Motif Zone Website Launched By ICS, Provides Most Complete Information And Latest Software To Motif Developers.CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997-- Online Zine, "The Motif Developer", Addresses Knowledge Needs of Professional Developers A new website devoted exclusively to Motif(R) information and resources, The Motif Zone, has been launched and is now accessible on the World Wide Web (http://www.motifzone.com). The purpose of the site is to provide Motif developers with the knowledge, news, and software they need to work and program with X, Motif, and CDE (1) (Computer Desktop Encyclopedia) What you are reading at this very moment. See About this product. (2) (Common Desktop Environment) A user interface for desktop computing from The Open Group. software. Integrated Computer Solutions Integrated Computer Solutions, Inc. (ICS) is a computer software company headquartered in Bedford, MA. They provide Graphic User Interface (GUI) development tools and professional services for UNIX and Linux platforms. (ICS (1) (Internet Connection Sharing) A Windows feature that enables two or more computers to share one Internet connection. First introduced in Windows 98 Second Edition, sharing is accomplished with network address translation (NAT), which is the common method. ), Cambridge, MA, the established leader in Motif development tools, is managing the site. Peter Winston Peter Jonathan Winston was born on March 18, 1958, in New York City. He was an American chess player. In 1974, he shared first prize in the U.S. Junior Chess Championship. He is most famous for his mysterious disappearance in early 1978. , ICS president said, "The Motif Zone is a demonstration of ICS's strong ongoing commitment to continue to support Motif developers in every way possible. While some suppliers have wavered in their support of Motif developers, this community has our assurance that ICS will remain a source of both Motif information and products into the future." Motif was developed by The Open Software Foundation (now The Open Group), of Cambridge, MA. David Knorr, Desktop Business Manager for The Open Group, commented, "Motif is the dominant user interface for open systems business-critical customer applications. In recognition of this fact, ICS created an extremely informative website dedicated solely to the X Window System(TM) and Motif. This action clearly illustrates ICS's long-standing and continuing commitment to Motif developers and their organizations. The Open Group applauds ICS for stepping forward and taking on this responsibility." The site features sections on news, resources (developer, end user, and system administrative), software, community bulletin boards, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) A group of commonly asked questions about a subject along with the answers. Vendors often display them on their Web sites for use as troubleshooting guidelines. ), and more. It is the most comprehensive source of information on new X and Motif technologies and products on the Internet. Those visiting the site can interact with one another to discuss their development problems with others in the Motif community without becoming a target for SPAMers that prey on posters to the Internet Newsgroups This is a list of newsgroups that are significant for their popularity or their position in Usenet history. As of October 2002, there are about 100,000 Usenet newsgroups, of which approximately a fifth are active. . The Motif Developer: New Online Zine The Motif Developer is an online zine published at the site. It includes articles by some of the best-known names in Motif development. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. David B. Lewis, Editor of The Motif Developer, "The X Window System and the Motif widget set A collection of software routines. It is typically used for graphical interface functions such as menus, buttons and scroll bars. It can also include conversion routines to render different types of coded data to the screen. See widget. are technologies that have proven themselves over the past 10 years and dominate the workstation desktop. Even though they have become so common they are almost taken for granted Adj. 1. taken for granted - evident without proof or argument; "an axiomatic truth"; "we hold these truths to be self-evident" axiomatic, self-evident obvious - easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "obvious errors" , there is, more than ever, a need for a source of reliable and current information about X and Motif. Because no print magazine is addressing this with any adequacy, we are responding to the market's need by publishing The Motif Developer online." The Motif Developer includes a Tips and Tricks page sponsored by Red Hat Software, which builds and maintains 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. , the most stable, fast, and secure multi-user 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. available. Red Hat will give away a number of Linux systems to readers who contribute tips that appear on the Tips and Tricks page. Readers may also contribute article ideas for The Motif Developer to Editor Lewis. Said Robert Young Robert Young or Bob Young may refer to several different people:
David B. Lewis, Editor of The Motif Developer, is an independent consultant specializing in X and Motif development. Lewis also maintains the comp.windows.x Frequently Asked Questions list, which addresses the most common questions about X resources and programming. Contributors to the first issue of The Motif Developer include Kaleb S. Keithley, an X architect for The Open Group, whose article is on "Extension Event Dispatching in Xt/Motif. Kenton Lee, an independent software consultant specializing in X Window Systems software design and development, has contributed an article entitled "The X Window Systems Design Principles." About ICS Integrated Computer Solutions, Inc., which was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA, is sponsor of The Motif Zone, which is live and accessible at www.motifzone.com . ICS provides visual development tools for professional developers that promote rapid application development and software reuse. It is also the world-wide leader in Motif development tools and Java training. ICS provides quality technical support and consulting services which further allow developers to be successful. For more information on ICS, its products or services, call 617-621-0060, or visit the ICS web site at http://www.ics.com About Red Hat Software Founded in 1994, Red Hat Software, Inc., is based in Research Triangle Park Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , NC, where it builds and maintains the Red Hat Linux distribution of the Linux operating system for Intel, DEC Alpha and Sun SPARC (Scalable Performance ARChitecture) A family of RISC CPUs from Sun that runs mostly under Sun's Solaris, but also under Linux and BSD operating systems. After development began in the mid-1980s by David Patterson of the University of California at Berkeley and Bill platforms. Working in cooperation with research, academic and commercial software development volunteers over the Internet, Red Hat's goal is the build the easiest, simplest to administer, most advanced and stable Linux operating system. -0- Motif is a registered trademark and X Window System is a trademark of The Open Group. Contact: ICS Mark Hatch, 617/621-0060 mhatch@ics.com or Sheroff & Associates Christine Sheroff, 508/435-3306 csheroff@compuserve.com |
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