Critical UNIX Applications Toolkit Ported to IA64 Turbolinux; ICS Port of Open Motif to Accelerate Migration of Enterprise Unix Applications to Linux on IA64.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 27, 2000 Integrated Computer Solutions Integrated Computer Solutions, Inc. (ICS) is a computer software company headquartered in Bedford, MA. They provide Graphic User Interface (GUI) development tools and professional services for UNIX and Linux platforms. , Inc. (ICS (1) (Internet Connection Sharing) A Windows feature that enables two or more computers to share one Internet connection. First introduced in Windows 98 Second Edition, sharing is accomplished with network address translation (NAT), which is the common method. ), the leading supplier of commercial Motif(R) products and support, and Turbolinux, Inc., the leader in high-performance Linux for Internet infrastructure solutions, today announced immediate availability of Open Motif Open Motif (or, unofficially, OpenMotif) is a source code release of the Motif computer programming toolkit by The Open Group, the current owners of Motif. Open Motif has the same functionality and source code as Motif, but is offered under a proprietary shared source for Intel's forthcoming Itanium processor-based systems. This is the first port of Motif, the industry standard 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. toolkit for 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). applications, for IA64 Linux on Intel Itanium systems. Most mission-critical applications that run on UNIX use Motif as an integral part of their application. Typical applications that depend on Motif include aircraft ground systems at Boeing, financial applications developed by Credit Suisse and other investment houses, the programming control system at DirectTV, criminal investigation support systems at the FBI, the crew and equipment scheduling system of Southwest Airlines, control systems for the subway systems of Boston and San Francisco and tools developed at Walt Disney, Dreamworks and many other animation studios. Motif is also used extensively by independent software vendors such as Oracle and Rational Software. "Enterprise applications currently deployed on UNIX almost all rely on Motif and this port will greatly accelerate the adoption of Linux on IA64 processor systems," said Jerry Greenberg, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Turbolinux. "Turbolinux has been a leader in developing Linux for IA64 and we see this step as critical for ISVs in making their applications available on Intel's next-generation systems." "Open Motif on Linux for IA64 is enterprise ready," said Mark Hatch, Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. for ICS. "The Turbolinux operating system and hardware are stable and ready for porting Motif applications." Availability Open Motif is available for free downloads at the MotifZone, ICS's Motif portal site (http://www.motifzone.net). This release includes the latest bug fixes to Open Motif provided by other vendors and the open source community. About ICS Founded in 1987, ICS was chartered to create software development tools for developers working with the then emerging X Window System(TM). The company's first product offerings included X training and a version of Motif for systems manufactured by Sun Microsystems. Prior to widespread adoption of Motif by the UNIX workstation vendors, ICS was the leading independent shipper of the Motif toolkit. In 1998, The Open Group chose ICS to provide technical support for its Motif source code licenses. Today, ICS is the current market leader in Motif 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 development tools, Builder Xcessory PRO (BX PRO). In its fifth major release and representing over 100 person years of effort, BX PRO defines a level of sophistication so·phis·ti·cate v. so·phis·ti·cat·ed, so·phis·ti·cat·ing, so·phis·ti·cates v.tr. 1. To cause to become less natural, especially to make less naive and more worldly. 2. , functionality and ease of use that is unmatched in the industry. In November of 1999, the combination of BX PRO from ICS and Code Fusion from Red Hat software was awarded the Editor's Choice award by the leading Linux magazine, The Linux Journal, for the Best New Application for Software Development. Commenting on the importance of this alliance, The Linux Journal described the software as "...the first Visual C/C C/C Center to Center C/C Combustion Chamber C/C Command/Control C/C Crew Chief C/C cabin cruiser (US DoD) C/C chief complaint (medical) C/C Channel-to-Channel C/C Communication and Collaboration ++ equivalent for Linux." For further information on ICS, its products or services, call 617/621-0060, or visit the ICS Website at http://www.ics.com. About Turbolinux, Inc. Founded in 1992, Turbolinux develops Linux-based software solutions for Internet and enterprise computing infrastructure, including reliable, available and scalable operating systems for workstations and servers and software clustering solutions for computing traffic management and peer-to-peer distributed computing. Backed by more than $95 million in investments from some of the world's leading technology companies, including Compaq, Dell, Fujitsu, Hitachi, 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) , Intel, 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. , Novell, Oracle, 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. and Toshiba, Turbolinux is headquartered near San Francisco with offices around the world. For more information, visit the Turbolinux Web site at http://www.turbolinux.com. Note to Editors: Turbolinux is a registered trademark of Turbolinux, Inc. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other registered trademarks belong to their respective holders. UNIX and Motif are registered trademarks of The Open Group in the US and other countries. The Open Group and the X Window System are trademarks of The Open Group. |
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