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Troi Automatisering releases Troi Serial Plug-in 1.0b1 for FileMaker Pro

 

Alphen a/d Rijn, The Netherlands, January 14, 1999 -Troi Automatisering today announced the release of the beta version of Troi Serial Plug-in 1.0b1, for FileMaker Pro 4.0 (or later) on both on Mac OS and Windows.

This plug-in gives FileMaker Pro the ability to read from and write to the serial ports of the computer directly from FileMaker.  

Peter Baanen, company president, states that "This plug-in brings you easy and powerful access to all the computer's serial ports, and works completely cross platform. If you need access to any serial port this plug-in will do it".  

Key features of the Serial Plug-in are:  

  • Support for high speed connections up to 230 kbps.
  • Unlimited number of serial ports can be opened.
  • Buffering of data up to 64k per port.
  • Dispatch Scripting TM can trigger a script for data entry into database.
  • Clear sample databases and a user manual to get started quickly.  

Suggested uses of this plug-in are connecting to a modem, custom switchboard dialing, caller ID, credit card swiping and data transfer.

We invite you to test drive the beta version and would like to hear what _you_ can do with it! A fully functional version is available for downloading at Troi's Web site.  

The plug-in works with all types of serial ports including those added through an extension card. This plug-in runs on any machine that is able to run FileMaker Pro 4.0 or higher. You can also include the plug-in with runtimes with the 4.0 Developer edition version.      

Pricing & Availability  

A fully functional try-before-you-buy version is available for downloading at Troi's Web site at: <http://www.troi.com/software/serialplugin.html>. Troi Serial Plug-in is available for Mac OS and Windows95/98 and NT and costs US$65 per user. Details on developer licenses and multi-user discounts can be found on our web site. You can order licenses via our web site.    

About Troi Automatisering

Troi Automatisering is leading developer of cross platform FileMaker plug-ins, databases and utilities. For more information, visit our Web site at:<http://www.troi.com/>.    

 

Contact  

Peter Baanen,
Troi Automatisering
Vuurlaan 18
2408 NB Alphen a/d Rijn, The Netherlands

Telephone: +31-172-426606, Fax: +31-172-470539

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