Aonix Announces Availability of ObjectAda 7.2; Expands Java and C++ Reach With New Release.Business Editors SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2000 Leading Supplier of Ada Technology for the Windows Platform to Provide Customers With Latest Version of ObjectAda Aonix, a leading provider of Windows software development environments, today announced availability of ObjectAda version 7.2, the latest version of its object-oriented development environment, for Windows 2000, 98 and NT. Version 7.2 represents a significant upgrade for over 150,000 software developers worldwide who have used ObjectAda for its pace-setting compiling com·pile tr.v. com·piled, com·pil·ing, com·piles 1. To gather into a single book. 2. To put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources: , debugging (programming) debugging - The process of attempting to determine the cause of the symptoms of malfunctions in a program or other system. These symptoms may be detected during testing or use by real users. , browsing See browse. , editing and project management capabilities. "In an increasingly multi-language development world, it is important to make it easy for programmers This is a list of programmers notable for their contributions to software, either as original author or architect, or for later additions. See also: Game programmer, List of computer scientists to take advantage of the power of Ada," said Greg Gicca, ObjectAda product manager. "With the complexities of today's large software systems, the ability to develop key components of applications in a safe, engineering-oriented language like Ada, even where there is a desire to make use of existing components that are written in another language, has become an imperative." A pioneer in multi-language development, ObjectAda has now gone several steps further in making it easier to develop powerful applications that include components of other languages including Java and C++. Multi-language features found in the new 7.2 release include: - "Smart Editing" with syntax coloring for several languages, including Java, C++, FORTRAN and HTML - Integrated AdaJava compiler, compiling Ada source files to 100% Pure Java Byte Code - Automatic access to all off-the-shelf Java class libraries through the AdaJNI binding generator - Object-file and debug symbol compatibility with Microsoft Visual C++ - Ability to launch third-party compilers, debuggers and other tools through an integrated customized tool feature In addition to these new multi-language features, the v7.2 release of ObjectAda also provides a wealth of new productivity and convenience enhancements including: an updated look-and-feel modeled after Microsoft's Visual Studio, customizable toolbars and accelerator accelerator: see particle accelerator. (1) A key combination such as Alt-G or Ctrl-Shift H that is used to activate a task. (2) An incubator that expects to develop the company considerably faster than normal. See incubator. keys for user addition of tools to the GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. , and an all-new integrated source-level debugger (programming, tool) source-level debugger - A debugger that shows the programmer the line or expression in the source code that resulted in a particular machine code instruction of a running program loaded in memory. including available command-line interface. About Aonix Aonix is a leading international software company providing a comprehensive suite of products and services aimed at managing the complexity of today's business-critical application development and information management. The Aonix Lifecycle Solutions division provides a comprehensive suite of software development products that support the customer's development process, methods and tools. The result is minimized risk, improved developer productivity and increased software quality. The Information Access Management Solutions division provides products and services designed to dramatically simplify access and analysis of mainframe data. These solutions enable customers to adapt to the ever-changing requirements associated with enterprise data access and application development. Headquartered in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , Aonix operates sales offices throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Europe in addition to a network of international distributors. More information about Aonix can be found on its Web site at www.aonix.com. If you would like to receive press releases via electronic mail, please contact the Corporate Communications Corporate communications is the process of facilitating information and knowledge exchanges with internal and key external groups and individuals that have a direct relationship with an enterprise. Department at marcom@aonix.com. |
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