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                                                        The Florida SunFlash

                       Third Party Product Announcements

SunFLASH Vol 47 #13					       November 1992 
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                       ParcPlace Introduces VisualWorks

                      /rdbX: Graphical Database Interface

            TeleSoft/CaseWare: Ada Development & Configuration Mgmt.

                            TransferPro News Release

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Subject: 	ParcPlace Introduces VisualWorks 
From: 		khaw@parcplace.com (Mike Khaw)
Newsgroups: 	comp.newprod
PRODUCT INFO: 	info@parcplace.com

Contacts:  Maureen Welch					Denise Boucher
Cunningham Communication, Inc.				ParcPlace Systems, Inc.
(408) 764-0766							(408) 773-7428

                    ParcPlace Introduces VisualWorks

                      ParcPlace's Entry into the
               Application Development Environment Market

SUNNYVALE, Calif. October 19, 1992   ParcPlace Systems, Inc. today
introduced and began shipping VisualWorks, an application development
environment (ADE) for corporate developers creating graphical,
client/server applications that are instantly portable across PC,
Macintosh and Unix platforms. The key components of VisualWorks include
a graphical user interface (GUI) builder, database access capabilities,
reusable application framework, and instant cross-platform
portability.

VisualWorks is based on ParcPlace's ObjectWorks\Smalltalk, a mature,
fully object-oriented programming environment used by Fortune 1000
companies to develop business-critical applications.

With VisualWorks, MIS departments can quickly create graphical
applications to fill increasing user demands for information access, as
well as leverage an object-oriented architecture to address complex
application development needs.

"VisualWorks is a solid investment for corporate developers that
program in 3GLs or 4GLs and are migrating to client/server computing
and object-oriented technology," said Bill Lyons, president and CEO of
ParcPlace. "In the near term, it enables developers to create graphical
applications in minutes, not months. In the long term, the
object-oriented foundation addresses the problems of managing
application complexity and diminishing the application development
backlog."

VisualWorks is ParcPlace's first product in the emerging ADE market.
Currently, software vendors from various categories are entering this
market by offering products that integrate interface builders, database
access tools, and application logic for client/server applications.
VisualWorks sets a new standard by providing the components of an ADE
with the added advantages of instant cross platform portability, an
object-oriented foundation and an application framework.


Key VisualWorks Components

Graphical Interface Builder -- VisualWorks enables corporate developers
to create GUIs quickly with a point-and-click "palette" and "canvas."
A standard interface layout, or canvas, is automatically generated for
the developers to begin work. Customized canvases may also be designed
and stored within VisualWorks.

Developers use the palette and choose from a wide array of layout tools
to design the interface. These tools include a menu builder, icon
painter and color tool. The most frequently used palette tools are
conveniently located on the "Multi-Tool," enabling quick access. Once
visual components are placed on the canvas, the developer may
dynamically fine-tune the layout by re-sizing, cutting or pasting, or
re-aligning the pieces selected.

Within minutes, a functioning GUI is created and the first phase of
application development is complete. VisualWorks eliminates the
drudgery of building interfaces and allows the developer to spend more
productive time fulfilling complex application requests.

ChameleonView, a component of the GUI builder, illustrates instant
portability of the new GUI across the most popular client/server
front-ends, including Windows, Motif, OS/2 Presentation Manager,
Macintosh, and OPEN LOOK. Also, ChameleonView allows developers to
immediately preview the new interface in the native application look of
the platforms listed above.

Database Access -- The VisualWorks database access capability allows
developers to easily combine the power of hierarchical, relational, and
object-oriented database systems with object-oriented programming
technology for client/server applications. VisualWorks' open interface
structure enables easy integration of virtually any type of database.
VisualWorks provides direct access to Oracle and Sybase databases.
Through Information Builders, Inc.'s EDA/SQL gateway, more than 48
databases may be accessed including hierarchical, flat file and network
databases on minicomputers, mainframes and workstations.

VisualWorks enables a logical migration for MIS into object-oriented
application development without the need to restructure database
information. Database interaction is handled through the VisualWorks
External Database Interface (EDI). EDI makes the database interface an
object, eliminating many of the complexities of accessing multiple
database APIs, and allowing developers to apply the power of
object-oriented programming to managing relational data. The
VisualWorks EDI enables developers to map data to objects allowing
access to information regardless of the type of database.

Reusable Application Framework -- A GUI builder is essential for
corporate developers; however, the majority of application development
time is spent linking the GUI to its designated actions and data.
VisualWorks assists developers in creating a working application with
an application framework which generates code to tie the interface and
application together. The application framework provides the structure
for the application and includes tools that prompt the developer where
scripting of actions is required. Reusable application frameworks
facilitate easier application maintenance, enhance future development
efforts, and ensure high-quality applications.

Developers get results quickly without in-depth knowledge of the
programming language. VisualWorks supports the design of a production
application that is maintainable and extendable, not merely a prototype
or throw-away code. The application framework is completely
object-oriented, which enables developers to reuse not only the
interface but the application logic that defines the application.
Applications can be reused individually or as a part of another
application. The framework enables the application, not just the code,
to leverage the features of object-orientation.

An application module can be created and all applications that use this
module will automatically inherit any new behavior assigned to the
original. For example, changing the five digit zip code to nine digits
on all the appropriate interfaces could require weeks of programming.
With VisualWorks, the change is made once and replicated everywhere,
saving significant time on application maintenance. VisualWorks is the
only ADE that provides a reusable application framework.

Instant Cross-Platform Portability--  Applications developed with
VisualWorks run on all leading platforms without requiring
recompilation.  It is the only ADE that provides users with such
flexibility in platform choices. This open, portable architecture
applies to both the client and server sides of the application. For
example, if an application is developed for the PC under Windows, it is
automatically available on OS/2 Presentation Manager, Macintosh, and
Unix systems under OPEN LOOK or Motif.  The developer only maintains
one set of source code for all of the industries leading platforms.

Smalltalk -- VisualWorks' object-oriented foundation is Smalltalk. Most
other ADEs offer proprietary scripting languages which are not suited
to manage complexity or change. With VisualWorks, users may create
simple, graphical interfaces, as well as access the power of Smalltalk
to develop industrial-strength, reusable applications. Smalltalk is a
fully object-oriented language, incorporating mature class libraries
over 400 classes and 7,000 methods and powerful development tools. Its
object-oriented  memory manager leads the industry in sophistication
and performance. With the Smalltalk foundation, VisualWorks enables
users to take advantage of true object-oriented capabilities, such as
inheritance, polymorphism and encapsulation. This facilitates code
reuse, improves programmer productivity and ensures high-quality
application development.

Price and Availability

VisualWorks is currently shipping on Intel-based 386 and 486 PCs under
Windows 3.1, Apple's Macintosh, Quadra and PowerBook under System 7,
Sun 4, IBM RS/6000, HP 9000 Series 700, Digital DECstation under Ultrix
and Sequent's Symmetry 2000 Series multiprocessing system under OPEN
LOOK or Motif as appropriate. VisualWorks is currently in beta on OS/2
and NeXT platforms, and is expected to ship by January, 1993.
VisualWorks is priced at $2,995 for Windows, OS/2 and Macintosh and
$4,995 for UNIX. The database drivers are priced at $495 for Oracle or
Sybase and $995 for EDA/SQL.

ParcPlace Systems, Inc.

Based in Sunnyvale, Calif., ParcPlace Systems is the premier, full
service provider of object-oriented solutions for software developers.
ParcPlace products include integrated development tools and class
libraries that enhance application development in the two industry
standard object-oriented languages, C++ and Smalltalk. ParcPlace
recently expanded its commitment to its C++ offering with the
acquisition of the Solbourne OI Software Business Unit. ParcPlace also
offers training, technical support and consulting, as well as courses
in object-oriented design and methodology.

--
Michael Khaw    Domain=khaw@parcplace.com, UUCP=...!uunet!parcplace!khaw
ParcPlace Systems, Sunnyvale, CA

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Subject: 	/rdbX: Graphical Database Interface
Newsgroups: 	comp.newprod
Org:		Revolutionary Software  
email: 		rdb@rsw.com
Mail:		131 Rathburn Way Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Voice:    	(408) 429 6229
Fax:      	(408) 427 0342 


/rdbX Release 2:  Simplified Distributed Graphical Database Access
		  From Revolutionary Software

Getting at database information can be difficult if you're not a
database expert. The /rdbX distributed graphical interface makes
it easy to get the data you want, when you want it, in your X
window environment.

Whether you're a database novice or expert, the /rdbX X window
interface lets you point and click to query your database,
perform updates and interactively create reports and new
databases, increasing productivity dramatically.  You don't have
to learn a complex query or report generation language. With
/rdbX a database administrator can set up preformatted reports,
or you can easily customize your own reports.  /rdbX provides one
simple consistent look and feel to the leading relational
database management systems. You can share database query results
easily with other applications such as image processors, CAD/CAM
packages and desktop publishers.

/rdbX lets you take full advantage of your open computing system
to access local and networked databases in a multi vendor
environment.

o Graphical Queries and Updates

/rdbX makes ad hoc queries quick and easy.  Using either pop-up
point-and-click menus, or a powerful query-by-form facility, or
both, /rdbX gives you a graphical model for creating queries
without forcing you to know the underlying structured query
language (SQL). Queries can be stored for you or others to use
later.  /rdbX logs the generated queries, giving expert users the
greater control they demand.

o Interactive Customized Reports

For customized reports, /rdbX provides unparalleled ease of use
and control.  With several default formats to choose from, you
just point and click to customize report parameters.  It's simple
to create multi-table reports, add column and row filters, set
sort order and add computed fields.

o One Consistent Interface

The /rdbX interface is consistent across all database management
systems, reducing training time for use with database systems
from more than one vendor.  Because /rdbX transparently manages
the underlying network protocols and actual database driver
commands, you can focus on the data without being concerned with
network location or database access details.

features                                  benefits           
------------------------------------------------------------
intuitive, graphical interface  +   eliminates the need to   
for database use                    learn new query and       
                                    report writing languages  
                                                                            
consistent interface to         +   reduces the support      
leading systems                     backlog of database      
                                    administrators and MIS   

                                +   improves productivity by 
                                    making databases easier to use                   
                                                                            
graphical database              +   reduces training time    
design tools                    +   allows experts and       
                                    novices alike to easily   
                                    create and maintain databases                 
									     
flexible licensing              +   additional users get     
                                    limited features instead 
                                    of being locked out completely               


		Release Notes for /rdbX 2.0

Release 2.0 of the /rdbX interface is now available from 
Revolutionary Software, with many performance 
and feature improvements, the latest release of /rdb,
and the capability of front-ending any arbitrary DBMS.

Some highlights of the new release are:

	+ Multi-page forms:
		Forms can be split into multiple pages;
		the forms window automatically resizes.

	+ Custom window layout:
		Using screen definition files,
		the user can customize placement of fields,
		captions, labels and action buttons in the forms window.

	+ Action commands (buttons) not tied to fields:
		In addition to optional action buttons
		associated with a field and labeled 
		with a lightning bolt, there are also
		free floating action commands with text labels.

	+ Live updates:
		If several users are editing the same table
		and one of them makes a change, the changed
		record is automatically updated in other windows.

	+ Automatic tiling and sizing of choice lists:
		When a choice-list field has many choices,
		the choice list is popped up in an easy-to-use
		automatically sized and tiled panel.
		
	+ Adding and deleting fields on the fly:
		Adding a new field or deleting an unwanted
		field is performed transparently and automatically without
		having to save a copy of the table manually.

	+ De-coupled command sets - interface to other database systems:
		Only a small number of commands are necessary to
		interface Xve to any underlying database system.
		These commands are specified on a per-table basis.
		/rdbX includes /rdb driver commands.

	+ Choice lists available in row/column filters:
		If a field is a choice-list, the row and column
		filters provide the pop-up choice menu.

	+ Cut/Paste e entire records to/from other applications

                 * * * AGGRESSIVE PRICING * * *

/rdbX Release 2 is available now at the special introductory price of $495
for a single user license or $2495 for 8 windows.
Drivers for Ingres, Oracle, Sybase and Informix are
scheduled for release in November 1992.

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Subject:	TeleSoft/CaseWare: Ada Development & Configuration Mgmt.
Contact:	Philippe Collard, Sr. Marketing Manager, Unix/Ada Products
Org:		TeleSoft
Mail:		5959 CornetStone Court San Diego, CA 92121
Tel:		(619) 457-2700 (x310)
email: 		philippe@telesoft.com

           TELESOFT STRENGTHENS ADA CASE PRODUCT LINE WITH INTEGRATED
                        CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT TOOLSET

             Technology and Marketing Agreement with CaseWare, Inc.
                          Signed for CaseWare/CM Tool

SAN DIEGO,  SEPTEMBER 14, 1992 -- TeleSoft announced today it has
signed a marketing and product integration agreement with CaseWare,
Inc. of Irvine, California.   The agreement calls for the integration
of TeleSoft's RISCAda(tm) Ada Development Environment with CaseWare's
CaseWare/CM Software Configuration Management system.  The resulting
CASE (Computer Aided Software Engineering) tool will provide
configuration and team management capabilities to RISCAda users and
will be available directly from TeleSoft. The integrated product will
first be made available on Sun worstations and servers in Q4 1992.

"Configuration and change management has become a critical part of
large Ada applications development, " said Pat Michalowski, director of
marketing for TeleSoft's Ada Division. "For the first time, the
integration of TeleSoft's RISCAda environment and CaseWare's
Caseware/CM tools meets Ada customers' demands for full software
lifecycle support for their development projects on RISC platforms."

The tight integration between CaseWare/CM and RISCAda  provides support
for the entire application development process, including development,
testing, quality assurance, and maintenance.  RISCAda provides specific
tools for each of these tasks, while CaseWare/CM provides a
configuration management (CM) system integrated with these tools.
Configuration management allows developers to easily control and manage
changes in the software through the development and maintenance
phases.  This is particularly important when large amounts of code and
large programming teams are involved.  Both RISCAda and CaseWare/CM
utilize a "point and click" philosophy, making all the tools available
to the user via an easy to use OSF/Motif graphical user interface.

"We selected CaseWare's CM tools because they provide the best feature
mix of all the CM tools currently available for Ada development on UNIX
platforms," said Pat Michalowski.  "These tools can be custom tailored
by  users to conform to their own development methodology via a
rule-based model.  Rather than being confined to a predetermined CM
format, CaseWare's toolset allows users to define their own CM process
to meet their specific needs and adjust that process if necessary."

RISCAda is a portable Ada development environment which provides
superior performance coupled with the functionality of  graphical user
interface-based Ada development tools.  RISCAda includes TeleSoft's
TeleGen2(tm) optimizing compiler technology; the EZ-Ada(R) X
Window-based graphical user interface; the ARCS(tm) 2.0 tool box for
productivity enhancement and complexity management; the AdaTracer(R)
source level debugger; and a variety of performance analysis and
language tools to support the development process. Also included are
the most complete set of bindings to industry and government
standards.  RISCAda is available for host-based applications
development, and for real-time applications development targeting the
MIPS, i960,  and 680X0 family of processors.

CaseWare/CM is a comprehensive, feature-rich Software Configuration
Management system with an open architecture for tool integration.
CaseWare/CM gives a software engineering team complete control over
source code development and maintenance activities.  The system is
designed to support medium to large scale UNIX development teams
running in a heterogeneous, distributed computing environment.
CaseWare/CM provides full version and release management support,
insulated work areas, fully integrated and reliable software
construction, support for all project components, multi-state process
support, change control, and defect tracking.

The integrated RISCAda and CaseWare/CM product will be available for
both RISCAda host and cross environments.  The first version will be
available for the RISCAda/SPARC host in Q4 1992.  North American
pricing will range from $4,500 to $10,000 per seat, depending on the
configuration and the user's software requirements.  Quantity discounts
are available.

CaseWare, Inc. is a market leader in providing UNIX client/server-based
software configuration management tools.  Founded in 1986, CaseWare has
licensed over 1,500 CaseWare/CM user interfaces worldwide.

TeleSoft is the leading international provider of software engineering
products and services in support of the Ada and the X Window System
standards.  TeleSoft's Ada Division is the  the only vendor providing
Ada tools for all of today's popular processors including the
R3000/4000, Motorola 68K, MIL-STD 1750A,  Intel 80386/486 and i960.
Sales of TeleSoft's RISCAda product line have increased at the rate of
53 percent per quarter since its introduction over one year
ago.TeleSoft also offers the ASIS (Ada Semantic Interface
Specification) Toolkit,  a technology that enables software developers
to tightly integrate their tools to the Ada library,   andO TeleUSE(R),
a user interface management system for the development of graphical
user interfaces.  The company is headquartered in San Diego, with sales
and support offices throughout the USA and Europe.

# # #

For further information, contact: 

Pat Michalowski				Thor Malmberg
Director of Marketing, Ada Division	Director, European Operations
TeleSoft (San Diego)			TeleSoft  (Brussels)
(619) 457-2700				+32 2 647 3670  

Deborah Bayles
CaseWare, Inc.
(714) 453-2200

CaseWare/CM is a trademark of CaseWare Inc.  TeleSoft, EZ-Ada,
AdaTracer and TeleUSE are registered trademarks of TeleSoft.  RISCAda,
TeleGen2 are trademarks of TeleSoft.  All other brand and product names
are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and
are hereby recognized.


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Subject: 	TransferPro News Release
From: 		rib!aj@uunet.UU.NET (Al Justice)
Org:		Digital Instrumentation Technology
Phone:		1-800-467-1459 
Org:		Iomega 
Phone:		1-800-777-6179

           IOMEGA FIRST WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTOR FOR TRANSFERPRO

  MS-DOS and Macintosh File Transfer Software for UNIX Workstations

New York, UNIX EXPO,Sept. 21, 1992 -- Iomega announced today that it
will become the first worldwide distributor of TransferPro, a file
exchange software program from Digital Instrumentation Technology
(DIT),Inc. TransferPro allows non-network users to transfer files
between workstations and PCs and workstations and Macintoshes. The
software is available for Sun SPARCstation and Silicon Graphics'
Personal IRIS and IRIS Indigo workstations.

"TransferPro will add value to Iomega's Bernoulli Workstation 90 PRO
drive and LaserSafe MO drive by enhancing interoperability between PCs,
Macintoshes and workstations," said Mike Joseph, vice president of
marketing for Iomega. "It is an ideal non-network solution for file
transfers."

TransferPro works with Bernoulli and magneto-optical disks, floppy
drives and SCSI hard drives. With this software, users can copy and
move files and directories, and initialize Macintosh and MS-DOS
cartridges and disks. In addition, users can create and remove
directories, rename files and browse file contents.

TransferPro provides a variety of character filters that greatly
simplify transferring many types of files between platforms. For
example, the standard end-of line character in a Macintosh text file is
a carriage return, while the corresponding end-line character on UNIX
platforms is a line feed. TransferPro automatically converts those
carriage returns to line feeds as it transfers that file, so that you
don't have to waste any time tediously editing files.  TransferPro's
file name filters translate file names to the most appropriate form for
the target file system.

"TransferPro is fast and very easy to use," said Ron Gervenack,
workstation products manager for Iomega. "It complements our universal
drive strategy that gves users their choice of three major computing
platforms. The strategy offers users great transportability as well."

TransferPro gives users two interface choices. One is a graphical
interface for intuitive ease of use. The second is a character-based
(command-line) interface. This interface can be included in
administrative shell script and runs under any windowing
environment.TransferPro is priced at $349, suggested retail and is
available through Iomega sales channels.

Digital Instrumentation Technology, Inc., is a privately held
corporation based in Los Alamos, N.M. DIT is dedicated to enhancing
workstation productivity through software and hardware products that
are both productive and user-friendly.

Iomega Corporation, headquartered in Roy, Utah, develops, manufactures
and sells high-performance removable mass storage products for desktop
and portable computers and for workstations.  Iomega's patented
Bernoulli Technology provides unlimited data storage capability by
combining the removability and security of floppy drives with the high
capacity and performance of rigid drives.  Iomega's unique TAPE250
minicartridge tape drives read both QIC-80 and Irwin-formatted tapes.
Iomega's stock is listed on the NASDAQ National Market System under the
symbol IOMG.


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