Imperial Software Technology's Powerful X-Designer: Java Edition Provides Easy Path for Migrating Motif Interfaces to Java.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 8, 1996--Imperial Software Technology today announced X-Designer: Java Edition, the only tool that gives developers a powerful migration path to Java for Motif interfaces. X-Designer, the industry-leading GUI builder Visual programming software that lets a user build a graphical user interface by dragging and dropping elements from a toolbar onto the screen. It may be a stand-alone program or part of an application development system or client/server development system. for Motif, now has a Java code generator See application generator and macro recorder. in addition to its X/Motif and 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. code generators. This enables developers to use the same interface-building tool to generate code for Motif, Windows and Java. "With the advent of Java as the key World Wide Web and Intranet language, it was clear to us that applications would need to be deployed across Java clients as well as Motif," said Derek Lambert Derek Lambert is the name of
Motif Now, Java Next With X-Designer: Java Edition, organizations can "future-proof" Motif applications. It is the only product that provides a true migration path to Java from Motif and Windows. Advanced Motif application interfaces can be built with the knowledge that later deployment to any Java platform, such as the Network Computer, can be accomplished with ease when these devices become viable. Applications that are currently deployed internally may become Web-enabled client-server Intranet applications, utilizing "thin-client" technology, without compromising todays operational demands. In addition, Java interfaces built with X-Designer: Java Edition may be ported back to Motif, giving two-way interface portability. Motif to Java Conversion Not only can new Motif and Java application interfaces be built with X-Designer, existing interfaces -- whether they had been built using X-Designer, another 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. tool, or by hand coding -- may be converted to the Java model. X-Designer helps companies protect their investment in their Motif application base through the use of X-Designers XD/Capture feature. This powerful facility enables existing Motif GUIs, however they were built, to be captured from a running application into X-Designer. The design may then be re-engineered as a Java interface as well as remaining in Motif. Price and Availability X-Designer: Java Edition, will remain at the current U.S. list price of $3,500 for the first license, including the first years maintenance and upgrades. Existing users of X-Designer with a current support contract will receive X-Designer: Java Edition without further charge. X-Designer: Java Edition will be available in October 1996. As with X-Designer 4.5 (available now), X-Designer: Java Edition will be available on Sun Solaris, SunOS, Hewlett-Packard HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. and Silicon Graphics IRIX A Unix-based operating system from SGI that is used in its computer systems from desktop to supercomputer. It is an enhanced version of Unix System V Release 4. IRIX integrates the X Window system with OpenGL, creating the first real time 3D X environment. . 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) AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. and Digital UNIX are expected by November, with most other platforms soon after. Imperial Software Technology Founded in 1982 by members of the University of London For most practical purposes, ranging from admission of students to negotiating funding from the government, the 19 constituent colleges are treated as individual universities. Within the university federation they are known as Recognised Bodies Imperial College, IST is a software engineering company recognized internationally for its exceptional technology. Its flagship product, the GUI builder X-Designer, is installed at leading corporations throughout the world, including Motorola, which uses X-Designer through a worldwide corporate license, and NCR (NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH, www.ncr.com) A technology company specializing in financial terminal transactions, retail systems and data warehousing. Until the late 1990s, NCR was heavily invested in the hardware side of the industry, known worldwide as a major manufacturer of computers , which holds multiple site licenses. IST also provides workbench technology to OEMs and is a leader in the application of formal software engineering methods to high-integrity and safety-critical systems. The company's headquarters is in Reading, United Kingdom, with branches in Cambridge, UK and in Palo Alto, Calif. -0- Note To Editors: X-Designer and the X-Designer logo are registered trademarks, and IST, the IST logo, and XD/Capture are trademarks of Imperial Software Technology Limited. All other trademarks and registered trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Imperial Software Technology Derek Lambert, 44 1189 587055 derek@ist.co.uk http://www.ist.co.uk or Martin Communications Stephanie Bradley, 415/665-9072 stephb@sirius.com |
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