Client/Server Technology, CST, inks deal to add desktop graphical user interface to Ceridian's TesserAct ActivWare mainframe application.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 1996--Client/Server Technology Inc. (CST CST abbr. 1. Central Standard Time 2. convulsive shock treatment CST Central Standard Time Noun 1. ) announced today that TesserAct Technology, a division of Ceridian Employer Services, has licensed GUISys/3270, a software development tool that automatically generates a graphical client for applications running on IBM mainframe IBM mainframes, though perceived as synonymous with mainframe computers in general due to their marketshare, are now technically and specifically IBM's line of business computers that can all trace their design evolution to the IBM System/360. platforms. TesserAct Technology will use CST's GUISys to generate a graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to interface for the TesserAct ActivWare product line, an advanced mainframe-based human resource management system for large customers with sophisticated in-house requirements. "We selected CST's GUISys because it maximizes our customers' investment in existing TesserAct ActivWare applications while simultaneously lowering training costs and providing more users with system access," Rick King, vice president/general manager of TesserAct Technology said. "GUISys/3270, with its ability to automatically generate a graphical client for our mainframe applications, allows us to offer customers the best of both worlds -- the functionality, capacity and security of host-based data processing data processing or information processing, operations (e.g., handling, merging, sorting, and computing) performed upon data in accordance with strictly defined procedures, such as recording and summarizing the financial transactions of a with an easy-to-use graphical user interface," King said. "Key to our evaluation is that GUISys offers a strategic, open solution by automatically generating the GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. environment in fully functional Visual Basic," he said. "Using Visual Basic, our customers can extend the TesserAct applications on the client without requiring any modifications to the host. The bottom line: our customers get the benefits of client/server without sacrificing the functionality offered by the mainframe or undergoing a huge migration effort," King said. "TesserAct ActivWave applications are mission-critical for many world-class corporations and the adoption of GUISys by Ceridian Employer Services for the TesserAct product line is extremely important to CST," David Holmes David Holmes may refer to:
TesserAct Technology, a division of Ceridian Employer Services, is the leading provider of human resource management systems (HRMS HRMS Human Resource Management System HRMS High Resolution Microwave Survey (SETI, Project Phoenix) HRMS High Resolution Mass Spectroscopy HRMS High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy HRMS Human Resources Management Specialist ) for the nation's largest corporations. TesserAct HRMS applications are fully integrated, built around a common 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. and backed by more than two decades of experience focusing exclusively on the development of high-end HRMS software. By supporting the entire gamut of large organizations' human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. (HR), benefit administration and payroll functions, the TesserAct product line has gained customers that span the spectrum of industries -- from retail to finance to manufacturing to military/aerospace -- and currently include many of the top 200 companies in the United States. Founded in 1990, Client/Server Technology Inc. is a leader in providing quality products and services for automating the generation of graphical clients for host-based applications. Its flagship product is GUISys, which automatically generates a desktop graphical user interface for host applications running on IBM mainframe and AS/400 platforms. CST also offers VBSys, a companion product to GUISys, which automatically generates the new client application in fully functional Visual Basic. Customers include leading Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), Value Added Resellers and large multinational corporate accounts. CST can be reached visiting its homepage on the world wide web (http://www.cst-inc.com). Readers who want additional information should call CST at 1-770-352-1300. -0- All referenced product names are trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: NEI NEI National Eye Institute (NIH) NEI Nuclear Energy Institute NEI National Emission Inventory NEI Not Enough Information NEI Netherlands East Indies NEI Nuevos Estados Independientes Communications Carl Nelson, 617/237-5654 |
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