Industry Leaders Map OpenDoc Future; A Clear Path to Popular & Future Operating Systems.LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 14, 1994--Component Integration Laboratories, Inc. (CI Labs) and key industry supporters of the OpenDoc(tm) architecture today announced a clear road map to component software on all current and future mainstream 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. . WordPerfect, the Novell Applications Group committed to simultaneously develop three versions of OpenDoc for Windows: OpenDoc for Windows 95, OpenDoc for 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. 3.5 and OpenDoc for Windows 3.1. 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) and Apple reaffirmed their commitment to helping support OpenDoc component software on all popular operating systems. In addition, CI Labs and Taligent demonstrated the first stages of their joint commitment to interoperability between components built for OpenDoc and Taligent's CommonPoint(tm) application system. "OpenDoc component software is leading the evolution toward object technology," explained Jed Harris Jed Harris (born Jacob Hirsch Horowitz in Lviv, Austria-Hungary) (February 25, 1900 - November 15, 1979) was a renowned Austrian-American theater producer and director, and writer of film. , president, CI Labs, "while defining a path that preserves users' current and future investments in software and hardware. For example, Microsoft is moving Windows from 16 to 32 bit, and OpenDoc component software will be there." OpenDoc Technology Does All Your Windows, and More WordPerfect, the Novell Applications Group announced its plans to simultaneously develop three versions of OpenDoc: OpenDoc for Windows 95, OpenDoc for Windows NT 3.5, and OpenDoc for Windows 3.1 to meet the needs of developers, end users and corporate decision makers whose enterprise commitments include plans to support a heterogeneous Windows environment (1) (upper case "W") Refers to computers running under a Microsoft Windows operating system. (2) (lower case "w") Also called a "windowing environment," it refers to any software that provides multiple windows on screen such as Windows, Mac, Motif and X Window. . Novell, Inc. also committed to delivering OpenDoc interoperability in all future 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. operating systems. "Our commitment to the Windows platform and CI Labs partners' commitment to incorporate OpenDoc technology in their current and future operating systems, provide the industry with a clear and viable path to a component future," stated Bill Kesselring, OpenDoc Product Manager for Novell, Inc. IBM, adding to its announced development of OpenDoc for OS/2 and AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. , has confirmed its plans to incorporate OpenDoc technology into its future enterprise systems. IBM will expand its OpenDoc development to AS400, 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. , MVS (Multiple Virtual Storage) Introduced in 1974, the primary operating system used with IBM mainframes (the others are VM and DOS/VSE). MVS is a batch processing-oriented operating system that manages large amounts of memory and disk space. , and OS/2 for Power PC operating systems. Apple has made OpenDoc technology central to its plans for the Mac OS, declaring that its OpenDoc efforts rank equally with the PowerMac as primary corporate initiatives. Future versions of the Mac OS will incrementally increase in OpenDoc integration and support with the final goal of a fully OpenDoc-based operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. . These strong commitments to OpenDoc technology make it the industry's most widely supported component software architecture. OpenDoc Technology Makes Software Work Together An evolutionary transition in the software industry, OpenDoc component software offers increased functionality and flexibility to users and developers, while protecting current investments in software. The OpenDoc promise includes easier manipulation of data and tools for end-users, customizable applications in heterogeneous environments for information systems managers, and greater differentiation and competition for software developers. Users will have a seamless environment that integrates productivity tools, database access, network resources and multimedia content. Developers will focus on their areas of expertise and begin converting code for existing application modules into OpenDoc components, delivering more integrated products with quicker time to market. Organizations will benefit in strategic ways: re-engineering business processes, mining their companies' information assets, managing work-flow and helping teams be more productive. CI Labs is Open and Vendor-neutral CI Labs is a vendor-neutral industry association promoting software integration and component software. CI Labs' OpenDoc component software architecture provides software integration that enables distributed, cross-platform component software and brings a new level of computing power to users. CI Labs will provide reference source code, technical documentation, example software and validation services -- openly, without non- disclosure requirements. CI Labs' Sponsors Adobe Systems Adobe Systems Incorporated (pronounced a-DOE-bee IPA: /əˈdoʊbiː/) (NASDAQ: ADBE) (LSE: ABS) is an American computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California, USA. Inc., Apple Computer, Inc., IBM Corporation and WordPerfect, the Novell Applications Group, have provided significant financial support to the organization. Apple, IBM and Novell are developing OpenDoc implementations for Macintosh, OS/2 and Windows platforms, respectively. Lotus Development Corporation (company) Lotus Development Corporation - A software company who produced Lotus 1-2-3, the Symphony spreadsheet and Lotus Notes for the IBM PC. Disliked by the League for Programming Freedom on account of their lawsuits. Quarterly sales $224M, profits $10M (Aug 1994). , Object Management Group (OMG (1) See Object Management Group. (2) "Oh my God!" See digispeak. OMG - Object Management Group ) and Taligent are members of CI Labs. Phone CI Labs at 408/864-0300 or email cilabs@cil.org for more information about CI Labs. -0- Note to Editors: OpenDoc is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. OS/2 is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. CommonPoint and Taligent are trademarks of Taligent, Inc. CONTACT: Niehaus Ryan Haller (for CI Labs)
Tamara Ireland 415/615-7892 or tamara@nrh.com
Ed Niehaus 415/615-7908 or ed@nrh.com
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