New Version of U/WIN Introduced; Improvements Mean Increased Benefits, Support for UNIX-TO-NT Porting.OLD BRIDGE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 1998--Porting UNIX-based applications to a Windows environment, as well as among different varieties of 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). , is now easier than ever before today, with the release of an updated version of U/WIN(R), from Global Technologies Ltd (GTL GTL - Gunning Transceiver Logic ). Version 1.4.2 of U/WIN allows software developers to migrate legacy applications from UNIX to Windows NT or Windows 95. It empowers them to write a minimum of new code, minimizing the time needed to complete projects. "U/WIN has the proven ability to cut development time and costs," said Global Technologies' CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. Charles Northrup. "It incorporates industry standard technologies, including KornShell Plus(R), developed at AT&T Laboratories' research facilities. The new version allows developers to do even more. For instance, we recompiled the complicated UNIX Sendmail command in U/WIN with only six lines of code The statements and instructions that a programmer writes when creating a program. One line of this "source code" may generate one machine instruction or several depending on the programming language. A line of code in assembly language is typically turned into one machine instruction. change. We ported the DNS (Domain Name System) A system for converting host names and domain names into IP addresses on the Internet or on local networks that use the TCP/IP protocol. For example, when a Web site address is given to the DNS either by typing a URL in a browser or behind the bind utility to Windows NT with no code change whatsoever. This proves how effective U/WIN truly is. No other product of its kind offers developers this range of cross-platform capacity," Northrup added. U/WIN 1.4.2 also includes the industry standard KornShell for both Windows NT and 95 base environments, plus more than 150 POSIX-conforming shell commands and utilities, as well as the X11R6.3 Software Development Kit (SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). ). "U/WIN embodies the advantages our team had in mind when we designed KornShell Plus as a common operating environment A uniform configuration of hardware and software throughout an organization. It is designed to eliminate software and data incompatibilities and improve troubleshooting. It implies the use of the same primary applications and Web browser as well as the same operating system, database ," said AT&T Laboratories' David Korn. "The importance of enabling developers to quickly work in different platform environments is becoming more crucial than ever. U/WIN allows them to succeed faster and more completely than any other solution we have seen on the market today," Korn commented. Even with the significant upgrades to U/WIN, Northrup said its price will remain the same: $199 for Windows NT-based clients, and $99 for Windows 95 configurations. Evaluation copies may be downloaded from Global Technologies' web site (www.gtlinc.com). Registered users of previous versions of U/WIN have already been sent an upgrade, at no additional charge. About Global Technologies Ltd. Global Technologies Ltd. was incorporated in 1995, and provides solutions for companies seeking to integrate UNIX and Windows NT systems. More information may be obtained by calling the company at 609/722-0906. CONTACT: Global Technologies Ltd., Inc. Charles Northrup, 609/722-0906 cjn@gtlinc.com or The DEM See digital elevation model. Group Steve Friedberg, 513/624-7300 steve.friedberg@demgroup.com |
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