Valentina Release 1.9.5 Adds SQL Muscle

ALL VALENTINA BASED PRODUCTS GAIN NEW, POWERFUL SQL COMMANDS

June 18, 2002. Beaverton, Oregon. Paradigma Software, makers of the
Valentina line of database products announced the availability of Valentina
Technology Release 1.9.5 for all Valentina-based products.

Valentina Technology Release 1.9.5 adds several new SQL -based features,
including:

1) SELECT DISTINCT, which allows duplicate records to be removed from
result produced from a query;

2) OUTER JOINs;

3) GROUP BY clause;

3) Aggregate functions: COUNT(*), COUNT(f), SUM(f), AVG(f), MAX(f), MIN(f);
COUNT(DISTINCT f), SUM(DISTINCT f), AVG(DISTINCT f);MAX(DISTINCT f),
MIN(DISTINCT f)

Valentina database solutions are available for Microsoft Visual C++,
Metrowerks CodeWarrior, Java, COM compatible products (Visual Basic,
Delphi, PowerBuilder), REAL Software’s REALbasic, Macromedia Director,
Purity Software’s WebSiphon and all XCMD compatible products, such as
MetaCard and Apple’s HyperCard. Valentina SDKs are available for every
major development IDE on the Mac Classic, MacOS X and Windows operating
systems.

“Since SQL is the method of choice for creating enterprise strength,
portable, multi-platform client-server database solutions, we selected new
commands for this release that would give the most value to our current and
new users. The groundwork will also provide additional muscle to our
forthcoming server and desktop products,” said Ruslan Zasukhin, founder of
Paradigma Software.

A standalone Valentina application (VAPP) allows rapid creation and set up
of Valentina databases on Mac OS Classic and Mac OS X systems. Valentina
1.9.5 benefits come as a free upgrade in for each Valentina product from
Paradigma Software.

Valentina Technology products are available directly from the Paradigma web
site (http://www.paradigmasoft.com), or through authorized distributors in
Germany (http://www.piit.de) and Italy (http://www.active-software.com).

About Paradigma Software

Paradigma Software developed the ultra-fast Valentina database kernel, the
core of its line of database products for designers and developers. Founded
in 1998 by Ruslan Zasukhin, Paradigma Software has teamed with US-based
Proactive International, LLC for international business development. For
additional information, visit the Paradigma Software website at
http://www.paradigmasoft.com.

About Proactive International

Proactive International, an international channel agency, establishes and
expands computer and telecoms distribution channels throughout Asia, Europe
and the Americas, and provides business development services for Paradigma
Software. Proactive specializes in high profile, Japan distribution of
software products. Proactive solutions include channel creation,
multinational partnering and international acquisitions. Proactive
International solutions can be found at http://www.proactive-intl.com.

Contact

Paradigma Software
info@paradigmasoft.com
http://www.paradigmasoft.com

Proactive International, LLC
info@proactive-intl.com
http://www.proactive-intl.com