The LA Fox Developer Newsletter

February 1997

FoxTeach Announced

The fifth annual FoxTeach Visual FoxPro developer’s conference

takes place in Toronto, Canada on May 1, 2, 3, 1997 at the

Toronto Prince Hotel. FoxTeach has been called “a topflight

developer’s conference” by Info Canada and is recognized

as one of the world’s best sources for the latest programming

techniques on Visual FoxPro.

The conference begins with an optional pre-conference seminar

on Application Frameworks. This half day seminar shows you

what it takes build a solid foundation to create better applica-

tions in less time. The main conference begins with an opening

session on the direction of VFP and application development

with Microsoft tools. The remainder of the conference wilt be

devoted to specialized sessions where topics will be discussed

in depth. Each presentation is 75 minutes in length with four

presentations presented concurrently. Most sessions will be

repeated so the sessions most valuable to you won’t be

missed. Attendees receive materials from all sessions even

though it’s impossible to attend all of them.

FoxTeach is proud to present many of the finest Visual FoxPro

developers, authors, and consultants from around the world to

share their knowledge with you. This year is no exception with

participation from the United States, Canada, Germany and for

the first time, England. The speaker list includes: Rainer

Becker, Steven Black, Jim Booth, Stamati Crook, Eldor Gemst,

Joe Gothelf, Tamar Granor, Andy Gnebel, Doug Hennig, Whil

Hentzen, Leslie Koorhan, Val Matison, John Miller, Rod Pad-

dock, John Petersen, Ted Roche, Mac Rubel, Drew Speedie

and Rick Strahl. Representatives from Microsoft’s Visual

FoxPro development team will also be on hand to discuss the

latest developments for the direction of Visual FoxPro.

The cost to attend FoxTeach is $629 CAN I $469 US if register-

ing before April 1, 1997 or $699 CAN I $519 US thereafter. The

conference fee includes: session notes, source code, evaluation

software from third party vendors, product discounts and

promotional items, lunches and coffee breaks.

FoxTeach is sponsored by Microsoft Canada, The Matison

Consulting Group.

For more information on FoxTeach call toll free in North

America: 800-265-1362 or 416-444-1071. Fax: 416-383-0871

Send email to matisonv@dbcentral.com. Visit the FoxTeach

web site at: http://www. dbcentral corn.

OK, OK Enough Already!

A guy goes to a psychiatrist. “Doc, I keep having these alter-

nating, recurring dreams. First I’m a teepee; then I’m a

wigwam; then I’m a teepee; then I’m a wigwam. It’s driving me

crazy. What’s wrong with me?” The doctor replies: “It’s very

simple. You’re two tents.”

Out and About (Con't from page 2)

demos from our meetings. VVhile you’re there (http://

www.mesllc.com), check out the latest news on Spring Confer-

ence ‘97. The event is changing and growing everyday, and this

is the best place to keep track of it. Since originally an-

nounced, the conference has expanded from 4 tracks to 5

tracks. The 5th track is going to be a separate session room

where conference attendees will be able to hear “Product

Speaker” sessions. That’s apart from the vendor trade show,

which was also recently added. <g> For those of you that

missed the $50 registration savings, there’s still hope for you.

You’ll be able to save $25 off the full price of $249 if you register

by 03/15/97.

Arrivals and Departures, Part I. On January28, Alan

Schwartz made the following announcement on CompuServe:

“Today, I announce I am leaving Micromega Systems to pursue

new challenges in applications development and expand my

knowledge of database technologies. As of January 1, I have

sold my interest in Micromega to Chick Bornheim, the

company’s founder and my partner for the past 7+ years. I am

confident that under Chick’s leadership Micromega wilt continue

to expand its skills and reputation as a world-class developer of

custom applications based on the Microsoft family of tech nolo-

gies, including FoxPro, and will support and improve Foxfire!

while extending its capabilities to new environments. I will

maintain my relationship with Micromega as a consultant and

will be jumping in here from to time to time. I want to assure

you, our valued friends and customers, that everyone at

Micromega (including me) wiii be working hard to provide the

high level of quality and service you expect from Micromega and

Foxfire!

Borland to Merge With Oracle? Thats right. ..your eyes are

not playing tricks on you.. .well, not exactly. But it does give a

whole new meaning to the Oracle at Delphi, doesn’t it? Borland

International Inc. and Oracle Corp. announced on Tuesday, 021

04/97, that Oracle will license Borland’s Java and C++ develop-

ment technologies for use with Oracle database systems and

application development tools. Under the terms of the license

agreement, Oracle will integrate and distribute Borland’s C++

Builder and JBuilder software tools with a number of Oracle’s

existing and future products. The license between the two

companies is a worldwide, non-exclusive agreement. Oracle will

incorporate Borland’s Java technology into many of its tools,

including Developer/2000, Designer/2000 and Sedona. The

agreement between Borland and Oracle is a a key step in

Borland’s Golden Gate strategy to extend its reach into corpo-

rate IT by combining the best of client/server technology with

the emerging Internet technologies,” said Del Yocam, Borland’s

Chairman of the Board and CEO. “By enabling Oracle to

integrate Borland’s C++ and Java technologies into their prod-

ucts, we ensure the widest adoption of Borland technology and

interoperability with the leading provide of database manage-

ment software. In addition, we’re able to expand our business in

new markets based on the increased acceptance of Borland

technology, and build new tools that add value to Oracle cus-

(Con’t, page 8)

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