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EspressChart continues to be the easiest way to add
dynamic charts to your Web pages
Santa Clara, Calif. -- April 29, 1999 -- Quadbase Systems
Inc., a leading supplier of Web-based tools and Open Client/Server DBMS
technologies, announced an exciting new release of EspressChart, a versatile
tool that allows developers as well as end-users to easily create and publish
dynamic graphic charts on the Web. EspressChart consists of Chart Designer,
Chart Viewer, Chart Server and a simple, yet powerful object oriented API.
EspressChart v2.0 supports Sun's JDK 1.2. The unique Chart Designer enables
visual chart creation and editing. It is available as an applet running in a
Java-enabled browser, a JavaBean and an application. Chart Server performs
file I/O, access to JDBCä /ODBC data sources and data caching on the Web
server. Chart Viewer allows end-users to view dynamic charts with a Web
browser. Web/database developers and/or end-users can quickly design a
professional looking 2D/3D chart with just a few keystrokes and mouse clicks.
The resulting chart template can either be incorporated into applets/applications
using Chart API or directly into an HTML page. Charts can be exported in BMP, GIF
and JPEG formats. Developers can build server-side applications that utilize
the export features to generate dynamic charts for browsers without up-to-date Java
support.
EspressChart supports thirteen basic chart types in both 2D and
3D, trend lines, control chart and twenty-nine combination charts. Advanced algorithms
were employed to provide fast, true 3D presentation quality graphics that supports
light source, pan/zoom, rotation, real-time animation and Gouraud shading. Charts
can be scheduled to run at pre-set time intervals with refreshed data. Advanced
features include printing; support for spreadsheet formats; support for time-series
data analysis; 2D/3D scroll and zoom, effectively allowing charts of any size
independent of screen size and resolution; histogram; Pareto chart; origin shifting;
and variable point object size for plotting. Exciting new features in version 2.0
include: data drill-down; parameterized charts which accepts user input for data
filtering; run-time value substitution for text; annotation for chart elements;
user configurable chart-type jar files; swappable primary/secondary axis in combo c
harts. Data for plotting can be input from RDBMSs such as Oracle, DB2, MS SQL
Server etc., text files, via arguments in the API, or parameters in the HTML page.
EspressChart runs on Windows NT, Windows 95, Solaris,
HP-UX and IBM platforms including S-390, AS/400 and AIX. The full development
license includes a CD-ROM and User's Guide. Please contact Quadbase for pricing.
ABOUT QUADBASE SYSTEMS, INC.
Quadbase Systems Inc. provides the tools, technologies
and services that enable clients to establish E-commerce Web sites,
Enterprise Information Portals, and to enhance Internet/Intranet
applications. Since 1997, many Global 1000 companies, including:
IBM, Fidelity Investments, Lehman Brothers, PNC Bank, Deutsche Bank,
Daimler Chrysler, Sun Microsystems, Vanguard Group, and GE, have selected
Quadbase solutions for their data delivery and visualization needs.
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