Bristol Technology Inc. Announces Wind/U 4.2; Support for Siemens Nixdorf Reliant UNIX Added Superior Thread, COM, and OLE Performance.DANBURY, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 1998--Bristol Technology Inc. today announced Wind/U(R) 4.2, the latest release of the company's award-winning cross-platform development software. Wind/U 4.2 includes new support for threadsafe graphics device interface See GDI. (GDI (Graphics Device Interface) The traditional programming interface (API) for output in Windows. When an application needs to display or print, it makes a call to a GDI function and sends it the parameters for the object that must be created. ), extends OpenGL, the ActiveX Template Library (ATL (Active Template Library) A set of software routines from Microsoft that provide the basic framework for creating ActiveX and COM objects. Stemming from the standard template library (STL) that comes with C++ compilers, ATL includes an object wizard that sets up ) and VBScript to additional platforms, and contains dramatic thread, COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. , and OLE performance gains. Also included in this release is support for Siemens Nixdorf Reliant UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). and Stingray Software's Objective Chart. Wind/U is the leading cross-platform development tool, with over 1,500 Wind/U development seats installed. Using Wind/U 4.2, developers can write applications on Windows 95 or Windows NT, and deploy them on the range of platforms found across the enterprise, including Windows, UNIX, OpenVMS, and OS/390. "Wind/U 4.2 further demonstrates Bristol's commitment to enabling developers to use Win32 and MFC (Microsoft Foundation Class) An application framework for writing Microsoft C/C++ and Visual C++ applications. See application framework. MFC - Microsoft Foundation Class as the development platform for the enterprise," said Keith Blackwell, president of Bristol Technology. "Wind/U's support for the broadest range of Microsoft technologies across the most target platforms makes it the superior choice for delivering sophisticated cross-platform products, including enterprise-wide client and server applications." Advanced Windows Technology Across the Enterprise With release 4.2, Wind/U extends advanced Windows technology such as VBScript and ATL to additional platforms. VBScript is a fast, portable, lightweight interpreter for use in applications that use ActiveX controls and OLE automation servers; ATL enables developers to build fast, lightweight COM objects. High-Performance, High-Resolution Graphics Support Wind/U 4.2 extends support for OpenGL to additional platforms, so that developers can take advantage of superior graphics capabilities on the 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. , IRIX A Unix-based operating system from SGI that is used in its computer systems from desktop to supercomputer. It is an enhanced version of Unix System V Release 4. IRIX integrates the X Window system with OpenGL, creating the first real time 3D X environment. , and Solaris platforms. In addition, threadsafe GDI libraries provide superior graphics performance by enabling graphics calls in multiple threads. Support for Stingray Software's Objective Chart 1.1 offers the ability to add sophisticated charts to an application. Blazing Performance for Client and Server Applications Changes in the way Wind/U manages global synchronization objects result in significant performance gains for applications that use threads, COM, and OLE. While these performance improvements are also noticeable in client applications, they are particularly important for multithreaded multithreaded - multithreading server applications that demand top performance. Support for Siemens Nixdorf Reliant UNIX As a result of a worldwide strategic partnership between Bristol Technology and Siemens Nixdorf Information Systems, Wind/U 4.2 is the first product to enable Win32-based cross-platform development for Siemens Nixdorf Reliant UNIX. Wind/U support for Reliant UNIX enables ISVs and corporations to concentrate development efforts on Win32 platforms without sacrificing the scalability, high availability, and transaction security of Siemens' powerful RM servers. Pricing and Availability Wind/U 4.2 runs on Solaris, HP-UX, IRIX, Digital UNIX, Digital OpenVMS, AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. , and Reliant UNIX workstations. Wind/U 4.2 is available now for $12,000 per developer license. About Bristol Technology Inc. Danbury, Conn.-based Bristol Technology Inc. develops, markets, and supports the Wind/U family of Windows and UNIX cross-platform development products. Founded in 1991, the company was listed in the 1997 Inc. 500 as one of the fastest growing private companies in the U.S. In addition to Wind/U, its products include HyperHelp(tm), software for creating UNIX-based on-line help systems with WinHelp functionality; Xprinter(tm), software for adding sophisticated printing capabilities to UNIX-based applications; and Jprinter(R), a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) Pronounced "wiz-ee-wig." It refers to displaying text and graphics on screen the same as they will print on paper or display on a Web page. network printing system for Java. For more information, please visit Bristol's home page: http://www.bristol.com. -0- (c) 1998 Bristol Technology Inc. Bristol Technology, Wind/U, and Jprinter are registered trademarks, and HyperHelp and Xprinter are trademarks of Bristol Technology Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: John Yonsky Bristol Technology Inc. (203) 798-1007 JohnY@bristol.com |
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