<s>
SmartWare	B-Application
is	O
an	O
office	O
suite	O
,	O
originally	O
developed	O
for	O
MS-DOS	O
and	O
Unix	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
database	O
,	O
word	O
processor	O
,	O
spreadsheet	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
(	O
now	O
obsolete	O
)	O
"	O
communication	O
"	O
module	O
for	O
communication	O
via	O
a	O
modem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Started	O
in	O
1983	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
many	O
years	O
,	O
with	O
SmartWare	B-Application
4.5	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
and	O
VisualSmartWare	O
being	O
released	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
later	O
versions	O
include	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
capability	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
SQL	O
servers	O
,	O
use	O
Microsofts	O
Dynamic-link	O
library	O
and	O
ActiveX	B-Application
technologies	O
,	O
and	O
optionally	O
provide	O
a	O
less	O
'	O
Dossy	O
 '	O
looking	O
user	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smartware	B-Application
is	O
still	O
widely	O
used	O
and	O
has	O
an	O
active	O
online	O
Smartware	B-Application
Users	O
Group	O
-	O
Smug	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
and	O
competitive	O
packages	O
included	O
Lotus	B-Application
Symphony	I-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Works	I-Application
,	O
Context	B-Language
MBA	I-Language
,	O
Framework	B-Application
,	O
Enable	O
and	O
Ability	B-Application
Office	I-Application
.	O
</s>
