Franz Allegro CL 6.1 Propels Lisp Further Into the Modern Web Environment.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BERKELEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 2001 Franz, Inc. today announced that it has shipped Allegro (operating system) Allegro - The code name for the major Mac OS release due in mid-1998. http://devworld.apple.com/mkt/informed/appledirections/mar97/roadmap.html. CL(R) 6.1, a performance-oriented update to its cross-platform application development environment. Allegro CL 6.1 represents the latest step in the evolution of Common Lisp (language) Common Lisp - A dialect of Lisp defined by a consortium of companies brought together in 1981 by the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Companies included Symbolics, Lisp Machines, Inc., Digital Equipment Corporation, Bell Labs. into a mature and powerful development platform for building robust, flexible, scalable and Internet-ready applications. The Allegro CL 6.1 update includes refinements to the functionality introduced in Allegro CL 6.0, a major release that married the natural object-oriented capabilities of modern Lisp with a suite of comprehensive Internet connectivity tools. Power Internet features in Allegro CL include Java interoperability, dynamic Lisp-based Web serving, and support for secure SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. sockets. In addition, Allegro CL 6.1 provides a faster integrated development environment See IDE. integrated development environment - interactive development environment which developers can use to create applications running under the latest operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. , such as Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. 2000, Redhat Linux 7.0 and Mac OS X. "As the demand for faster, more reliable, and scalable internet-ready applications increases, modern Lisp developers now have the resources they need to combine Internet connectivity with the powerful object-oriented capabilities of Lisp," said Fritz Kunze, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Franz. AllegroCL 6.1 Tunes Performance, Streamlines Development Version 6.1 introduces the following enhancements and new features to Allegro CL. -- New platforms supported include: -- 32 bit - IBM AIX 5, LinuxPPC 2000 (Q4), Mac OS X -- 64 bit - Sun Microsystems Solaris 2.8 -- New Lisp RPC (Remote Procedure Call) functionality allows Lisp applications across the network to interact more closely and operate more efficiently in multi-processor architectures. -- Enhanced integration with Java permits faster execution, delivers better data type interoperability between Lisp and Java, and provides more comprehensive documentation and sample code. -- Advanced localization capabilities allow better customization of programs for different languages, date and time formats, and monetary units. -- Improved integrated development environment (IDE) delivers better scrolling performance, enhanced indenting and multi-threaded operation. Availability A free 60-day trial version of Allegro CL 6.1 can be downloaded from http://www.franz.com/downloads/index.lhtml. About Franz Franz's products enable developers to build complex, flexible and scalable applications quickly, easily and cost-effectively. Founded in 1984, privately held Franz has demonstrated consistent growth and profitability. For more information, call (888)-CLOS NOW or 510/548-3600 or email info@franz.com. Allegro CL is a registered trademark of Franz Inc Franz Inc. was founded in early 1984 as a vehicle to produce and sell Macsyma. While that never developed into a business, Franz Inc. did sell Franz Lisp while working on their own Common Lisp implementation. Franz Lisp died out in the 80s as Common Lisp became more popular. . Other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners. |
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