The next generation of Visual DataFlex, project named "Horizon", will be launched at the DataFlex International Software Developers (DISD) Conference being held in Carson City, Nevada on February 23-25, 2006.

"Project Horizon represents the most significant change in the Visual DataFlex development environment in years," says DAW's CTO John Tuohy. "We've created a brand new development Studio. While your application code all remains the same, the new Studio will take that code and transform the way you work with it."

The DISD Board has devoted half of the 2006 conference's agenda to Project Horizon to allow for in-depth presentation and training on the new software's features, capabilities and enhancements. If you're a Visual DataFlex developer, make plans now to attend DISD and be among the first to learn about Project Horizon!

Complete details of Project Horizon will be presented at DISD and published with the Alpha Release of the software that will occur at approximately the same time as the Carson City conference. The DISD Project Horizon topics, presented by Stephen Meeley and John Tuohy, will include:

• Introduction to Project Horizon (Visual DataFlex 12)
• Working in the Horizon Studio
• Working with Horizon projects
• Debugging
• Understanding CodeSense and source code management
• Migrating your development environment to Horizon
• Migrating your applications to Horizon
• Working in multiple-developer environments
• Application deployment
• Visual DataFlex development roadmap
• Horizon timeline
• Preparing for the Horizon Alpha and Beta programs

For more information about the 2006 DISD Conference, visit www.disdconference.com.

Be sure to attend upcoming developer conferences in your region to catch the latest news about Visual DataFlex and Project Horizon!

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Just in case you missed the news, we're please to announce that Visual DataFlex 11.1 - the most advanced Visual DataFlex release ever for building Windows®, web and web services-based business solutions - is now available!

Visual DataFlex 11.1 provides developers with exciting new features that make building business solutions easier and faster and with even better looking results. A new level of integration with the industry's leading report writer, Crystal XI, enhances developer productivity and the options available to information users. Finally, to enhance overall product quality, special emphasis was placed on bug fixes in Visual DataFlex 11.1.

Visit www.VisualDataFlex.com to learn about the new Start Center and other new features in this latest revision.

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Following on the heels of their "finalist" listing at the Information Management (IM) Awards in 2003, ASCKEY Data Services Ltd of Huntingdon, England, a Data Access Channel Partner, has again gained the prestigious organization's recognition of excellence and innovation in the management of business information.

Procure 21 is a national procurement strategy for the NHS Estates Capital Programme across England. The system provides on line data collection and analysis. The data ranges from subjective information acquired through balanced scorecard pages, to financial information relating to the whole life of major building projects.

The Procure 21 process covers all major Hospital building and refurbishment, with users including NHS Trusts, the major construction firms involved in such projects, and the Department of Health and other government departments with interests in this area. The web monitoring system provides access to users from all of these bodies on a fully validated and "need to know" basis so far as access to specific parts of the system is concerned. Editing data is fully interactive, with the extensive data being amendable by those with permission to do so at any time after initial entry and up to final "closing" of any part of a project.

The Visual DataFlex Web Application Server powers the data collection system for the National Health Service's ProCure21 construction management program. It enables the generation and use of the large spreadsheet-like data entry grids, scorecards and complex dynamic forms that are required to collect information from specific parts of the ProCure21 process. It also implements a versatile SQL reporting mechanism that uses XML templates to create interactive graphical reports that can be viewed on the web or downloaded for further analysis in Microsoft Excel.

Application security is implemented in Visual DataFlex in order to control access to commercially sensitive data by organization and functionality by user level.

The Information Management Awards, now in their tenth year, are the premier European recognition of excellence and innovation in the management of business information. The Awards showcase the success stories of organizations that have demonstrated the vision and business skills required to implement very successful projects, and to develop innovative new products.

Learn more about ProCure 21 from ASCKEY Data Services.

Read about the NHS' ProCure 21 Initiative.

Visit ASCKEY Data Services Ltd.

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New Visual DataFlex powered Web Services have been deployed to assist developers with testing the use of Web Services in their applications.

"I wanted to thank you for providing an extraordinary web service by way of your Conversions WSDL! I've consumed this service in a practice smart client app and was utterly amazed at how it all works! If I had to write the code to convert numbers to words it would take a considerable amount of time. I was able to set up a few lines of code and consume your conversions service in LESS than 5 minutes! It's just a practice app but your WSDL is great! Your web service was the first one I've consumed programmatically! Thanks!"

Brice R.
VB.Net WinForms Developer

The Anagram Visual DataFlex Web Service, developed by DAW's Vincent Oorsprong and hosted on XMethods, demonstrates functions to test your knowledge about anagrams. There are functions to test if a word is an anagram, how many words are stored etc. Anagrams can be stored in multiple languages.

Vincent Oorsprong, developer of the Anagram Visual DataFlex Web Service.

Building client applications to consume Web Services with Visual DataFlex is fast and easy! You just need to run the Visual DataFlex Studio's "Web Service Client Class Generator" to have a package automatically created. After the package is part of the class list, you can add the service to any of your Visual DataFlex applications. All business solution developers are welcome to try these Web Services! Note that any developer - not just Visual DataFlex developers - can use these Visual DataFlex Web Services in their applications. Developers interested in having DAW publish a Visual DataFlex Web Service that they feel would be beneficial to business solutions developers are encouraged to contact Marcia Booth.

Learn more about building and deploying Web Services with Visual DataFlex.

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DISD 2006 to return to Carson City, Feb. 23-25

The DataFlex International Software Developers (DISD) user group has set the date for their 17th Annual Summit Meeting on February 23-25, 2006, to be held again in Carson City, Nevada.

In addition to the launching of the next generation of Visual DataFlex, project named "Horizon" (see above), DISD program chairman Paul Richmond has issued an invitation to the Visual DataFlex developer community to submit ideas about conference presentation topics and presenters, as well as topic ideas for the pre-DISD training day, to the DISD board. To do so, simply join in the DISD planning discussions by visiting Data Access Worldwide's Events Newsgroup - your contributions will help to make DISD 2006 a huge success!

Visit the DISD website. Read comments from attendees at DISD 2005.

Corroboree 2006 to be held in Sydney, Mar. 17-19

The Australian & New Zealand DataFlex Developers and Users Group (DDUG) has announced that the groups' Corroboree 2006 conference will be held in Sydney on March 17-19, 2006 at the at the Sydney Travelodge in NSW.

The preliminary agenda for Corroboree 2006 includes presentations on the details of Visual DataFlex "Project Horizon", as well as on the latest features and enhancements delivered in Visual DataFlex 11. VDF 11.1 specific topics include: Exploring the New Crystal RDC Report Integration Interface; New Data Types, Structs and Arrays; and The Start Center - A Guide for the Developer. VDF 11.0 topics include Native Rich Edit Controls, from Edit to Print; Web Services; and Row Id, What Is It, and What It Is Not.

The last Corroboree featured Vincent Oorsprong of Data Access Europe and Riaz Merchant of Mertech Data Systems presenting, as well as door prizes furnished by Data Access Asia-Pacific and IBM. This year's DDUG Board is planning for "an even better line up!" and are asking for suggestions for topics or speakers, as well as volunteers to present items.

Send Corroboree 2006 suggestions to Marco@DDUG.org.

For more information, visit the DDUG's website.

Save the Date - EDUC '06 set for May 24-26

Data Access Europe has announced that EDUC '06 will be held at the Westin Dragonara resort in St.Julians, Malta on May 24-26, 2006. Presentations will include the details of Visual DataFlex "Project Horizon". Final agenda topics are still being finalized, but European developers should make plans now to attend EDUC '06 and visit The Maltese Islands - one of the most charming destinations in the Mediterranean!

Visit www.EDUC2006.com to get the details as they become available.

Visit the Events Newsgroup for peer discussion about all events.

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