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« on: October 15, 2007, 02:29 PM »
hi,
just a note here:
vizacc - is NOT the owners of GemX or distribute the product GemX Do-Organizer.
vizacc writes the free software HelpMaker.
The version in Development is HelpMaker version 8.0, which has similar features to GemX DoOrganizer.
The reason why I joined this thread is because vizacc competes against GemX in the E-Book (embedded E-Book) market.
Some kind person was willing to show was GemX Do-Organizer does via web-conference and had a nice discussion with him.
I did some analysis of that Do-Organizer program using the WinSpy utility supplied with Visual C++ v6.0.
Esentially,
Some parts of HelpMaker v8 is written in Delphi and some in Visual C++. We use a special method of compiling where we statically link
MSVCRT (Microsoft Visual C++ Run-Time Library) and MFC (Microsoft Foundation Code) together with Delphi code.
We use the same libraries such as "TNT (Troy's Unicode Controls)".
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For example:
- The "Treesviews" ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++.
- HelpMaker's Treeview library is constant updated, hence, any bugs or issues our customers have with the Treeview is fixed and updated.
- The Calendar and Planner found in GemX was ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ .
- HelpMaker's Calendar and Planner library is custom-made, and goes far beyond what GemX does.
- GemX database system .... I won't discuss that...
- HelpMaker database I/O library connects to every large and well-know database vendor in the market.
For the record:
- Vizacc "used to use" that Treeview library, that Planner library, that Calendar library, that WordProcessor library, and many libraries that GemX uses.
- Vizacc don't use them +++++++++++++ libraries .
The reason why I hijacked this thread is because:
- Vizacc have all the libraries required to make something similar to GemX.
- Vizacc have the ability to make something similar to GemX, and probably give a lower or scaled-down version for free.
- Vizacc has it's own WordProcessor, MindMapper system and many libraries (which we will never sell).
For example,
- our WordProcessing guys here does nothing all day long but breath RTF, HTML and PDF all day long.
- our MindMapper guys does nothing but geometric and graphics calculations all day long.
Most importantly:
- Vizacc has the financial resources to pull this off, and give good customer-service as well.
Hope that helps.