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OS/2 NEWS: IBM CommonPoint for OS/2 enters beta
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (tsipple@vnet.IBM.COM)
Fri Aug 18 04:07:25 1995
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 1995 03:56:05 GMT
From: tsipple@vnet.IBM.COM
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Submitted by: Timothy F. Sipples (tsipple@vnet.ibm.com)
Source: Timothy F. Sipples (tsipple@vnet.ibm.com)
Date received: 1995 August 17
Date posted: 1995 August 17
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IBM ANNOUNCES COMMONPOINT FOR OS/2 BETA PROGRAM
Advanced object-oriented frameworks from Taligent speed
application development
OBJECT WORLD, SAN FRANCISCO, August 15, 1995 . . . Now OS/2*
developers have an important resource for designing, building, and
deploying collaborative applications: IBM CommonPoint** for OS/2*.
This powerful new application system, developed by Taligent, Inc.,
provides the structural foundation for developers to use
object-oriented technology to create and customize distributed
business applications, such as client/server, customer support,
multimedia, and executive information systems.
At Object World West '95, IBM announced a "JumpStart" beta
program for OS/2 developers, which will broaden the reach and
accelerate the adoption of cutting-edge CommonPoint technology.
CommonPoint is a rich set of approximately 100 object-oriented
frameworks designed to increase programmer productivity through the
reuse of application code and design. CommonPoint's application
and system service frameworks, for example, can speed the
development and integration of facilities for data translation,
data access, collaboration, and other business needs.
Included in the IBM "JumpStart" program are the CommonPoint
Application Development Toolkit for OS/2, a comprehensive set of
productivity and resource tools that enable developers to build
portable CommonPoint applications; the CommonPoint Application System
for OS/2, which enables the deployment of robust CommonPoint
applications on the OS/2 platform; and C Set++ for OS/2*, Version
3.0, a fully integrated development environment. IBM CommonPoint
for OS/2 is based on the full-function CommonPoint 1.0 reference
release, which was announced by Taligent earlier this year.
IBM also announced that it has begun delivering
IBM CommonPoint on AIX* Version 4, which supports development of
portable applications for the leading-edge IBM RISC System/6000
(RS/6000)* platform.
The CommonPoint for OS/2 announcement expands an extensive
portfolio of IBM object-oriented offerings for the enterprise.
IBM's object technology solutions are suited to a variety of skill
levels and application types, allowing developers to select the most
suitable point of entry into object technology based on their
experience, existing systems and tools, and the needs of their
customers. Advanced object-oriented developers, for example, will
find CommonPoint useful in developing new C++ applications that are
easy to prototype, customize, and maintain.
"We are excited about starting the early support program for
OS/2 shortly after delivering this advanced technology on AIX,"
said John Slitz, vice president, Object Technologies Marketing,
IBM. "IBM has been at the forefront of helping customers apply
object technology to solve business problems. Today's
announcement expands this initiative through service and support
for the early adoption of CommonPoint's superior object
functionality across multiple platforms."
IBM CommonPoint for OS/2 "JumpStart" Program
Beta code of the CommonPoint Application System for OS/2 and
the CommonPoint Application Development Toolkit for OS/2 will be
delivered to corporate developers and independent software vendors
participating in the "JumpStart" program, beginning in September
1995. Product availability is targeted for year-end 1995.
Comprehensive technical support, education, and consulting
services are available to help "JumpStart" customers master
developing applications with CommonPoint.
"IBM now offers cross-platform object technology solutions
for everybody, from the neophyte just starting to use class
libraries to the experienced object developer who can move up
to frameworks with CommonPoint," said Adrian Bowles, managing
director, Atelier Research. "This commitment to object
technology -- backed up with real products -- positions IBM as a
software development leader."
During a separate announcement today, Taligent announced it
plans to market IBM's CommonPoint for AIX with Taligent services
and education under the name CommonPoint ProjectPak -- an
integrated set of products and services for corporate developers
building their first CommonPoint application.
For additional information on the "JumpStart" program,
contact objtech@vnet.ibm.com via the Internet or access IBM's
home page on the World Wide Web at http://www.ibm.com, the IBM
software page at http://www.software.ibm.com, or the IBM object
technologies page at http://www.software.ibm.com/objects/.
The IBM CommonPoint application system is based on
Taligent Inc.'s CommonPoint application system built using
advanced object-oriented frameworks. Taligent is an independent
software company jointly owned by Apple Computer, Inc.,
Hewlett-Packard Co., and IBM.
IBM, the world's largest software provider, creates,
develops and manufactures the industry's most advanced
information technologies, including computer systems, software,
networking systems, storage devices and microelectronics. IBM's
Software Solutions Division, which has the object technology
mission within IBM, provides data management, application
development and workgroup solutions for mission-critical
applications on PCs, workstations, LANs and host systems.
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* Indicates trademark or registered trademark of International
Business Machines Corporation.
** Products or companies mentioned are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective holder.
