sunflash-Distributed to mailing list sun/NC/north-carolina sunflash-Send requests, problems to owner-sunflash@suntri.east.sun.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Florida SunFlash Third Party Products Announcements SunFLASH Vol 60 #18 December 1993 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstracts 60.18.A Terminal Emulator Family announced by workstation ag a family of terminal emulators for SUN workstations: - WE-UTS: UNISYS terminal emulator (U100, U200, UTS400, UTS30, UTS40) - WE-D320: DEC terminal emulator (VT100, VT200, VT320) - WE-I3179: IBM 3270 terminal emulator (137 lines) 60.18.B Qualix offers Watchdog FMS, High-Availability for UNIX Watchdog FMS is a software product designed to protect your critical information services by providing monitor, restart, and failover capabilities to a pair of UNIX-based servers. (189 lines) 60.18.C ICL announces GRAPHICSPOWER/builder - Graphics Development kit ICL's graphical object library now comes complete with an advanced interactive building tool. With GRAPHICSPOWER/builder developers can rapidly prototype graphical interfaces, then automatically generate code for that interface. (115 lines) 60.18.D ACCENT STP OPEN LOOK to COSE Migration Center National Information Systems, Inc. (NIS), of San Jose, California, announced the opening of the OPEN LOOK to Motif Migration Center. The Motif Migration Center is a joint venture of NIS and Kovi Design Automation seeking to assist developers of OPEN LOOK applications in the preparation of applications to support the Common Desktop Environment (CDE), a technology of the Common Open Software Environment (COSE). (47 lines) 60.18.E ACCENT GraphicVUE Project Management System on SPARC National Information Systems announced the availability of the ACCENT GraphicVUE Project Management System, version 1.50. Version 1.50 introduces many new user-requested features to its popular graphical interface. NIS is a leading developer of project management, software development, and groupware tools for UNIX networks. (79 lines) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Details -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 60.18.A Subject: Terminal Emulator Family announced by workstation ag From: hbu@wag.ch (Hans Burkard) Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.announce Org: workstation ag, Rohrstr. 36/38, CH-8152 Glattbrugg, Switzerland Voice: +41 1 828 95 55 Fax: +41 1 828 95 70 E-Mail: info@wag.ch Glattbrugg, Switzerland, October 25, 1993 -- workstation ag today released a family of terminal emulators for SUN workstations: - WE-UTS: UNISYS terminal emulator (U100, U200, UTS400, UTS30, UTS40) - WE-D320: DEC terminal emulator (VT100, VT200, VT320) - WE-I3179: IBM 3270 terminal emulator WE-UTS, WE-D320 and WE-I3179 terminal emulators by workstation ag present all of your mainframe applications right on the screen of your workstation. Using the latest techniques in software development our products run on SUN workstations (SUN OS 4.1.x and Solaris 2.x). All terminal emulators are fully integrated in their respective window systems. The advantages are striking: - All control and status indicators of the original terminal can be set in parameter windows. - "Cut and paste" is possible between emulator windows and others. - Context sensitive help for all keys and parameters is fully provided. Printer output as well as screen hardcopies are converted to ASCII or PostScript and can be routed to a printer, spooler or data file. All functions of the terminal keyboard are implemented in the keyboard of your workstation or are displayed as buttons around the terminal windows. All keyboards can be individually configured with an interactive mapper utility. A graphic representation of an original terminal keyboard can be displayed on the screen and used with the mouse. Up to 12 macros can be separately defined for each terminal window. An unlimited number of simultaneous terminal session on a single workstation is possible. WE-UTS ====== The WE-UTS product line allows the integration of mainframe applications written for U100, U200, UTS 400, UTS 40, UTS 60 color graphics (WE-UTS only) and SVT UNISYS terminals into a workstation environment. The WE-COMD communication protocol server is installed on a UNIX processor which may perform as a protocol server for the entire network. WE-UTSc is a complete character only terminal emulation while WE-UTSg terminal emulator additionally supports graphics. The gateway may be shared by any number of workstations each running any number of WE-UTS terminal windows. The terminal emulators isolates the communication protocol support to their respective gateways and spares the workstation from additional overhead caused by DCA Ethernet (DCP), TPO Ethernet (HLC), UDLC or X.25 protocols. The processes of the emulator talk to the gateway using TCP/IP which provides flexible and high-performance distribution of the WE-UTS terminal sessions. WE-D320 ======= The WE-D320 terminal emulator supports applications written for DEC VT100, VT200 and VT320 terminal families without modifying the existing software on the mainframe. The resizable emulation window can be surrounded by buttons. Functions and labels are entirely definable. WE-D320 is used as a front end to communication protocols provided by every workstation. Any process (such as shell, rlogin, tip , pad etc.) can be started to connect to an application requiring a VT320 terminal. It uses standard communication facilities such as TCP/IP, asynchronous serial ports or X.25 PAD. WE-I3179 ======== The WE-I3179 product line allows workstations to communicate to IBM mainframes over TCP/IP Ethernet links (TELNET connections), SDLC or X.25 public or private networks. WE-I3179 consists of the communication protocol server WE-COMD and the actual terminal emulator. While WE-I3179g does support graphics WE-I3179c represents the complete character only terminal emulator. The WE-COMD gateway installs a UNIX process that can be used as a protocol server for the entire network. The gateway may be shared by any number of workstations each running any number of WE-I3179 terminal windows. PRODUCT SUMMARY =============== +======================+======================+=====================+ |WE-UTS | WE-D320 | WE-I3179 | +======================+======================+=====================+ | FUNCTIONALITY | +----------------------+----------------------+---------------------+ |UNISYS basic UTS 30 | DEC basic VT320 | IBM basic 3270 | |terminal emulator | terminal emulator | terminal emulator | |(supports U100,U200, | (supports VT100, | | |UTS 400,UTS 40,UTS 60)| VT200, VT320). | | +----------------------+----------------------+---------------------+ | COMPONENTS | +----------------------+----------------------+---------------------+ |WE-UTSc test only | WE-D320 emulator | WE-I3279c text only | |WE-UTSg graphic | WE-D320_SERIAL Serial| WE-I3179g graphics | |WE-COMD Comm. Server | link interface| WE-COMD Comm. Server| +----------------------+----------------------+---------------------+ | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | +----------------------+----------------------+---------------------+ | - TCP/IP | - TCP/IP | - TCP/IP | | - TELNET | - X.25 PAD | - X25 QLLC | | - OSI/TPO | | | +----------------------+----------------------+---------------------+ | PLATFORM | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | X11 based stations: | | - Sun4 (4.1.x, Solaris 2.x) | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ PRICES ====== The prices are dependent on the product and the number of simultaneously allowed sessions on a workstation. Note there is also floating license available for TCP/IP-networks. Please request detail price information. For evaluation purposes workstation ag provides a demo package for US$99. The package includes: - complete product running in demo mode (time and data transfer limit). - complete installation and software documentation. - the product will turn into a fully functional software by entering a valid license. - shipping cost. ABOUT workstation ag ==================== workstation ag is a privately held company based in Glattbrugg (Switzerland) with branch offices in Montreux (Switzerland) and Adolzfurt (Stuttgart, Germany). Founded in 1989, the company acts as an universal system integrator on unix workstation market. workstation ag offers a complete range of services for customers: hardware and software sales, consultancies, software development, training and support. One of the most successful business areas has been the development and introduction of technically high level products such as the terminal emulator family, project management tool, document imaging and archiving systems. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 60.18.B Subject: Qualix offers Watchdog FMS, High-Availability for UNIX From: Barbara C. Coll Org: QUALiX GROUP, INC. Address: 1900 So. Norfolk Street, #224 San Mateo, CA 94403 Phone: 1-800-245-UNIX 1-800-245-8649 Fax: 1-415-572-1300 E-mail: info@qualix.com Watchdog FMS High-Availability for UNIX client-server environments ----------------------------------------------------- In today's competitive business climate, up-time is critical. High availability and the integrity of the network have become crucial considerations for industries such as telecommunications, finance, retail, government, and high technology. Users in these fields, along with many others, cannot afford server downtime and are constantly looking for cost-effective ways to increase network and data integrity. Watchdog FMS is a high-availability solution that addresses that need. Product Overview ---------------- Watchdog FMS is a software product designed to protect your critical information services by providing monitor, restart, and failover capabilities to a pair of UNIX-based servers. It is a flexible product designed to handle network and data integrity problems found in a client/server environment. The most common use of this technology is NFS, RDBMS, and communication gateways. The technology is not limited to these services. Watchdog FMS provides you with a single cost-effective solution for your services which require high-availability. It virtually eliminates the cost of interruptions to mission critical applications. Benefits of Watchdog FMS ------------------------ Watchdog FMS offers many benefits for environments requiring high-availability, including: * Redundant (two-way) recovery from a system failure from either server * Redundant watchdog daemons on each host, eliminating SINGLE POINT of FAILURE * Fault-resilient watchdog daemons, ensuring the Watchdog FMS software will not be the cause of a failure * Automatic restart of services monitored by Watchdog FMS agents * wdAgent source code for customer specific monitored and restart of applications * Full use of system resources. Both machines are available for critical application use. Watchdog FMS implements symmetric failover as a default * Custom-built recovery schemes for each service being monitored * Integration with dual-ported IPI, SCSI, DSCSI, and RAID storage technologies * NFS monitoring and failover provided by default How Watchdog FMS works ----------------------- The standard configuration is two servers, and a set of disks accessible by both servers. Watchdog FMS monitors the health of the server pair. When it detects a failure it will automatically: * Gain access to the application data off the failed server * Restart all services associated with the failed server When Watchdog FMS is used with application-specific agents a number of configurable scenarios can take place if the agent determines the monitored application has failed. In all cased the agent will attempt to restart the application four times. If it is unsuccessful it will perform one of the following tasks as determined by the system administrator: * Send a message to the sys admin notifying them that the service is down; * Send an alert to SunNet Manager's console about the service being down; * Reboot the entire system in an attempt to fix the problem; or * Halt the system, in which case the alternate server will automatically take over for the failed server, restarting all the applications. In all cases of failover the alternate server impersonates the network identity of the failed server allowing client applications to access data and services with minimal user disruption. Watchdog FMS software provides system integrity, reliability, and continued system operations instituting redundant technology for software recovery, restart, and failover. System Requirements ------------------- Equipment: 2 UNIX-based servers a private Ethernet network requiring: 1 SCSI port on each server and cable Sun SPARCstation IPX Sun SPARCstation/server 10 family Sun 6XXMP family of servers Sun SPARCserver 1000 Sun SPARCcenter 2000 [Q194 HP 9000 700/800 series and IBM RS/6000 families will be supported] Operating Systems: SunOS 4.1.2, SunOS 4.1.3 Solaris 2.2 MOTIF/command line interface Disk Technologies Supported: SCSI: all vendors conforming to the SCSI-2 specification. This must include support for multi-initiation. IPI: Sun Microsystems drives on all Sun-supported servers. Sun OnLine: Dual-Port software required. DSCSI: Sun Microsystems drives implementing differential SCSI technology. Software-based agent support (provided): NFS Software source code provided: wdNFS and wdAgent (generic agent code) Availability ------------ Watchdog FMS 2.0 will be available in December 1993. Watchdog FMS will be distributed through the Qualix Group (1-800-245-8649). Evaluations ----------- 15-day evaluations of the product are available from Qualix at no cost. Please contact for Qualix sales representative to qualify for an evaluation copy of Watchdog FMS software. Pricing ------- Sun SPARC - SunOS 4.1.x version $10,500 Sun SPARC - Solaris 2.2 (2.3) version $11,500 Support pricing: ~20% of list price of product for installation, minor and major upgrade support on a yearly basis HOW TO ORDER ------------- Qualix Group accepts MasterCard, VISA or a valid corporate purchase order. Call us at 1-800-245-UNIX , 415-572-0200, or send e-mail to info@qualix.com to place an order or if you'd like more information. (Our fax number is 415-572-1300.) GUARANTEE --------- We offer a 30-day money-back guarantee, so if you're not fully satisfied, we'll refund your money. CORPORATE DISCOUNTS -------------------- Your company may have a Corporate Discount Agreement with us, which will entitle you to special DISCOUNTS! If your company has UNIX workstations, but doesn't have a corporate discount in plan, call us to get more information on how you can get the best UNIX software products at the best price. CALL US TODAY -------------- Call us today (1-800-245-UNIX) or send e-mail to info@qualix to learn more about the product we carry or to receive our FREE UNIX SOFTWARE BUYER'S GUIDE. This guide is full of up-to-the minute information on the products we carry. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 60.18.C Subject: ICL announces GRAPHICSPOWER/builder - Graphics Development kit From: johnm@itc.icl.ie (John Maughan) Org: ICL, Information Technology Center. Contact: David Miller Newsgroups: comp.newprod Org: ICL, Information Technology Center. Address: South County Business Pk., Leopardstown, Dublin 18, Ireland fax: +353-1-2956555 tel: +353-1-2956644 email: info@itc.icl.ie ICL ANNOUNCES GRAPHICSPOWER/builder - Graphics Development kit DUBLIN, Ireland -- ICL announced GRAPHICSPOWER/builder, the latest release of the ICL GRAPHICSPOWER (tm) product set. GRAPHICSPOWER/builder consists of a graphical object library for the X Window System, and an interactive building tool which enables developers to create and manipulate graphical objects and screens in a WYSIWYG environment. GRAPHICSPOWER/builder also includes integration with other industry standard X-Windows system building tools. The production of graphical user interfaces for applications is a time consuming and difficult task which requires considerable specialist expertise. OPENLOOK and Motif are the most established of several toolkits which currently exist for the production of the more general parts of a graphical user interface such as buttons, pop-up menus, dialog boxes etc. However these GUI components are often neither intuitive nor adequate representations of real world data. GRAPHICSPOWER extends existing toolkits to provide highly configurable GUI primitives with which real world data can be intuitively and accurately modelled. The GRAPHICSPOWER graphical object library is, in fact, a high level interface to the X Window System's Xlib and Xt libraries and therefore eliminates the requirement for detailed knowledge of X when developing graphical applications. The GRAPHICSPOWER API is based on the Xt programming style thus making it instantly recognisable to existing Xm and Xt interface programmers. The graphical object library contains objects ranging from simple line drawing objects (eg. lines, bitmaps, circles etc.) to more complex structured objects (eg. bar graphs, line graphs, trees, tables & gantts). The GRAPHICSPOWER object library also implements a set of intrinsic behaviours for each of the objects; for example objects can be selected, resized and moved if required and a callback mechanism allows these actions to be mapped to application semantics. This direct manipulation enables more interactive applications to be developed since users can interact with the graphics themselves rather than with abstract buttons, lists etc. The interactive building tool provides a graphical interface to the creation and manipulation of objects from the object library. It presents a palette from which the developer drags and drops the required objects onto the prototype screen. Object attributes and behaviours such as size, position, sensitivity, callbacks, fonts and colours may then be tailored. When the screen design is complete it can be validated from within the builder. The builder then generates code; C or EGSHELL; which reproduces the prototype screen. This code can then be incorporated into the developer's application. Key features of the GRAPHICSPOWER/builder product: * Does not require specialist knowledge of graphics development. * Provides a widget (called the GRAPHICSPOWER general widget) upon which all objects are drawn. * Intuitive Xt-like API - Motif and Xt programmers adapt to GRAPHICSPOWER immediately as there is no new API to learn. * Provides advanced graphical facilities that are not provided by native X windows toolkits. * Large suite of graphical objects including: - simple objects: line, box, circle, ellipse, polyline - monochrome and colour bitmaps: .xbm, .xpm, TIFF - text objects with support for scalable fonts - relation objects which link other objects - container objects with application specified coordinate systems - specialized objects (trees, graphs, gantts and tables) - pseudo 3D objects (3D boxes and cylinders) - simple animation objects - user configurable object collections (called figures). These enable users to construct their own objects. * Direct manipulation of GRAPHICSPOWER objects using a mouse. * Simple callback mechanism whereby applications are informed of user actions. * Rapid user interface prototyping and testing using the builder tool. Whereas the GRAPHICSPOWER object library elimates the necessity for in-depth knowledge of X, the builder tool eliminates, to a large extent the requirement for an in-depth knowledge of GRAPHICSPOWER. * Automatic generation of ANSI or K&R 'C' code from the builder. * Builder generates EGSHELL code. EGSHELL (Enhanced Graphical Shell) is an superset of the Windowing Korn Shell (WKSH) which allows shell programmers access to GRAPHICSPOWER graphical capabilities. * GRAPHICSPOWER integrates with other market leading widget-level builders such as UIM/X, Builder Xcessory and X-Designer thus providing a complete development environment to generate applications combining the industry standard Motif interface with a highly graphical representation of the application data. * Comprehensive documentation, sample source and online help. There is a complete GRAPHICSPOWER demonstration suite available over anonymous ftp from bizarre.itc.icl.ie (IP address 193.120.16.6) in the directory /pub/GRAPHICSPOWER. A single-seat GRAPHICSPOWER/builder together with documentation has a list price of $4000. There are no runtime licences necessary for applications generated with GRAPHICSPOWER/builder (subject to minor conditions). GRAPHICSPOWER/builder is available from ICL sales offices worldwide. In the UK it is also available from Protek. (contact: info@protek.co.uk). In the United States GRAPHICSPOWER/builder is available from ICS as part of the ICS widget databook. (contact: info@ics.com) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 60.18.D Subject: ACCENT STP OPEN LOOK to COSE Migration Center From: dave@nis.com 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 FAX: 408/246-3127 OPEN LOOK to Motif Migration Center Opens Migration Assistance Available for Converting OPEN LOOK Applications (XView, Devguide, OLIT) to Motif "Look-and-Feel" and the Common Desktop Environment San Jose, California, October 4, 1993 -- National Information Systems, Inc. (NIS), of San Jose, California, announced the opening of the OPEN LOOK to Motif Migration Center. The OPEN LOOK to Motif Migration Center is a joint venture of NIS and Kovi Design Automation seeking to assist developers of OPEN LOOK applications in the preparation of applications to support the Common Desktop Environment (CDE), a technology of the Common Open Software Environment (COSE). The Migration Center offers migration assistance on a fixed fee schedule. NIS and KDA are providers of emerging software technologies for software developers and project managers running open systems. Arden P. Scott, President of NIS, said of the announcement, "The Migration Center is a simple and cost-effective way for developers to move into Motif while the underlying OPEN LOOK tools such as XView, Devguide, and OLIT are still supported. Sun users who wish to open a growth path toward the future and support other hardware platforms are welcome to send up to 5 source code files to the Migration Center as a test case. Our staff will translate the files -- the developer then decides whether they would prefer to use the center or convert the application at their site using ACCENT STP." The OPEN LOOK to Motif Migration Center will translate C or C++ applications written in XView, Devguide, or OLIT to Motif on a fixed fee schedule starting at $1,000. The ACCENT STP XView, Devguide, or OLIT conversion options are available for $4,995 each. Motif consulting and training services are also available in order migrate the application without waiting to learn Motif or for an expert to become available. More information about the OPEN LOOK to Motif Migration Center 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, or Email: info@nis.com. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 60.18.E Subject: ACCENT GraphicVUE Project Management System on SPARC From: dave@nis.com 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 FAX: 408/246-3127 ACCENT GraphicVUE Project Management System Version 1.50 for UNIX Networks National Information Systems Responds to User Requests with Major Release in Both Motif and OPEN LOOK Editions San Jose, California, October 25, 1993 -- National Information Systems, Inc. (NIS), announced today the availability of the ACCENT GraphicVUE Project Management System, version 1.50. ACCENT GraphicVUE, version 1.50 introduces many new user-requested features to its popular graphical interface. NIS is a leading developer of project management, software development, and groupware tools for UNIX networks. Arden P. Scott, President of NIS, commented on the new release, "Over one year ago NIS first introduced the concept of combining in one product the Interactive Gantt Chart, Graphical Project Network Diagram and Synchronized Resource Histogram with a three dimensional presentation for users of UNIX networks. Now we've extended the ACCENT GraphicVUE technology to stay well ahead of Windows and Macintosh-based Project Management Tools." Version 1.50 adds even more advantages to ACCENT GraphicVUE such as support for OPEN LOOK and Motif, Multiple-Directory File Processing, Graneda Enhanced Graphics Option, Enhanced Spreadsheet Editing, Networked License Management through the FlexLM License Manager, Summary Activity Support, and Time-Now/Time-Remaining Schedule Display to name a few. ACCENT GraphicVUE is available on Sun Microsystems workstations running SunOS 4.1.x and Solaris 1.0 or greater, Hewlett-Packard 9000 series 700 workstations running HP-UX version 8.05 or greater, the DEC Alpha AXP running OSF/1, and Silicon Graphics workstations running IRIX 4.0.1 or greater. ACCENT GraphicVUE, Personal Edition, is priced starting at $995 with a 60-day money back guarantee for each workstation license and can be upgraded to a multiple-project processing, network version. Project management consulting and training services are also available. The network version of ACCENT GraphicVUE which includes multiple-project processing starts at $2,495. Networked Project Management with ACCENT GraphicVUE --------------------------------------------------- With its mouse-driven GUI, ACCENT GraphicVUE allows an activity to be moved and its detail data viewed while in either the Gantt chart or project network display mode. Data can be entered in either a spreadsheet format or through a data entry window while in project Gantt or network mode. Multiple resource histograms can be viewed in parallel with the Gantt chart in the same window. Better project management is achieved by distributing the planning function to those individuals who are most familiar with the details of the project. Their unique knowledge makes them well-suited to plan and manage their portion of the project. ACCENT GraphicVUE is a sophisticated tool for graphically communicating this project information via the network. Networked workstations support distributed planning, and UNIX-based project management offers a long-term growth path for successfully completing organizational goals. National Information Systems, Inc. (NIS) ---------------------------------------- Established in 1972, NIS's corporate mission is to provide easy-to-use project management software which implements advanced project management techniques, a must for successful completion of mission-critical projects. More information about the ACCENT GraphicVUE project management system 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, or Email: info@nis.com. ********************************************************************** For information about SunFlash send mail to info-sunflash@Sun.COM. Subscription requests should be sent to sunflash-request@Sun.COM. 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