Progress Software Corporation Announces Agreement With OpenLink Software, Inc.BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 2, 1998-- Provides Bridge For PROGRESS DBMS (DataBase Management System) Software that controls the organization, storage, retrieval, security and integrity of data in a database. It accepts requests from the application and instructs the operating system to transfer the appropriate data. and Other Databases, Bringing the Database to CyberSpace 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 application development tools, database technology and support services for business applications, today announced a joint marketing agreement with OpenLink Software, Inc. to integrate the OpenLink Universal Data Access Driver Suite v 3.0 with Progress Software's Apptivity(tm) 2.1, the latest version of its popular integrated Internet application environment. "This partnership answers customers' needs for proven, high performance database drivers with connectivity to Java application servers," said Dennis Moore, vice president, Apptivity product unit marketing for Progress Software Corporation. "Customers can proceed confidently with enterprise-scale deployment of Web-based transactional applications built and deployed with Apptivity and OpenLink." Kingsley Idehen, president & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of OpenLink Software, said the combination of Apptivity and the OpenLink ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) A database programming interface from Microsoft that provides a common language for Windows applications to access databases on a network. and JDBC drivers delivers benefits to the PROGRESS(R) customer base. "Through this partnership, current and future PROGRESS customers have a tremendous opportunity to maximize the potential of Java and the Internet in a cost-effective and coherent manner." Apptivity is the only Java-centric application server and development tool with support for heterogeneous, Web-based, enterprise intranet and extranet applications. Combining new features such as HTTP tunneling and new database drivers including PROGRESS RDBMS (Relational DataBase Management System) See relational database and DBMS. RDBMS - relational database , an integrated distributed debugger and 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 support and easy integration with object request brokers (ORBs), Apptivity continues to lead the Java marketplace in both product capability and deployment speed. Pricing, Platforms and Availability Apptivity 2.1, introduced on May 11, is shipping now with OpenLink Universal Data Access Driver Suite v 3.0. Priced at US$1,995, Apptivity 2.1 includes Apptivity Developer and a 5-user Apptivity Application Server. Additional Apptivity Application Server license pricing begins at US$5,000 for a 20-user server. Apptivity Application Server supports the most popular Java server platforms. Apptivity applications can be deployed to any 1.02 or 1.1 JDK platform, including Netscape Navigator 3.x/4.x and Microsoft Internet Explorer See Internet Explorer. 3.x. Apptivity is compatible with any JDBC- or ODBC-compliant data source. Current Apptivity customers automatically receive a free upgrade to Apptivity 2.1. About Progress Software Corporation Progress Software Corporation is a worldwide supplier of application development tools, database technology and support services, with 1,100 employees in more than 50 offices across North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Latin America. Professional developers use Progress Software solutions, including the Apptivity(tm), WebSpeed(tm), ProtoSpeed(tm) and PROGRESS(R) products, to build, deploy and maintain applications across Internet, client/server and host/terminal computing environments. Progress Software's products are used by application partners (APs) and customers, who in turn generated more than $1.5 billion in applications sales in 1997. For more information, visit http HTTP in full HyperText Transfer Protocol Standard application-level protocol used for exchanging files on the World Wide Web. HTTP runs on top of the TCP/IP protocol. ://www.progress.com or call 1-800-477-6473. About OpenLink Software OpenLink Software, Inc. is a market and technology leader in the development and deployment of standards-based Universal Data Access Technology providing secure, high-performance database connectivity, independent of operating system, network protocol and underlying database engine. OpenLink Software's Data Access Driver Suite v 3.0 adheres to key industry data access standards such as Java Database Connectivity (database, programming) Java Database Connectivity - (JDBC) Part of the Java Development Kit which defines an application programming interface for Java for standard SQL access to databases from Java programs. http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.1/docs/guide/jdbc/index.html. (JDBC (Java DataBase Connectivity) A programming interface that lets Java applications access a database via the SQL language. Since Java interpreters (Java Virtual Machines) are available for all major client platforms, this allows a platform-independent database ), Open Database Connectivity See ODBC. (standard, database) Open DataBase Connectivity - (ODBC) A standard for accessing different database systems. There are interfaces for Visual Basic, Visual C++, SQL and the ODBC driver pack contains drivers for the Access, Paradox, dBase, Text, Excel and Btrieve (ODBC), and X/Open SQL CLI (UDBC). For more information, visit http://www.openlinksw.com. -0- PROGRESS is a registered trademark of Progress Software Corporation. Apptivity, WebSpeed and ProtoSpeed are trademarks of Progress Software Corporation. All other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Progress Software Margot Carlson (781) 280-4144 delogne@bedford.progress.com or Corporation Schwartz Communications, Inc. Delogne Manya Rossignoli or Kristy Ragones (781) 684-0770 manyar@schwartz-pr.com |
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