Progress Software takes the lead in component-based application development; PROGRESS Version 8.0 enables developers to capture the benefits of object orientation without the complexity.BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 1995--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 ) today answered the call of organizations seeking the reusability and maintainability benefits of Object-Oriented (OO) programming by announcing the availability of the PROGRESS Version 8.0 Application Development Environment (ADE). PROGRESS Version 8 makes client/server application development easier, faster and more enjoyable by harnessing the power of OO through an easy-to-use, highly-productive, component-based visual development environment. Key to the productivity gains in PROGRESS Version 8 are PROGRESS SmartObjects, reusable application components that enable developers to effectively deliver client/server applications through the fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. and assembly of application components. Analyst reaction to PROGRESS Version 8 has been enthusiastic. "I've previewed PROGRESS Version 8 and found it to be among the first practical implementations of component-based development for enterprise-class applications," said Judith Hurwitz, founder of Hurwitz Consulting. "PROGRESS SmartObjects really give me hope for components." Beta customers are equally enthusiastic. "We've seen the concrete benefits that PROGRESS delivers. With PROGRESS Version 8, we can offer a true 100 percent solution that provides users with virtually anything they need," said Dan Mauro, systems analyst, Pueblo County (Colo.) Government. "There's almost nothing this tool can't do." Fast-tracking users into the realm of component-based development, PROGRESS Version 8.0 removes the low-level difficulties associated with fabricating and assembling components with traditional Object-Oriented programming languages object-oriented programming language - object-oriented programming like C++ and SmallTalk. Progress Software has added several new features to its ADE to facilitate the creation and assembly of components. Key features include the Application Component Environment (ACE) and PROGRESS SmartObjects. The PROGRESS ACE is an active development framework that forms the foundation for PROGRESS SmartObjects. The ACE automatically creates message links between components visually selected for an application, and generates the appropriate 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. and data management code to complete the application. Incorporating wizards, cue cards and advisors, the ACE guides developers along a path to productively build and maintain component-based applications. PROGRESS SmartObjects are a collection of powerful, reusable application components that can be assembled into fully functional applications. PROGRESS Version 8 provides a comprehensive set of PROGRESS SmartObjects that represent common elements of interactive and data manipulation Processing data. aspects of complex enterprise-class applications. Developers can quickly and easily build unique SmartObjects by tailoring the pre-packaged PROGRESS SmartObjects or by building new SmartObjects with the PROGRESS User Interface Builder Same as GUI builder. (UIB UIB Universitat de Les Illes Balears UIB Universitetet I Bergen (University of Bergen) UIB Quibdo, Colombia (Airport Code) UIB Unemployment Insurance Benefit(s) ) and 4GL. Using the innovative PROGRESS SmartObjects and the Application Component Environment, developers can quickly build sophisticated, reusable components and effectively assemble them into enterprise-level applications -- without the extensive training and productivity drains of traditional OO 3GLs. "With the availability of PROGRESS Version 8, we are establishing the leadership position in enterprise-class application development," said Joseph Alsop Joseph Wright Alsop V (October 11, 1910 – August 28, 1989) was an American journalist and syndicated newspaper columnist from the 1930s through the 1970s. Alsop was born into a socially prominent family in Avon, Connecticut; the son of Joseph Wright Alsop IV , president of Progress Software Corporation. "PROGRESS Version 8 delivers the benefits of Object Orientation in an understandable and productive fashion, so that business programmers, not only computer scientists, can rapidly deliver business applications with components." With PROGRESS Version 8, the PROGRESS ADE enables developers to integrate Visual Basic Extensions (VBXs) into their PROGRESS-based applications running on Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. . Full PROGRESS UIB support is provided, allowing the rapid integration of VBXs into PROGRESS applications. The PROGRESS Version 8 ADE features an OLE container In OLE compound document technology, it is the OLE client application, which holds the linked or embedded objects. See OLE. and offers a starter set of VBXs from the Crescent Division of Progress Software, including a spin button, enhanced combo box A combination text box and list box. It normally displays as a single line item, but can be opened into a list by clicking its arrow. and event timer. Pricing and Packaging Progress Software provides two ADE package options, PROGRESS ProVISION and PROGRESS Enterprise ProVISION. PROGRESS ProVISION is the premier bundle of the PROGRESS visual ADE and offers developers an integrated tool set for developing and deploying mission-critical applications. PROGRESS ProVISION includes the 4GL, User Interface Builder, Report Builder, Application Debugger and the RESULTS end-user query and reporting tool. Enterprise ProVISION is a new package of the PROGRESS ADE that combines PROGRESS ProVISION with StarBase Corporation's Roundtable Total Software Management System (TSMS TSMS Turkish State Meteorological Service TSMS The Sky Moves Sideways (Porcupine Tree music album) TSMS Tucson Stormwater Management Study TSMS Time-Shared Monitor System (also seen as TMS) ). Enterprise ProVISION better enables organizations to control the costs of engineering and maintaining large, complex, component-based client/server applications in a large team environment. PROGRESS ProVISION is available immediately for a single developer price of $3,600. Enterprise ProVISION will be available later this year for a single developer price of $4,400. Progress Software offers a per-seat volume discount for all products. About the Company Progress Software Corporation, headquartered in Bedford, Mass., is a leading supplier of application development and database software to professional IS organizations in business, government and industry worldwide. The PROGRESS product line enables developers to rapidly and economically build and deploy enterprise-class client/server applications for Oracle, Sybase, PROGRESS, SQL Server An earlier relational DBMS from Sybase and from Microsoft. Sybase introduced SQL Server in 1988 for various Unix versions. In that same year, with help from IBM, Sybase created an OS/2 version that Microsoft licensed and branded as Microsoft SQL Server. , 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 DB2/400 databases. Progress Software develops, market and supports the PROGRESS product line directly to IS organizations and through more than 2,300 Application Partners (VARs) who offer thousands of applications to a wide variety of industries. More than $1 billion worth of PROGRESS-based applications are sold each year by Application Partners globally. Progress Software markets and supports its products in over 60 countries through a network of 18 subsidiaries and more than 30 distributors throughout Europe, Australia, Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. and Asia. -0- Progress is a registered trademark of Progress Software Corporation. All other products and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. (1995) Note to Editors: A comprehensive PROGRESS Version 8.0 product backgrounder and screen shots are available upon request. CONTACT: Stephen Zamierowski Jim Sheehan/Kim Miller Progress Software Corp. The Weber Group (617) 280-4360 (617) 520-7030/7034 zam@progress.com jsheehan@webergroup.com http://www.progress.com kmiller@webergroup.com |
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