Attachmate Announces QuickApp 2.2; Support for EXTRA! and RALLY!BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 15, 1995--Attachmate Corp. today announced QuickApp for Windows 2.2. Originally designed to support the Irma product line, QuickApp has been integrated to support Attachmate's EXTRA!, RALLY! and Gupta's SQL Windows See SQLWindows. QuickObjects. QuickApp is a communications middleware Software that functions as a conversion or translation layer. It is also a consolidator and integrator. Custom-programmed middleware solutions have been developed for decades to enable one application to communicate with another that either runs on a different platform or comes from a development tool that enables developers to easily integrate information on host computers to new, graphical client/server applications. Attachmate is one of the first third-party software providers to deliver support for Gupta's SQL Windows QuickObjects. QuickObjects are Gupta's strategic technology for delivering the power of object-oriented programming object-oriented programming, a modular approach to computer program (software) design. Each module, or object, combines data and procedures (sequences of instructions) that act on the data; in traditional, or procedural, programming the data are separated from the to all SQL Windows 5.0 developers. "Attachmate's QuickApp and Gupta's SQL Windows are a perfect match," said Matthew Miller Matthew Miller may refer to:
By supporting these popular products, client/server application developers that use EXTRA!, RALLY! and Irma client software can now seamlessly integrate host-based information on virtually any host computer into new graphical client/server applications. "With support of EXTRA! and RALLY!, we are confirming that users of Attachmate and DCA (1) (Document Content Architecture) IBM file formats for text documents. DCA/RFT (Revisable-Form Text) is the primary format and can be edited. DCA/FFT (Final-Form Text) has been formatted for a particular output device and cannot be changed. products are the big winners in the agreement which formed the new Attachmate," says Tom Lenahan, director, market strategies. "Delivering support for Attachmate's leading client communications software (communications, software) communications software - Application programs, operating system components, and probably firmware, forming part of a communication system. These different software components might be classified according to the functions within the Open Systems products within 45 days of the merger demonstrates how smoothly the unification is progressing." QuickApp employs a unique two-phase approach for developing new client/server applications that integrate host-based legacy information. The first step is to record a host applications session. This is accomplished using the QuickApp recorder. The recorder records each screen of the host application, and selects identification fields that uniquely identify each screen. In addition, QuickApp records the movement from screen to screen. Along the way, the developer provides each recorded screen with a unique name. At run time, QuickApp uses the screen name to navigate to a particular destination screen. Once the recording phase is complete, the developer saves the recorded information in a recording file. The second step is to develop your client/server application using one of the supported 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. development tools. QuickApp provides a "point-and-click" development environment that is integrated with most of today's popular client/server application tools, such as Gupta's SQL Windows 5.0. Host screen fields can be bound to QuickApp label controls or text controls. Once associated, data is moved automatically between the host application and the client application. No coding is involved. Fields from various host screens can be part of a single window. For example, the developer can have a single window that includes data fields for different host types. All the code necessary for navigating through a host application's screen flow is generated by QuickApp. The developer simply selects the logical name of the screen defined in the recording phase, and then pastes the generated code into the application script. The sophisticated QuickApp navigation engine takes care of the rest. With Gupta's SQL Windows 5.0, developers can use QuickObjects to easily assemble object-oriented applications, significantly reducing the time required to write robust, database-independent client/server applications. Pricing and Availability ------------------------ QuickApp 2.2 is currently available in 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. directly from Attachmate for $995 per developer. QuickApp 2.2 is also available outside North America through Attachmate's worldwide distribution network. Pricing varies depending on the local market. About Attachmate ---------------- Attachmate, with headquarters in Bellevue, is the world's largest market provider of enterprise connectivity software products that enable businesses to access, manipulate and exchange information and applications residing on host computers. The company's leading product lines allow users to connect to virtually any host, across any network, from any desktop, regardless of operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. . Attachmate also manufacturers information access and productivity-enhancing software ranging from remote access and host communication products to client/server, grouper grouper, common name for a large carnivorous member of the family Serranidae (sea bass family), abundant in tropical and subtropical seas and highly valued as food fish. , host-server, and software distribution applications; 206/644-4010 or toll free 800/426-6283. -0- Editor's Notes Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : Attachmate and EXTRA! are registered trademarks and RALLY! is a trademark of Attachmate Corporation. DCA and QuickApp are registered trademarks of Digital Communications Associates, Inc., a subsidiary of Attachmate Corporation. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, . Gupta is a registered trademark of Gupta Corporation (company) Gupta Corporation - The vendor of SQLWindows. Gupta Corporation provides application development and deployment software for client-server applications, consisting of a relational database, application development tools and transparent connectivity software. . Other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Attachmate Corporation Dennis L. Sullivan, 206/649-6551 OR Copithorne & Bellows David Morrison, 404/392-8611 |
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