CI Labs and the X Consortium exchange memberships; Organizations will work together to enable cross-platform software interoperability through OpenDoc and Fresco.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 1995--Component Integration Laboratories, Inc. (CI Labs) and the X Consortium announced today that their organizations have exchanged memberships, establishing a closer working relationship to enable the cooperative evolution of their respective standards for cross-platform software interoperability. CI Labs is the vendor-neutral association promoting OpenDoc, the component software architecture that will reduce the complexity of today's feature-packed software applications by enabling distributed, cross-platform component software. The X Consortium is developing Fresco fresco (frĕs`kō) [Ital.,=fresh], in its pure form the art of painting upon damp, fresh, lime plaster. In Renaissance Italy it was called buon fresco to distinguish it from fresco secco, , an object-oriented toolkit featuring a CORBA-based object model that supports "graphical embedding 1. (mathematics) embedding - One instance of some mathematical object contained with in another instance, e.g. a group which is a subgroup. 2. (theory) embedding - (domain theory) A complete partial order F in [X -> Y] is an embedding if " by combining structured graphics and application embedding into a single architectural framework. Fresco gives a single, window system independent API (Application Programming Interface) A language and message format used by an application program to communicate with the operating system or some other control program such as a database management system (DBMS) or communications protocol. for developing graphical applications such as drawing tools, and text-oriented applications such as word processors and spreadsheets. Both organizations are currently examining OpenDoc and Fresco to determine how they can achieve interoperability between the two. "There are several key areas where OpenDoc and Fresco provide synergy," explains Bob Schelfler, President of the X Consortium. "Our goal is to let developers write to the OpenDoc or Fresco APIs with confidence in their interoperability. Working with CI Labs will benefit the evolution of both technologies by providing a channel for exchanging information between these two open organizations." Both CI Labs and the X Consortium have announced their intent to submit their respective technologies in response to the Object Management Group's (OMG (1) See Object Management Group. (2) "Oh my God!" See digispeak. OMG - Object Management Group ) Request for Proposal (RFP (Request For Proposal) A document that invites a vendor to submit a bid for hardware, software and/or services. It may provide a general or very detailed specification of the system. 1. (business) RFP - Request for Proposal. 2. ) for Compound Document Facilities. Compound Document Facilities will enable the creation of component software that supports shareable and customizable compound documents across heterogeneous systems heterogeneous system n. A chemical system that contains various distinct and mechanically separable parts or phases, such as a suspension. . "Both CI Labs and the X Consortium drive development of key software architectures through our open processes," said Jed Harris Jed Harris (born Jacob Hirsch Horowitz in Lviv, Austria-Hungary) (February 25, 1900 - November 15, 1979) was a renowned Austrian-American theater producer and director, and writer of film. , President of CI Labs. "By working together, we can coordinate the design and evolution of OpenDoc and Fresco to make life easier for developers and provide a simpler, more powerful environment for end-users." The X Consortium now adds its name to the growing roster of sponsors and member companies supporting OpenDoc. Sponsors include Adobe Systems Adobe Systems Incorporated (pronounced a-DOE-bee IPA: /əˈdoʊbiː/) (NASDAQ: ADBE) (LSE: ABS) is an American computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California, USA. , Inc.; Apple Computer Inc.; 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) Corporation and WordPerfect, the Novell Applications Group. Members include Lotus Development Corp.; Taligent, Inc.; the Object Management Group (OMG); and now, the X Consortium. CI LABS: THE OPEN INDUSTRY FORUM FOR OPENDOC TECHNOLOGY CI Labs is a vendor-neutral industry association promoting software integration and component software. CI Labs' OpenDoc component software architecture provides software integration that enables distributed, cross-platform component software and brings a new level of computing power to users. CI Labs will provide reference source code, technical documentation, example software and validation services -- openly, without non-disclosure requirements. CI Labs' Sponsors Adobe Systems Inc., Apple Computer, Inc., IBM Corporation and WordPerfect, the Novell Applications Group, have provided significant financial support to the organization. Apple, IBM and Novell are developing OpenDoc implementations for Macintosh, OS/2 and Windows platforms, respectively. Phone CI Labs at 408-864-0300 or email cilabs@cil.org for more information. THE X CONSORTIUM The X Consortium has more than 70 members including the industry's leading hardware and software companies. Formed in 1988 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological institute and its Sloan School of Management has notable programs in business, , the X Consortium is a broad industry partnership dedicated to the development of the X Window System. In 1993, the X Consortium incorporated as an independent, non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. focusing on the development and evolution of X. For more information on each organization, contact: Component Integration Laboratories (project) Component Integration Laboratories - (CIL) An effort to create a common framework for interoperability between application programs on desktop platforms, formed by Apple Computer, Inc., IBM, Novell, Oracle, Taligent, WordPerfect and Xerox. , Inc. P.O. Box 61747 Sunnyvale, CA 94088 phone: 408/864-0300 fax: 408/864-0380 email: cilabs@cil.org The X Consortium, Inc. One Memorial Drive Cambridge, MA 02142-1301 phone: 617/374-1000 fax: 617/374-1025 email: membership@x.org -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: OpenDoc is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Fresco is a registered trademark of X Consortium, Inc. CONTACT: Niehaus Ryan Haller, Inc. (for CI Labs) Tamara Ireland, 415/615-7892 or tamara@nrh.com X Consortium Paul Lavallee, 617/374-1000 x175 or pcl@x.org |
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