but would like to learn more about the latest release.
One of the major changes delivered with this release is the requirement for an authorisation number to run the upgrade against both your development systems and runtimes and to apply Server Deployment Packs. This authorisation number is available on request from your usual contact at Revelation.
The WORKS area includes a 'Frequently Asked Questions' sheet, which explains the Authorisation Code process and why this change has been implemented and how it affects both developers and end-users.
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Vegas 2008 Users Conference.
Arrangements for the 2008 Revelation World Users Conference in Las Vegas during May continue at a pace. We already have fourteen speakers who will be tackling numerous technical topics during the very informative technical briefings. These speakers are top professionals from the Revelation community and from Revelation itself.
In addition, we are very pleased to welcome DesignBais to the growing list of speakers following the porting of their web design tools to support OpenInsight. If you are planning to web enable your application (among other things) during 2008, then this event explore some of the tools available to you and will provide you with knowledge and contacts that you will find invaluable.
Exhibitor Opportunities
Exhibitor opportunities are now available for the 2008 conference. This year you will have the opportunity to book either a table top or a booth space within the vendor fair. We are also welcoming sponsorship enquiries and on this occasion all sponsors will benefit from:
One attendee with second attendee free
Six foot skirted table
Two chairs
Power supply
A listing on the conference web site, brochure, handouts and email blasts
VIP registration and ID tags
Your logo on the conference bag
A listing of all attendee email addresses
The conference will be held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 13th to the 16th, 2008. Please click here for more information and to obtain the very latest conference news and information.
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Do you have a product written using a Revelation product?
The www.revelation.com web site has an area that is dedicated to our VARS and it is where any Revelation VAR (Value Added Reseller), also known as ISV (Independent Software Vendor), can post their application and company details. The page is categorised by industry type, or a list of all applications by vendor can be viewed.
This resource is frequently viewed by potential end users looking for a software solution to support and enhance their business, or maybe simply to address a current business need. In addition, when people contact our offices we refer them to this page for details of applications written in RevG, ARev and OpenInsight and which might address their needs.
If you have a solution written using any of Revelation's tools, then you should have it listed on the web site to maximise your potential of a sale. Please contact Martyn if your application is not listed on the web site and you wish yours to be featured without further delay. Listing your product is FREE and provides you with excellent exposure.
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VAR Spotlight.
Sprezzatura is an organisation that requires no introduction within the Revelation world. For the last 18 years, Sprezzatura has built a global reputation for delivering excellence in consultation services and providing essential knowledge to countless RevG, ARev and OpenInsight based solutions. In addition to their consultancy services, Sprezzatura have provided tools to enhance the workflow of both developers and end-users alike.
One such product that benefits both developers and end users is S/List. Through three generations, S/List has provided OpenInsight developers and users with superior reporting functionality that extends OpenInsight's powerful OIPI functionality and all delivered through an easy to use wizard driven toolset. You can find out more information about S/List by clicking here.
Can we feature your application here?
We are keen to feature your Revelation based product in this newsletter. Please contact Martyn to have your company's Revelation based solution featured in a future edition of the EMEA region Revelation newsletter.
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Business Continuation.
The nature of Revelation's application development tools all too often results in smaller and smaller development teams and single person organisations building solutions that their customers come to depend on. This is great from a cost of ownership point of view but, as a result, many end users are now requesting more and more complex forms of disaster recovery.
Everyone tends to have the backup or mirroring issues in hand and Revelation now have the Universal Driver Heavy to further enhance the availability of OpenInsight data 24/7/365, enable real time backups and above all provide IT support teams and managers with 'Peace of Mind'.
However, what about the one case that we all hope never happens - when your application developer, author or supplier is no longer around to support and maintain your system and you find yourself all on your own. Well, for most organisations this is handled through some form of Escrow agreement and this is all well and good. However, this approach does have two fairly fundamental drawbacks for many end users: The first is cost, both to set up and to maintain, especially if you have several (or even hundreds) of sites that want protection. The second is what to do with the source code when you, as an end user, is presented with it - something many people do not think about until it is too late.
Revelation Software Limited (EMEA) are please to announce a brand new Business Continuation package designed especially for Revelation VARs and users in the EMEA region. This new service is designed to keep costs to a minimum, whilst also providing protection for ALL users of a specific application, not just those with the money to pay for the Escrow protection. Furthermore, the package is designed to ensure that when the unthinkable does happen, end-users are not left holding meaningless code and also the expense and responsibility to maintain the package themselves. This fundamental issue is resolved by providing extensive technical resources to the users to ensure that systems remain functional, that they remain supported and that users can get system changes implemented without unnecessary worry.
Like a traditional Escrow agreement, End-users will still have the source code to do what they wish, but this new service makes sure that they are not alone and have a partner to ensure continued success with the application or a facility to quickly identify a new partner.
Please contact Martyn to find out more about this new service and to obtain a draft copy of the Business Continuation Agreement designed to protect end-users Revelation based systems into the next decade and beyond.
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Latest Version Checker
ARev  Full Dev - 16-bit
Full Dev - 32-bit
OpenInsight Full Dev 16-bit Full Dev 32-bit
ODBC Driver OI-32 only Network Products NT, Win2K, & XP Novell 3.x & 4.x Novell 5.x & 6.x Linux | – 3.12
– ARev32
– 3.7.5 – 8.0.3
– 1.1 – Win2K Svc 2.1 / UD 4.0* – Rev. NLM 1.5 / UD 3.0.0.2* – Rev. NLM 5.5 / UD 3.0.0.2* – Latest Novell cipx.exe – Universal Driver 3.0.0.2* |
Still Running ARev?
Around the globe we are seeing more and more DOS ARev applications being converted to the Windows 32-bit environment using Arev32, either as they are now or as character/GUI hybrid applications. There is no better time to make the move to Windows
Call Martyn on
+44 (0)20 8912 1003
for further details and a
WebEx demo.
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*The Universal Driver is the new preferred driver for all ARev and OpenInsight based systems. Please check the web site at http://www.revsoft.co.uk/universal_driver.htm for more details about this product and how it can benefit your system.
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Contact UsWe are always pleased to hear from existing, expired and potentially new Revelation developers and end-users alike. You can contact us in many ways:
| You can also find directions to our offices on our web site. |  |
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