Visigenic and Microsoft Partner to Launch ODBC 3.0 on UNIX and Macintosh Platforms; Visigenic to Deliver ODBC 3.0 Software Development Kits Within 60 Days of Microsoft's Release.SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 28, 1996--Demonstrating their ongoing commitment to industry standards, Visigenic Software, Inc. (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 : VSGN) today announced its support for Microsoft's ODBC 3.0 Software Development Kit (SDK). Visigenic will port the ODBC 3.0 SDK to all major 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). and Macintosh PowerPC platforms immediately following Microsoft's release. Visigenic will be one of the first companies to extend the benefits of the enhanced Microsoft specification to developers of non-Windows-based applications. "Visigenic is unrivaled in our dedication to delivering key industry standards throughout the enterprise, dating back to our initial work through our exclusive agreement with Microsoft to port the ODBC SDK to non-Windows platforms," said Mark Hanson, president of Visigenic Software. "We expect that our customers and partners alike will immediately benefit from ODBC 3.0 SDK enhancements, because of the significant productivity improvements developers will achieve through the new functions and features provided in the ODBC 3.0 SDK." ODBC is one of the most widely adopted client/server standards, with more than 500 commercial applications shipping today that support the specification. International Data Corporation, a Massachusetts-based market research firm, noted in their Middleware: 1996 Worldwide Markets and Trends report that, as the popularity of ODBC becomes more pervasive on the client, middleware vendors that support the interface gain additional presence in customer accounts because of the growing momentum of this trend. Visigenic's release of the VisiODBC SDKs for non-Windows platforms will be tightly coordinated with Microsoft's own release. The company is upgrading their ODBC technology to take advantage of core ODBC 3.0 functionality which offers increased productivity for developers through: -- Complete alignment with X/Open SQL Access Group (body) SQL Access Group - The origanisaton which defined Call-Level Interface, on which ODBC is based. It is now part of X/Open. and International Standards Organization See ISO. (ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. ) Call Level Interface (CLI) as an extension to SQL-92. -- An explicit data descriptor model giving developers an easier and faster way of accessing data structures and making the data available to the user. -- A richer exception and status enabling developers and end users to solve problems in a more rapid and accurate way. "Visigenic has been a driving force in our desire to make ODBC an open, multi-platform standard as evidenced by their success with ODBC 2.0," said Dave Cameron, group product manager for data access and retrieval technologies at Microsoft. "Visigenic's commitment to a delivery of 3.0 SDKs for UNIX and Macintosh platforms is an important part of our rollout of this new technology." Pricing and Availability Visigenic will begin shipping updated VisiODBC SDKs within 60 days of Microsoft's release of ODBC 3.0. VisiODBC SDKs support UNIX platforms including 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. , IBM AIX, and Solaris, as well as the Macintosh operating system (operating system) Macintosh Operating System - (Mac OS) Apple Computer, Inc.'s proprietary operating system for their Macintosh family of personal computers. The part of the operating system that simulates the desktop is called "Finder. , and will be completely backwards-compatible with previous releases of ODBC. Pricing for Visigenic's SDKs start at $995 for UNIX platforms and $595 for Macintosh. The company will offer a 40 percent discount on SDK upgrades to their premium support customers. About Visigenic Software Visigenic is playing a role in creating the foundation on which mission-critical applications of tomorrow will be written -- the open, distributed, object-based architecture for the new global enterprise. Building on its leadership and expertise in standards-based distributed object and data access technologies, Visigenic is a pioneer in managing distributed business logic and its access to data. Visigenic data access products include VisiChannel for ODBC (Open Database Connectivity See ODBC. (standard, database) Open DataBase Connectivity - (ODBC) A standard for accessing different database systems. There are interfaces for Visual Basic, Visual C++, SQL and the ODBC driver pack contains drivers for the Access, Paradox, dBase, Text, Excel and Btrieve ), VisiODBC Drivers, the VisiODBC Software Development Kit, and the upcoming VisiChannel for JDBC (Java Database Connectivity (database, programming) Java Database Connectivity - (JDBC) Part of the Java Development Kit which defines an application programming interface for Java for standard SQL access to databases from Java programs. http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.1/docs/guide/jdbc/index.html. ). Visigenic distributed object products include VisiBroker for Java and VisiBroker for C++, both of which are based on the Common Object Request Broker Architecture (standard, programming) Common Object Request Broker Architecture - (CORBA) An Object Management Group specification which provides a standard messaging interface between distributed objects. The original CORBA specification (1. (CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture) A software-based interface from the Object Management Group (OMG) that allows software modules (objects) to communicate with each other no matter where they are located on a private network or the global ), and utilize the Internet Inter-ORB protocol (protocol, standard) Internet Inter-ORB Protocol - (IIOP) A protocol which will be mandatory for all CORBA 2.0 compliant platforms. The initial phase of the project is to build an infrastructure consisting of: an IIOP to HTTP gateway which allows CORBA clients to access WWW (IIOP). Additional information about Visigenic may be obtained via the World Wide Web at www.visigenic.com. -0- Note to Editors: Visigenic is a registered trademark and VisiBroker and VisiODBC are trademarks of Visigenic Software, Inc. ODBC is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation used under license by Visigenic. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Visigenic Software, Inc. Randy Hietter, 415/312-0840 randy@visigenic.com or The Horn Group, Inc. Shannon Hall, 415/579-6437 shall@horngroup.com |
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