Bill Gates Demos Calico Concinity in Keynote at Software Development West 1997; Calico Leads the Way Among Java Applications Developers.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 1997--In a keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. today at the Software Development West 1997 conference, Microsoft Chairman 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. , William H. Gates III, demonstrated the new release of Calico Concinity software that includes Java clients built using the Microsoft Application Foundation Classes (AFC (1) (Application Foundation Classes) A class library from Microsoft that provides an application framework and graphics, graphical user interface (GUI) and multimedia routines for Java programmers. ). The demonstration by Gates underscores the importance of Calico's role as a pioneer in the development of Java-enabled electronic commerce solutions for the interactive selling or buying of complex products and services. "It's great to see Calico Technology supporting AFC in Concinity," said Gates. "Calico has demonstrated their expertise with Java, and their endorsement of AFC is another sign that Microsoft is providing the best technology for building Java applications. Calico's use of Java and ActiveX together places Calico on the cutting edge of delivering highly functional Internet applications for the real world." "We must deliver to our customers as rich and robust an experience as possible," said Robert R. Payne, president and CEO of Calico Technology. "And now, with Microsoft AFC, we are able to offer this experience to users on all platforms, whether a customer chooses to use ActiveX clients or Java clients." A single Calico Concinity server can support both Java and ActiveX-based clients simultaneously. This capability allows Calico customers the flexibility of operating in any environment with the benefit of a rich component architecture provided by either Java or ActiveX or by both. About Calico Technology Calico Technology, located in San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif., is a leading provider of electronic commerce solutions that enable interactive buying or selling of complex products and services over a variety of platforms. Calico develops and markets Concinity, software designed to allow sales organizations, customers and end users to analyze requirements, access marketing data, configure solutions, develop quotations, generate proposals and place orders using the Internet, intranet, laptops computers and CD-ROMs. Concinity allows Calico's customers to achieve increased sales rep efficiency, expand channels of distribution, reduce costs, and increase customer satisfaction. Additional company information can be found at http://www.calicotech.com -0- Note to Editors: Microsoft, ActiveX, Windows and Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. are either registered trademarks or trademarks 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, in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and/or other countries. Java is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , Inc. CONTACT: Calico Technology Michalene Adams, 408/975-7421 madams@calicotech.com or Alexander Communications Hani Durzy, 415/923-1660 hdurzy@alexander-pr.com Usher Lieberman, 415/923-1660 ulieberman@alexander-pr.com |
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