ArborText to Release ADEPT Series Version 6.0 for Beta Testing.ANN ARBOR, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 1996--ArborText announced today the imminent Beta release of its ADEPT Series Version 6.0 for UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). and OS/2. This new release, slated for general distribution in August, brings a slew of improvements to the world's leading software for creating, managing, and distributing document information based on SGML SGML in full Standard Generalized Markup Language Markup language for organizing and tagging elements of a document, including headings, paragraphs, tables, and graphics. , the international standard for textual and document data. Major enhancements of the 6.0 release include: o Improved ease-of-use o Capability to list differences between documents o Expanded Application Program Interface (API) o Expanded graphics support o Support for redundant license servers o Compatible with existing Windows' release "With hundreds of refinements, both major and minor, the new release is generating great excitement among our customers," commented PG Bartlett, Vice President of Marketing for ArborText. "And with the vast majority of our customers using our software for mission-critical applications, we're delighted to offer a new release on OS/2 and the leading UNIX platforms simultaneously." Specific improvements in ease-of-use include simplified menus, a powerful toolbar with tool tips, support for multiple open documents, pop-up menus, tear-off menus, and several enhancements to on-screen formatting. The new release also supports many new graphic types including EPSF (Encapsulated PostScript File) The full name of an EPS file. It is used for EPS file extensions in non-DOS and Windows platforms that can handle more than three characters. See EPS. 1.2 and 2.0, TIFF, GIF GIF in full Graphics Interchange Format Standard computer file format for graphic images. GIF files use data compression to reduce the file size. The original version of the format was developed by CompuServe in 1987. , JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. , and BMP (1) (BitMaP) Also known as a "bump" file, it is the native, bitmapped graphics format in Windows. A BMP can be saved in several color options: 1-, 4-, 8- and 24-bit color provide 2, 16, 256 and 16,000,000 colors respectively. BMP files use the .BMP or . . "These features move us further toward complete cross-platform compatibility and simultaneous releases," says Engineering Vice President Mike McEvoy. "This will become a reality at the end of this year, when we release our Asian language version on UNIX, Windows, and OS/2 at the same time." ADEPT Series version 6.0 for UNIX will be released on the following platforms: o Sun Microsystems; SunOS 4.1.3 o Sun Microsystems; Solaris 2.4, 2.5 o Hewlett-Packard 9000/700; HP/UX HP/UX Hewlett-Packard UNIX operating system HP/UX Unexploded Human Particulate Operating System 9.0.3, 10.0 o Digital Equipment Corp. Alpha; Digital UNIX V3.2C o IBM RS/6000; AIX 3.2.x, 4.1 o Silicon Graphics MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second) The execution speed of a computer. For example, .5 MIPS is 500,000 instructions per second; 100 MIPS is a hundred million instructions per second. ; IRIX 5.2 ArborText develops SGML-based authoring and publishing tools and distributes its products worldwide. The company delivers highly adaptable standards-based software that helps customers create, manage, and reuse large volumes of information that can be stored in a single source (ideally a database), composed in multiple formats and distributed on multiple media. This database approach to document information allows users to create and maintain their textual and graphic information in a reusable format that is independent of documents, independent of media, and independent of any particular software or hardware system. For further information about ArborText's products, consulting services, and training programs, please contact ArborText, Inc., 1000 Victors Way, Suite 100, Ann Arbor, Michigan  “Ann Arbor” redirects here. For other uses, see Ann Arbor (disambiguation). Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. , 48108 USA; phone +1 313.996.3566; FAX: +1 313.996.3573; email: info@arbortext.com; Website: http://www.arbortext.com. NOTE: The Website address in this release contains a double slash after the "http:" An "at" sign appears in the email address above, between "info" and "arbortext.com." These symbols may not appear properly in some systems. CONTACT: ArborText, Ann Arbor Vi Kellersohn, 313/996-3566 |
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