BASIS' Java-Based BBj 2.0 Launches Business Application Developers Into 21st Century.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 29, 2002 BASIS International, Ltd., a global leader in software for business applications, Monday announced the release of BBj 2.0(R) an enhanced version of its Business BASIC application development language, based on Java(TM). BBj 2.0 blends the networking strengths of Java with the traditional strengths and proven business application development capabilities of Business BASIC. BBj 2.0's wide range of features, cross-platform capabilities, and included data server with transaction tracking capabilities, will allow business developers to increase their development flexibility and enhance their applications' functionality, while easily and cost-effectively updating their applications. This means that business application developers can continue developing applications in Business BASIC, while enjoying all of the opportunities that Java provides including Web deployment for applications. "The Browser deployment contained in BASIS' BBj 2.0 is among the many features that enable me to compete in Web-based markets that I wouldn't have been able to touch before," said Rob O'Brien, chief executive officer of California-based Heartland Consulting. "What's more, BBj 2.0's object-oriented syntax allows me to design in 30 minutes what used to take half a day. "In my business, my time is all I have. Having access to the browser and having access to Java saves me time, saves my customer money and generates more business for both of us." For over 17 years, BASIS has provided thousands of software application developers advanced cross-platform tools to create leading business applications that are reliable, scalable and cost effective. BASIS technology forms the foundation of thousands of mission-critical systems across industries and serves more than 1.7 million end users worldwide. Just a few of the companies running on BASIS include BMW BMW in full Bayerische Motoren Werke AG German automaker. Founded as an aircraft engine manufacturer in 1916, the company assumed the name Bayerische Motoren Werke and became known for its high-speed motorcycles in the 1920s. , Carrefour Hypermarkets, Chase Bankruptcy Information Systems, Citicorp, Marriott, Perot Systems Perot Systems Corporation NYSE: PER is an information technology services provider based in Plano, Texas. Peter Altabef has served as president, chairman, and chief executive officer since 2004. , Toyota, and Tesco Hypermarkets. BBj 2.0 is available on Compaq Tru64 UNIX The 64-bit Unix operating system for HP's AlphaServers. Formerly Digital Unix when Alpha was a product family from Digital Equipment Corporation, it was renamed Tru64 Unix in 1999 by Compaq (HP acquired Compaq in 2002). , Hewlett-Packard HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. , IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. , Linux, Sun Solaris Intel and Sun Solaris SPARC (Scalable Performance ARChitecture) A family of RISC CPUs from Sun that runs mostly under Sun's Solaris, but also under Linux and BSD operating systems. After development began in the mid-1980s by David Patterson of the University of California at Berkeley and Bill , and Microsoft Windows (Win32), operating systems. For more information, go to www.basis.com. |
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