ObjectShare Announces Pre-Release Version of Internet Application Plug-in.IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 1999-- VisualWorks Plug-in Offers the Ability to Build and Run Very Sophisticated Internet/Intranet Applications in a Browser ObjectShare, Inc. (Nasdaq:OBJS) a leading provider of component based solutions, today announced the limited availability When customers of the PSTN make telephone calls, they commonly make use of a telecommunications network called a switched-circuit network. In a switched-circuit network, devices known as switches are used to connect the caller to the callee. pre-released beta version A pre-shipping release of hardware or software that has gone through alpha test. A beta version of software is supposed to be very close to the final product, but, in practice, it is more a way of getting users to test the software in the first place under real conditions. of its VisualWorks ST Plug-in. The add-on product is scheduled for release this quarter and represents a new addition to the VisualWorks 5i product line. In March, ObjectShare announced the availability of VisualWorks 5i, a new, powerful and Internet-enabled version of its popular Smalltalk software application development tool product line. "We are pleased to offer the pre-release version of the VisualWorks Plug-in," stated Jim Smith There are several famous people with the name Jim Smith, including:
The VisualWorks Plug-in allows application developers to convert powerful, custom, high performance and mission critical non-web VisualWorks applications and make them web applications. Complementing the web deployment via HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. generation of ObjectShare's VisualWave and Classic Blend's generation of Java clients, the Plug-in provides a new dimension in deploying dynamic Web applications. The Plug-in also allows developers to create sophisticated graphical, drag and drop A graphical user interface (GUI) capability that lets you perform operations by moving the icon of an object with the mouse into another window or onto another icon. For example, files can be copied or moved by dragging them from one folder to another. , interactive and highly responsive applications that run in a browser. Combined with parcels it provides a streamlined delivery mechanism for more efficient distribution of VisualWorks applications over the web. Using the dynamic downloading capabilities of an application delivered as parcels in cooperation with the Plug-in, the VisualWorks application will provide reduced maintenance costs in managing an application served over the web. Integrating the communication facilities in VisualWorks OpenTalk or Distributed Smalltalk Distributed Smalltalk - ["The Design and Implementation of DIstributed Smalltalk", J. Bennett, SIGPLAN Notices 22(12):318-330 (Dec 1980)]. , large scale, multi-tiered web applications can be easily developed, deployed, maintained and updated. ObjectShare is offering a complimentary Web Workshop to view the incredible features of VisualWorks 5i and a preview of the Plug-in sizzle siz·zle intr.v. siz·zled, siz·zling, siz·zles 1. To make the hissing sound characteristic of frying fat. 2. To seethe with anger or indignation. 3. . A VisualWorks 5i and VisualWorks ST Plug-in Web Workshop is scheduled for Wednesday, June 2, 1999 from 9:00 am - 10:00 am (pacific time). To register for the Workshop or for more information please visit our website at http://www.objectshare.com or contact Rodney Detrick at 949/930-6381. About VisualWorks VisualWorks is an object-oriented software application development environment to assist software developers in building state-of-the-art network computing business applications. The program includes a suite of software development tools, such as the ObjectLens for bridging between relational databases and objects, a graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to painter and the ANSI (American National Standards Institute, New York, www.ansi.org) A membership organization founded in 1918 that coordinates the development of U.S. voluntary national standards in both the private and public sectors. It is the U.S. member body to ISO and IEC. compliant VisualWorks Smalltalk language. VisualWorks-created applications are instantly portable across eleven platforms including Windows, Macintosh and most UNIX systems delivering true write once, deploy anywhere development since 1986. Used by more than fifty percent of the Fortune 100, VisualWorks features one of the industry's most stable and well-known class libraries that serves as the original resource for many popular "design patterns." VisualWorks supports true incremental application development, and allows for easy system customization. Delivered VisualWorks applications are truly dynamic providing unprecedented competitive advantage to IT organizations, allowing developers to rapidly adapt to change of business rules without the need to rebuild and re-deploy the entire system. The VisualWorks product line includes a number of complementary products which add advanced features, web development capabilities, CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture) A software-based interface from the Object Management Group (OMG) that allows software modules (objects) to communicate with each other no matter where they are located on a private network or the global and COM integration. About ObjectShare, Inc. Founded in 1983, ObjectShare, Inc. is a provider of object-oriented software solutions for network computing. With complete support for industry standards using Smalltalk or Java, the company offers its development environments, frameworks, along with consulting, education and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services worldwide. ObjectShare's Smalltalk products originated the first component development tools utilizing just-in-time (JIT JIT - dynamic translation ) compilers, virtual machine technology and an environment that is 100% object-oriented. Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., the company also maintains offices in Santa Clara, Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom. For more information about ObjectShare, please call 800/973-4777 or 949/833-1122. ObjectShare's World Wide Web address (URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. ) is http://www.objectshare.com. Note to Editors: VisualWorks, Distributed Smalltalk, VisualWave, OpenTalk, StORE PARTS and Visual Smalltalk are either registered trademarks or trademarks of ObjectShare, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of ObjectShare's future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from ObjectShare's expectations contained in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to, market acceptance of component-based technology, dependence on Smalltalk and Java's continued market acceptance, risks associated with new product versions, dependence on third party relationships and intense competition, as well as other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in ObjectShare's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, those factors discussed in ObjectShare's Annual Report for the year ended March 31, 1998 on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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