Commercial: ICS' BXPRO, Leading GUI Builder Now Supports SuSE Linux
Mark Hatch
ICS' BX PRO, LEADING UNIX GUI BUILDER NOW SUPPORTS SuSE LINUX
Release Targeted at Corporate Developers Worldwide
CAMBRIDGE, MA, May 4, 1999 -- Integrated Computer Solutions, Inc. (ICS),
the leading supplier of user interface development tools for UNIX, today
announced that its flagship product, Builder Xcessory (BX PRO(tm)), is
now available for SuSE Linux. BX PRO is the GUI builder preferred by
UNIX software developers because its WYSIWYG environment simplifies and
speeds the creation of user interfaces.
ICS has ported the latest BX PRO release, V5.0.5, to SuSE 6.1. BX PRO
5.0 consists of Builder Xcessory(tm), the industry's most advanced
graphical user interface builder for Motif; ViewKit(tm), a flexible and
mature C++ reuse framework that can be tailored to accommodate the
specific needs of individual businesses; and EnhancementPak(tm), a
library of 34 reusable components including business graphs and
sophisticated user interface controls. More detailed product information
is available under the Products section of the ICS home page at
http://www.ics.com.
"We chose to support BX PRO on SuSE Linux because of their focus on
corporate developers. With over 950 software packages, including world
class database software from Informix and Sybase, SuSE Linux provides
the best distribution of Linux for corporate developers," said Peter
Winston, ICS president. "Long the most popular distribution of Linux in
Europe, with 30,000 installed business customers, we believe that SuSE's
commitment to partnerships with ISV's and VAR's like ICS, will help them
to be successful in the USA too."
"One of our goals is to ensure that corporate developers have the best
available tools to do their job on Linux," said Marc Torres, President
of SuSE "We're pleased that this focus has paid off in ICS porting the
industry's leading GUI builder for Motif to SuSE Linux. This will help
speed the adoption of Linux by mission critical developers, many of
which use ICS' BX PRO."
Pricing and Availability
BX PRO for SuSE is available immediately.
ICS is giving away 100 Personal Use licenses to BX PRO every week
through June 11th to developers registering at the special ICS Linux
website (http://linux.ics.com). Free 30-day evaluations are available
for download at this website.
Personal Use licenses are available to developers of open source
software for $250/license when ordered online at http://store.ics.com. A
General Use license for BX PRO on the Linux operating system, which
includes technical support, is available to corporations at $4,500/user
in North America. Prices vary elsewhere in the world.
Platforms Supported
In addition to SuSE, ICS licenses BX PRO on popular UNIX workstations
from Sun, HP, IBM, DEC and SGI. Support for other distributions of Linux
is also provided. Applications built with BX PRO 5.0 can also be
deployed to the Web or Windows NT with optional add-on products offered
by ICS.
About ICS
Founded in 1987, Integrated Computer Solutions, Inc., headquartered in
Cambridge, MA, provides user interface development tools for UNIX
developers that promote rapid application development and software
reuse. ICS' products are used by corporate developers to create custom,
mission critical applications that are not available "off-the-shelf."
When a Boeing airplane flies, a financial transaction is performed on
Wall Street, a subway train of the Boston MBTA is switched onto the
right track, a network communication problem is diagnosed and bypassed
by US West, a family is entertained by the latest animated movie from
Walt Disney, a US defense system built by Lockheed is tested in a drill
or real combat, or a spacecraft is launched into space by NASA, an ICS
product was probably used in the creation of the custom software that
made it possible.
ICS is also a leader in Java and X/Motif training. In addition, ICS
provides quality technical support and consulting services, which
further allow developers to be successful. The Open Group recently
selected ICS to provide front line support for their Motif source code
licensees recognizing ICS' unique expertise in Motif and the X Window
System. For further information on ICS, its products or services, call
617-621-0060, or visit the ICS Website at http://www.ics.com.
About SuSE, Inc.
SuSE Linux features 950 of the most popular Linux applications on a set
of 5 CD-ROMs, including database and office applications, developer
environments, and all the drivers for an extensive list of supported
hardware. Commercial applications included are Corel's WordPerfect 8,
StarOffice 5.0, an MPEG Video player (mtv/mtvp) by MpegTV, IBM DB2,
Informix SE, and ADABAS-D, among others. SuSE Linux is also widely
praised for its "terrific" user manual and its installation and
administration tool, YaST, "The best-all-in-one Linux management tool by
a long shot," (Steven J. Vaughn-Nichols and Jay Carr, Sm@rtReseller,
1/99).
Founded in 1992 in Germany, SuSE Inc. is based in Oakland, CA, where it
offers technical support, VAR and ISV programs, and sales support to
customers, resellers, and distributors.
For more information about SuSE Inc. and SuSE Linux products and
technologies, please call 1-888-875-4689, 1-510-835-7873, or visit our
web site at http://www.suse.com.
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Builder Xcessory, BX PRO, ViewKit ObjectPak and EnhancementPak are
trademarks of Integrated Computer Solutions, Inc. SuSE is a trademark of
SuSE LLC. LINUX is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. UNIX and Motif are
registered trademarks of The Open Group.
All other names and trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.