'Net Features : caspio

Caspio Web Calendars - No Programming Required

Pete Prestipino — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:12:00 GMT

Online database platform Caspio made available its Calendar DataPages product which enables the publishing of data in, you guessed it, calendar displays.

Calendar interfaces provide a user-friendly and efficient way to manage data such as events, schedules, and tasks. Caspio has a long list of data visualization tools that allow users to publish spreadsheet and database information on their websites for interactive use (without coding).

"We have utilized Caspio in a number of applications, including database publishing, nomination and resource submission forms, and detailed events calendars," said Mason Walker, Associate Editor of Sustainable Business Oregon, an online news publication covering issues of interest for Oregon’s growing number of individuals incorporating sustainability in their businesses. "The calendar function has allowed us to display a range of customized event listings with minimal upkeep. Users submit events through an online form; all we have to do is approve them, and they’re listed on a clean, attractive calendar."

Say Goodbye to Your Microsoft Access Database

Pete Prestipino — Tue, 18 May 2010 16:00:00 GMT

Online database platform Caspio launched an Access Migration Kit which provides tools and services for developers to integrate their Microsoft Access databases online.

Last week Microsoft launched Office 2010 and one of the key features is enabling users to stay connected to their office applications on-the-go. The problem is that Office 2010 does not provide the ability to easily create web-based apps using Microsoft Access because it requires a multi-step integration with a SharePoint server. Caspio to the rescue.

“Microsoft Office 2010 is an exciting release; however Access developers are still challenged to find a viable solution for web-centric data management,” said Caspio founder and CEO, Frank Zamani. “Caspio’s cloud platform provides what’s missing in Microsoft Access, allowing for easy online databases and web app creation.”

Features of the migration kit include:

- Built-in import and export functions that can read and write Microsoft Access MDB format files.

- The ability to publish imported data to any website, SharePoint and content management systems (CMS), hosted anywhere through reports or interactive searchable apps.

- Point-and-click tools that allow for the application interface design to be completed without programming.

- A SOAP-compatible API that allows developers to extend the capabilities of their online apps with any programming or scripting language, including ASP, ASP.Net, and VB.Net.

- A highly-scalable online platform that supports up to two million records in each table and serves thousands of users simultaneously.

Caspio Widgets Boost Interaction

Pete Prestipino — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:00:00 GMT

One of the problems I have with deploying widgets on websites is that they are more often than not a tool which promotes and offers value to the service providing the widget more than the website displaying it on their site. There are of course many exceptions, but that raw number pales in comparison to the number of self-serving widgets available.

DIY database and application creation system Caspio, however, has developed a suite of web apps for public or intranet sites which provides a great deal of value to users. All of the apps are free for Caspio Bridge users.

- The Website Marketing Suite is an app that offers page ratings, newsletter subscriptions, page emailing, contact management and news announcements.

- The Membership Management app offers an end-to-end user registration system that supports unlimited members and self-registration.

- The Lead Generation app offers users an opportunity to collect leads from a website and assign them to staff for follow up. Users can deploy one or more web forms, view status, schedule follow-ups and strone internal notes.

WM Morning Wire: 10-6-08

Pete Prestipino — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:46:00 GMT

Welcome to October 6th, 2008! Below are a few press release that caught our attention this morning that you might find interesting. If you have a news announcement you would like to share with the Website Magazine community, please contact Website Magazine editors now.

Jivox Adds Advanced Ad Creation and Distribution Capabilities: Newest version of popular DIY online video ad platform offers next-generation ad creation, significantly expanded ad distribution via viral and local search campaigns

EnableTS Sees Spammers Using Automated Systems To Their Advantage, Again: Anti-spam providers who operate unintelligent automated reporting systems have been hit hard by the spammers that generate the 'falsepositive@' spam. EnableTS has seen the volume of mail that spammers are sending to 'falsepositive@' increase 25 fold during the last quarter through the EnableTS Platform which is deployed at ISPs and Hosted Mail Providers globally.

Caspio Lowers its Unique "Unlimited-User" Pricing: Caspio, Inc., provider of the leading do-it-yourself database for rapid web application creation, announced that it is lowering its pricing to pass along savings resulted from widespread adoption of its Caspio Bridge platform.

WOMMA Releases Influencer Marketing Handbook for Public Comment: The Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA) today released for public comment a draft of the WOMMA Influencer Handbook, which seeks to establish best practices in the use of influencer marketing.

ApogeeInvent Partners with Burstabit: ApogeeInvent announces its partnership with Burstabit Media, Inc subsidiary LinkMo Business Services, Inc. The combination of Burstabit's business consulting services and software platform with ApogeeInvent's professional design and software development capabilities will guarantee customers of these companies will get the best marketing technology available. This is a very strategic move for both swiftly growing companies.

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Caspio DIY Database and Web App Platform

Pete Prestipino — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:25:00 GMT

So you want to create a database or a fancy new Web application? Check out Caspio. The service launched its latest version (Caspio Bridge 6.0) at the Web 2.0 Expo today in New York, offering users of the platform more capabilities to deliver interactive and integrated Web apps and widgets to the 'Net. Here are a few of the improvements:

Location-Based Applications: Provide geocentric capabilities including database-driven mashups with Yahoo! or Google maps, distance search within a certain radius of a location or zip code, and mass geo-coding for assigning location tags to records in large databases.

CAPTCHA SPAM and Harvesting Prevention: Single-click insertion of CAPTCHA human verification technology for any application to prompt users to enter security codes when submitting forms and searches, effectively blocking SPAM and data-harvesting robots.

AJAX Interactivity and Web 2.0 Integration: Features such as cascading dropdowns and listboxes for dynamic granular filtering are included in the platform, and integration with popular social networking and e-commerce sites such as YouTube, flickr, and PayPal allows Caspio customers to further enhance the Web 2.0 features of their applications.

"We are all about maximizing the Internet experience for both businesses and their consumers, and the new features of Caspio Bridge 6.0 do just that," said Frank Zamani, Founder, President and CEO of Caspio. "We are helping our customers create more interactive, informative, and relevant Web applications so they can increase traffic, automate business processes, create self-service tools, monetize database assets, and ultimately succeed in the global economy."

Previous Coverage of Caspio at Website Magazine:
Four Solutions for Creating Searchable Web Databases