What happens to Visix's products (Galaxy, Vibe)?

[Andy Tai]

Does anyone know what happens to Visix's products, Galaxy (a C++ application
framework) and Vibe (a Java development environment), now that Visix is out of
business?

Thanks for any info.

--
Li-Cheng Tai (Andy Tai) e-mail: at...@ece.ucsd.edu

[Grant Gainey]

[posted and mailed]

Andy Tai wrote:
>
> Does anyone know what happens to Visix's products, Galaxy (a C++ application
> framework) and Vibe (a Java development environment), now that Visix is out of
> business?
>
> Thanks for any info.

All rights to Galaxy and Vibe were bought by Ambiencia Info. Systems
in Brazil. They can be found here:

http://www.ambiencia.com/

From comments on the G.U.M. mailing list, looks like Ambiencia
picked up Visix's approach to customer support as well...

Grant
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[Dave Postill]

[This followup was posted to comp.lang.java.programmer and a courtesy copy was sent to the cited
author, Andy Tai]

On 13 Oct 1998 20:47:50 -0700, Andy Tai <at...@leaphorn.ucsd.edu> wrote:

|
| Does anyone know what happens to Visix's products, Galaxy (a C++ application
| framework) and Vibe (a Java development environment), now that Visix is out of
| business?
|
| Thanks for any info.

Below is the "Official Line". You can contact Ambienca at <http://www.ambiencia.com/>.

However, don't expect a fast response. It took them over a week to reply to a
simple query about regarding their tech support.

My company, IISC, is proving support for Galaxy. Please contact me if you need any
more info.

HTH

> From: "Deborah Luth Bedell" <xxx>
> Subject: RE: Galaxy rights sold?
> Date sent: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 16:27:57 -0400
>
> It's not a rumor, it's true. On June 30th, we sold all
> rights to Galaxy,
> Vibe and looking Glass (!) to Ambiencia Information Systems.
> Ambiencia will
> be picking up M&S responsibility for all customers, including
> those who had
> unexpired maintenance paid for as of 1 July. The US company
> is new, but the
> Brazilian parent (which had originally bought exclusive
> distribution rights
> for Brazil), is well established, and ready to provide tech
> support, as well
> as more than happy to grant new licenses (and we want them
> to, because we
> get a portion of their revenue as an earn-out payment on the deal).
> Interested customers should contact Fuad Gattaz Sobrinho, President,
> Ambiencia Informacao Sistemas Ltda. (he speaks excellent
> English, and was
> educated here in the US), by phone at +55 (19) 241-4811, by
> fax at +55 (19)
> 241-4354; or by email at Fu...@iiisis.org.br. They are
> planning to put out a
> press release shortly. Ambiencia has very ambitious plans,
> especially for
> Galaxy, and I believe they're already working on Version 4.0. They're
> especially interested in having a significantly improved user
> interface for
> the product, which should be very popular. And they have a
> number of other
> development tools with which they plan to integrate Galaxy. Should be
> interesting (and we hope profitable). Thanks for spreading the word.
>
> Deborah
>
>
> Deborah Luth Bedell
> Chief Financial and Administrative Officer
> Tenzing LLC
> 772 Walker Road, Suite C
> PO Box 173
> Great Falls, VA 22066
>
> > T: 703.759.3606
> > F: 703.759.3806
> > E: xxx

davep

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