MertechConnection 
Volume 5  Issue 8 August 2012
IN THIS ISSUE
White Paper:
The Future of Crystal Reports for VDF Users
Flex2SQL v11.0
BTR2SQL v4.0

Mertech Celebrates 15 Years in Business!

 

Remember 1996? When . . . 

  • DataFlex developers still programmed in character mode DataFlex!
  • DataFlex developers didn't think connecting to Oracle or MS SQL was possible.
  • DataFlex ISVs were losing business because they didn't support mainstream databases. 

That changed in 1997 when Mertech introduced the SQL connectivity solutions. For the first time ever, DataFlex developers could run their applications with Oracle, MS SQL Server and DB2 databases. Freeing up the data from a proprietary database to open databases addressed a major business challenge for DataFlex users.

 

Solving business challenges defines us as a company and guides us in the choices we make as a solution provider. In our fifteenth year, we feel we are uniquely placed to bring even more exciting products to the market. 

    

It's a source of great pride for the entire Mertech team that we've survived and thrived in a small, niche market through all the economic turmoils of the last 12 years. This is all due to the confidence and support of our customers and partners around the world and professionalism of our employees, present and past, who have contributed greatly in helping build the company.

 

So from everyone here at Mertech, Thank You! We couldn't have done it without your help. To show our appreciation for our customers, we will be offering special promotions over the coming days, starting with the DocuMentor PM offer below.

 

- The Mertech Team
Special 15th Year Anniversary Offer: Use DocuMentor PM for one month on us
 ($495 value)!

 

If you're an existing Mertech customer, we'd like to thank you for your support over the years by inviting you to use DocuMentor for one month. We think it will be as valuable to you as it has been for Simplified Systems (see their case study below).  

 

To take advantage of this offer, simply email sales@mertechdata.com with the title  "DocuMentor Customer Appreciation Offer." Also please include the name of the Mertech product you are using and the name on the license. This offer is valid to all our customers around the world without restrictions.

 

This promotion is valid until December 31, 2012 and the complementary DocuMentor PM license is valid for 30 days.

 

DocuMentor helps you reduce costs by allowing developers to get a complete overview of the application architecture much more quickly than going through the code manually. Learn more about DocuMentor. 

 

Flex2SQL v12: Call to Beta

 

Mertech will be releasing a beta of v12 of Flex2SQL driver suite on Sept 5, 2012. 

 

Starting with v12, all our drivers will follow a consistent new versioning system common to all the drivers. The new versioning will incorporate product build numbers and wwill be tied to our internal product building and testing processes.

 

While there have been enhancements across all the drivers, a major enhancement in v12 is extending the support for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Edition, making it easier for developers to deploy solutions with LocalDB. Other updates include:

  • All Drivers: Unified product version numbering for the installed Flex2SQL GUI and all drivers
  • Better handling of database context switching
  • All Drivers: Support for all new features in VDF 17
  • All Drivers: A new runtime maintenance utility that makes it easier to install drivers across multiple versions of VDF
  • All Drivers: Performance improvements, especially when dealing with database context switching among others
  • PostgreSQL: BLOB support in PostgreSQL driver (already available in other drivers)
  • MS SQL Server: Better support for handling multiple result sets with ESQL and stored procedures
  • All Drivers: Improvement in relationship synchronization feature in Flex2SQL GUI tool
  • Other bug fixes and improvement in existing functionality
Full details will be available in the product release notes. If you would like to participate in the beta, please contact Mertech technical support to be added to our beta list.

Simplified Systems Finds Coding Errors in Minutes, Improves Quality with DocuMentor
    

The developer of a music royalty administration software package for music publishers, Simplified Systems had never created any technical or user documentation. 

 

The five-year Simplified Systems old company suffered significant delays in its development process as it had to go through code manually, line-by-line, to see how revisions affected other areas of the application.

 

The company immediately realized that DocuMentor could solve its problems. The software helped Simplified Systems jump-start its documentation. The team also saw improvements in the following:

  • Quality - After adopting DocuMentor, programmers could see where areas needed refinement.
  • Project Planning - DocuMentor shows the impact (including cost) of proposed changes, allowing the team to better plan for these changes.
  • Productivity - Instead of spending hours or days looking for one error in the code, DocuMentor allowed programmers to find - and fix them - in minutes.

Read the complete case study.  

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