Progress Software's Open Source Site, www.possenet.org, Goes Live On CollabNet's Platform.Business/Technology Editors BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 18, 2000 Unique features of Progress 4GL allow developers to maximize collaborative open source development environment Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : PRGS PRGS Phosphoribosylglycinamide Synthetase ), a leading supplier of technology for building e-business solutions, today announced that its new open source site, www.possenet.org, is up and running and offering collaborative access to the latest release, Version 9.1, of its Application Development Environment (ADE) source code. CollabNet, a leading provider of collaborative software This is a list of collaborative software (or list of groupware) applications. Wiki software is on a list of wiki software. Open source or free software The following are open source or free software applications. development platforms and services based on open source tools and principles, is providing its SourceCast environment as the infrastructure for the www.possenet.org site. Starting today, developers can register on the site and then access a host of different features. Most significantly, developers can download the Progress ADE, which includes tools necessary to build e-business applications. Developers can deploy this ADE source code for any current e-business applications they are working on or sign up to participate in the development of specifications for future releases of the ADE. "The powerful and flexible Progress 4GL is unique among fourth generation languages (language) fourth generation language - (4GL, or "report generator language") An "application specific" language, one with built-in knowledge of an application domain, in the way that SQL has built-in knowledge of the relational database domain. in that it is actually used to implement our application development tools, such as WebSpeed Workshop, AppBuilder and the ICF (Internet Connection Firewall) The built-in firewall in Windows XP. It provides a stateful inspection of packets which accepts only responses to requests originated by the user. (Internet Component Framework). Progress developers are already experts in the language used to build their development environment, and are fully empowered to take advantage of a collaborative open source support environment such as that offered by CollabNet," said Pete Sliwkowski, vice president, Progress Products. "We believe that Progress Software, our development community and end users will reap the benefits of possenet.org, as it allows Progress developers to participate fully in developments, enhancements, customizations and modifications of their ADE, and share 'best practices' of application development with each other." Tools Available to Progress Open Source Software Exchange (POSSE) Community Progress Software is making the source code available for its Version 9.1B 4GL-based application development tools, including: --AppBuilder, which supports development of GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. (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 ), --WebSpeed(TM) Workshop for development of Internet transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time. Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly. applications, --SmartObjects(TM), components of the ADM See add/drop multiplexer. (language) ADM - A picture query language, extension of Sequel2. ["An Image-Oriented Database System", Y. Takao et al, in Database Techniques for Pictorial Applications, A. Blaser ed, pp. 527-538]. , an advanced object-oriented programming object-oriented programming, a modular approach to computer program (software) design. Each module, or object, combines data and procedures (sequences of instructions) that act on the data; in traditional, or procedural, programming the data are separated from the framework (patent announced in July of this year: http://www.progress.com/releases/070700.htm), --Internet Component Framework (ICF), which supports complex component-based business logic, --Data Dictionary, which allows the creation and maintenance of database definitions, --TranMan (translation manager), which facilitates the translation of applications into other languages, and [FIX BULLETS] --Results, an end-user reporting tool. These application development tools are also commercially available in the Progress ProVision(R) Plus product. Progress Software will continue to distribute the ProVision Plus toolset commercially under warranty and with full technical support. Possenet.org is managed by CollabNet, which provides its SourceCast platform for developers around the world to easily collaborate on the possenet.org source code. SourceCast is an integrated Web-based environment that offers simple, powerful and intuitive access to management tools including: code versioning, source code browsing, automatic change notification, mailing lists, issue-tracking and Web administration. Possenet.org provides the 4GL source code, the definition of 4GL-based file formats and the definition of language-independent application programming interfaces (APIs). In addition, possenet.org establishes the necessary facilities to make all of the possenet.org source code available under the Possenet Public License 1.0. "The unique working relationship that Progress Software enjoys with its development community conveniently pre-disposes this move to the open source model," said James Barry James Barry may refer to:
Progress developers and ISVs have expressed enthusiasm about the POSSE initiative. "We believe the POSSE initiative will result in an explosion in the capabilities of the Progress toolset," said Tim Townsend, Senior Product Research Engineer at NxTrend Technology, Inc. "It's an exciting time to be a Progress ISV (Independent Software Vendor) A person or company that develops software. It implies an organization that specializes in software only and is not part of a computer systems or hardware manufacturer. ." "POSSE will open the door for Progress developers to have the perfect development toolset at their fingertips "Fingertips" is a 1963 number-one hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label. Wonder's first hit single, "Fingertips" was the first live, non-studio recording to reach number-one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the United States. ," said Dan Mauro, a Sr. Systems Analyst in the Pueblo, Colorado The City of Pueblo (IPA: /'sɪti əv 'pwɛbloʊ/) is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat of Pueblo County, Colorado, USA. County Government. "It will be as if Progress has increased its development staff ten fold." How to Join POSSE As of today, participants can sign up by visiting www.possenet.org. About CollabNet CollabNet provides companies with tools and services for collaborative software development by combining open source community expertise with business excellence. CollabNet's offerings include: a developer marketplace, a collaborative development platform with lifecycle management capabilities and consulting services to facilitate software development across a worldwide community. CollabNet is currently working with customers ranging from Application Service Providers (ASPs) to Internet firms, hardware and software providers to companies from industries such as finance and healthcare. Brian Behlendorf Brian Behlendorf (Born March 30, 1973) is a technologist, computer programmer, and an important figure in the open-source software movement. He was a primary developer of the Apache Web server, the most popular web server software on the Internet, and a founding member of the , co-founder of the Apache Software Foundation (open source, body) Apache Software Foundation - (ASF) An umbrella consortium that manages the development of the Apache web server, dozens of XML- and Java-based projects (under the name Jakarta), the Ant build tool, the Geronimo J2EE server, the SpamAssassin anti-SPAM tool, and , founded CollabNet in July 1999. For more information, see www.collabnet.com. About Progress Software Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS) is a global supplier of software products and services for developing, deploying and managing e-business applications. Progress Software Corporation offers messaging servers, application servers, databases, and application development and management products. Progress Software Corporation's partners include more than 2,000 application service providers (ASPs) and independent software vendors (ISVs) who supply annually over $5 billion in Progress(R)-based applications and related services. Progress Software Corporation's products are used by over 10,000 organizations across 100 countries worldwide, including 60% of Fortune 100 companies. For more information, visit www.progress.com or call +1-781-280-4000. Progress, WebSpeed, ProVision, SmartObjects and AppServer are registered trademarks of Progress Software Corporation 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. CollabNet is a trademark and SourceCast is a service mark of CollabNet, Inc. Any other marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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