Just a quick note to let everyone know the upcoming rollout sequence for
ElevateDB.  There will be many incarnations of the product in terms of
platforms, etc. so they won't all be available at the initial release.  The
rollout will go as follows:

ElevateDB for VCL/Win32 (Delphi 5, 6, 7, C++Builder 5 and 6, and BDS 2005
and 2006)
ElevateDB for VCL/.NET (BDS 2005 and BDS 2006)
ElevateDB for Kylix/Linux (Kylix 2 and 3)

ElevateDB ODBC driver and ADO.NET data provider

The lag time between rollouts shouldn't be very large, but we need to do it
in this fashion to keep things manageable here.

The products will be organized as follows:

EDB-VCL*  (ElevateDB for VCL/Win32 and VCL/.NET)
EDB-CLX*  (ElevateDB for Kylix/Linux)
EDB-MDAC* (ElevateDB for Microsoft Data Access Components ODBC/ADO.NET)

Also, as previously mentioned, the pricing will be as follows:

For all version 4 STD and STD-SRC products to the equivalent version 5
product:  $159
For all version 4 CS and CS-SRC products to the equivalent version 5
product:  $259

For all version 3 STD and STD-SRC products to the equivalent version 5
product:  $209
For all version 3 CS and CS-SRC products to the equivalent version 5
product:  $409

However, previously it was mentioned that the ADO.NET data provider will be
provided as a separate product like the ODBC products.  This has changed,
and the ADO.NET data provider will be provided with the ODBC driver as the
new EDB-MDAC line of products.

Finally, I can't give a date yet for the actual release, but I will do so as
soon as I can say it with 100% confidence in its accuracy.

--
Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com

Hi Tim,

> ElevateDB for VCL/Win32 (Delphi 5, 6, 7, C++Builder 5 and 6, and BDS 2005
> and 2006)

Yay! VCL's 1st.   

> Also, as previously mentioned, the pricing will be as follows:

<snip>

Crikey Tim - What a Rip Off! Those upgrade prices are shocking....  from a
sales point of view.  You sure you don't have a drug crop somewhere, and do
this as a hobby?  

> Finally, I can't give a date yet for the actual release, but I will do so
> as soon as I can say it with 100% confidence in its accuracy.

Exciting news! Thanks for the update!

Cheers

Adam.

Adam,

<< Yay! VCL's 1st.   >>

Always.  We don't actually have any .NET customers, so it would be bad for
the bottom line to roll out .NET first.

<< Crikey Tim - What a Rip Off! Those upgrade prices are shocking....  from
a sales point of view.  You sure you don't have a drug crop somewhere, and
do this as a hobby?  >>

We usually do pretty good volumn for upgrades, so we make our money.  Plus,
you have to remember that the US dollar has tanked a bit, so your perception
of what is expensive may be skewed a bit.

--
Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com

hi..
ok for VCL/Win32 first.. but when approx ?? 1 week, 1 month, 6 month ??
thanks
Davide.

"Tim Young [Elevate Software]" <timyoung@elevatesoft.com> ha scritto nel
messaggio news:0BF578F0-F1C8-4E5A-AF3C-C85A4F5C4650@news.elevatesoft.com...
> Just a quick note to let everyone know the upcoming rollout sequence for
> ElevateDB.  There will be many incarnations of the product in terms of
> platforms, etc. so they won't all be available at the initial release.
> The rollout will go as follows:
>
> ElevateDB for VCL/Win32 (Delphi 5, 6, 7, C++Builder 5 and 6, and BDS 2005
> and 2006)
> ElevateDB for VCL/.NET (BDS 2005 and BDS 2006)
> ElevateDB for Kylix/Linux (Kylix 2 and 3)
>
> ElevateDB ODBC driver and ADO.NET data provider
>
> The lag time between rollouts shouldn't be very large, but we need to do
> it in this fashion to keep things manageable here.
>
> The products will be organized as follows:
>
> EDB-VCL*  (ElevateDB for VCL/Win32 and VCL/.NET)
> EDB-CLX*  (ElevateDB for Kylix/Linux)
> EDB-MDAC* (ElevateDB for Microsoft Data Access Components ODBC/ADO.NET)
>
> Also, as previously mentioned, the pricing will be as follows:
>
> For all version 4 STD and STD-SRC products to the equivalent version 5
> product:  $159
> For all version 4 CS and CS-SRC products to the equivalent version 5
> product:  $259
>
> For all version 3 STD and STD-SRC products to the equivalent version 5
> product:  $209
> For all version 3 CS and CS-SRC products to the equivalent version 5
> product:  $409
>
> However, previously it was mentioned that the ADO.NET data provider will
> be provided as a separate product like the ODBC products.  This has
> changed, and the ADO.NET data provider will be provided with the ODBC
> driver as the new EDB-MDAC line of products.
>
> Finally, I can't give a date yet for the actual release, but I will do so
> as soon as I can say it with 100% confidence in its accuracy.
>
> --
> Tim Young
> Elevate Software
> www.elevatesoft.com
>
>

Tim Young [Elevate Software] wrote:

> Just a quick note to let everyone know the upcoming rollout sequence
> for ElevateDB.  

Thanks for the updated info Tim.  

Tim,

I look forward to the rollout.  I think the pricing looks realistic and
places a good value for your existing customers, while still providing
to keep your kid's in diapers, as it were.

Keep up the great work.

Lance



Tim Young [Elevate Software] wrote:
> Just a quick note to let everyone know the upcoming rollout sequence for
> ElevateDB.  There will be many incarnations of the product in terms of
> platforms, etc. so they won't all be available at the initial release.  The
> rollout will go as follows:
>
> ElevateDB for VCL/Win32 (Delphi 5, 6, 7, C++Builder 5 and 6, and BDS 2005
> and 2006)
> ElevateDB for VCL/.NET (BDS 2005 and BDS 2006)
> ElevateDB for Kylix/Linux (Kylix 2 and 3)
>
> ElevateDB ODBC driver and ADO.NET data provider
>
> The lag time between rollouts shouldn't be very large, but we need to do it
> in this fashion to keep things manageable here.
>
> The products will be organized as follows:
>
> EDB-VCL*  (ElevateDB for VCL/Win32 and VCL/.NET)
> EDB-CLX*  (ElevateDB for Kylix/Linux)
> EDB-MDAC* (ElevateDB for Microsoft Data Access Components ODBC/ADO.NET)
>
> Also, as previously mentioned, the pricing will be as follows:
>
> For all version 4 STD and STD-SRC products to the equivalent version 5
> product:  $159
> For all version 4 CS and CS-SRC products to the equivalent version 5
> product:  $259
>
> For all version 3 STD and STD-SRC products to the equivalent version 5
> product:  $209
> For all version 3 CS and CS-SRC products to the equivalent version 5
> product:  $409
>
> However, previously it was mentioned that the ADO.NET data provider will be
> provided as a separate product like the ODBC products.  This has changed,
> and the ADO.NET data provider will be provided with the ODBC driver as the
> new EDB-MDAC line of products.
>
> Finally, I can't give a date yet for the actual release, but I will do so as
> soon as I can say it with 100% confidence in its accuracy.
>

Davide,

There hasn't even been a beta test yet (at least publicly available), so
1 week or even 1 month are probably a little soon.

Regards,

Jason Lee

Davide wrote:
> ok for VCL/Win32 first.. but when approx ?? 1 week, 1 month, 6 month ??
> thanks
> Davide.
>

Davide,

<< ok for VCL/Win32 first.. but when approx ?? 1 week, 1 month, 6 month ??
>>

It definitely won't be 1 week, and it definitely won't be 6 months.  That's
about all I can say right now.

--
Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com

Jason,

<< There hasn't even been a beta test yet (at least publicly available), so
1 week or even 1 month are probably a little soon. >>

Just as a heads-up, there may not be a beta, or if there is, it may be very
brief and just for the purpose of allowing people to play around.  With our
automated testing, we cando a lot of the testing here and be assured that
ElevateDB meets a pretty high standard for quality.

--
Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com

Lanc,

<< I look forward to the rollout.  I think the pricing looks realistic and
places a good value for your existing customers, while still providing
to keep your kid's in diapers, as it were. >>

Well, we want you guys to move up to ElevateDB because we think it's a
really great product, and keeping the pricing reasonable helps make that
decision a lot easier.

--
Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com