sunflash-Distributed to mailing list sun/NC/north-carolina sunflash-Send requests, problems to owner-sunflash@suntri.east.sun.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Florida SunFlash SunSoft And NeXT Reach First Milestone In OpenStep Initiative SunFLASH Vol 64 #17 April 1994 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 64.17 SunSoft And NeXT Reach First Milestone In OpenStep Initiative SunSoft, Inc., and NeXT Computer, Inc., announced the availability of the OpenStep Developer Starter Kit, the development environment for OpenStep, the industry's first volume, object-oriented standard. The OpenStep Developer Starter Kit marks the first milestone in the SunSoft-NeXT joint relationship announced late last year. Introduced at the Solaris Developer Conference, the OpenStep Developer Starter Kit is available immediately from SunSoft. (157 lines) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUNSOFT AND NEXT REACH FIRST MILESTONE IN OPENSTEP INITIATIVE Deliver Development Environment for the Industry's First Volume Object-Oriented Standard SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- April 5, 1994 -- SunSoft, Inc., and NeXT. Computer, Inc., today announced the availability of the OpenStepTM Developer Starter Kit, the development environment for OpenStep, the industry's first volume, object-oriented standard. The OpenStep Developer Starter Kit marks the first milestone in the SunSoft-NeXT joint relationship announced late last year. Introduced at the Solaris Developer Conference being held here this week, the OpenStep Developer Starter Kit is available immediately from SunSoft. "This is the first viable developers kit to be delivered by any of the leading distributed object computing vendors," said Edward J. Zander, president of SunSoft. "By working with the OpenStep Developer Starter Kit now, developers can get ahead of the curve and begin writing real, distributed object applications which will be easily ported to OpenStep on Solaris when it ships early next year." "We are extremely pleased that SunSoft will be selling the OpenStep Developer Starter Kit which is based on NEXTSTEP.Release 3.2," said Steven P. Jobs, chairman and CEO of NeXT Computer, Inc. "With SunSoft moving this product through its channels, including SunSoft's direct sales force, we will reach thousands of new developers with our object technology." Prepare for OpenStep on Solaris DOE Using the OpenStep Developer Starter Kit, developers can drastically reduce the lines of code needed to create a robust, distributed application, in a fraction of the time it takes in other environments. Applications developed with the OpenStep Developer Starter Kit can be easily ported to SunSoft's Solaris-based implementation of OpenStep. SunSoft plans to deliver an OpenStep implementation through the Project DOE (Distributed Object Environment) effort in early 1995, adding OMG standards-based distributed object functionality to the Solaris enterprise operating environment. Tools to Make Writing Distributed Object Applications Easier The OpenStep Developer Starter Kit includes a complete set of graphical tools for assembling objects into complete applications, a visual environment for application layout, and a comprehensive set of reusable object components in the form of Object Kits. The OpenStep Object Kits are comprised of suites of objects for user-interface development, database access, application integration, data exchange and image manipulation. Included in the OpenStep Developer Starter Kit is NEXSTEP Developer (an integrated set of development tools and pre-built objects), the NEXTSTEP operating system, as well as a portability guide entitled "Developing OpenStep Applications Using NEXSTEP 3.2," to guide developers in creating applications that will be easily ported to OpenStep implementations on Solaris and other operating environments. Developers can use a variety of programming languages to develop applications, including ANSI C, C++ and Objective C. OpenStep: The Volume Object Standard The OpenStep initiative sponsored by SunSoft and NeXT will create an open, high-volume standard for object-oriented computing. The goal of this initiative is to enable the rapid development of custom distributed applications which fully exploit the potential of client-server computing. The OpenStep specification will be published on or before June 30, 1994, and submitted to appropriate standards organizations, such as X/Open and the OMG (Object Management Group), for adoption. Pricing and Availability The OpenStep Developer Starter Kit is available immediately for Solaris Developer Conference attendees for a special conference price of $995. The kit is also available from authorized SunSoft resellers, including SunExpress, for $3995, which includes 30 days of free technical support. SunSoft, Inc., headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., is a subsidiary of Sun Microsystems, Inc., the exclusive computer supplier to World Cup USA 1994. The company has offices in North America, Europe and Asia. SunSoft is a leading supplier of 32-bit system software solutions for SPARC.and Intel.386/486- and PentiumTM-based computers. The products are licensed by SunSoft and distributed through major computer manufacturers and resellers worldwide. NeXT develops and markets the award-winning NEXTSTEP object-oriented software for industry-standard computer architectures. Customers use NEXTSTEP to develop and deploy custom client-server applications, using both custom and shrink-wrapped software. Headquartered in Redwood City, California, with offices throughout the world, NeXT serves customers requiring enterprise-wide, object-oriented productivity environments. # # # (c) 1994 Sun Microsystems, Inc. SunSoft and Solaris are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. NeXT and NEXTSTEP Developer are registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All SPARC trademarks, including the SCD Compliant logo, are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC International, Inc. Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Pentium is a trademark of Intel Corporation. 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