Press Release
Automate Microsoft Access Maintenance Tasks with
Total Visual Agent
VIENNA, VA – April 1, 2005 – FMS, Inc. announced the release of
Total Visual Agent 2003,
the next generation of its popular Microsoft Access/Jet database
maintenance and scheduling tool. Whether written in Access, Visual
Basic, C++, or Visual Studio .NET, Microsoft Access databases need to be
periodically maintained to optimize performance.
Total Visual Agent
simplifies the database maintenance chores to ensure these databases run
smoothly. Easily schedule and execute tasks to optimize performance,
recover unused disk space, and prevent data corruption through automated
backups,
compact/repairs and other maintenance tasks. For 24/7 situations where a
database is always open, data extracts are available to backup the data.
Rolling backups are available to keep multiple copies of backups over
time.
Maintaining a complete
audit trail for every action, Total Visual Agent allows administrators
to manage an unlimited number of databases across a network with email
alerts if errors are encountered. Tasks can be scheduled to run hourly,
daily, weekly, monthly, or just once. Administrators can manage
individual databases and specify the tasks for each, or specify a set of
tasks to apply to a group of databases or directories.
Total Visual Agent
2003 includes many new features:
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The option to run
the program as a Windows NT Service. This service runs without a
user logged on to the computer, providing increased security and
automated restart if the machine crashes.
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Support for
Microsoft Access 2003 and previous of Access.
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New user manual
and online help file to support the new features.
"It was technically
challenging to run allow Total Visual Agent to run as an NT service
while maintaining its own Jet security and that of the databases being
managed," said Luke Chung, FMS president and founder. “With this new
feature, system administrators can centrally manage Access/Jet databases
with the security levels, uptime, and ease of maintenance they require.”
"I often use this
wonderful tool to schedule complex management reports to run in the
middle of the night. Total Visual Agent runs the reports when no one is
in the system,” says Alison Balter, an author of the Mastering Access
2003 series of books. “This means that the processing involved in
creating the reports does not degrade the performance of users trying to
get their jobs done during the day...the reports are ready and waiting
for the users when they arrive at the office in the morning."
Total Visual Agent has
won numerous industry awards over the years including Readers' Choice
Awards for "Best Middleware and Data Connectivity", "Best Best VB
Add-in" and "Most Useful Peripheral Tool".
Licensing and Pricing
Total Visual Agent is
licensed on a per developer basis.
Single seat is $299; 5-seat
$899.
Larger quantity discounts are available by contacting FMS, Inc. Total
Visual Agent can be purchased directly from FMS, through most corporate
resellers, and international distributors. All FMS products offer a
30-day money back guarantee.
About
FMS
Founded in 1986, FMS
is a privately held software firm located in Tysons Corner, Virginia.
FMS is the world’s leading developer of products for Microsoft Access
developers, and a top vendor of products for the SQL Server, Visual
Studio .NET and Visual Basic communities. With tens of thousands of
customers in over 100 countries, FMS customers are comprised from a
variety of public and private organizations including 90 of the Fortune
100. Committed to innovation and quality, all FMS products are developed
by an in-house team of experts including several Microsoft MVPs,
published authors, and frequent conference speakers. FMS is a Microsoft
Gold Certified Partner, a Microsoft Independent Software Vender (MSDN
ISV), an Intel Early Access Program member, a member of the Association
for Competitive Technology and a member of Visual Studio .NET
Integration Program (VSIP).
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