Blue Lobster Software Announces Linux Version of Web-to-Legacy Connectivity Solution.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.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 1999-- Blue Lobster Software, the leading provider of Web-to-legacy connectivity solutions, announced today the release of Stingray stingray: see ray. stingray or whip-tailed ray Any of various species (family Dasyatidae) of rays noted for their slender, whiplike tail with barbed, usually venomous spines. 1.8.1 supporting the Red Hat Linux Red Hat Linux, assembled by Red Hat, was a popular, "middle-aged" Linux distribution (not as old as Slackware but older than Ubuntu) upon its discontinuation in 2004.[1] Red Hat Linux 1.0 was released on November 3, 1994. 6.0 operating system. Now Stingray will provide Linux developers with the ability to automate the process of Internet-enabling 3270 and 5250 legacy applications. Stingray delivers a complete solution for Web-enabling legacy 3270/5250 terminal-based applications. It enables users to create Java -based applets and applications that can communicate with any mainframe application through 3270 or 5250 terminal emulation. Stingray allows developers to record host sessions and automatically generate pure Java Legacy Business Objects (LBOs) that can be easily incorporated into any client or server-side Web application. Stingray-generated LBOs encapsulate en·cap·su·late v. 1. To form a capsule or sheath around. 2. To become encapsulated. en·cap screen navigation and data manipulation with host applications for use in new E-commerce and online customer support applications. Stingray also provides terminal emulation, 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. rejuvenation Rejuvenation Aeson in extreme old age, restored to youth by Medea. [Rom. Myth.: LLEI, I: 322] apples of perpetual youth by tasting the golden apples kept by Idhunn, the gods preserved their youth. [Scand. Myth. and delivers secure mainframe access through SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. . "Blue Lobster Software's release of Stingray helps underscore the validity of the Linux OS in the enterprise space," said Billy Marshall, business development manager at Red Hat Software. "There is a growing need for enterprise Web-to-legacy solutions, and Red Hat is pleased to work with Blue Lobster Software to provide software developers with the highest quality Linux operating system and development tools." "Our decision to build a Linux version of Stingray was based on a growing number of requests from our commercial and enterprise development customers as well as our own practical experience," said Rebecca Burkey, vice president of product development, Blue Lobster Software. "Creating a version of Stingray that supports Linux is consistent with our mission to offer products that are easy to use and provide immediate value. It required very little additional effort for us, as our development team has been using Red Hat Linux for the past several years. We believe in its power and flexibility, and as Linux becomes more widely adopted for running complex, high-reliability applications, developers will find that Stingray is the ideal solution for accessing mainframe data from any platform." Pricing and Availability: Stingray for Linux is now available. Packages start at $9995. A Stingray product demo is available for download at http://www.bluelobster.com. About Blue Lobster Software Blue Lobster Software develops leading edge, open technology that automates the creation of Legacy Business Objects that access mainframe-centric data and applications via the Internet. Using the Java language, Blue Lobster Software has created powerful tool-sets for Web-enabling 3270/5250 applications and mainframe CICS (Customer Information Control System) A TP monitor from IBM that was originally developed to provide transaction processing for IBM mainframes. It controls the interaction between applications and users and lets programmers develop screen displays without transactions: complete solutions to an organization's Internet and Intranet needs. Blue Lobster Software products turn mainframe data and business logic into reusable objects for constructing enterprise applications without costly modifications or re-hosting. http://www.bluelobster.com About Red Hat Software Founded in 1994, Red Hat Software is based in Research Triangle Park Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , N.C., where it is a leader in the development of open source operating software solutions. Red Hat Development builds the most accessible and advanced operating system available anywhere with technical innovations such as RPM and the disk druid installation tool. Red Hat Linux is available for Intel, Compaq Alpha, and Sun 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 platforms. Red Hat Linux was named InfoWorld's Product of the Year for three years in a row, was given a Productivity accolade in Software Development's Jolt Awards, was named an Environment/Desktop finalist in the Ziff-Davis European Excellence Awards, won the editor's choice awards from the Linux Journal and Australian Personal Computing magazines, and won the "Just Plain Cool" award from Australian Personal Computing magazine. At March's LinuxWorld Expo, more than 8,000 members of the Linux community voted Red Hat a "LinuxWorld Favorite." Blue Lobster Software, Stingray, Mako mako (mä`kō), heavy-bodied, fast-swimming shark, genus Isurus, highly prized as a game fish. Also known as the sharp-nosed mackerel shark, it is a member of the mackerel shark family, which also includes the great white shark and the , Legacy Business Object and LBO LBO See: Leveraged buyout LBO See leveraged buyout (LBO). are trademarks of Blue Lobster Software. Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. RED HAT is a registered trademark of Red Hat Software, Inc. LINUX is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. All trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective companies. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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