growing into the new millennium chip casanave data access worldwide miami, florida
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Growing into the newmillennium
Chip CasanaveData Access Worldwide
Miami, Florida
Vision...
Open development solutionsfor a changing world
Data Access’ Profile
We are global company International subsidiaries Distribution
Global customers Business must be a worldwide concept Our products support business worldwide
Introducing...
New corporate identity
Common, global name to build awareness and recognition
Company entities remain the same New icon and graphics Launching as of today
Data Access is Growing
Sales are up Financial condition is strong New VDF6 & DataFlex WebApp products
Only beginning to contribute to revenues
Revenue Gains
1998 vs. 1997 up 37%
Q1-98 vs. Q1-99 Up 65%
1stQtr
2ndQtr
3rdQtr
4thQtr
1stQtr
1998 Facts and figures Global population: 6.0 Billion - 1.3%
growth Global web users increased to 154 Million
--55% growth 2.5 Million US Citizens paid taxes online
-- a 38% increase Internet hosts grew to 4.3 million -- 46%
growthSource: The Industry Standard
1998 Facts and figures Web Servers: 5,040,663 -- a 128%
increase New Web Site addresses: 621,000 a
137% increase Worldwide e-Commerce revenues $21.1
BILLION - up 154%
Source: The Industry Standard
Industry forecasts
Internet commerce applications 1998 - up 154% to $444 Million 1999 - up 280%to $1.7 Billion
International Data Corporation (IDC), Internet Commerce Software Applications Market Review and Forecast, 1998-2003.
Industry forecasts
Industry forecasts
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1998 2003
U.S. e-Commerce Goods Forecast
Business-to-Business
Business-to-Consumer
$Billio
ns
Source: Forrester Research
Check point Every metric of the internet is
demonstrating strong growth Market research forecasts acceleration of
growth trend
Trends and technologies
Low cost PC’s Thin clients Wireless Clients N-tier applications
Low cost PC’s Connects more people to internet Creates more on-line customers for e-
business Expand the market for application software
New users with new requirements Increases the demand for IT resources to
service and maintain “e-customers”
The changing client
Traditional keyboard & screen interface Connected people
Palmtops & handhelds Connected Devices
Kiosks, industrial machines Appliances, home automation Any HTTP device; Sun’s “Jini” technology
Thin Clients Web browsers Network computers Handhelds/palmtops Retail kiosks Java devices (the “smart Coke machine”) Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server Wireless - cell phones and more...
Thin Client Properties
Provide user interface and communications
Unpredictable configurations Server stores data and programs
No local disk for applications Application processing occurs on server
Wireless
The “thinnest client” Millions (and millions) of new clients Excellent technology support
Telecommunications Devices - cellular phones, PDA’s & HHC’s Software standards
Wireless Applications Protocol (WAP)
Wireless Data Subscribers
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1999 2003
Source: DataQuest, Inc - May ‘99
N-Tier Applications
Business Rules &Business Process
Objects
Presentation &User Interface
DBMS
Client
ApplicationServer
DatabaseAPI & Drivers
DataFlex OthersPervasive DB2 ODBC
Example...Device Client
DataFlexWebApp
Server
PC Client
Warehouse
Handheld(Wireless)
The Internet
Coke
CocaCola
DeliveryTruck(Wireless)
N-Tier ApplicationsCharMode
Business Rules &Business Process
Objects
DBMS
Clients
ApplicationServer
Database
API & Drivers
DataFlex OthersPervasive DB2 ODBC
NetDevic
e
Browser.
Win32
Our opportunity... All of these trends require new application
software and the tools to build it Web application servers and thin client
applications are “hot” growth markets DAC’s product suite (development tools,
WebApp server, connectivity) supports trend implementation
Open development solutionsfor a changing world
Introducing
Janne WassbergVisual Solutions AB
Stockholm, Sweden
DataFlex WebApp Server
Based on… Core DataFlex technology Internet standards
Open & collaborative with other Internet products and technologies
With DataFlex WebApp Server, we can all ride the internet wave!