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Devart

Devart is a leading company working in the database connectivity area. It offers well-known native VCL/CLX components and dbExpress drivers for direct access to Oracle, MS SQL Server and MySQL. Devart provides advanced data access solutions for the Microsoft .NET Framework - ADO.NET data providers for native connectivity to Oracle, MySQL and PostgreSQL database servers. It is also a vendor of powerful database tools designed to automate and simplify database development process.

Smart Package Robot

Smart Package Robot are located in Germany in the historical Town of Dettenheim. They started the "Ghost-Hand" Project with the idea, that the computer shall behave "like a ghost" and move the mouse and press keys on the keyboard. This functionality was typically used for automated installations. It was around the same time as Microsoft released Windows 98, when the first versions of the "Robot“ were used in commercial projects. There was a need for products that could do all sorts of automated installations without the user needing to do anything. Since then Smart Package Robot (SPR) (and OEM-Products that use their components and are sold under other names) have been continuously enhanced, adding new features and adapting to new and changing Microsoft Windows versions. Smart Package Robot have built up many years of experience in the field of visual automation which is reflected in their product which contains many complex features.

PowerBASIC

The history of PowerBASIC compilers goes back over 25 years. That's when Bob Zale, PowerBASIC's founder, created BASIC/Z, the first interactive compiler for CP/M and MDOS. It was extended to MS-DOS, and in 1987 Borland published it as the now legendary Turbo BASIC. The compiler became officially known as PowerBASIC in 1990 when Bob Zale founded PowerBASIC Inc.