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SSW Monthly Newsletter

NEW VERSION OF 'SSW UPSIZING PRO!'

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This newsletter is a service offered exclusively to clients of Superior Software for Windows. It offers the latest product news as well as Hot
Tips which will help you get the most from your existing SSW
Products and Services.

1. THE ACCESS/ASP/SQL SERVER USERS GROUP SYDNEY, WEDNESDAY 21 JUNE
- Visio 2000

2. NEW VERSION OF 'SSW UPSIZING PRO!'

3. HOT TIPS FOR DEVELOPERS

4. DATABASE NEWS - CABLETRON SYSTEMS AUSTRALIA www.cabletron.com.au

5. INTERNET NEWS - CAM1 HARDWARE & SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTERS www.cam1.com.au

6. LOVE NEW TECHNOLOGY? - WORK AT SSW

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1. The Access/ASP/SQL Server User Group
Sponsored by Microsoft and SSW
Wednesday 21st June 2000, 5:45 pm

www.ssw.com.au/accessUG
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Are you an Access/SQL Server/ASP developer looking for hot tips, inside
information and great contacts?

Then come along to your User Group at the Microsoft Building at North
Ryde!

THIS MONTH

Adam has a demo that he says is going to be a genuine timesaver. He is real excited out it.
Also we have Miles Gustafson - Microsoft Visio 2000

The new Microsoft Visio 2000 Enterprise Edition is now a very important tool
for database developers. Not only does it create great documentation it
reverse engineers Access, SQL Server, Oracle, and others. It can migrate a
database schema from one DBMS to another generating the database and or DDL
from the reverse engineered model.

The Enterprise Edition supports workgroup collaboration by
merging multiple database diagrams into a single project model and has great
report generating capabilities. One more thing - it also creates code
skeletons.

So find your way around undocumented systems quickly and easily with Visio
2000...... DON'T MISS a great demo THIS MONTH from Miles Gustafson of
Microsoft.

http://www.visio.com/Products/compare/

Miles will give away one copy of Enterprise for each 30 people that show up

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2. Great New Version of 'SSW UPSIZING PRO!'
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If your business is growing and you demand an enterprise-scale high-performance database, then make the move from the file-server environment of the Microsoft Access Jet engine to the client/server world of Microsoft SQL Server using SSW UpsizingPRO!

'SSW Upsizing PRO!' checks your Microsoft Access 97/2000 database and help you get it ready for the Microsoft Access 'Upsizing Wizard'. Use it BEFORE you convert to SQL Server and you will save heaps of time as the process will be smoother. Use it AFTER and it will check if everything was OK and recommend changes for you to implement.

This cool utility does the checking of your database that the 'Microsoft Upsizing Wizard' should have done. After you use the generated reports, you can upsize to SQL Server without any worries.

You know you shouldn't have large recordsets in your database..... Microsoft Access developers too often use forms and combos bound to large tables or slow queries. Let this wizard analyse your Front-End and tell you what forms are slow and what controls are the culprits in each form. Now use your development time on the things that really matter. Then re-analyse and see your progress.

For more info and to order check out http://www.ssw.com.au/UpsizingPRO/

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3. Hot Tips for Developers
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Check your clients have SQL Server SP2 (or SQL 2000 Beta 2)
with this simple function

Public Function strGetSQLVersion(strCnn As String) As String
'Adam Cogan

Dim cnn As adodb.Connection
Dim rst As adodb.Recordset
Dim strVersion As String

Set cnn = New adodb.Connection
cnn.Open strCnn
Set rst = cnn.Execute("Select @@Version")

strVersion = rst.Fields(0)

If InStr(strVersion, "7.00.623") > 0 Then
strGetSQLVersion = "Original SQL Server 7.0"
ElseIf InStr(strVersion, "7.00.699") > 0 Then
strGetSQLVersion = "SQL Server 7.0 SP1"
ElseIf InStr(strVersion, "7.00.842") > 0 Then
strGetSQLVersion = "SQL Server 7.0 SP2"
ElseIf InStr(strVersion, "8.00.100") > 0 Then
strGetSQLVersion = "SQL Server 2000 Beta 2"
Else
strGetSQLVersion = "Unknown"
End If

'MsgBox strVersion

End Function

Got a hot tip you want to share? Email 696e666f72407373772e636f6d2e6175

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4. SSW Solution for Cabletron Systems Australia
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Cabletron Systems Australia (www.cabletron.com.au), a leading manufacturer
of networking switches and routers, has partnered with SSW to deploy an
automated customer tracking database. This new application is the foundation
for all sales and marketing activities at Cabletron, and includes
sophisticated product quoting functions.

The system uses a SQL Server backend, and is designed to automatically
integrate with Microsoft Outlook 98 and Exchange Server 5.5. The solution
includes a unique data replication feature, automatically transferring
records from SQL Server to Exchange Server.

Ian Fewtrell, Managing Director Australia and New Zealand said "We have seen
immediate improvements in our ability to track customers. The migration of
our customer database from Exchange to SQL Server has been very smooth."

Want more info on Database Solutions? email 696e666f72407373772e636f6d2e6175

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5. SSW on-line solution for www.cam1.com.au
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CAM1 Computers sells merchandise online

CAM1 Computers (www.cam1.com.au) wanted to put their catalogue on the web so that they could free their sales staff to concentrate on making the sale.

Their site is driven entirely by Active Server Pages and COM technology from a SSW database so the website reflects only the latest stock and prices. Building the website on a database also meant that General Manager Neil Waterhouse could email his customers the latest price lists in Word or Excel format at the click of a button, from the same data source.

Want more info on Internet Solutions? email 696e666f72407373772e636f6d2e6175

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6. Love New Technology? Work at SSW
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SSW is looking for an articulate Senior Database Developer focused on new
technology and dedicated to getting the job done.

SQL SERVER + Stored Procedures
ASP
COM+

SSW is also looking for a Graphic Designer who knows HTML and is strong at developing
a great corporate 'look and feel'.

Attractive Salary will be negotiated.

Call us 61 2 9953 3000 to arrange an interview.

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If you have a tip you want to share, a website you want us to review or
comments on our service, please write to 696e666f72407373772e636f6d2e6175 or visit us at
www.ssw.com.au

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Phone: +61 2 9953 3000 Fax: +61 2 9953 3105
www.ssw.com.au

SSW specialises in delivering efficient, cost effective
solutions for your database or Internet requirements. Our ability to
integrate these functions together helps companies streamline operations,
while making the most of opportunities presented by the on-line world.

If you can't use our services at the moment but know someone who may, pass
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into new Database or Web Site development business.

We're not the people surfing the net, we're the people making the waves.
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