Applix announces availability of Applix Anyware on Silicon Graphics platform; Applix and Silicon Exchange Initiative targets the financial services market for this breakthrough product.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 1996--Financial Technology Expo, Booth # 1305-07-- Applix, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :APLX) and Silicon Graphics, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SGI (SGI, Sunnyvale, CA, www.sgi.com) A manufacturer of workstations and servers, founded in 1982 by Jim Clark. The company was founded as Silicon Graphics, Inc., but changed to its acronym in 1999. ), today announced the availability of Applix Anyware on the Silicon Graphics IRIX A Unix-based operating system from SGI that is used in its computer systems from desktop to supercomputer. It is an enhanced version of Unix System V Release 4. IRIX integrates the X Window system with OpenGL, creating the first real time 3D X environment. platform. Announced in conjunction with the Financial Technology Expo held this week in New York city New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , this application will leverage Silicon Graphics' WebFORCE server solutions, Cosmo development environment and Java technology to provide application services See ASP and Web services. over the Internet and Intranet. "Server-based applications based on Internet technologies will revolutionize the way computing functionality is developed and deployed in corporate America," said Jit Saxena, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Applix. "This will drive the need for powerful servers, like those from Silicon Graphics, to vend these applications quickly and reliably." "Applix Anyware adds tremendous value to the Silicon Graphics' WebFORCE solutions," said Jim McCrory, Manager of the Silicon Exchange initiative. "Financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. firms can increase the effectiveness of their Intranet and Internet offerings by serving useful applications to the lightest clients, while utilizing the existing Web servers. It is the simplest way to get market data and decision support tools in front of the power user." With Applix Anyware, users have the ability to connect, from any location worldwide, to server-based applications and information resources (1) The data and information assets of an organization, department or unit. See data administration. (2) Another name for the Information Systems (IS) or Information Technology (IT) department. See IT. , from any Java-enabled desktop of web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. . Announced in June, the Applix Anyware family of products is the first commercial application solution that leverages Java to develop and deploy interactive business applications to networked desktops. In addition, the solution provides industry-leading benefits including an intuitive user interface, desktop independence, centralized administration and just-in-time application delivery. Silicon Graphics, Inc., is a leading supplier of high-performance visual and enterprise computing systems. The Silicon Exchange initiative combines third-party software and hardware to service the computing needs of the financial services industry. About WebFORCE Systems The award-winning WebFORCE family is a line of complete solutions from Silicon Graphics for media-rich Web authoring and high performance Web serving. WebFORCE Indy Systems are designed to provide a powerful, integrated solution for authoring and serving. WebFORCE CHALLENGE servers are designed for dedicated serving. WebFORCE systems come pre-installed with all the tools companies need to establish a successful Web presence. About Applix Applix, Inc., based in Westboro, MA, provides solutions for the Real Time Enterprise -- those organizations that seek and gain competitive advantage by converting raw data into effective action in the shortest possible time. Applix develops, markets and supports Applixware, Applix Enterprise software and Applix Anyware. Applix Enterprise is an integrated set of support automation applications for handling the dynamic data needs of customer interaction environments. Applixware for the Real Time Desk is an open suite of integrated personal desktop tools that enable individual users with time-critical and historical data needs to access analyze, display and communicate information from a universal desktop across heterogeneous client/server environments, including the Web. Applix Anyware is the first commercial applications solution that leverages Java to develop and deploy interactive business applications to networked desktops -0- Silicon Graphics, the Silicon Graphics logo and CHALLENGE are registered trademarks and WebFORCE Indy and IRIX are trademarks of Silicon Graphics, Inc. All trademarks, registered trademarks and service marks are property of their respective companies. CONTACT: Tony Giannelli Patty Walsh/Gina Marchese mar·che·se n. pl. mar·che·si 1. An Italian nobleman ranking above a count and below a prince. 2. Used as the title for such a nobleman. Applix, Inc. Neva Group 508/870-0300 617-441-4000 x. 232/253 tgiannelli@applix.com pwalsh@neva.com gmarchese@neva.com |
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