Visigenic To Be Key Provider Of ODBC Technology For Informix Software; Visigenic ODBC Software Is The Foundation For INFORMIX-CLI.SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 18, 1995--Visigenic Software, Inc. and Informix Software, Inc. today announced that Informix has integrated Visigenic's ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) A database programming interface from Microsoft that provides a common language for Windows applications to access databases on a network. technology into the INFORMIX-NewEra application development environment. In addition, the database connectivity software from Visigenic is being used as the foundation for Informix's Call Level Interface (CLI (1) (Call Level Interface) A database programming interface from the SQL Access Group (SAG), an SQL membership organization. SAG's CLI is an attempt to standardize the SQL language for database access. ). Visigenic Software, a key provider of ODBC technology for Informix, provides Informix developers with direct access to multiple relational databases across multiple platforms. Visigenic's ODBC Drivers will be bundled with INFORMIX-NewEra in the Windows and 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). environments to provide access to Oracle and Sybase relational databases. As a result, Informix will enable INFORMIX-NewEra users to develop applications using a single application programming interface that transparently accesses multiple relational databases. To do this, Informix is using the Visigenic ODBC Software Development Kit (SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). ) and ODBC Driver for Informix as the foundation for the Informix open Call Level Interface (CLI). The INFORMIX-CLI provides an industry standard interface that allows developers to access databases without using an embedded SQL pre-compiler. Future plans include using Visigenic's ODBC technology in the development of server-based products. "Customers are demanding standards-based interoperability among databases, tools and applications. In order to meet these demands, we chose to offer our customers the high-performance, standards-based ODBC technology from Visigenic as an integrated part of the Informix product line," said Geoff Roach, director of product marketing for Informix. "Visigenic is a leading solution provider for mission critical data access. Given the company's expertise and proven track record in cross-platform 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. connectivity, partnering with Visigenic to bundle our technology made perfect sense." "Our company's business is based on proven technology and stellar partnerships and our relationship with Informix exemplifies this strategic position," said Mark Hanson, president of Visigenic. "Informix is the pioneer of robust, scalable standards-based database technology and we are thrilled that the company is integrating Visigenic's ODBC technology across their product line. With this move Informix is reinforcing the fact that the industry is ready for a database-independent API." Visigenic ODBC DriverSet and SDK The Visigenic ODBC DriverSet provides high performance data access to multiple SQL SQL in full Structured Query Language. Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results. databases without the complexity of native database APIs. The ODBC DriverSet supports the most comprehensive set of client/server platforms -- including Windows, Windows NT, AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. , HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. , SCO (The SCO Group, Lindon, UT, www.sco.com) A leading vendor of Unix operating systems for the x86 platform. SCO had also offered Linux, but abandoned the line in the spring of 2003. The SCO Group is the combination of two companies: Utah-based Caldera, Inc. , Solaris, Sun OS, OS/2, Macintosh, and Power Macintosh -- making it the only cross-platform ODBC solution. The Visigenic ODBC DriverSet is composed of drivers including Informix, CA-Ingres, Oracle, Sybase 10, Sybase DBLib, Microsoft SQL Server A relational DBMS from Microsoft that is a major component of the Windows Server System. It is Microsoft's high-end client/server database and is closely integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office System. , and IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) DB2. Visigenic's ODBC SDK allow users to write and deploy database independent C and C++ applications across any platform. The Visigenic ODBC SDKs are 100 percent compatible with Microsoft's ODBC SDK for Windows. Based on an agreement with Microsoft, Visigenic has the exclusive rights to license and port ODBC to all non-Windows platforms. The ODBC SDKs support the most comprehensive set of client/server platforms, including AIX, HP-UX, SCO, Solaris, Sun OS, OS/2, Macintosh, and Power Macintosh. Additional platforms will be available on an on-going basis. About NewEra INFORMIX-NewEra is Informix's object-oriented client server application development environment for enterprise computing. The product features a powerful and flexible database application language, and productive visual programming tools which include an application builder to graphically manage application components; a window painter to streamline the building of graphical applications; and an interactive debugger to analyze and debug NewEra programs in a graphical environment. The product also supports reusable class libraries, all within a client/server-ready package that allows open connectivity to Informix and non-Informix relational databases. Pricing and Availability The Visigenic ODBC Drivers for NewEra are currently available through Informix. The INFORMIX-CLI is scheduled for availability at the end of July 1995. Contact Informix for pricing information. About Informix Software, Inc. Informix Software is the leading supplier of high performance, parallel processing database technology, for open systems. The company's database servers are the number one choice of computer hardware manufacturers for publishing Transaction Processing Council (TPC (Transaction Processing Performance Council, San Francisco, CA, www.tpc.org) An organization devoted to benchmarking transaction processing systems. In order to derive the number of transactions that can be processed in a given time frame, TPC benchmarks measure the total performance of ) benchmarks for UNIX-based systems. Informix products also include application development tools for creating client/server production applications, decision support systems, and ad-hoc query interfaces, and connectivity software that allows information to be shared transparently from PCs to mainframes within the corporate computing environment. Informix's corporate headquarters is based in Menlo Park, California Menlo Park is a city in San Mateo County, California in the United States of America. It is located at latitude 37°29' North, longitude 122°9' East. Menlo Park had 30,785 inhabitants as of the 2000 U.S. Census. . About Visigenic Software, Inc. Visigenic Software, Inc. is focused on, and is an industry expert in cross-platform database connectivity. The company's unique combination of products, tools and services makes Visigenic the only complete ODBC solution provider. Its products include the Visigenic ODBC DriverSet, Visigenic ODBC Software Development Kits, and Visigenic ODBC Test Suites for Windows, UNIX, Macintosh and OS/2. Founded by Roger Sippl in 1993, the company is headquartered in San Mateo, California San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula, located between Burlingame to the north, Foster City to the East, and Belmont to the south. . -0- Note to Editors: Visigenic is a registered trademark of Visigenic Software, Inc. ODBC is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation used under license by Visigenic. INFORMIX is a registered trademark and NewEra is a trademark of Informix Software, Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Visigenic Software, Inc. Terry Langlais, 415/286-1900 or The Horn Group Shannon Hall, 415/579-6400 or Informix Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Jaye Prosser, 415/926-6300 |
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