OpenInsight V9.0 released

Revelation Software today announced the availability of the latest release of OpenInsight Development Suite (OI) 9.0. OI 9.0 provides many new features including: WebOI, a Web enablement and development toolkit. With WebOI, existing OpenInsight Forms and Popups can be ported quickly and easily to the Web and existing subroutines and functions can be integrated to apply business logic allowing for maximum reuse and integration. The 9.0 release offers a new look and feel with the inclusion of a new IDE for the Application Manager. Also included is a new System Editor++ which has fast, accurate color coding, the ability to collapse code and show line numbers. In addition the System Editor++ supports the opening and editing of OS files and performs color coding on HTML and JavaScript tags. Syntax assistance tips for Basic+ keywords, functions, and subroutines are also provided.

Also new to OI 9.0 is the Bravo Dashboard from Sierra Bravo Corporation. The Bravo Dashboard is a MultiValue CGI application that delivers the output of individual business metrics “widgets” to a dashboard web page. A new .Net version of the OIPI Print engine is included as well as enhancements to Basic+, Banded Report Writer, Table Builder, Arev32, Report Builder, XML Workspace and the U2 Connector.

Release 9.0 is the culmination of over one year’s development that has touched almost every entity within the product. It is a free upgrade to current members of Revelation’s Works Program.

The OpenInsight Development Suite 9.0 will be offered in three versions; Desktop Edition, Server Edition and Enterprise Edition. Each Edition is targeted to meet the needs of specific market segments. All Editions of OI 9.0 are “Network Ready” and include the Universal Driver 4.5 with the purchase of a new license.

“We have extended OpenInsight by embracing new technologies such as Web 2.0, .Net, and a Dashboard interface with price points that address all market segments.” said Robert Catalano, Director of Sales, Revelation Software.

“I am proud to release OpenInsight 9.0”, said Mike Ruane, President/CEO Revelation Software. “We listened to what our customers have been asking for and we delivered in this release. I believe that OI 9.0 will allow Revelation-based applications to be extended into the foreseeable future. ”

OpenInsight Development Suite 9.0 is available from Revelation Software, or through their network of resellers. See Revelation.com for details.

OpenInsight for Linux (OIL) discontinued

Effective December 1, 2008 Revelation Software will discontinue OpenInsight for Linux (OIL) and no longer accept orders for this product. This decision is based upon a lack of demand for this product and that both RedHat and Suse have abandoned development for the Linux desktop. Installing OpenInsight for Windows on Linux based servers is still supported. OpenInsight for Windows can be installed on Linux servers with Windows desktops connecting using a SAMBA share and using the Universal Driver 3.0 or 4.5.

Revelation University 2008 Wrap-Up

Due to overwhelming demand, Revelation University was run at two locations in 2008, in Sydney on Tuesday October 14^th and in Auckland on Friday 17^th October. Over 50 attendees from the Asia Pacific region participated in a day chock full of Revelation technical know-how punctuated with product suggestions, the odd joke or two and peer-to-peer networking.

The day begun at 8:30am with registration and coffee, giving attendees an opportunity to catch up with old friends and exchange news from their parts of the world. Mike Ruane, President and CEO of Revelation Software, then kicked off proceedings with a short “State of the Company” presentation highlighting what Revelation Software had been up to since the REVU 2007 and where they where heading in 2009 and beyond.

Having more to show than time would allow, Mike then jumped straight into demonstrating the new features in the soon to be released OpenInsight v9.0. And believe me, there was plenty to show, with over 4000 new or updated components to be rolled out in the next release.

Mike started with the Table Builder, moving on to the Database Manager and Report Builder, all of which included many new features and enhancements. One of the favorite enhancements included the ability to add a default gradient background to all OpenInsight windows with only a few clicks of the mouse, giving any application an instant face lift.

A short break for morning tea was followed by Mike continuing with the new OpenInsight Printer Interface (OIPI), updates to the Form Designer and even a quick demo integrating Google API’s like chart and maps into an OpenInsight form. The extension of the style settings for the EDITTABLE control, allowing for virtually limitless combinations, was of particular interest.

Attendees then broke for lunch and a quick stretch of the legs, before reassembling for a quick “how to” session on the new Universal Driver v4.5 and Universal Driver Heavy v4.5 by David Goddard. Installation and configuration settings where covered.

This was followed by Mike who previewed the new features in the Runtime Deployment Kit (RDK) including the ability to automatically create a SETUP.EXE using the integrated NSIS installer.

A final short break for afternoon tea was followed by Mike demonstrating the WEBOI tools built into OpenInsight v9.0.WEBOI interrogates existing OpenInsight components and data and ties it into the Web. Attendees where amazed how WEBOI could reuse their existing application components, like Windows, Popups and stored procedures, unchanged, via a web browser allowing for maximum re-use and integration with minimum effort and cost. This lead to questions like “could I host the application for my client(s), like a cloud computing environment?” which of course, the answer is yes!

Not only is Revelation University an accelerated learning event for the attendees, it’s also a research event for Revelation Software. Mike is always keen to hear how developers are using OpenInsight and what ideas and suggestions they have to enhance or extend the product. In total, there were forty four (44) suggestions from attendees at REVU08, five (5) of which where incorporated into the OpenInsight v9.0 beta3 between Sydney and Auckland. This raises the question “do Asia/Pacific Revelation developers suggest the best OI enhancements?”. I may be biased, but I think they do! Maybe we should plot suggestions on Google Maps to find out?

Thanks to the “Class of 2008” for making REVU08 a great success, some of whom travelled great distances to attend. Revelation knows that it can be hard to set aside a whole day to attend events like this. That’s why we try our hardest to offer you the biggest bang for your buck.

We would like to thank Mike and Nancy Ruane for travelling half way round the world to present at REVU08 and Richard Bright, the Revelation distributor for New Zealand, for his tireless work in arranging the Auckland leg of REVU08.

See you at REVU09

Revelation University 2008 venues and dates

Revelation Software will be running Revelation University 2008 in both Sydney and Auckland this year. Mike Ruane, President and CEO of Revelation Software will be demonstrating the new features from the upcoming V9.0 release of OpenInsight, including WebOI and the new Application Manger interface.

There are over 4000 enhancements and new features in the v9.0 release, so attending Revelation University 2008 will give you a jump start on your OpenInsight v9.0 development.

The recently released Universal Driver 4.5 and Universal Driver 4.5 Heavy will also be demonstrated.

RevU08 will be held in Sydney on Tuesday October 14th at the Novotel Rockford Darling Harbour and also in Auckland on Friday 17th October, venue to be confirmed.

Please register via email to info@revelationsoftware.com.au or by phone on +61 2 8003-4199

OpenInsight v8.07 upgrade released

The OpenInsight 8.0.7 upgrade is now available for download from the Works Download section of our web site.

The upgrade can only be applied to OpenInsight versions 8.0.3 through 8.0.7.

New to OpenInsight 8.0.7 are enhancements to the Form Designer, Arev32, CTO and U2 Connector.

Letter from the President

Mike Ruane, President and CEO of Revelation Software Inc, has released his annual "Letter from the President" detailing what the Revelation community can expect over the coming 12 months.

Click here to read the complete letter

Revelation Software Purchase Freedombase Web Ready

Revelation Software have announced that it has purchased Freedombase Web Ready, a web development suite from Freedomsoft, for inclusion into its OpenInsight database development product.

Freedombase Web Ready is a quick and easy way to add Web front ends to existing OpenInsight applications, providing a fast and cost effective means of rejuvenating existing or legacy systems, and retaining the investment that those systems represent.

Revelation will rebrand the purchased Freedombase product as WebOI in order to eliminate any confusion between the two products.

Read the press release here or for further information visit www.revelation.com.

OpenInsight V8.03 released

Revelation Software proudly announce the release of OpenInsight V8.03. This upgrade can be applied to OpenInsight V8.0 or above.

OI v8.03 includes over 75 fixes and enhancements including major enhancements to the OengineSocketServer, OECGI2 CGI internet gateway and AREV32.

Revelation Software have also introduced a new Authorization Code system in this version. This new system is designed to streamline the process of adding user licenses to deployed OpenInsight systems. As of V8.03, you will be able to add user licenses to an existing OpenInsight application by entering an Authorization code supplied by Revelation Software.

Current OpenInsight Works subscribers can download the upgrade from the Works section on www.revelation.com

OpenInsight V8.01 Released

The OpenInsight 8.0.1 Upgrade has been posted to the Works Download section. Please see the readme for upgrade details. The upgrade can only be applied to OpenInsight 8.0