VisualObjects for object-oriented client/server development

VisualObjects

Object-Oriented Client/Server Development!

CA-Visual Objects couples the flexibility and ease-of-use of object programming with visual development tools and repository-based application management. Its intuitive design, and native-code, fully object-oriented language, allow you to create rich Windows 95, 98 and NT applications, OLE/COM components and Internet client and server modules for the next generation. CA-Visual Objects offers a wide range of data access options including legacy Xbase type files, ODBC data sources and Computer Associates' pure object database and Intelligent Information Infrastructure, Jasmine ii.

As technology speeds ahead, businesses of all sizes are forced to solve more and more difficult challenges to remain competitive. These challenges include moving to the Web for greater accessibility, creating modern graphical interfaces to increase productivity, and leveraging existing data and business logic to reduce costs and provide more power to applications. Fortunately, just as technology quickens the pace for these companies, it also provides a product to create business applications that tackle these challenges and creates a competitive edge that enables them to successfully compete in the marketplace. This product is CA-Visual Objects. With tens of thousands of users around the world, it is the ultimate object-oriented application development environment for Windows platforms.

CA-Visual Objects 2.5 builds upon the robust development environment of CA-Visual Objects 2.0 with enhancements and new features that make it the ideal solution for Windows developers. CA-Visual Objects 2.5 includes full client side integration with Jasmine, CA's Intelligent Information Infrastructure, increased support for industry standards, additional class libraries and integration with Microsoft's Visual SourceSafe among its many new features.

From CA-Visual Objects' Integrated Development Environment (IDE) developers have immediate access to all available tools, enabling the rapid creation of mission-critical client/server applications and Internet/OLE components. A Jasmine class library and a Jasmine editor have been built into CA-Visual Objects, enabling data and logic stored in Jasmine to be used in applications created with CA-Visual Objects. This integration greatly extends CA-Visual Objects by providing mission-critical pure object support. Support for multi-tiered environments, inherent throughout CA-Visual Objects, enables organizations to leverage previous investments when creating new client/server and Internet applications that help to enhance existing systems. And integration with Microsoft's Visual SourceSafe provides complete source code control for individuals and groups of programmers without leaving the CA-Visual Objects IDE.

Developers have known for years that CA-Visual Objects is an extraordinary development environment. CA-Visual Objects, Version 2.5 provides the tools to develop the new and creative Windows client/server and Web-based applications required by businesses today.

CA-Visual Objects
Features, Descriptions, and Benefits

CA-Visual Objects is a fully object-oriented 32-bit development environment for creating sophisticated business applications and components that run under Microsoft Windows 95, 98 and NT operating systems. CA-Visual Objects couples the flexibility and ease-of-use of object programming with powerful visual development tools and repository-based application management.

Select Feature	Description	Benefit
Platform Support	CA-Visual Objects supports Windows 95, 98 and NT 4.0 with Service Pack 3 or higher.	Powerful object-oriented application development for Windows platforms.
Rapid object-oriented development	CA-Visual Objects provides the power and benefits of object-oriented design.	CA-Visual Objects enables you to create powerful client/server applications and Internet components in less time through reuse and integration of code, reducing development costs and enabling you to get products to market faster.
Integrated development environment	A central, graphical point of control for all CA-Visual Objects functionality.	The CA-Visual Objects Integrated Development Environment puts the tools you need at your fingertips, enabling you to work more quickly and efficiently.
Integration with Jasmine, CA's intelligent information infrastructure and object database	CA-Visual Objects provides native support for CA's Jasmine.	CA-Visual Objects' integration with Jasmine provides a pure object repository for CA-Visual Objects components and logic, and enables you to integrate data and logic stored in Jasmine into CA-Visual Objects applications.
Compliance with industry standards	CA-Visual Objects provides support for such industry standards as ODBC, OLE/COM and ActiveX.	CA-Visual Objects support for industry standards ensures that your applications can take advantage of advanced Windows features and the Internet. Using the OLE server library classes, included with CA-Visual Objects, application logic can be used by applications created with CA-Visual Objects or another OLE-compliant tool.
Integration with Microsoft Visual SourceSafe	CA-Visual Objects provides the option of integrating Microsoft Visual SourceSafe into its Integrated Development Environment.	Because many CA-Visual Objects developers already use Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, CA-Visual Objects enables you to integrate the functionality of Microsoft Visual SourceSafe directly into CA-Visual Objects' Integrated Development Environment enabling you to develop new applications and manage source code from a central console.
Repository-based development	CA-Visual Objects uses a multi-tiered repository-based development system.	CA-Visual Objects' repository-based system increases development productivity by tying all CA-Visual Objects features into a cohesive infrastructure and automatically managing dependancies among application components.
Comprehensive database access	CA-Visual Objects includes several 32-bit ODBC database drivers, providing superb access to a wide variety of enterprise data stored in relational databases.	CA-Visual Objects support for ODBC enables you to create applications and components that can access all of the mission-critical data that you and your clients depend upon. CA-Visual Objects also provides support for CA's Ingres/Desktop personal database.
Report Editor	CA-Visual Object includes an integrated WYSIWYG database publishing tool that provides the ability to create custom database reports using a wide variety of publishing features.	Once a report has been designed and saved, CA-Visual Objects automatically generates object-oriented code for the report and adds it to the repository.
Just-in-time debugging	CA-Visual Objects' integrated debugger provides advanced tools for tracking and correcting errors that occur at runtime.	With CA-Visual Objects debugger you can set debugging options at the application, module and entity levels, and use one of several modes to control the execution of your application while you are viewing its source code.