Welcome to Spiceware Software 2009

Our vision for this year is to improve our development capacity to produce quality software in less time. 

The Spiceworks tool powers Sleek, a web based accounting application and is already at the heart of over 15 businesses.  The development of such a tool enables customers to share costs of development and to contribute to a better software which in the end benefits each business that uses it. 

Our core focus will move towards the development of web based business tools which will contribute to the well being of all businesses that use them.

Cross Database Engine  2.00 is released with a new feature set for developers

The new Cross Database Engine is going to make porting of databases even easier.  The new CDE simple library makes the development a breeze.  Featuring database metadata extraction into easy to use arrays and execution of SQL queries with parameters for all database types.  Translation of the SQL dialects which is a work in progress allows one to write in your native SQL dialect without a care about deployment to another database.

Currently supporting, Firebird, SQLite, MySQL & Oracle in the new format & Firebird, SQLite, MySQL, PostgreSQL, PDO, Dbase, MSSQL in the old class.

Read more here

UBUNTU 9.04 really improves on the success of the previous operating system

I recommend downloading the latest offering of UBUNTU and installing it!  I had some issues with a Vista installation and popped in the 9.04 CD and in half an hour I had pretty much my email & other working tools downloaded.  Seeing as we use Open Office in house it is by default part of the installation, no hefty downloads. 

I use an ATI graphics card and so I downloaded the latest drivers from their site.  Thunderbird email client one can get from Add/Remove on the application menu and whatever other tools you need.  FlameRobin & Lazarus are also an Add/Remove away if you are into Firebird and Free Pascal.  For the extra desktop eye candy I recommend adding the CompizConfig settings manager and Emerald.  Adding Wine to the mix and you can run some of those Windose applications you really need (Not sure what to add here).  RealDraw is one well priced graphics tool that I need running in Linux and it works beautifully on Wine.  Go get it, it won't break the bank!

Spiceware in Vegas

Spiceware Software made some new international friends which resulted in a trip to Vegas to dicuss new ventures and ideas.  It just shows that with the right people anything is possible!  Thank you to everyone who made it possible and viva Open Source!

Xpectrade

Xpectrade is our preferred hardware support specialist and we enjoy a good relationship with them. 
Please contact their office at 051 447 3039 for any queries you may have regarding PC sales & hardware support.
 

GPS Creative

We are please to announce a partnership with GPS Creative to develop new tools for the GPS market.  Currently we're busy with innovative ways of capturing voice to GPS devices. Keep watching their website for voice samples for GPS of well know South African personalities.

AESA - Almagamated Estate Agency of South Africa

The very first big real estate group that functions as a club, and where the members really benefit. Their vision is to provide excellent service in an tranquil atmosphere and for the first time to  reward the much under-appreciated estate agent.

Contact us for more information.

Installing a development server with Apache, PHP, Firebird, GD, Curl & Other things

Wildfires rage in Cape
Publish Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:49:00 +0200
Wildfires continued to rage in the Southern Cape on Monday, with firefighters beating back flames at different blazes, authorities said.

Al-Qaeda leader calls for attacks on US interests
Publish Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:37:00 +0200
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula number two Said al-Shihri has called for attacks against United States interests "everywhere".

Push for tougher sanctions against Iran
Publish Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:22:00 +0200
The US and France said on Monday they would push for new UN sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme.

Hewana's behaviour 'not in line with official conduct'
Publish Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:43:00 +0200
Former Goodwood police station commander Siphiwe Hewana's interference with the Tony Yengeni drunken-driving docket was not common practice for SAPS.

Advocate Barbie should not face jail time, court hears
Publish Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:31:00 +0200
Convicted sex offender Cezanne Visser should not face jail time for her crimes, forensic criminologist Eon Sonnekus told a court on Monday.

Mthethwa's warning to 'criminals' who threaten 2010
Publish Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:16:00 +0200
People who threaten to disrupt the much-awaited Soccer World Cup in June will face the full might of the law, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa warned.