COMPUTER INDUSTRY LEADERS SUPPORT 64-BIT UNIX INITIATIVE.SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 15, 1995--Industry leaders, including major supporters of the Intel architecture, Hewlett-Packards PA-RISC (Precision Architecture-RISC) A proprietary RISC-based CPU architecture from HP that was introduced in 1986. It is the foundation of HP's 3000 and 9000 computer families. See IA-64. architecture, Digitals Alpha architecture, PowerPC architecture, Silicon Graphics/MIPS RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. architecture, 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 architecture and other architectures have endorsed the direction for a broadly supported 64-bit 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). API initiative. This group is endorsing the effort to develop a widely accepted set of APIs based on industry standards coupled with a common 64-bit C programming model for data representation. The result will be a complete environment for UNIX applications. The API set will cover a wide range of computing needs, including supercomputers, enterprise servers, workgroup servers, workstations and network systems. This broadly supported 64-bit UNIX API specification will be made public by the end of the year. As we move toward the year 2000, enterprise users demands for faster, larger computer systems will continually increase. These demands have already begun to push computing to the next level -- 64-bit computing. To prepare for 64-bit computing, the computer industry must begin to collaborate now. To further the development of widespread, powerful 64-bit software, a 64-bit UNIX API specification and common software programming conventions must emerge as a broadly supported target for application developers. The 64-bit UNIX API specification will comply with and track existing industry standards such as XPG 4.2 (X/Open's single UNIX specification A standard Unix programming interface from The Open Group, which governs compliance. Formerly known as Spec 1170, and containing more than 1,100 API calls, products branded with the UNIX 95, UNIX 98 and UNIX 03 logos conform to Versions 1, 2 and 3 of the specification respectively. , a.k.a. Spec 1170), POSIX (Portable Operating System Interface for UNIX) An IEEE 1003.1 standard that defines the language interface between application programs and the Unix operating system. , SVID, CDE (1) (Computer Desktop Encyclopedia) What you are reading at this very moment. See About this product. (2) (Common Desktop Environment) A user interface for desktop computing from The Open Group. and X-Windows. The resultant 64-bit UNIX API specification will be submitted to X/Open. Where necessary, leading industry APIs, system utilities and network computing interfaces will be included to ensure robustness so that applications have access to necessary services. This effort will bring together the most comprehensive consolidation of UNIX APIs and the first specification targeted for 64-bit implementation. Because there are no widely accepted industry standards at the 64-bit level, there is a unique opportunity for industry leaders to support an efficient 64-bit UNIX model. By building from existing 32-bit APIs, this 64-bit UNIX API will also be upward-compatible with 32-bit applications. With the backing of leading UNIX suppliers, software application developers and computer manufacturers, this 64-bit UNIX specification will be a breakthrough for the industry. This initiative reduces the variability faced by software developers and simplifies the decision process for IT managers. Companies currently endorsing this effort include Accugraph, Amdahl Corporation, AT&T Global Information Systems, Autodesk, Inc., Baan, Cadence Design Systems (company) Cadence Design Systems - A company that sells electronic design automation software and services. http://cadence.com/. See also Verilog. , Cadre Technologies Inc., Compaq Computer Corp., Convex Computer Corporation (company) Convex Computer Corporation - A mini-super-computer manufacturer. Address: Richardson, Texas, USA. , Data General, Digital Equipment Corporation, Dun & Bradstreet Software, Dynasty Technologies, EDS/Unigraphics, ESRI Incorporated, Fujitsu Limited, Genasys II Inc., Groupe Bull, Hitachi, Ltd., Hewlett-Packard Company, ICL, IBM Corp., Informix Software Inc., Intel Corporation, Lawson Software, MacNeal-Schwendler Corp., Mentor Graphics Corp., Mitsubishi Electric Company, Motorola, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. Corporation, Novell Inc., Object Design Inc., Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd., Olivetti, Oracle Corporation, Parametric Technology Corporation |Parametric Technology Corporation]] Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC)(NASDAQ: PMTC) provides Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) engineering CAD/CAM software and content management and dynamic publishing solutions to more than 40,000 companies worldwide. , PeopleSoft, Progress Software Corporation, Pyramid Technology, QAD, Rational Software Corp., SAP America Inc., SAS Institute Inc., SCO, Sequent Computer Systems Inc., Siemens-Nixdorf, Silicon Graphics Inc., SSA (Serial Storage Architecture) A fault tolerant peripheral interface from IBM that transfers data at 80 and 160 Mbytes/sec. SSA uses SCSI commands, allowing existing software to drive SSA peripherals, which are typically disk drives. , Stratus Computer, Inc., Structural Dynamics Research Corporation, SunSoft Inc., Sybase Inc., Synopsys, Taligent, Tandem Computers Incorporated, Texas Instruments Software Business, Versant Object Technology, Unisys and others to be announced To be announced (TBA) A contract for the purchase or sale of an MBS to be delivered at an agreed-upon future date but does not include a specified pool number and number of pools or precise amount to be delivered. later. -0-
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Company Contact Phone Number AT&T Global Information Systems CJ Jackson (513) 445-1615 Digital Equipment Corporation Bob Price (508) 493-4297 Hewlett Packard Kim Daniel (408) 447-4587 IBM Corp. Judy Radlinsky (914) 766-1697 Informix Software, Inc. Jae Prosser (415) 926-6316 Intel Corporation John Thompson (408) 765-1279 Novell, Inc. Nancy Collins (201) 443-6309 Oracle Corporation Jennifer Keavney (415) 506-3429 SCO Carolyn Holk (408) 427-7116 SunSoft, Inc. John Loicano (415) 336-3506 Sybase Inc. Maureen Welch (510) 922-4799 Unisys Patricia Buchanon (408) 434-2159-0- Note to Editors: UNIX is a registered trademark in the U.S. and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Co. Ltd. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Intel Corp. John Thompson, 408/765-1279 |
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