A Team in High Gear!
It’s amazing how quickly the first quarter of 2010 is flying by. Things continue to happen at an accelerated pace - we will soon have nine new success stories posted to our site, and we have new “Powered By” logos for all of our U2 products and new “Certified Professional” logos for use by people who have passed the Rocket U2 Certification exams. We’ve also started preparing materials for our DeveloperZone site. You can expect to continue seeing a lot more content - both technical and marketing - from the Rocket U2 team, so check www.rocketsoftware.com/u2 often!
We have also realigned our sales territories, so many of you are meeting with your new reps. We’re adding an inside sales team to improve accessibility for US customers, and we have our first rep on board in the Newton, Massachusetts office, which is the corporate headquarters for Rocket Software. Planning is underway for U2University, which will be held in Denver in November and in the UK and Australia early in 2011. We've also started looking for a new location here in Denver that will provide us additional space and upgraded facilities. And our development team is working to deliver SB/XA 6.0.2, U2 WebDE 5.0, wIntegrate 6.2, and UniVerse 11.1, and working with partners and customers to finish the design of the new schema mapping and improved SQL interface. Phew! No wonder time is flying.
Sincerely,
Susie Siegesmund, Vice President and General Manager, Rocket U2
Product Availability
The following products have been released:
- UniVerse 10.3.3 Personal Edition on Windows (expires 28 Feb 2011)
- UniVerse 10.3.6 on Solaris
For information on the latest releases of U2 products look for the U2 Product Availability Matrix at u2tc.rocketsoftware.com/matrix.asp.
New release of Basic Developer Toolkit (BDT) now available as a separate download
The latest version of BDT is now available as separate download. You can get this free download from the Rocket U2 Web site. This version of BDT will work with UniData 7.2 or higher and UniVerse 10.3 or higher. To explore using it with earlier versions of UniData and UniVerse, see Tech Note 139246 in the U2 Knowledge Base.
EDUCATION
U2 University
The dates for U2U in Denver in 2010 will be November 9-11. Save those dates, and we'll have more information for you shortly. The Australia event will be in February 2011, and we expect to be in the UK in March 2011. If you have any questions or suggestions for the upcoming U2U series, email u2askus@rs.com.
New SBXA Course Available April 5
The new SBXA course, SB600: Using SystemBuilder Extensible Architecture will become generally available on April 5. This hands-on interactive course enables students familiar with SB+ applications to acquire the skills necessary to install, configure and implement the new SystemBuilder Extensible Architecture (SB/XA). Students will also get exposure and experience using design tools used to create custom controls with a personal flair and company specific look and feel. Sign up now for an SBXA course at www.rocketsoftware.com/u2/training or email u2bc@rs.com with any questions.
PODCASTS
Getting the Most Out of SB/XA Application Remodeling Capabilities
Remodel your existing SystemBuilder applications to add more "curb appeal" for your users and sales prospects. The new XAML presentation clients give you the most modern Windows interface available today. With the updated pricing and brand new education course, there’s never been a better time to upgrade. Sign up for the complimentary Webinar series to learn how to Do-It-Yourself or leverage Rocket U2 premium support and professional services to help accelerate your remodeling project. Listen in and learn how YOU can get the most out of SB/XA and flip that app!
New on the Rocket U2 DeveloperZone – Tutorials
You fill find Mark Baldrige’s six-part series, “ A Hitchhikers Guide to the UniVerse” including “Profiling the UniVerse,” “Sizing hashed files in UniVerse,” “File and performance implications” - and more! Check out the tutorials!
U2 Developer Zone Technical Articles
The U2 expert technical team, support engineers, and development engineers author technical articles including tutorials, tips, and code to help you best use our software. The content offers practical solutions to everyday problems. We focus on helping you improve your skills and perform your daily tasks easily and effectively.
This section is designed specifically for U2 product users and we therefore do not include non-technical information such as case studies and other sales-related articles and brochures. Every article is rated introductory, intermediate, or advanced so you can gauge the skill level that is required for the task. To learn more, visit the U2 Developer Zone.
Entitled U2 Tech Notes
Rocket U2 also has the "entitled" U2 knowledge base for its customers. Access to this knowledge base is available to Rocket Software Business Partners with a valid maintenance agreement, Tiered Partners of Distributors, and customers with a valid U2 maintenance agreement directly through Rocket Software. You need to sign in to U2 TechConnect in order to access entitled documents. For more information, select the link “Discover how to access U2 Entitled Documents in the Knowledgebase” found near the top center of our U2TechConnect page.
Recorded Rocket U2 Technical Briefings for UniVerse 10.3
In addition to the entitled U2 knowledge base, recorded Technical Briefings are also available to Rocket Software Business Partners with a valid maintenance agreement, Tiered Partners of Distributors, and customers with a valid U2 maintenance agreement directly through Rocket Software. You need to sign in to U2TechConnect in order to access entitled documents.
Certified Professional Logos
Did you earn your U2 Certification? If so, we now have U2 certified professional logos available.
If you’ve passed a test and would like your logo, email u2bc@rs.com with your name, and the name of the test you passed, your preferred file format (.png, .gif or .jpg) and we’ll verify your certification and send you a snazzy U2 Certified Professional logo! If you’d like to take a certification test, email u2bc@rs.com as well.
SB/XA Webinar
REMINDER: Places are still available for the SB/XA webinar.
PLEASE NOTE: An Introduction to SB/XA will be held on
This webcast introduces the technologies used to create SB/XA and how you can configure SB/XA to enable its new features including installing and configuring the new middle-tier to allow the new presentation clients to be deployed. Single Sign-on allows users to authenticate once and automatically provide credentials between client, middle tier, and application server. This improves the user experience and reduces administrative overhead. XPS Print Viewer converts all existing reports that can now be published and shared in portable format using XML Paper Specification (XPS).
PARTNER NEWS
Case Study: Johnson Matthey Precious Metals Division uses UniVerse to manage its disaster-recovery policy by creating "cross replication" between multiple facilities.
"We needed a database solution that was robust enough to meet the corporate initiative for data security, and UniVerse offered the functionality we needed."
- Dennis Smith, Johnson Matthey
Colorado MultiValue Users Group (CMUG)
The Colorado MultiValue Users Group (CMUG) is challenging the users in the Multivalue community to produce an application that can be wholly contained on a thumb drive.
Requirements:
- The application to include all database elements must be completely contained on the thumb drive.
- If the application deploys files outside of the thumb drive, the submitted application will lose marks.
- The deployed database or the application itself must run from the thumb drive.
- Those applications that demonstrate advanced functionality will receive higher marks.
- There are no limitations on the size of the thumb drive.
- Creativity will be rewarded with higher marks.
If you plan to mail in your thumb drive, you will need to include a self addressed stamped envelope in you want your drive returned. You can mail thumb drives to:
1mage Software, Inc.
Attn: Dan Schmitt
384 Inverness Parkway
Suite206
Englewood, CO 80112
All submissions are due by the end of the first day of the International Spectrum Conference (April 12, 2010). You are welcome to attend the conference and present your application in person.
Winners and awards will be announced at the conference closing party on April 15, 2010. If you have questions, email Dan Schmitt.
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