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Successful Client/Server Application Development Strategies Presented by Practical Business Solutions (PBS) A Conference By Developers For Developers PBS cordially invites you to a Client Server Breakfast Seminar to be held on Wednesday, November 8, 1995 8:30 am - 11:30 am at the Burlington Marriott in Burlington, Massachusetts. Listen and talk to the experts about... Relational Database Integration Application Partitioning Windows 95 Free Software! All attendees will receive PowerBuilder CPD exam preparation software and will be entered in the door prize drawings for copies of popular Client Server development packages like S-Designor and more! As a client server professional, you are a member of an elite group. Do you feel secure in your knowledge of the ever changing issues regarding this rapidly changing environment? Remember: The only constant we can rely on is change. Practical Business Solutions, Inc., a highly regarded technical consulting firm in the New England area can help you stay ahead of the curve. This seminar is specifically designed for developers who are interested in the next generation of change. We will address the latest client server tools and technologies. *** Application Partitioning - The Nth Tier *** Personal Computers have allowed developers to move enterprise applications off the mainframe by allowing the presentation and manipulation of data to be handled on the desktop and database services to be handled on dedicated servers. This traditional two-tier client server architecture is evolving to ones where more and varied services are being moved to dedicated servers. What shape are these new architectures taking, what tools are becoming available to implement them and what can we as developers do to prepare for their coming? Presented by: Steven C. Gross - PowerBuilder CPD Professional, MBA, Visual C++ developer Steve has been developing applications for personal computers since 1984. He has worked in a number of languages and programming paradigms. He currently specializes in client/server development. His particular areas of expertise are data and process modeling, stored procedure and trigger development using Transact-SQL and MS Windows, client development using Visual C++ and PowerBuilder. *** Converting Applications to Windows 95 *** This lecture will provide an overview of the steps required for converting MS Windows 3.1 applications to 32 bit MS Windows 95 applications. Included in the lecture will be a discussion about conversion strategies, potential pitfalls, the Win95 Logo program and development environment considerations. Presented by: William Mark Richards - PowerBuilder CPD, PowerBuilder CPI, MS Computer Science, Visual and Borland C++ developer Mark is a principal consultant with Practical Business Solutions, Inc. where he specializes in MS Windows application design and development. Mark has a broad range of client/server development experience on multiple platforms using a variety of development tools and languages, and an in-depth understanding of client/server front-end architecture and design. Mark holds a Master's Degree in Computer Science and is currently working on a book about graphical user interface design. *** RDBMS Implementation Strategies *** Why use a Relational Database? The ODBC standard SQL - Capabilities and Limitations Data Modeling Theory, Technique Database Independent Apps. Database Architecture Stored Procedures Remote Procedure Calls Triggers Database Integrity Indexing Strategies Client vs. Server Processes Presented by: Jeffrey Judson - PowerBuilder CPD, Visual C++ Developer, Database Consultant Jeffrey Judson is a principal consultant with Practical Business Solutions. He has planned and implemented client/server applications for several Fortune 500 companies as well as coordinated the release of numerous shrink wrapped client/server products. Mr. Judson says "It is a luxury to be able to design an application from the ground up without being forced to use a legacy data model. Understanding how to take advantage of this luxury can mean the difference between a successful implementation and a failure." Interment surfers may have seen some of Jeffrey's informative postings to the PowerBuilder and Sybase forums. *** Registration Form *** Please register to attend by faxing, mailing or e-mailing the following information: Your Name_______________________ Company Name___________________ Company Address_________________ Business Phone___________________ Home Address____________________ Home Phone_____________________ How did you hear about this seminar? ________________________________ How many years have you been working as a data processing professional?_____________________ Do you currently belong to any product or industry user groups or associations? ________________________________ For more information, contact Jim Aloisio at PBS (617) 932-9925 or visit our page on the World Wide Web http://world.std.com/~pbs Practical Business Solutions, Inc. Corporate Office 12 Alfred St. Suite 300 Woburn, MA 01801 Tel. (617) 932-9925 Fax (617) 932-9928 Email pbs@world.std.com Web Page http://world.std.com/~pbs Branch Office 235 Promenade St. Suite 104 Providence, RI 02908 Tel. (401) 454-4910 Fax (401) 454-4911