ThinkData Inc. releases qbFUSE, the first Clarion product to integrate with Intuit's QuickBooks Foundation Classes (QBFC) SDK. Venice Beach, CA (November 3, 2002) - ThinkData, Inc. has released qbFUSE, a native COM (Component Object Model) automation interface to QuickBooks using Clarion 5.5. It is our second offering in the FUSE product family and the first and only 3rd party Clarion product to integrate with QuickBooks using the QBFC (QuickBooks Foundation Classes) SDK. Our product offers a vast number of advantages over traditional QuickBooks IIF integration previously offered by Intuit. qbFUSE relies on the professional version of the Plugware COM classes, which usher in a new era of stability and performance when writing COM automation interfaces in Clarion. It has been designed to support QuickBooks Pro 2002, QuickBooks Premier 2002, and QuickBooks Premier: Accountant Edition 2002. qbFUSE Product Features Native early and late binding COM automation Professional Version of the Plugware COM Classes Full access to over 400 interfaces provided by the QBFC SDK Ability to integrate QuickBooks using Clarion with the exact same functionality that can be achieved using Visual Basic or Visual C++ Free technical support via our online forum at http://www.thinkdata.com/forum/ Full source code and examples included We have included in our demo available for download, two example applications containing full source code. The demonstration applications can be downloaded directly from the link below or through our site at http://www.thinkdata.com/store/. The first demonstration application, qbfuse.exe, contains Clarion versions of the QBFC SDK examples. These are the same examples are provided in Visual Basic and Visual C++ with the QBFC SDK. Our second demonstration application, qbfapp.exe, shows how to import/export data using qbFUSE, including an example integration qbFUSE and OutlookFUSE to convert Outlook contacts to QuickBooks customers. qbFUSE as well as our other products can be purchased using our online store located at http://www.thinkdata.com/store/. We accept Visa and MasterCard and all payments are processed securely via SSL on Authorize.Net's secure server. For a cost of only $199.00 USD, you will be able to achieve superior functionality, performance and integration in your applications with qbFUSE. We offer online shopping with immediate download and activation codes sent to your email. qbFUSE is the second COM automation product we have released. We have many other FUSE products currently in development including: xmlFUSE, cdoFUSE and WinFaxFUSE. At ThinkData, we strive to bring the most desirable products to the market and value any suggestions for future products you would like to see. We encourage you to join our online forum at http://www.thinkdata.com/forum/ where you can post questions and get answers regarding current and future products. Click here to buy online Download the free demo with source code included!   Contact Information ThinkData, Inc 2508 Pacific Ave. #1 Venice, CA 90291 www.thinkdata.com info@thinkdata.com   Copyright © 2002 ThinkData Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective holders.