Bristol Technology unveils first cross-platform Java printing solution.RIDGEFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 1996-- Jprinter provides PostScript and PCL (Printer Command Language) The page description language for HP LaserJet printers. It has become a de facto standard used in many printers and typesetters. PCL Level 5, introduced with the LaserJet III in 1990, also supports Compugraphic's Intellifont scalable fonts. standards for Java Bristol Technology Inc. today announced Jprinter(TM), 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. PostScript and HP Printer Control Language (PCL) network printing system for Java. Bristol's Jprinter technology lets JavaVM (virtual machine) developers and OEMs enable sophisticated PostScript and PCL printing from any Java application. Jprinter fills the network printing void in Java by allowing users to fully leverage their printer hardware investment. Jprinter offers a standard, robust, cross-platform printing solution for a variety of network computing systems: Network Computers (NCs), Windows-based PCs, 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 OpenVMS workstations, and high-end S390 mainframes. "Jprinter leverages Bristol's proven Xprinter(TM) technology, the printing solution in use by hundreds of UNIX applications," said Ken Blackwell, Bristol's chief technical officer. "Bristol has set the cross-platform development standard with its Wind/U(R) product. Now, with Jprinter, Bristol is looking to set Java printing standards through an architecture that resembles the familiar printing model found on PCs, while conforming to Java's thin-client network-computing paradigm." "Bristol's Jprinter addresses Java's lack of a standard printing solution," said Michael Barnes, a research analyst with Hurwitz Group, in Newton, Mass. "The need to fill this void has become more urgent with Java's growing popularity. Application end-users will expect to find a printing system equivalent to that found on the desktop." Extending the Value of Java - Leveraging and extending the Java Abstract Windows toolkit (AWT (Abstract Windowing Toolkit) A class library from Sun that provides an application framework and graphical user interface (GUI) routines for Java programmers. AWT was the first user interface development system included in the Java Foundation Classes (JFC). 1.1) The current Java Abstract Windows toolkit (AWT 1.1) only offers a limited file printing capability. Jprinter fills the Java language printing void by leveraging and extending the current Java AWT graphics context mechanism with high performance printing languages including color PostScript, color PCL, and HPGL-2 RTL (Register Transfer Level) A high-level hardware description language (HDL) for defining digital circuits. The circuits are described as a collection of registers, Boolean equations, control logic such as "if-then-else" statements as well as complex event sequences; (large-format color plotter language). - A complete printing solution for the enterprise Jprinter is a cross-platform printing solution for Java that results in a consistent user interface and printing paradigm across all platforms. Jprinter operates across UNIX, Windows NT, OpenVMS, and OS/390 print server environments. Jprinter also addresses the requirements for a lightweight network-centric architecture that meets the needs of Java applications running on resource-constricted network computers. - Leveraging established Xprinter technology Jprinter leverages the capability of Bristol's Xprinter technology, the WYSIWYG PostScript and PCL printing solution for UNIX and OpenVMS. This enables Jprinter to support over 200 of the most common printer models. Availability and Pricing Jprinter will be available for Windows NT, SunOS, Solaris, HP 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. , Digital UNIX, OpenVMS, SCO UNIX, 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. , SGI (SGI, Sunnyvale, CA, www.sgi.com) A manufacturer of workstations and servers, founded in 1982 by Jim Clark. The company was founded as Silicon Graphics, Inc., but changed to its acronym in 1999. 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. workstations, and IBM OS/390 mainframes. Jprinter 1.0 will be available in 1Q97. Pricing for Jprinter is available by quotation and is based on a client/server model. About Bristol Technology Headquartered in Ridgefield, Conn., Bristol Technology is the market leader in delivering cross-platform development solutions. Founded in 1991, the company has posted an operating profit Operating profit (or loss) Revenue from a firm's regular activities less costs and expenses and before income deductions. operating profit See operating income. for 18 consecutive quarters. Bristol provides customers and partners with software and services designed to address the challenges of cross-platform development. The company develops, markets and supports the Wind/U family of cross-platform development software including Wind/U(R), HyperHelp(TM), and Xprinter(TM). Bristol's Internet address is http://www.bristol.com Wind/U and Bristol Technology are registered trademarks, and HyperHelp, Xprinter and Jprinter are trademarks of Bristol Technology. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Bristol Technology Inc. Leslie Evans, 203/438-6969 LeslieE@bristol.com |
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