sunflash-Distributed to mailing list sunflash@suntri sunflash-Send requests and problem reports to owner-sunflash@suntri.east.sun.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Florida SunFlash Third Party Announcements SunFLASH Vol 52 #32 April 1993 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CRISP - portable GUI-based editor Personal File Server -- Protection for NFS Clients INTERLEAF SPECIAL OFFER Portable Motif GUI builder ACCENT STP -- Xview and OLIT Source Code Translator Nth Portable Graphics: NPGL For Solaris 2.x Parallax Graphics and Nynex Enterprise Services -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: CRISP - portable GUI-based editor From: shirleyk@qualix.com (Shirley Kumamoto) Product Manager Org: Qualix Group voice: (415) 572-0200 1-800-245-UNIX fax: (415) 572-1300 email: info@qualix.com CRISP - BRIEF COMPATIBLE GUI EDITING CRISP is a fully customizable text editor which is extremely powerful, yet provides an amazingly user friendly editing environment. It is available on Sun/SCO/HP/IBM/SGI/Interactive/WINDOWS and supports all of the native GUI environments. X FEATURES The X version of Crisp is a _true_ X window product. It has true OPENLOOK and a MOTIF implementations which ensures seamless copying/pasting between different X applications. BRIEF COMPATIBILITY CRISP is fully compatible to BRIEF, the editor that has sold more in numbers than every other editor combined under DOS. CRISP can do a true keystroke emulation of BRIEF. Vi EMULATION CRISP gives seasoned VI programmers a multi window / multi buffer environment, with full color & hi-lighting support. COMPLETE CUSTOMIZABILITY Most of the user interface and features of Crisp are written in its powerful C like macro language and hence completely customizable. User can change the entire interface including buttons, scroll bars, mouse functionality, keystroke mappings etc. to their personal liking. EASE OF USE CRISP has open mode typing unlike VI, i.e. there are no modes. All the commands can be accessed via simple intuitive keystrokes or by buttons/mouse. Complete User Manuals are provided on-line along with context sensitive help. HI-LIGHTING/COLOR SUPPORT & CHROMA-CODING CRISP has complete hi-lighting support when marking text unlike EMACS, even on dumb terminals, i.e. you see what you mark. MULTI-WINDOW / MULTI-BUFFER ENVIRONMENT CRISP provides a multi window / multi buffer environment, with easy navigation and copying / pasting between files, windows. DIFFERENT KINDS OF MARKS / HI LIGHTING CRISP provides three different kinds of markings: character, line, columnar or rectangular marks with an ability to do cutting/copying/pasting of the marked/hi lighted regions. TEMPLATE EDITING & SUPPORT FOR COMPILERS CRISP has built in support for template editing for a large range of languages. This facility is implemented in the macro language and hence completely customizable. Integrated support for compilers, GNU's debugger etc. is also provided. VANILLA MODE This mode is meant for users who would not like to learn a new editor or its keystrokes, however would still like to be able to edit powerfully. This mode is based on the concept of time-out windows, i.e. if a user presses a base keystroke and does not do anything for about 0.5 seconds, CRISP knows that the user needs help and will popup a menu of the related commands. This mode is the closest thing to a GUI based environment on dumb terminals. PLATFORMS SUPPORTED ================== Platform GUI Version Char Version -------- ---------- ------------ Sun Sparc/SunOS 4.1.x/OW 3.0 OPENLOOK/MOTIF Yes Interactive Athena Widget Yes SCO- UNIX 3.2.4 N/A Yes SCO- ODT 2.0 Motif Yes IBM/RS6000 Motif Yes HP 9000/700 or 800 series Motif/HP VUE Yes Silicon Graphics/IRIS Motif Yes USL SYS V R4 X11R5 Yes WIndows-NT WIndows GUI Yes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Personal File Server -- Protection for NFS Clients Contact: bjd@interstream.com (Bruce J. DaCosta) Org: INTERSTREAM Address: 1501 Reedsdale Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15233-2329 Phone: (412) 323-8000 email: info@interstream.com INTERSTREAM PROVIDES DATA ACCESS DURING SERVER FAILURE -- eNFS/PFS Protects NFS Clients -- PITTSBURGH (April 1, 1993) -- INTERSTREAM, Inc., developer and marketer of innovative NFS software solutions to Fortune 500 companies, introduces and announces the availability of eNFS/PFS (Personal File Server), the Company's new eNFS implementation designed to reside directly on the client workstation and provide continued access to NFS data during interruptions due to NFS server failures or overloading. INTERSTREAM, Inc., developer of eNFS, the innovative NFS server performance enhancement software solution and eNFS/Cache, the client NFS disk cache system designed to reduce server loading, queried more than 500 NFS users on their biggest networking concerns. eNFS/PFS is the resulting product solution. Built on INTERSTREAM's eNFS/Cache product, eNFS/PFS loads transparently into the client workstation and is positioned between the user's application environment and the client's workstation's TCP/IP communications software, monitoring NFS requests during normal network and server operations. eNFS/PFS monitors the combination of server-client NFS requests and Remote Procedure Call (RPC) responses. eNFS/PFS activates whenever either of these operations requires intervention due to a non-responding NFS server. Typical applications of eNFS/PFS are numerous. NFS users who need continuous access to slowly changing data sets can use eNFS/PFS's easily accessible cached data to provide non-stop data access during periods of server inaccessibility. System administrators of large develoment evnironments can provide software developers with isolation from temporary interruptions in a server's availability through eNFS/PFS's disconnected NFS write subsystem. This feature allows a client's own disk to act as a personal NFS server when the mounted NFS server is not responding. eNFS/PFS also provides reconnection services which update the appropriate NFS server(s) when it is determined that the communications are normal again. Finally, eNFS/PFS allows portable UNIX NFS clients to operate disconnected from an NFS server. Disconnected client mount points are assumed to have only one disconnected client at a time. -- Pricing, Availabililty and Compatibility -- eNFS/PFS, including eNFS/Cache, is currently available directly from INTERSTREAM, Inc. for $495 per NFS client. Substantial quantity discounts are available. eNFS/PFS is completely compatible with all NFS protocols as defined in Sun Microsystems' ONC+/NFS specifications and conforms to all NFS conventions. No modifications are necessary to NFS servers or NFS clients not using eNFS/PFS. NFS is a licensed trademark of SunMicrosystems, Inc. The names eNFS, eNFS/Cache and eNFS/PFS are exclusively licensed to INTERSTREAM, Inc. INTERSTREAM, Inc. is a licensee of Sun's ONC+/NFS trademark. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: cindyj@mettler.HQ.Ileaf.COM (Cindy Johnson) Subject: INTERLEAF SPECIAL OFFER Phone: (800) 456.LEAF (in U.S & Canada), Phone: (617) 290.0710 (all other locations). Through June 25, 1993, Interleaf 5 for OPEN LOOK, regularly priced at $2,500, is only $1,495*. In addition, during the promotion, purchasers of Interleaf 5 for OPEN LOOK also receive a FREE copy of Lotus 1-2-3 for UNIX and IslandPresents*. (*Offer valid in U.S. & Canada only; for international pricing contact your local Interleaf office.) Interleaf 5 for OPEN LOOK is an English-language, easy to learn, workgroup productivity tool that combines the power of Interleaf publishing software with the ease of use of OPEN LOOK. It is designed for: * The SPARCstation user who works in a multi-application environment and who creates strategic documents. * Users who require interoperability with other applications, compliance with OPEN LOOK and seamless integration with Open Windows. * Users who use OPEN LOOK today and plan to use the COSE/CDE (Common Desktop Environment) tomorrow Interleaf 5 for OPEN LOOK includes: * DeskSet integration for easy interaction with DeskSet tools * Drag & drop and X-clipboard support for quick and easy data exchange between Interleaf 5 and other applications * A file browser for convenient access to Interleaf and other system files * X-terminal support for low-cost-per-seat document creation * An online multimedia tutorial to help new users get up to speed on product basics quickly * Context-sensitive help for specific instead of generic help info * Online, hyperlinked documentation with full-text retrieval and annotation features * Soup-to-nuts document creation capabilities * Support for American, British & Australian dictionaries, and U.K. and U.S. keyboards * Conditional document assembly to automatically assemble multiple document versions from a single source * Graphical book building and management for drag & drop reordering of chapters, sections and page numbers and automatic updating of indexes, cross-references and TOCs * Book catalogs for central control of document content and format * Workgroup functionality so multiple authors can work concurrently on books Interleaf 5 for OPEN LOOK is part of Interleaf's total open document system. Other products include: - WorldView for electronic document viewing and distribution - RDM for document management throughout the document lifecycle For more information about Interleaf & Interleaf products, call (800) 456.LEAF (in U.S & Canada), your local Interleaf office (see listing below), or (617) 290.0710 (all other locations). Interleaf Offices Worldwide: (in the U.S.) Phoenix, Arizona (602) 273.1241 Los Angeles, California (310) 640.9311 Orange County, California (714) 851.1188 Sacramento, California (916) 786.4843 Santa Clara, California (408) 496.6222 Norwalk, Connecticut (203) 846.4242 Washington, DC (301) 982.0991 Tampa, Florida (813) 281.0144 Atlanta, Georgia (404) 390.9300 Chicago, Illinois (708) 954.7282 Boston, Massachusetts (617) 290.0710 Detroit, Michigan (313) 354.3430 St. Louis, Missouri (314) 567.4822 Iselin, New Jersey (908) 549.3010 Raleigh, North Carolina (919) 821.4559 Dallas, Texas (214) 751.1400 Houston, Texas (713) 622.9270 Seattle, Washington (206) 454.5060 (in Europe) Interleaf Benelux - Nederland Breda +31 76 20 50 85 Interleaf France, S.A. Paris +33 1 46 96 50 00 Interleaf (Schweiz) AG Fehraltorf (Zurich) +41 1 954 27 77 Interleaf UK, Ltd. Richmond (London), Surrey +44 81 948 0094 Interleaf GmbH - Germany Eschborn (Frankfurt) +49 6196 9605 0 Interleaf Italia, S.r.l. Rozzano (Milano) +39 2 89200212 Interleaf Scandinavia - Sweden Kista (Stockholm) +46 8 703 97 20 (in Canada) Ottawa, Ontario (613) 238.2956 Toronto, Ontario (416) 670.5980 Montreal, Quebec (514) 337.1724 (in Asia/Pacific) Interleaf Japan, Inc. Tokyo +81 3 5434 1361 Interleaf Australia, Pty. Ltd. Sydney +61 2 956 5433 (in Latin America) Interleaf Americas, Ltd. Framingham, MA (508) 443.4824 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Portable Motif GUI builder From: shirleyk@qualix.com (Shirley Kumamoto) Product Manager Org: Qualix Group voice: (415) 572-0200 1-800-245-UNIX fax: (415) 572-1300 email: info@qualix.com iXBUILD - Graphical User Interface Builder for PORTABLE OSF/MOTIF Applications iXBUILD is an interface builder tool that allows you to build PORTABLE OSF/Motif applications quickly and efficiently. iXBUILD-generated interfaces are fully runtime-independent, and can run on all major UNIX platforms. No additional runtime software libraries or license fees are required. iXBUILD features: o a full "WYSIWYG" graphical development environment. Programmers can develop highly functional interfaces in less time because they are designing with the actual Motif widgets or graphical objects that end-users will work with in the final applications. o a Treeview Editor - lets programmers not only graphically display the hierarchical logical structure of any code under development but also make changes to the structure. o a Search Editor - lets programmers locate and make global changes to widgets sharing specific common attributes, such as colors or font size. This feature makes it very easy to customize or update existing interfaces. o easy customization and extensibility, including support for user-defined widgets. o an on-line HELP system for OSF Motif - eliminates the need for programmers to look up information in the manual. o a link to CenterLine Software's CodeCenter C programming environment for dynamically testing interfaces built in the C language. Platform Support ---------------- SunSPARCStation/Server/SunOS 4.1.x and Solaris 2.x DECstation/Ultrix 4.x HP 9000/700-800/HPUX 8.07 and above IBM RS/6000/AIX 3.x Intel 80386/486-PC/SCO Open Desktop 1.x Silicon Graphics R3000/4000/IRIX 4.01 and above Windows Requirements ------------------- X11 R 3 and above OSF/Motif 1.x -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: ACCENT STP -- Xview and OLIT Source Code Translator From: nis@netcom.com (National Information Systems) Contact: Dave Wagner Org: National Information Systems, Inc. Address: 4040 Moorpark Avenue, Suite 200 San Jose, CA 95117-1852 U.S.A. Phone: 408/985-7100 800/441-5758 FAC: 408/246-3127 Xview and OLIT Source Code Translator Supports Conversion to OSF/Motif ACCENT STP allows ISV's and In-house Software Developers using SunSoft's GUI Toolkits to Migrate to the Motif GUI San Jose, California, March 29, 1993 -- National Information Systems, Inc. (NIS), of San Jose, California, announced ACCENT STP, an Xview and OLIT to Motif source code translator. ACCENT STP (Sun Transition Pack) allows Independent Software Vendors (ISV's) and in-house software developers to migrate applications to OSF/Motif. Motif will be shipped with future versions of Solaris SPARC and Solaris x86 processors. Xview and the OPEN LOOK Intrinsic Toolkit (OLIT) are widely-used Graphical User Interface (GUI) Toolkits offered by SunSoft, Inc. NIS is a provider of leading-edge software technologies for open systems. Arden P. Scott, President of NIS, commented on the announcement, "While the announcement by SMCC to support Motif as a part of COSE is understandable in light of the forthcoming competition from Windows NT, it has left many ISV's in a position to first convert to the Motif API and second, still maintain software products for their customers in the OPEN LOOK style for years to come. It is both a challenge and an opportunity -- once the product is converted to Motif, it can be offered on other hardware and software platforms. This is a very big plus and can easily justify the cost of conversion. Fortunately, the conversion can be made much easier with ACCENT STP." ACCENT STP was specifically designed for software developers using Sun workstations who will need to support the Common Open Software Environment (COSE) by converting their applications to Motif. ACCENT STP will translate 85% to 100% of the C language source code produced by Xview, OLIT and DevGuide (i.e., GIL files), including header files, where there are equivalent paradigms offered in Motif. In most cases, 100% of the source code can be converted depending on the features used by the application. (By way of a companion product, ACCENT ToolKit, the converted application can support both the Motif and OPEN LOOK GUI standards from a single source tree.) ACCENT STP is priced at $4,995 for the first node-locked user license on the network and $2,495 for each additional node-locked user license. National Information Systems ---------------------------- Established in 1972, NIS is a leading provider of project management, report writing, application development, and data management tools for the open systems environment. NIS supports industry standards and the many clients who daily rely upon its software products to gain and maintain competitive advantage. With over 4,500 product installations, NIS has continually proved its ability to grow through engineering new technologies. NIS's corporate mission is to provide leading-edge software technologies for UNIX and open systems. The ACCENT STP was developed by Kovi Design Automation for distribution exclusively by NIS. More information about the ACCENT STP Xview and OLIT to Motif Translator and the ACCENT ToolKit Motif and OPEN LOOK Graphical User Interface Toolkit can be obtained from NIS corporate headquarters at 4040 Moorpark Avenue, San Jose, California, 95117-1852, USA, 800/441-5758, 408/985-7100, FAX 408/246-3127. # # # ACCENT ToolKit and ACCENT STP are a trademarks and the NIS logo is a registered trademark of National Information Systems, Inc. OSF and Motif are trademarks of the Open Software Foundation. UNIX and OPEN LOOK are registered trademarks of UNIX System Laboratories. Sun is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation. SPARC is a registered trademark of SPARC International, Inc. Solaris is a trademark of Sunsoft, Inc. Any other company or product names mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of other companies. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Nth Portable Graphics: NPGL For Solaris 2.x From: debbie@nth.com (Debbie Herrington) Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.announce Phone: (512) 908-4700 Email: npgl@nth.com NTH PORTABLE GRAPHICS DEVELOPS GRAPHICS LIBRARY FOR SOLARIS 2.x NPGL for Solaris 2.x SPARC Version Available in June March 29, 1993, AUSTIN, TX -- Nth Portable Graphics today announced the NPGL(tm) graphics library for SunSoft's Solaris. 2.x distributed computing environment for SPARC.- based systems. NPGL v1.3 is scheduled for release in June. "One of the key benefits for NPGL customers is the enhanced version of XGL incorporated into Solaris 2.x," said Jerry Norman, vice president of Nth Portable Graphics. "XGL 3.0.1 has been expanded to support 99% of IRIS GL's advanced 3-D functions, which allows GL-based applications to run the same way on SPARC-based workstations as they do on Silicon Graphics' computers. Solaris 2.x with XGL 3.01. is key to our strategy of providing 3-D visualization users a fully- functional method for running Silicon Graphics applications on SPARC computers." NPGL for Solaris 2.x supports advanced 3-D GL capabilities, such as texture mapping, alpha blending, transparency, accumulation buffer functions and Z-buffer direct access for reads and writes through the new XGL 3.0.1. In addition, it also transparently supports third- party graphics accelerators through XGL's downloadable device drivers. This makes it easy for SPARC workstation users to add higher performance graphics accelerators without obtaining new software. NPGL, a hardware-independent IRIS GL 4.0 compatible graphics library, provides software developers the fastest, easiest way to port high-performance 3-D visualization applications written for the Silicon Graphics platform to SPARC-based systems. Most GL-based applications can be recompiled within a few days for the SPARC platform. Nth Portable Graphics, Inc., headquartered in Austin, TX, is a SunSoft Master Developer with active participation in Sun's Open Graphics Initiative. The company develops and markets hardware independent GL-related graphics libraries and development tools for 3-D workstation-based applications. --end-- NPGL is a trademark of Nth Portable Graphics, Inc. Nth is a registered trademark of Nth Graphics, Ltd. Silicon Graphics is a registered trademark, and IRIS GL is a trademark of Silicon Graphics, Inc. Solaris and Sun Microsystems are registered trademarks, and SunSoft and XGL are trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. SPARC is a registered trademark of SPARC International, Inc. All other products or services mentioned in this document belong to their respective companies. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Parallax Graphics and Nynex Enterprise Services From: Douglas Cooper Contact: Alice Munz Org: Parallax Graphics 727-2262, ext. 141 Contact: Tom Carroll, Doug Cooper Org: Cooper/Iverson Marketing (619) 292-7400(408) PARALLAX GRAPHICS SUPPORTS NEWLY-LAUNCHED NYNEX ENTERPRISE SERVICES NEW YORK, April 14, 1993 -- Parallax Graphics today announced its support of a newly-launched offering called NYNEX Enterprise Services, a flexible, high-bandwidth network service that Fortune 500 companies can obtain quickly, easily, and affordably. New York Telephone, a unit of NYNEX Corp., is launching NYNEX Enterprise Services to better compete in the high- growth, high-bandwidth network marketplace; the services include and support user multimedia applications. Parallax supplied the high performance digital video for the new service through its award-winning XVideo hardware and software. According to Frank J. Florence, president of Parallax Graphics, New York Telephone has clearly forged a lead role in the corporate multimedia market. "Three elements are unique to this service," says Florence. "First, the UNIX-based offering is distinct to a telephone company, and New York Telephone is 18-to-24 months ahead of the competition. Second, they successfully partnered with 21 technology leaders as an integrator. Third, the multimedia content of the offering is unique. In effect, New York Telephone has taken multimedia from the labs to the user." New York Telephone is the first telephone company to offer customers "bandwidth on demand". Specifically, the service will allow New York Telephone customers to make full-motion video phone calls, move data at very high speeds, add additional phone lines and reroute calls around downed phone lines -- all on demand, usually within an hour of requesting the service. For example, securities firms and brokerages, which stand to lose millions of dollars if communications fail, can depend on Enterprise Services to reroute voice and data traffic to a backup location. Insurance firms can depend on Enterprise services to reconfigure circuits on a regular basis to send data to one location for processing, then to another for storage. Publishing companies, which typically move huge volumes of data electronically, can arrange for use of a 45 million bits-per-second fiber-optic line periodically. And law firms can finally capitalize on the benefits of multimedia video conferencing with their clients, allowing them to all meet "face to face" and jointly review documents without wasting time and resources on travel. Within the group of 21 companies working with New York Telephone to provide Enterprise Services, InSoft, Paradise Software, AimTech and Applix have been doing joint work with Parallax Graphics to provide computer-based video applications, such as video conferencing and computer-based training. InSoft's Communique! is a workgroup computing software package that allows people in multiple locations to work together as if they were in a conference room together. Communique! supports shared document and image editing as well as video conferencing. Paradise Software's PSVC is a multi-location video conferencing tool designed to work in conjunction with other application software. Paradise's Mediawrite and AimTech's CATS MEOW allow users to combine video, graphics, audio and text, to be used for applications such as computer-based training. Applix's Aster*x software is designed to enhance office productivity by making it easy to create, edit, and exchange business information, including video images, graphics Santa Clara-based Parallax Graphics designs, manufactures, and markets high performance video systems for networked UNIX workstations. Their hardware systems and software toolkits provide the highest quality for video applications ranging from video conferencing and computer-based training to scientific visualization and medical imaging. In 1989, Parallax was purchased by publicly-held Dynatech Corporation (OTC:DYTC), a $500 million supplier of high technology products and services. 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