Progress Software Corporation Awarded U.S. Patent for SmartObjects for the Development of Object-Oriented Software.Business/Technology Editors BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 7, 2000 SmartObjects Enables Faster Application Development with More Flexible Deployment Options 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, deployment and management products and services, today announced that it has been issued U.S. Patent No. 6,003,037 for its "SmartObjects(TM) for the Development of Object Oriented See object technology and object-oriented programming. Software." This invention provides the Progress(R) 4GL with 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 environment that enables developers to rapidly create business applications that can be deployed in multiple computing computing - computer models. Progress Software's Smart Object technology uses a graphical interface See GUI. to define and link objects. The reusable re·use tr.v. re·used, re·us·ing, re·us·es To use again, especially after salvaging or special treatment or processing. re·us data structures of these objects then provide the means for rapid development of applications. The core group of smart objects each include four common capabilities to: communicate using a standard communication interface, get and set attributes, add and remove smart links, and initialize To start anew, which typically involves clearing all or some part of memory or disk. and destroy themselves. "Smart Object technology is the cornerstone of our Universal Application Architecture, which enables developers to build and deploy solutions more quickly and more easily on any and all computing models, such as Internet, ASP, Client/Server, and host-based systems," said Rick Reidy, vice president of Products for Progress Software. "Smart Object technology has already been widely adopted by our customers and is one of the reasons our ISVs have an early advantage moving into the Internet and ASP world." About Progress Software Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS) is a global supplier of software products and services for developing, deploying and managing business applications moving to the Internet. We offer messaging servers, application servers, databases, and application development and management products. Our 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. Our 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 is a registered trademark and SmartObjects is a trademark of Progress Software Corporation. Any other trademarks and/or servicemarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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