Powersoft ships PowerBuilder for UNIX on Sun Systems; Multi-Platform development tool reduces development costs and increases developer productivity.CONCORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 1995--Powersoft Corporation today announced it is shipping PowerBuilder(r) for 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). (r) for Sun(tm) 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 (tm) systems running the Solaris(tm) operating environment In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. . PowerBuilder for UNIX is the newest member of the industry-leading family of scalable client/server development tools. The PowerBuilder multi-platform architecture reduces development costs and boosts productivity by enabling developers to build a single application, deploy it across a heterogeneous environment Using hardware and system software from different vendors. Organizations often use computers, operating systems and databases from a variety of vendors. Contrast with homogeneous environment. and provide users with a native look and feel. All multi-platform versions of PowerBuilder are based on common source code to provide consistency across platforms. Each is a full environment that allows development and deployment of native applications on its respective platform. The products share a common object library format that enables them to interoperate transparently in a cross-platform, team development environment. PowerBuilder's approach enables development teams to work across platforms on common applications and still exploit unique platform capabilities. "We're pleased with the interest PowerBuilder for UNIX has generated among our customers and partners," said David Litwack, president of Powersoft. "PowerBuilder for UNIX on Sun systems delivers on Powersoft's commitment to provide an open client/server development environment that offers database, platform and architecture alternatives for our customers." Powersoft and Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. are co-marketing PowerBuilder for UNIX on Sun systems through joint sales and marketing activities, including a series of solutions seminars continuing through the end of the year. PowerBuilder for UNIX can also be purchased from more than 300 third-party vendors, including Powersoft's PowerChannel Partners and corporate resellers. Powersoft corporate resellers include Egghead Software This article is about historical United States software retailer. For other uses for the word "egghead", see Egghead (disambiguation). Egghead Software was founded in 1984 as a computer software retail company. , ASAP (chat) asap - As soon as possible. Software Express, Programmer's Paradise, Programmer's Shop, SoftChoice, Softmart, Software Alternatives, Software House, Software Spectrum and Stream International (formerly Corporate Software). "We're seeing tremendous demand for PowerBuilder for UNIX from our enterprise-class PowerBuilder customers," said Randy Schilling, president of SoluTech, Inc. "In addition to addressing current user needs, this product adds value to the PowerBuilder family and makes it more attractive to new customers." Pricing and Availability PowerBuilder for UNIX on Sun systems is currently available on CD with a complete set of documentation and the Powersoft Infobase CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). technical information database. The suggested list price for PowerBuilder for UNIX is $3,295. For more information on PowerBuilder for UNIX, access the following release from Powersoft's World Wide Web site: Powersoft and Sun Microsystems Announce PowerBuilder for UNIX on Sun Systems Headquartered in Concord, Mass., Powersoft(r), the open tools division of Sybase, Inc., develops and markets the Powersoft Enterprise Series. The market-leading scalable family of open client/server tools encompasses the application development and information access needs of professional developers across the enterprise. Powersoft's Watcom Products Division is a leading provider of high-performance compiler, database and other application development technologies. Powersoft's Designor Products Division develops the Designor series of easy-to-use, scalable data modeling tools. For more information on Powersoft and its products, please visit the company's World Wide Web site at http://www.powersoft.com/. -0- PowerBuilder, Powersoft, the Powersoft logo, Sybase, Watcom and Designor are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sybase, Inc. or its subsidiaries. Sun, Sun Microsystems and Solaris are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. All SPARC trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC International See SPARC. , Inc. Products bearing the SPARC trademarks are based on an architecture developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and other countries exclusively licensed through X/Open Company, Ltd. All other products mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or organizations. CONTACT: Kathleen Quirk or Todd Keefe Powersoft Corporation (company) Powersoft Corporation - A leading vendor of client/server application development tools. In February 1994, Watcom became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Powersoft Corporation which merged with Sybase on 13 February 1995. Lois Paul & Partners (508) 287-1500 (617) 860-5685 kquirk@powersoft.com Todd_Keefe@LPP LPP Legitimate Peripheral Participation (community of practice) LPP Liberian People's Party (Liberia) LPP Leak Point Pressure LPP Land Partnership Plan LPP Lean Premixed Prevaporized .com |
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