Partnership Provides Applications for Linux Retail Market; First Product to Reach Stores in June.CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 1999-- Applied Information Systems (AIS) and Business Logic Corporation (BLC BLC Boston Library Consortium BLC Bethany Lutheran College (Minnesota) BLC Back Light Compensation (video cameras) BLC Belo Corporation (stock symbol) BLC Broadband Loop Carrier ) announced today that they have formed a partnership to provide shrink-wrapped applications for the imminent Linux retail marketplace. Their first collaborative effort is the Standard Edition of the XESS XESS X Engineering Software Systems Corp Spreadsheet for the Linux desktop. The XESS Spreadsheet is featured this week in the AIS booth at the Fifth Annual Linux Expo in Raleigh, NC (http://www.linuxexpo.org). "The expertise and experience that Business Logic has in distribution and the retail market provides a strong complement to our high-quality software applications," explained Arthur Coston, president of AIS. "Together we will bring the Linux applications consumers want to the retail market." "We see the application marketplace for Linux as the next growth area," said Paresh Patel Paresh Jasmat Patel (born July 29, 1965 in Auckland) is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who finished in eighth position with the Men's National Team, nicknamed Black Sticks, at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. , president of Business Logic Corporation. "We have chosen to work with AIS for their long standing expertise in Linux development and for the quality of the Xess Spreadsheet which is far superior to any competitor." XESS is the most powerful enterprise spreadsheet, with versions for most Linux, 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). , OpenVMS, and 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. systems. It provides advanced features in a native X Window environment, while maintaining a high level of compatibility with the Excel and Lotus spreadsheet products. The optional xsBasic Macro Add-in allows the development of enhancements and applications using a familiar object-oriented version of Basic. Founded in 1993, Business Logic Corporation is a privately held developer and publisher of financial, legal, utility, and entertainment software for corporate, retail, and online markets. Computer users worldwide recognize Business Logic Corporation for the quality software products it markets in over 40 countries. In 1998, BLC formed an alliance with Enteractive Distribution Company to expand product distribution and availability in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , resulting in expansion of its product availability through major distributors to 14,000 dealers and through 850 independent software vendors (ISVs). Applied Information Systems, headquartered in Chapel Hill, North Carolina Chapel Hill is a town in North Carolina and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH), the oldest state-supported university in the United States. As of the 2000 census, it had a population of 48,715. As of 2004 its estimated population was 52,440. , is a 26-year-old supplier of software products and solutions. AIS is a technology leader in network-enabled spreadsheet solutions for end-users, corporate environments, system integrators, and third-party developers  It has been suggested that First-party developer, Second-party developer be merged into this article or section. . Its XESS spreadsheet technology is used daily in the most challenging applications -- designing automobiles and airplanes, monitoring spacecraft, deploying troops, controlling the power grid, and trading securities. For more information see http://www.ais.com and http://www.blcorp.com XESS is a licensed, registered trademark of Applied Information Systems. All others are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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