Alex Technologies Ltd, London has launched the first module of its new Alex GroupWare series, TimeBase, a multiuser diary manager with event notification and elecronic mail links. TimeBase is written in the Alex language, which is similar to C, and runs under X Window and Microsoft Corp Windows at the client end, and Windows NT as well as different versions of Unix, including UnixWare, at the server end. The product is available from February via value-added resellers – Alex Technologies says it is trying to broaden its base by moving more into this channel, although in the past it has concentrated on its OEM business – and costs $50 or UKP30 per user licence, and UKP250 for five users. A workflow management product should also appear towards the end of next summer, costing the same. Meanwhile, the UK firm has also signed a deal with Ingres Corp to enable its Alex graphical user interface builder to provide Ask Ingres character-based applications with a Windows or Motif look and feel. The product is scheduled for release in the second quarter of 1994.
