Released on = September 26, 2006, 3:32 pm

Press Release Author = Alventis Corporation

Industry = Software

Press Release Summary = Alventis Corporation unveils its new information management
application suite called Alventis.
Alventis bridges the gap between a personal information manager (PIM) and a database
management system (DBMS). It is the first application in the industry to cover the
full spectrum of data management needs, ranging from those of individual computer
users - to those of the small or medium enterprise, while not requiring the database
designer to have any programming or development expertise.

Press Release Body = (Montréal, Canada) Alventis Corporation announced today the
immediate availability of its new information management application suite called
Alventis.
A new kind of database application, Alventis bridges the gap between a personal
information manager (PIM) and an industrial-strength database management system
(DBMS). It is the first application in the industry to cover the full spectrum of
data management needs, ranging from those of individual computer users - to those of
the small or medium enterprise, while not requiring the database designer to have
any programming or development expertise.

Alventis starts by offering the user a variety of tables and data-entry forms that
are usable \"out-of-the-box\". This alone would constitute a fairly competent PIM, but
Alventis goes far beyond that.
All tables and forms are fully user-customizable. A user can make changes to the
existing forms and tables, as well as create new ones from scratch using a
highly-efficient integrated development environment (IDE) called Alventis Designer.
This standalone development application uses a novel approach to designing tables,
fields, and forms (which does not rely on property sheets, coding, or macros) to
accomplish essentially the same application development tasks as such well-known
environments as Microsoft Access, FileMaker, Alpha Five, or Oracle. Alventis
achieves much of the same result with absolutely no programming required.
The user starts by specifying the fields to be included in a table. This is
performed by simply filling out a spreadsheet-like list. Once this is done, the form
is created or modified with drag-and-drop ease. Advanced formatting and
sophisticated layout control is afforded by tools that work very much like their
counterparts found in many modern word-processors. As a result, even relational
database solutions can be implemented in mere minutes, all without writing a single
line of code.

Search is another unique aspect of Alventis. Searches can be performed on as many
data tables as desired, regardless of their structure. The tables themselves may
belong to different databases, which in turn may reside on different servers.
Alventis is capable of working concurrently with local data, as well as an unlimited
number of data sources via shared or peer-to-peer access, and an equally unlimited
number of Alventis servers, accessible in true client/server mode. The results of a
search are presented in a cumulative list, even though the searched tables may have
heterogeneous structures. A user can work simultaneously with as many search result
lists as needed, each list being based on its own set of tables, databases, and
servers.

A number of other important features deserve at least a brief mention:
· Banded reports can be created on-the-fly with unprecedented ease since report
layout and formatting operations are identical to those used in common
word-processing.
· Alventis supports rich text Memo fields, so each table can, in effect, contain one
or more modern word-processors, which afford the user with the tools to produce
documents with complex layout and formatting, such as nested tables, embedded
graphics, bulleted and numbered outline lists, and so on.
· A sophisticated multi-user security model based on hierarchical group access
privileges allows for fine-grained control over user\'s rights.
· Record grouping, sorting, filtering, and dynamic summaries offer rapid data
visualization.
· Full-text indexing ensures lightening-fast searches, which are performed \"live\",
as the user types the search expression (which can include Boolean logic and
wildcards).
· Data-entry forms can be created or modified even if they are in active use while
the database is on-line.

A powerful and flexible database management solution for non-programmers, Alventis
offers unprecedented ease of use combined with the shortest learning curve.

Alventis is available for all current Windows versions in three competitively-priced
editions: Standard (US$80), Professional (US$160), and Enterprise (US$450). The
latter edition includes the server.

More information, including a free 30-day trial version may be obtained by visiting
the Alventis Web site www.alventis.com.

About Alventis Corporation.
Alventis Corporation is a privately-held company specializing in design of scalable
database software. Based in Montréal, Canada, Alventis has developed an expertise in
lightweight enterprise-class applications offering both individual and business
users unprecedented flexibility coupled with remarkable ease of use.

Web Site = http://www.alventis.com

Contact Details = Alventis Corporation
765 Beaubien Street East, Suite 107
Montreal (Quebec) H2S 1S8
Canada
www.alventis.com