Data Dynamics
Encyclopedia
Data Dynamics, Ltd. a software development
company that creates software components for application developers using Microsoft Visual Studio
and the .NET platform. The company's primary product focus is on data analysis and information reporting. The company was founded in 1996 in Columbus Ohio by American immigrants.
ActiveBar was the first ActiveX control providing developers with a tool to create detachable menus and toolbars similar to those in the Microsoft Office applications. ActiveReports was the first ActiveX Designer report writer offering developers full report writing capabilities as well as extensive export formats. ActiveReports was also the first ActiveX Designer released outside of Microsoft. ActiveReports for .NET was the first third party reporting tool for Visual Studio .NET that was entirely written in managed code.
DynamiCube 1.3 released in conjunction with Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0's ActiveX Capabilities. DynamiCube is the first product that brings interactive OLAP capabilities to ActiveX-enabled pages posted on the World Wide Web.
ActiveBar 1.0 Released. ActiveBar is the first third-party developer component to allow developers to integrate Office 97 style menus and toolbars into their applications. ActiveBar was later ported to the Windows NT Alpha platform.
for Visual Basic is the first ActiveX Designer for Visual Basic created outside of Microsoft.
SharpUI is a component for .NET Windows Forms that enables developers to provide Office 2003, OfficeXP, Office 2000, and Internet Explorer style menus and toolbars, as well as a set of themed data bound input controls.
which localized ActiveReports for Japanese programmers. In addition to localizing the user interface and documentation, GrapeCity performed quality testing for Japanese usage of the product and requested new features. After a long association with the company, in October, 2008, GrapeCity announced their acquisition of Data Dynamics, in Columbus, Ohio. Shortly after the acquisition Tim Moffatt, a founder and President of the company, died.
integration and its unpredictability.
Data Dynamics has won industry awards including "Readers Choice" from Fawcette Technical Publications, "Best Selling and Best of Class" from VBxtras, "Editor’s Choice" from Advisor Publications, "Productivity Award" from Software Development Magazine (Jolt), "Programmer’s Paradise Best Selling Component", and "People’s Choice" from MSD2D.
Software development
Software development is the development of a software product...
company that creates software components for application developers using Microsoft Visual Studio
Microsoft Visual Studio
Microsoft Visual Studio is an integrated development environment from Microsoft. It is used to develop console and graphical user interface applications along with Windows Forms applications, web sites, web applications, and web services in both native code together with managed code for all...
and the .NET platform. The company's primary product focus is on data analysis and information reporting. The company was founded in 1996 in Columbus Ohio by American immigrants.
Products
Released in 1996, DynamiCube was the first ActiveX control that allowed OLAP multidimensional analysis capabilities for client/server and browser-based Internet applications.ActiveBar was the first ActiveX control providing developers with a tool to create detachable menus and toolbars similar to those in the Microsoft Office applications. ActiveReports was the first ActiveX Designer report writer offering developers full report writing capabilities as well as extensive export formats. ActiveReports was also the first ActiveX Designer released outside of Microsoft. ActiveReports for .NET was the first third party reporting tool for Visual Studio .NET that was entirely written in managed code.
1996
DynamiCube 1.0 Released. One of the first 32-bit ActiveX Controls for Visual Basic 4.0.DynamiCube 1.3 released in conjunction with Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0's ActiveX Capabilities. DynamiCube is the first product that brings interactive OLAP capabilities to ActiveX-enabled pages posted on the World Wide Web.
1997
DynamiCube 2.0 Released. Added full internationalization support with Unicode and removed dependencies external frameworks such as MFC making it small (350KB) and limiting "DLL Hell" deployment problems.ActiveBar 1.0 Released. ActiveBar is the first third-party developer component to allow developers to integrate Office 97 style menus and toolbars into their applications. ActiveBar was later ported to the Windows NT Alpha platform.
1998
ActiveReportsActiveReports
ActiveReports is a .NET reporting tool used by developers of WinForms and ASP.NET applications. It was originally developed by Data Dynamics, which was then acquired by GrapeCity. ActiveReports is a set of components and tools that facilitates the production of reports to display data in documents...
for Visual Basic is the first ActiveX Designer for Visual Basic created outside of Microsoft.
2001
ActiveReports 2 for Visual Basic is released with report designer component that developers can embed into their own applications for end users to design reports.2003
- Grid, a grid ActiveX Control is released.
SharpUI is a component for .NET Windows Forms that enables developers to provide Office 2003, OfficeXP, Office 2000, and Internet Explorer style menus and toolbars, as well as a set of themed data bound input controls.
2005
A 2D and 3D chart control with data binding capability and runtime customization is released from .NET.2006
ActiveReports 2.0 for .NET is released that includes integrated charting and other enhancements.Acquisition
ActiveReports was localized and sold in Japan by a strategic partner GrapeCityGrapeCity
GrapeCity, inc. is a privately held, multinational software corporation based in Sendai, Japan, that develops its own software products and provides outsourced product development services, consulting services, software solutions, and Customer relationship management solutions and services...
which localized ActiveReports for Japanese programmers. In addition to localizing the user interface and documentation, GrapeCity performed quality testing for Japanese usage of the product and requested new features. After a long association with the company, in October, 2008, GrapeCity announced their acquisition of Data Dynamics, in Columbus, Ohio. Shortly after the acquisition Tim Moffatt, a founder and President of the company, died.
Critical reception
ActiveReports was reviewed by 15 Seconds, highlighting excellent performance and citations for excellent customer service on this product's dedicated news groups. Criticisms included the requirement for VisualBasic knowledge, complex ASPActive Server Pages
Active Server Pages , also known as Classic ASP or ASP Classic, was Microsoft's first server-side script engine for dynamically-generated Web pages. Initially released as an add-on to Internet Information Services via the Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack Active Server Pages (ASP), also known as Classic...
integration and its unpredictability.
Data Dynamics has won industry awards including "Readers Choice" from Fawcette Technical Publications, "Best Selling and Best of Class" from VBxtras, "Editor’s Choice" from Advisor Publications, "Productivity Award" from Software Development Magazine (Jolt), "Programmer’s Paradise Best Selling Component", and "People’s Choice" from MSD2D.