Java Industry Recognizes Zero G Software as the Leading Developer of Multi-Platform Deployment Tools; InstallAnywhere Voted Best Multi-Platform Installer.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 18, 1998--At the Java(TM) Business Expo(SM) in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. last week, Zero G Software's InstallAnywhere(TM) was universally acclaimed as the best software deployment Software deployment is all of the activities that make a software system available for use. The general deployment process consists of several interrelated activities with possible transitions between them. tool by the Java industry's most prominent publications. Winning Java World's Best Utility, Java Developer's Journal's Editors' Choice Award for Best Installer and Java Report's Writers' Choice Award, InstallAnywhere solidified its position as the leading tool for multi-platform deployment. InstallAnywhere was also a finalist in Java World's Best Commercial Application category. "Zero G is honored by the recognition the company has received from developers and the Java industry," said Eric Shapiro Eric Shapiro (b. June 26, 1978) is an American author, short story writer, essayist, and ghostwriter. Shapiro's short apocalyptic novel "It's Only Temporary" (2005), depicts the world before it is destroyed by a meteorite, and was on the Preliminary Nominee ballot for the 2005 Bram , president and co-founder of Zero G Software. "Providing developers with the best tools available for multi-platform deployment is our number one goal; these awards are a rewarding acknowledgement of our efforts to meet this goal." "The industry recognition of InstallAnywhere validates Zero G Software's commitment to providing effective tools for software deployment," said Greg Maletic, vice president and co-founder of Zero G Software. "InstallAnywhere's success was made possible by an incredible team of contributors, including the company's engineers, staff, customers and partners." What the Judges Said "InstallAnywhere is a godsend god·send n. Something wanted or needed that comes or happens unexpectedly. [Alteration of Middle English goddes sand, God's message : goddes, genitive of God, God for deploying Java applications across diverse 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. . Who wouldn't be pleased with the Web-based deployment option that even installs on client systems when the JDK (Java Development Kit) A Java software development environment from Sun. It includes the JVM, compiler, debugger and other tools for developing Java applets and applications. Each new version of the JDK adds features and enhancements to the language. isn't already present?" -- Java World. "It's not hard to see why major players in the Java industry such as Sun and 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) have chosen InstallAnywhere as their Java application deployment tool. The competition is no match for InstallAnywhere." -- Java Report. More information on the awards can be found at: -0- -- Java World: http:// www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-12-1998/jw-12-choice98winners2.html -- Java Developers Journal: http://www.javadevelopersjournal.com/java/jdjawards.html -- Java Report: http://www.javareport.com/html/from_pages/ftp_feature.shtml -0- About InstallAnywhere InstallAnywhere is the industry's leading solution for deploying software to multiple platforms, allowing developers to quickly and easily create a single, universal installer that will run on any platform. Supporting Windows 95, 98 and NT, 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). (including Solaris, Linux and others) Mac OS, OS/2 and virtually any other Java-enabled platform, Zero G's InstallAnywhere has the most advanced feature set available for building professional software installers. More information on InstallAnywhere can be found at http://www.ZeroG.com. About Zero G Software A privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. , Zero G Software, Inc. is the leading developer of multi-platform application deployment tools. InstallAnywhere, Zero G's flagship product, has become the de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, for multi-platform installations, creating professional installers for software deployment on all Java-technology enabled operating systems. Some of the company's more recognized customers include IBM, Intel, Novell, and Sun Microsystems. Zero G Software is headquartered in San Francisco, and can also be found on the Internet at http://www.ZeroG.com. Note to Editors: Zero G Software, InstallAnywhere, LaunchAnywhere and SpeedFolders are trademarks of Zero G Software, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders. |
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