"The Client/Server Toolkit for C and C++ Programmers"; New book from NobleNet turns programmers into client/server experts.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 8, 1996--NobleNet Inc. today announced the availability of its newly published book that turns C and C++ programmers into client/server experts.

Co-authored by middleware experts Steven Lemmo and Rich Grehan, The Client/Server Toolkit for C and C++ Programmers is a self-contained instructional tool that teaches programmers how to distribute any application or Application Programming Interface (API) across a network.

The CD-ROM software included with The Client/Server Toolkit features a unique Windows-based client/server simulator that lets programmers gain hands-on experience in client/server partitioning. Programmers are guided through four "real-world" client/server projects: distributed ODBC database, scanner device, image engine and datafeed. The authors expertise combined with a Rapid Application Development (RAD) environment, demystifies the art of distributing complex applications.

"I learned more about client/server development in the last three days of reading your book than I learned in the past few years of doing C and C++ programming," said Pascal Specht, technical sales engineer at Precision Software in Paris.

"Our new book will help any C or C++ programmer that wants to learn about state-of-the-art client/server computing," said Lemmo, co-author and chief technology officer of NobleNet. "The techniques taught in the book will help programmers learn to use the powerful Interface Definition Languages (IDLs) found in today's most popular distributed computing middleware."

Beginning with a monolithic application, readers learn how to separate programs into independent parts that communicate with each other. While other books on client/server computing include sample code, The Client/Server Toolkit goes further and delivers a true client/server Software Development Toolkit (SDK) designed for application partitioning. Unlike other approaches, programmers learn to build client/server applications using industry-standard RPC technology that requires no source code changes.

"The Client/Server Toolkit is ideal for programmers that want to get a quick immersion into client/server computing with tools that require very little effort to learn," said Vincent Russo, assistant professor of computer science at Purdue University. "I like the fact that the book is totally self-contained. It has a wealth of real-world examples that provide the reader with a thorough understanding of client/server development. And the simulator gives programmers hands-on experience with building and running real client/server applications."

Although T]e Client/Server Toolkit is written for C and C++ programmers, examples are given that show "drag and drop" programmers how to create client/server applications utilizing popular GUI front-ends such as Visual Basic, PowerBuilder, Delphi and Developer 2000. Distributed with the book is a free version of NobleNet's powerful standards-based RPC product used by client/server developers world-wide. Programmers are presented with client and server Windows connected by a simulated network. Using NobleNet RPC, applications developed on the simulator are easily deployed to over 40 platforms including 26 UNIXes, Windows 3.1, 95 and NT, NetWare, MacIntosh, OS/2 and VMS. More than 20 Windows-based TCP/IP stacks are supported to ensure operation in existing multi-vendor environments.

Co-author Lemmo founded NobleNet, engineered NobleNet's first software product, EZ RPCa, and led the team that developed the company's NetWare and Windows-based middleware tools. With an in-depth understanding of both communication and application software, he is a sought after consultant on RPC programming. Steve has over 15 years of experience in software engineering and tools development in companies such as Computervision Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc. and Xerox Imaging Systems Inc. He is widely recognized as an expert on distributed computing and is frequently called upon to appear at industry forums.

Co-author Grehan has been on the editorial staff of BYTE Magazine for over 11 years. He is currently the technical director of BYTE Labs and the author of BYTE's monthly CodeTalk column. His articles have appeared in BYTE, Embedded Systems Programming and Forth Dimensions. In addition, he was a contributor to the 1993 edition of The Encyclopedia of Microcomputers, published by Marcel Dekker Inc. Grehan is also the designer of BYTE Magazine's BYTEmark benchmark suite.

The Client/Server Toolkit for C and C++ Programmers is published by NobleNet. The 350 page book with CD-ROM can be ordered for $49.95 by calling (800)-250-6427 or [phone].

NobleNet offers tools for distributed client/server development for procedural and object paradigms. Incorporated in 1991, NobleNet is a world leader in Remote Procedure Call (RPC) technology and has won numerous awards for its RPC product family. NobleNet also distributes IONA Technologies' industry-leading "Orbix" CORBA-compliant Object Request Broker. The company is headquartered in Southboro, Mass., and can be reached at [phone] or at http://www.noblenet.com.

CONTAC: NobleNet Inc.

David Burns, 508/460-8222

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