Since their beginnings in 1984, SouthWare has continued to improve on their tried and proven system. Since the system is completely scalable, there was no need for a rewrite. Development has proceeded with conservative growth and enhancement using the same programming and development team that was with the company at its inception. Since there was no rewrite, the system has continued to develop more business functionality and more flexibility without compromising reliability. The resulting system now has around 30 modules from which systems can be configured.
Many midrange vendors offer both.
The problem is that an SQL Server system is fundamentally different from a Btrieve system. The vendor has come to agree. There are those who want a proven solution that's been in the market for a while, and others who want the very latest technology with the most functionality. With SouthWare, there is no reason to split the product line. There is indeed only one SouthWare product.