How much? (was: Re: ANNOUNCING SQL-PROGRAMMER 2.VIII - PC Week Analyst's Choice)

Sorry, but as a very happy TOAD user I have to ask; how much does it cost?

Sylvain Faust wrote:

> ANNOUNCING SQL-PROGRAMMER 2.VIII
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> - Announcing SQL-Programmer 2.VIII
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> ANNOUNCING SQL-PROGRAMMER 2.VIII
> http://www.sfi-software.com/pr29.htm
>
> New Release Enhances Programmer Productivity
> Delivers New functionality and Debuts
> PL/SQL Reformatter and PL/SQL Code Analyzer
>
> Sylvain Faust International (SFI) today announced the
> immediate availability of SQL-Programmer(R) 2.VIII, a
> major update to its award-winning client/server
> programming tool that provides streamlined database
> management and comprehensive server-side code develop-
> ment for Oracle, Microsoft, and Sybase servers. The new
> release adds Oracle 8 object support, key improvements
> to the PL/SQL Debugger, a new PL/SQL code Reformatter,
> plus a new PL/SQL Code Analyzer. The result is the most
> robust application development tool set available.
> SQL-Programmer 2.VIII delivers the features required to
> increase productivity and better manage SQL business
> systems.
>
> PC Week writes, "SQL-Programmer 2.VIII showed a wealth
> of strong new features combined with a much improved
> interface. In fact, this product is the best SQL
> integrated development environment we've seen, earning
> PC Week Lab's Analyst's Choice honors." [Oct. 26, 1998]
>
> The author, Bert Scalzo, further states that
> SQL-Programmer's PL/SQL Reformatter is the best PL/SQL
> code-beautification utility we have seen.
>
> "What you can't measure, you can't manage", said
> Sylvain Faust, president and chairman of Sylvain Faust
> International. "SQL-Programmer 2.VIII enables develop-
> ment teams and their managers to quickly evaluate the
> quality of their code, and therefore, to improve the
> usability, performance, and scaleability of their SQL
> business systems across different PL/SQL level
> dependencies. This new functionality not only stream-
> lines both the programming and SQL system management
> functions, it delivers a significant return-on-investment
> to the organization in terms of time and resources."
>
> HIGHLIGHTS OF SQL-PROGRAMMER 2.VIII
>
> * New Oracle 8 Objects
>
> SQL-Programmer's SQL-Explorer and Access Manager have
> been updated to support Oracle 8 types (objects). The
> PL/SQL Debugger is object aware as well.
>
> * Improved PL/SQL Debugger
>
> The PL/SQL Debugger has been improved. It now supports
> execution of Dynamic SQL. Plus it permits drag-and-drop
> of %ROWTYPE variables into the Debugger's variable
> watch window, with automatic expansion of the record's
> elements.
>
> * New PL/SQL Code Analyzer
>
> The new PL/SQL Code Analyzer employs 50 coding metrics
> to measure and report on the various complexity aspects
> of the database code. This permits PL/SQL development
> teams to better and more quickly identify programming
> trouble spots.
>
> * New PL/SQL Reformatter
>
> The new PL/SQL Code Reformatter formats code to a
> common standard, with optional coding recommendations
> and PL/SQL level dependency checks. This permits
> PL/SQL development teams to enhance communication and
> improve maintainability by using an automatic common
> coding standard.
>
> About SQL-Programmer
>
> SQL-Programmer is an integrated development environment
> designed to assist database application developers with
> the construction and maintenance of server-side SQL code,
> such as stored procedures, functions, triggers and
> packages for Oracle, Microsoft, and Sybase servers.
> Its intuitive User Interface allows programmers to
> create multiple Personal Work Folders to quickly store
> and efficiently access all the information on a
> particular project. SQL-Programmer's drag-and-drop
> Virtual Editor enables users to revise, maintain and
> test server-side SQL code without affecting the original
> source code on the database server. Plus, the
> Documentation Generator automatically documents the
> programmer's work, producing more than 60 comprehensive
> reports detailing their database server environment.
> SQL-Programmer also includes direct interfaces to
> Microsoft's SourceSafe, INTERSOLV PVCS, and MKS Source
> Integrity for Change Management Control.
>
> AVAILABILITY
>
> SQL-Programmer 2.VIII for Oracle, Microsoft and Sybase
> SQL servers is now shipping. Pricing starts at $799 US.
> The Oracle PL/SQL debugger is an additional $500 US.
> Concurrent licensing is also available in 5-user
> increments.
>
> A demonstration copy of SQL-Programmer 2.VIII is
> available by requesting the free evaluation CD from our
> web site:
> http://www.sfi-software.com/freecd.
>
> Evaluation copies of SFI's other software products are
> also available.
>
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> UPCOMING EVENTS--GET YOUR FREE PASS!
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> FREE PASSES TO ORACLE OPEN WORLD'98 (OOW'98)
> OOW'98 will be held at the Moscone Convention Center,
> San Francisco, November 8-12. Come and see SFI's
> family of products: SQL-Programmer, SQL-Optimizer,
> and SQL-Sombrero and visit with our staff at Booth 2508.
> To get your free pass to the Exhibit Hall, simply follow
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Received on Mon Nov 02 1998 - 22:57:36 CST