Bill Bach
President and Btrieve Guru
  • United States of America
Member Since: 2006/01/31
Industry: Computer & IT
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Bill has been using Btrieve/PSQL since 1991, and is a world-renowned expert in the Actian database technology.

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Professional Background
President and Btrieve Guru
Goldstar Software Inc.
April 1997 – Present
Munster, IN
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Education
Illinois Institute of Technology
Masters of Science
Computer Science
1986 – 1991
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Full Biography

As President of Goldstar Software, Bill provides expert support for the entire line of database engines based on the old Btrieve data environment, including Pervasive.SQL, Pervasive PSQL, Actian PSQL, and Actian Zen database engines and related applications.  Bill also provides training courses, including the PSQL Service & Support course, Advanced Network Troubleshooting for PSQL, and Implementing DataExchange.  Handling corrupted files, manual file recovery, DDF creation, and database exports are additional specialties.  You can find more information about Goldstar Software from http://www.goldstarsoftware.com.

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Current: Level 30
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