---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Florida SunFlash Third Party Product Announcements SunFLASH Vol 51 #16 March 1993 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- INGRES/Windows4GL ON OPEN LOOK Audio Broadcasts over the Internet Partner & Liken Provide Interoperability For Macs and Suns Demo Version of Liken available via ftp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: INGRES/Windows4GL ON OPEN LOOK From danaj@ingres.com Phone: 1-800-4-INGRES Ingres Corporation has announced the availability of INGRES/Windows4GL on the OPEN LOOK graphical interface. INGRES/Windows4GL, the state of the art in graphical applications development, combines the power of a 'look and feel' GUI editor with the power of the INGRES Intelligent Database. It provides an intuitive, object oriented development environment designed to support single or multi-developer teams. INGRES/Windows4GL's rapid prototyping capabilitiies allow users to concurrently develop and prototype applications. Product highlights include: o Object-oriented 4GL o Interactive debugger o Visual Editors o Multitasking environment (screen design, coding, testing can be accomplished concurrently in multiple windows) o Life-cycle management o Large text and bitmaps o Multideveloper application manager o INGRES/OpenSQL access to INGRES and non-INGRES data "INGRES/Windows4GL is one of those very fine tools that is a higher level programming environment to allow you to spend less time on the user interface and more time on solving the customer problem," said Scott McNealy during a video interview. "That is what's exciting about the Ingres product. It brings the new 1990's database technology together with distributed computing and the graphical user interface environment -- a very nice marriage of the three environments." COMPATIBILITY: The initial version of INGRES/Windows4GL on OPEN LOOK runs on Sun OS 4.1.3. The Solaris 2.1 version is scheduled for Q3 1993. The Ingres Intelligent Database, INGRES/Star, INGRES/Vision and INGRES/Net are currently available on Solaris 2.1. Ingres will be exhibiting INGRES/Windows4GL for OpenLook at: Sun Business Technology Showcase March 4-5 Orlando,FLA UNIFORUM March 17-19 San Francisco, CA Solaris Developer Conference March 29-31 Santa Clara, CA FOSE April 13-15 Washington,DC DB Expo May 4-5 San Francisco, CA DB World June 14-15 Boston, MA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Audio Broadcasts over the Internet Contact: Brian Erwin Phone: 707-829-0515 Fax: 707-829-0104 Org: O'Reilly & Associates 103A Morris Street, Sebastopol CA 95472 Contact: Carl Malamud Phone: 703/548-1126 Email: carl@radio.com WEEKLY "GEEK OF THE WEEK" INTERVIEWS TO AIR ON INTERNET TALK RADIO IN MARCH Audio Broadcasts over the Internet May Signal Dawn of New Mass Media Channel SEBASTOPOL, CA -- Internet Talk Radio will begin airing a weekly half-hour interview program, "Geek of the Week," over the Internet in late March. Taking advantage of sound support offered by Sun Microsystems, Apple, NeXT, IBM, Silicon Graphics, DEC, and many other vendors, and of the Internet's electronic mail protocols' support for multiple data types, Internet Talk Radio will use encoding formats and conversion programs to support audio playback of the interviews on all major environments. Carl Malamud is the executive producer of Internet Talk Radio, which is sponsored by O'Reilly & Associates and Sun Microsystems. Its first program, "Geek of the Week," will feature interviews with notable members of the Internet community, such as author and programmer Dr. Marshall T. Rose, NASA Science Internet manager Milo Media, and Interop Company founder Daniel Lynch. Later programs will air more frequently and feature book reviews, short features, and even non-technical features, such as restaurant reviews from exotic locations. "When NBC broadcast its first radio program in in the early 1920s, there were only a few people with radio sets," said Carl Malamud. "This quickly grew to become a new medium with millions of listeners. The Internet is poised for similar growth. "With Internet Talk Radio, the program can reach several million Internet users in at least three dozen countries via computers already on their desks. It is also one of the first practical applications of multimedia." Listeners wanting the interviews on audiocassettes or audio CDs will able to do so by contacting O'Reilly & Associates through the Internet at "radio@ora.com." The interviews are mastered onto Digital Audio Tape. A typical 30-minute program occupies 15 Mbytes of disk space. UUNET Communications in Virginia serves as the initial spool area with several gigabytes. From there, the data moves to the IIJ network in Japan and EUnet in Europe. These three sites -- UUNET, EUnet, and IIJ -- serve as the primary distribution points for the world. From there, regional and national networks move the data closer to the users. Eventually, a network manager takes the files and broadcasts them on a local area network or stores them on a file server. "We hope eventually to break the radio metaphor and provide a truly unique form of news and information," said Malamud. "On the Internet, our listeners can be interacting with programs on the radio station computers, allowing instant polls, truly global town halls, and interactive game shows. Internet Talk Radio hopes to be a town crier in the global village, a pioneer in desktop broadcasting." O'Reilly & Associates is recognized worldwide for its definitive books on the Internet, UNIX, The X Window System, and Distributed Computing Environment (DCE). It is publisher of the bestselling The Whole Internet User's Guide & Catalog by Ed Krol. Working closely with developers of new technologies, O'Reilly's editors are "computer people" who use the software they write about. The company's planning a review cycles link together authors, computer vendors, and technical experts throughout the industry in a creative collaboration that mirrors the strengths of the "open systems" philosophy itself. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Partner & Liken Provide Interoperability For Macs and Suns From: Douglas Cooper Contact: Olivia Favela/IPT Phone: (805) 541-3000 Contact: Laura Jordan/Xcelerated Systems, Inc. Phone: (619) 974-2907, or 576-3080 PARTNER AND LIKEN PROVIDE INTEROPERABILITY AND APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY FOR NETWORKS OF SUNS AND MACS SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIF. and SAN DIEGO, February 1, 1993 -- Information Presentation Technologies, Inc. (IPT) and Xcelerated Systems, Inc. (XSI) today announced 100 percent compatibility between each firm's flagship software products, Partner and Liken respectively. Partner allows connectivity between Sun and Macintosh platforms. Liken allows Macintosh applications to run in an X Window on UNIX workstations. Partner provides Liken users with a continuous, bi-directional connection to networked Macintosh computers, giving them access to data, applications, peripherals and e-mail. Liken allows users of Partner to run non-SPARC-specific versions of Macintosh software on networked Sun SPARCstations. This new compatibility will benefit users in widely divergent industries including business, government, science and education. A single-user Partner license begins at $395, while a single-user license for Liken costs $695. "Together, Partner and Liken break down the barriers between Sun users and remote Macintosh file access," said Jon Simonds, president at IPT. "Prior to this development, the most transparent use of Partner had been achieved when platform-specific applications were running on both Sun SPARCstation and Macintosh. Liken lets UNIX workstation users load almost any off-the-shelf Macintosh software. Partner provides the peer-to-peer connectivity between the Sun and Mac platforms." According to Ray Wagstaffe, president of XSI, Liken has always enabled UNIX users to work with powerful Macintosh applications. "Partner allows Mac users to see SPARC files directly, and SPARC users to see Mac files directly. Liken lets them use the same software applications to take advantage of that connectivity; a two-way link that SPARC users have been wanting for a long time." PARTNER: PEER-TO-PEER CONNECTIVITY IPT's Partner, which has been shipping since 1991, is the first software product to effectively marry different operating systems into a transparent peer-to-peer environment. Users of Sun SPARCstations and SPARC compatibles can access Macintosh network files directly through Sun's OPEN LOOK, using Partner's graphical user interface. Macintosh computers can access files on the SPARC platform as if they were Macintosh AppleShare volumes. Partner supports such popular Macintosh software applications as Framemaker, Informix Wingz, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, WordPerfect, Altsys' Virtuoso, and Lotus 1-2-3. LIKEN: UNIQUE MACINTOSH EMULATION FOR UNIX USERS XSI's Liken, first delivered a year ago, allows UNIX workstation users to run such Macintosh applications as Claris FileMaker Pro, MacProject, MacDraw, MacWrite, Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Aldus PageMaker, QuarkXpress, and Canvas without modification. Liken allows UNIX users to share files and databases, use software residing on Macintosh servers, and to exchange mail via Microsoft Mail, CE Software Inc.'s Quickmail, and cc:Mail from Lotus Development Corp. Almost any application supported by a Mac Classic will run under Liken in an X Window on the UNIX desktop Information Presentation Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is located in San Luis Obispo, California. IPT specializes in developing server-based and peer-to-peer networking products for the UNIX and Macintosh computing environments. For more information, contact Olivia Favela, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, 555 Chorro Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405; 1-800-233-9993 or (805) 541-3000. Xcelerated Systems, Inc. provides enabling technology so that diverse computer platforms can be used for mission critical and commodity applications in a seamless networking environment. XSI's products add a new dimension of compatibility and interoperability to open systems architecture. They run on Sun SPARCstations and Hewlett-Packard PA-RISC workstations; it will be delivered to the IBM RISC System/6000 platform in Q2 of 1993. For more information, contact Laura Jordan, Marketing Communications Manager, Xcelerated Systems, 9245 Sky Park Court, Suite 130, San Diego, CA 92123; (619) 576-3080. # # # Partner is a trademark of Information Presentation Technologies, Inc. Liken is a registered trademark of Xcelerated Systems, Inc. Xcelerated Systems, Inc. is not affiliated with Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard, International Business Machines, or Apple Computer, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the properties of their respective manufacturers. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Demo Version of Liken available via ftp Contact: Tom Carroll, Doug Cooper Org: Cooper/Iverson Marketing Phibe: (619) 292-7400 Contact: Laura Jordan Org: Xcelerated Systems, Inc. Phone: (619) 974-2907 Address 9245 Sky Park Court, Suite 130, San Diego, CA 92123; Phone: (619) 576-3080 email: liken@xsi.com XCELERATED SYSTEMS OFFERS "A TASTE OF LIKEN," ON-LINE LIKEN DEMO RUNS MAC APPLICATIONS ON SUN WORKSTATIONS Xcelerated Systems' new demo package makes it easier to learn how running today's most popular Macintosh applications on your SPARCstation can enhance productivity in offices, labs and agencies The "Taste of Liken" is available via anonymous ftp from "doober.usu.edu" in the directory "sun/Liken.mac.emulator". SAN DIEGO, March 5, 1992 -- Xcelerated Systems, Inc. (XSI) is announcing a new, easy-to-use demo for its Liken software which provides for simple installation. Liken enables users of Sun SPARCstations and attached X Terminals to run "shrink-wrapped" Macintosh applications without modification. According to Dave McMillen, chief technology officer with XSI, developing this easy-to-use demo disk became more important as the worldwide popularity of Liken increased. He says, "Liken software is compatible with such Macintosh applications as Claris FileMaker Pro, MacDraw and MacProject, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint and QuarkXpress and Canvas. This has generated a tremendous demand for an easy to use Liken demo." Founded in 1989, Xcelerated Systems provides enabling technology so that diverse computer platforms can be used for mission critical and commodity applications in a seamless networking environment. The company's products are sold nationally and internationally to Fortune 500 companies, and are found in widely divergent applications including government, industry, business, science and education. Liken is a registered trademark of Xcelerated Systems, Inc. Xcelerated Systems, Inc. is not affiliated with Sun Microsystems or Apple Computer, Inc. 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