Sterling Software Frontware Division Changes Name to Desktop Integration Division.REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 1996--Sterling Software, Inc.'s (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : SSW SSW abbr. south-southwest Noun 1. SSW - the compass point midway between south and southwest sou'-sou'-west, south southwest ) Frontware Division announced today it has changed its name to the Desktop Integration Division. The change was made to reflect the division's evolving product line and strategy for integrating host, server and desktop systems throughout the enterprise. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the division's president, Michael J. Ciocia, "Sterling Software's newly renamed Desktop Integration Division will focus on providing tools that deliver the benefits of client/server by integrating -- but not disrupting -- host, server and desktop systems through 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 . These benefits will include improved host access and enhanced productivity for end users, while allowing companies to continue to leverage their investment in legacy systems." Included in the division's product line is the top-selling STAR:Flashpoint, a tool for integrating host applications into today's client/server architectures. The product builds integrated graphical applications in the Windows environment (1) (upper case "W") Refers to computers running under a Microsoft Windows operating system. (2) (lower case "w") Also called a "windowing environment," it refers to any software that provides multiple windows on screen such as Windows, Mac, Motif and X Window. . Timed with the name change, the division announced STAR:View, another client/server integration tool. STAR:View provides end-users with intelligent access to host-based applications via web browsers The following is a list of web browsers. Historical Historically important browsers In order of release:
in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. code, without any programmer intervention. STAR:View will be available in September of 1996. In late summer of 1997, the division will release STAR:Gate, which will provide a full development environment complete with learning agents and an applet builder. STAR:Gate will be used to develop and dynamically deploy adaptive Intranet applications based upon existing business applications and information sources. Based in Redwood Shores, CA, Sterling Software's Desktop Integration Division is committed to the integration of host, server and desktop systems throughout the enterprise. The division develops, markets and supports client/server integration tools that enhance end user productivity while allowing companies to leverage their investment in legacy systems. Sterling Software and its subsidiaries provide software products and service worldwide for electronic commerce, applications management and systems management, as well as highly technical professional services for the federal government. Sterling Software, with its headquarters in Dallas, is one of the ten largest software companies in the world with 3,600 employees, 75 offices worldwide and an installed base of almost 40,000 customer sites in over 60 countries. CONTACT: Sterling Software, Inc. Lisa Campbell, 415/802-7100 lisa_campbell@redwood-city.sterling.com or Baron, McDonald & Wells Donna Faulkner, 770/492-0373 dfaulkner@bmwpr.com |
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