Windward Reports - The Next Generation Report Writer

January 2005 - For Immediate Release

Windward Studios Announces Windward Reports 4.1

Windward reporting engine available in .NET version

Boulder, Colo., September 2, 2005 — Windward Studios®, a leader in enterprise report generation, today announced the public availability of Windward Reports® 4.1. The new release introduces a .NET version of the reporting engine.

With the .NET engine Windward Reports can be used to create reports in either java or .NET environments. The .NET engine is a 100% managed code product that is built from the same source code base as the java version. It is built using J# and requires .NET 2.0.

AutoTag has also been upgraded to use the new .NET engine as well as some other capability added in the .NET 2.0 runtime. AutoTag no longer requires any interop DLLs to run and is now also 100% managed code. AutoTag also no longer requires a report server to be running - it directly calls the new .NET engine.

Windward Reports 4.1 also now fully supports bi-directional languages (Hebew & Arabic). With this addition Windward Reports now supports every language in use on the planet. (And it should be able to handle Klingon too, making Windward possibly the only reporting product that supports a galatic range of languages.)

And the new version provides support for OLE objects. If an OLE object is displayed in the template, that image will be placed in the output report as a bitmap (except for the text format which does not allow images). Now reports can include the output from the Word equation editor, drawing program, or any other OLE enabled application.

Summary of Windward Reports 4.1’s New Capabilities
Version 4.1 adds the following significant features to Windward Reports:

• Engine available in a .NET version.
• AutoTag now uses the .NET engine so it no longer needs an instance of the java engine running.
• Full support for metafiles (wmf and emf).
• Will print embedded OLE objects in the report. OLE objects are converted to bitmaps in the output report.
• Full support for bi-directional languages (Hebrew & Arabic).
• Report now has a BaseDirectory property that sets the root directory for imported files that have a relative path.

About Windward Reports
Launched in 2002, Windward Reports is the only full-featured, robust J2EE/.NET reporting engine to use Microsoft Word as a layout tool, putting report-design and generation power in the hands of the end user, technical or non-technical. Any Word user can easily and securely create reports with almost no learning curve. Also unique, Windward Reports implements in hours, offers affordable use-based pricing, and offers “prompt, fantastic” technical support via a 24/7 support forum and support contracts.

Windward Reports works by merging any XML, SQL or custom data source—or any combination thereof—with a Microsoft Word report template. It feeds data into the template to create a what-you-see-is-what-you-get report that can be generated in PDF, .RTF, HTML, WordML, .XLS, SpreadsheetML, .TXT, or multipart-MIME-email format. Available as a Java library, Windward Reports runs as a standalone application or in an enterprise computing environment.

Windward Reports developer and production systems are available for purchase or free trial at www.windwardreports.com.

Windward Reports’ user group spans 65 countries and all continents except Antarctica. User applications include financial statements, inventory reports, product-usage reports, purchase orders, invoices, training certificates, timesheets, and licenses. Other applications include reporting to meet requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley, Patriot Act, HIPAA, Health Level Seven, Gramm-Leach-Blailey, Basel II, and other U.S. and international acts and accords affecting financial services, real estate, government, and insurance industries and the consultants and integrators serving them.

About Windward Studios
Windward Studios was formed in 1995 to develop innovative software products for both enterprise and individual customers. It has headquarters in Boulder, Colo.