From: info@sundialservices.com   
      
   a_008@yahoo.com wrote:   
   > Last I heard is Mike will release 6.0 last Spring.  Their website is   
   > still in 5.x.... so what is the story?   
      
   The story is this ...   
      
     * Release 6.0, and a completely new web site, will be released on or   
   before June 30, 2007.   
      
     * All purchasers of Release 5.x in calender 2007 will receive a   
   complimentary upgrade to an equivalent version of Release 6.0.  (So, if you   
   want to buy 5.x now to get that upgrade, Feel Free.)   
      
   Other salient details:   
      
   (a) Release 6.0 is "32-bit only."  It uses only the 32-bit BDE software.   
   Full table compatibility is retained.   
      
   (b) Release 6.0 includes dBase functionality, and is architected to include   
   FoxPro and Clipper.  This, of course, is an extremely large target and we   
   have not hit it all yet.   
      
   (c) The focus of the product's user-interface has shifted.  It is   
   more "database oriented" and less "job oriented" in its presentation to the   
   user.  Job output is now XML and is presented in HTML format.   
      
   (d) Backward compatibility is retained throughout the system.  To take   
   advantage of new features, previous jobs must be recompiled.   
      
   Thanks for asking!  And, thanks for your patience.   
      
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