GraphOn Announces Beta Versions of Bridges Web-Enabling Software for UNIX and Linux OEM.Business Editors and High-Tech Writers LinuxWorld 2000 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 3, 2000 GraphOn Corporation (Nasdaq:GOJO) (www.graphon.com) today announced it will release OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and beta versions of its web-enabling software Bridges 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). (R) and Linux(R), providing fast access of UNIX and Linux applications from virtually any desktop device over any connection with no additional hardware and without changing a single line of an application's code. Bridges 1.0 for UNIX and Linux join GraphOn's previously announced Bridges for Windows(R) (WinBridge OEM), which instantly web-enables any 32-bit Windows application A program that is written to run under Microsoft's Windows operating system. Such applications typically run under all 32-bit versions of Windows, but earlier applications might also run under the 16-bit versions (Windows 3.x) as well. See Windows. from virtually any desktop device over any connection. Bridges for Windows is licensed by Corel Corporation (company) Corel Corporation - A software publisher best known for the CorelDraw application. Founded in June 1985 by Dr. Michael Cowpland, Corel Corporation was originally a systems integration company. to provide fast access to server-based Windows applications from Corel(R) LINUX(R) OS desktops, and by Compuware(R) to instantly web-enable enterprise-level applications deployed with their UNIFA UNIFA Union Nationale des Industries Françaises de l'Ameublement CE(R) development environment. The beta versions of Bridges 1.0 for UNIX and Linux will feature increased stability and functionality, including 24 bit color support, enhanced session configuration, and client and server backing store, which allows users to save configuration and display information. In addition, icons can be created and saved to the desktop to directly launch connections to applications web-enabled, or published, by Bridges. The public release of Bridges 1.0 will replace GraphOn's current family of server-based software products which includes, GO-Global, the first thin client PC X server, GO-Joe, the first thin client X server for Java, and GO-Between, the first thin client X server for multi-user Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. . The OEM versions of Bridges 1.0 for UNIX and Linux are scheduled for beta release by the middle of February and will initially support Solaris 2.6/2.7 and HPUX HPUX Hewlett-Packard Unix 10.2/11. Operating systems based on Linux 2.2, including Red Hat Linux Red Hat Linux, assembled by Red Hat, was a popular, "middle-aged" Linux distribution (not as old as Slackware but older than Ubuntu) upon its discontinuation in 2004.[1] Red Hat Linux 1.0 was released on November 3, 1994. 6.x, are scheduled for beta release by the end of first quarter 2000. Desktop support for the beta version will include a very small native Windows client that can be run on any 32 bit Windows-based desktop device, and a tiny Java client that can be run on any Java-enabled device, such as a web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. . With support for UNIX, Linux, and Windows applications, GraphOn Bridges is a complete, cross-platform application deployment solution for independent software vendors (ISVs) needing to web-enable their full-featured, interactive applications. Bridges can be integrated and bundled with desktop applications, and requires no extensions, add-ons or code rewrites. About GraphOn Corporation GraphOn's award-winning Bridges software allows any display device to run any application over any type of connection, including low bandwidth, dial-up and wireless. GraphOn's products instantly web-enable any type of application, including Windows, Linux, and UNIX applications without any software modification. GraphOn Bridges provides organizations of all types complete freedom of choice today and in the future--freedom in the choice of applications, operating systems and connectivity framework, while achieving high performance and lower cost. GraphOn, which markets its solutions through OEM licenses, independent software vendors (ISVs), application service providers (ASPs), and system integrators, is headquartered in Silicon Valley and is traded on the Nasdaq under the ticker GOJO (Nasdaq:GOJO). For more information, please visit the company's web site at http://www.graphon.com. Note: GraphOn (Nasdaq:GOJO) will announce fourth quarter results on Tuesday, February 8, 2000 at 5:30pm EST EST electroshock therapy. EST abbr. electroshock therapy . To listen to the quarterly earnings teleconference online, visit http://www.vcall.com This press release contains statements that are forward looking as that term is defined by the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. These statements are based on current expectations that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results will differ due to factors such as shifts in customer demand, product shipment schedules, product mix, competitive products and pricing, technological shifts and other variables. Readers are referred to GraphOn's most recent periodic and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. GraphOn, Bridges, WinBridge, GO-Joe, GO-Global, GO-Between, and jBridge are trademarks or registered trademarks of GraphOn Corp. |
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