Bluestone announces partnership with Informix for WWW client/server database application development.San Francisco--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 1995--Bluestone Inc. a leader in WWW WWW or W3: see World Wide Web. (World Wide Web) The common host name for a Web server. The "www-dot" prefix on Web addresses is widely used to provide a recognizable way of identifying a Web site. application development Monday announced a partnership with Informix Software Inc., (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :IFMX IFMX Informix Corporation ) the leading provider of parallel processing parallel processing, the concurrent or simultaneous execution of two or more parts of a single computer program, at speeds far exceeding those of a conventional computer. database technology. Bluestone bluestone, common name for the blue, crystalline heptahydrate of cupric sulfate called chalcanthite, a minor ore of copper. It also refers to a fine-grained, light to dark colored blue-gray sandstone. and Informix will develop a joint marketing and technical alliance that will enable customers to build dynamic, interactive Web sites using Informix -OnLine Dynamic ServerTM and Bluestone's powerful, visual client/server application development tool, Sapphire/Web. With the partnership, Bluestone becomes a founding member of Informix's Web Technology partners program. The Partners program is designed to incorporate best-in-class World Wide Web technologies with Informix's powerful database server and tools to provide customers with a complete Web solution. Bluestone and Informix will develop a joint marketing and technical alliance to enable customers to build dynamic, interactive Web sites. "Informix customers are rapidly adopting the Web for both Internet and Intranet applications," said Kim Wesselman, senior manager, Internet Solutions, Informix Software. "The combination of OnLine Dynamic Server and Sapphire/Web will provide our customers with a high-performance, best-in-class solution for developing those applications." "Our customers and prospects are looking to conduct real business on the Web. Real business that requires rapid access and updates of high-volume databases. Just as with PC LAN (1) A network of IBM or IBM-compatible PCs. (2) A network of any variety of computers. client/server tools, many Web tools look good in the prototyping phase, but quickly run out of steam. Sapphire/Web supports the full range of development from rapid prototyping Building a part one layer at a time using a method of additive fabrication such as 3D printing. Such parts are used for concept modeling to determine if the product design meets the customer's expectations. to large 50-100 person teams. By delivering the high performance, scaleable, relational database relational database Database in which all data are represented in tabular form. The description of a particular entity is provided by the set of its attribute values, stored as one row or record of the table, called a tuple. server, Informix is the perfect partner to jointly meet our customers' needs," stated Mel Baiada, president of Bluestone. Sapphire/Web support for OnLine Dynamic Server Sapphire/Web provides direct native support for Online Dynamic Server. This includes the unique ability to use existing SPLs (Stored Procedure In a database management system (DBMS), it is an SQL program that is stored in the database which is executed by calling it directly from the client or from a database trigger. When the SQL procedure is stored in the database, it does not have to be replicated in each client. Language), in addition to embedded SQL, enabling enterprises to leverage their existing investment in Informix stored procedures and business rules via the Web. Additionally, Sapphire/Web enables Web client/server Informix applications to use the latest in Web technology, including Netscape 2.0 frames and tables, VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language) A 3D graphics language used on the Web. After downloading a VRML page, its contents can be viewed, rotated and manipulated. Simulated rooms can be "walked into." The VRML viewer is launched from within the Web browser. , LiveScript and Java for client side processing, as well as, client pull and server push. About Informix. Informix Software is the leading supplier of high performance, parallel processing database technology for open systems. The company's database servers are the number one choice of computer hardware manufacturers for publishing Transaction Processing Council (TPC (Transaction Processing Performance Council, San Francisco, CA, www.tpc.org) An organization devoted to benchmarking transaction processing systems. In order to derive the number of transactions that can be processed in a given time frame, TPC benchmarks measure the total performance of ) benchmarks for UNIX-based systems. Informix products also include application development tools for creating client/server production applications, decision support systems, and ad-hoc query interfaces, and connectivity software that allows information to be shared transparently from PCs to mainframes within the corporate computing environment. Informix's corporate headquarters is based in Menlo Park, Calif. More information about Informix is available via the World Wide Web: http://www.informix.com. About Bluestone Inc. Bluestone, listed #34 on the Inc. 500 most rapidly growing private companies, focuses on the transfer of advanced development technology. Bluestone provides its customers with powerful application development tools, comprehensive support, training and professional services. Productivity solutions from Bluestone are used by over 85% of Fortune 500 corporations and numerous government agencies. The Company is headquartered at: Bluestone, 1000 Briggs Road, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054. Telephone: 609/727-4600 FAX: 609/778-5077 E-mail: info@bluestone.com WWW:http://www.bluestone.com -0- All products and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. CONTACT: Bluestone Inc. Jeffrey Whitney, 609/727-4600 x196, jeff@bluestone.com or Informix Software Anne Lenaghan, 415/926-6891 by The Garfield Group Brigitte Davis, 609-396-0946 x15, 71613.654@compuserve.com |
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