StarNet Offers Free X Server for UNIX Applications 'Rehosted' on Windows Server 2003; X-Win32 LX Supports Windows Services for UNIX -- SFU 3.5.SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- StarNet Communications today announced the first free, commercially-supported X Windows See X Window. server for 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. platforms. The X-Win32 LX server software, which supports Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX (SFU) is a software package produced by Microsoft which provides a Unix subsystem and other parts of a full Unix environment on Windows NT and its successors. The subsystem included is called Interix. (SFU SFU Simon Fraser University SFU Services for Unix SFU Saint Francis University SFU Six Feet Under (HBO series) SFU Six Feet Under (band) SFU Space Flyer Unit SFU Single Family Unit ) 3.5 interoperability toolkit, is available as a free download. X-Win32 LX addresses the enterprise's need for a 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 to display 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). applications that have been ported to run locally on Windows desktops. Microsoft released Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 in early 2004 as a free UNIX/Windows interoperability solution to facilitate rehosting. With it, however, users had to either purchase a commercial X server or deploy an open-source X server implementation that offered far less performance, functionality and support. With the availability of StarNet's free X-Win32 LX, which includes free technical support, even budget-constrained developers and end users can deploy a high-end X server that transparently displays UNIX applications under Windows. Simple to configure and using less than 10 megabytes of memory, X-Win32 LX supports sophisticated applications including OpenGL for 3D graphics design and simulation. Users can copy and paste To copy files from one location to another or to copy text and images from one document to another. All modern operating systems and applications have a copy and paste capability that is typically selected from an Edit menu. See cut and paste and Win Copy between windows. data and bitmap graphics See bitmapped graphics. from X to Windows, and text from Windows to X applications. "Developers are increasingly rehosting legacy UNIX applications on Windows using Services for UNIX," said Dennis Oldroyd, director, Windows Server Division. "StarNet is one of a growing number of partners and vendors offering solutions that support this migration effort. The release of X-Win32 LX as a free download delivers significant benefits to our customers who are porting commercial and in-house-developed UNIX-based enterprise applications to the Windows platform." Steven Schoch, StarNet 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. and co-founder, said, "The combination of Microsoft Services for UNIX 3.5 and X-Win32 LX offers developers a complete best-of-breed solution for UNIX/Windows platform interoperability. We expect the free distribution of X-Win32 LX to boost StarNet's brand recognition. In addition, most organizations rehosting legacy applications continue to operate a heterogeneous infrastructure. Working initially with X-Win32 LX will encourage these organizations to adopt StarNet's other X server solutions as they seek to interoperate between the Windows and UNIX platforms." Availability and Licensing X-Win32 LX is available immediately and can be downloaded at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/sfu/partners/default.asp. A free license key is valid for one year and is renewable indefinitely. X-Win32 LX is activated automatically when a locally installed X Windows application is started. X-Win32 LX allows connection only to those UNIX applications hosted on the local Windows desktop. Users wishing to connect to remote servers can purchase StarNet's flagship product, the X-Win32 PC X server, which supports the X Display Manager Control Protocol (XDMCP XDMCP X (window) Display Manager Control Protocol XDMCP Xdm Control Protocol ), for connection to remote servers. X-Win32 is deployed in organizations globally by system administrators, engineers and other enterprise users to connect to powerful server-hosted applications. About StarNet Communications StarNet Communications Corp., founded in 1989, develops and markets PC X server software for networked Windows-based PCs and workstations in multi-platform corporate, educational and government organizations. StarNet's family of X-Win32 PC X server products offers cost-effective, best-of-breed X terminal emulation solutions. Based in Sunnyvale, Calif., the company is privately held, with no venture funding, and has been continuously profitable since 1989. For more information, visit http://www.starnet.com. |
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