We’re (finally) nearly ready to deploy the new Documentation Portal for SAFE, WebSAFE, ThinSAFE and Ollie. I probably sound like a typical politician when I tell you that although we’ve come a long way, there is still much work to be done. 😀 I want to discuss where we’re at, how it will benefit you… Read more.

By executive order, we all took Sunday off and had a company outing to see the movie Linotype: The Film. Several of the people here are very interested in old machines so being in a dark theater instead of outside on a beautiful autumn day made perfect sense. I think their interest has to do… Read more.

With the year end update to SAFE (10.4) we will be ending support for SQL Server 2000. As is typical, this fourth annual update is scheduled for release around Halloween. Our records show that there are very few customers still on this platform and we expect this to shrink further with the next round of… Read more.

Last time, I mentioned how we have had to move past an all-Microsoft vision. So now, the future is increasingly looking Open Source&#8212. But not entirely. The first issue in moving towards Open Source, which we have just solved, is getting a Windows application to work easily (and well) with databases on the web. Microsoft,… Read more.

Sorry for being out of touch. Not for lack of activity, certainly. Where we’re at; where we’ve been at for quite some time is waiting. So we wait. And you wait. What we’ve waited for is some guidance from Microsoft. Eighteen months ago we were quite happy with the direction of Windows 8. And then… Read more.

We’ve been getting a number of questions regarding Windows 8: Should we install the Preview? Compatibility with SAFE? Benefits? We’ll have detailed information on all this very soon, but it’s far enough along in the process to render an opinion (and save you some time.) Don’t bother. For SAFE users, or for desktop users in… Read more.