NeXT SOFTWARE COMPLETES TRANSITION FROM NEXTSTEP TO OPENSTEP
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NeXT SOFTWARE COMPLETES TRANSITION FROM NEXTSTEP TO OPENSTEP
NeXT Customers Now Able to Deploy on Windows NT, Solaris and other
UNIX platforms.
Redwood City, Calif.- June 25, 1996 - NeXT Software, a leading producer
of application development environments for the Internet and Enterprise,
announced today that the company has completed its _OPENSTEP initiative_,
delivering on its promise to "open" NEXTSTEP, its industry leading
object-oriented application development environment. _OPENSTEP_ is used
to quickly develop and deploy dynamic multi-tier applications across
diverse operating systems. Customers can now upgrade their NEXTSTEP
development environments to OPENSTEP and will be able to deploy their
applications on their platform of choice - including Windows NT, Solaris,
HP/UX, DEC UNIX, and Mach. OPENSTEP enables developers to produce dynamic,
scaleable, multi-tier applications that integrate with legacy systems and
adapt to business changes with ease.
"OPENSTEP enables customers to quickly satisfy their changing business
needs and overcome IS integration challenges " says David Butler,
Director Product Marketing. " Migrating from NEXTSTEP to OPENSTEP is a
natural transition for our customers who want to continue using NEXTSTEP's
proven, object-oriented application development tools, but have end-users
that require deployment on Windows NT. With OPENSTEP, NeXT is delivering
on its promise to support Windows development and deployment."
From NEXTSTEP to OPENSTEP
In November 1993, NeXT committed to "open" NEXTSTEP and publish OPENSTEP
in conjunction with Sun Microsystems. OPENSTEP is an API to an object
layer based on NeXT's advanced object technology. OPENSTEP-compliant
environments provide a distributed, object-oriented application environment,
allowing business objects and applications that use the OPENSTEP APIs to be
ported across multiple platforms regardless of the underlying operating system.
Different Flavors of OPENSTEP
OPENSTEP Developer 4.0 for Mach, OPENSTEP User 4.0 for Mach and OPENSTEP 4.0
for Windows are currently shipping.
OPENSTEP Developer 4.0 for Mach comprises NeXT's industry-proven development
tools available on NEXTSTEP, ported to the OPENSTEP standard. OPENSTEP
Developer for Mach tools have been improved to better support the development
of OPENSTEP applications. For example, Project Builder (the application that
manages software projects and streamlines the development process) integrates
a project browser, a full featured code editor, language-savvy symbol
recognition, sophisticated project search capabilities, header file and
document access, build and debugging support, and a host of other features.
With Interface Builder (NeXT's graphical development tool) developers can
connect graphical and non-graphical objects together, whether they are
OPENSTEP pre-built objects or custom business objects.
Applications developed with OPENSTEP Developer for Mach can be easily
deployed on Windows NT, Solaris, HP/UX and Mach.
OPENSTEP User 4.0 for Mach combines the OPENSTEP object frameworks and
NeXT's own operating system, Mach. It contains all of the same features
available in NEXTSTEP User 3.3 including a workspace manager, a mail
application, NetInfo (a network management tool), Display Postscript,
and international support. New additional features include Samba, PPP,
Perl5 and Taylor UUCP support. In addition to implementing the OPENSTEP
specification, the product offers improved performance support for
distributed objects, object messaging and improved memory management.
These improvements are coupled with cleaner, simpler API conventions
which improve programmer productivity.
With OPENSTEP 4.0 for Windows, customers can deploy OPENSTEP-compliant
applications on Windows NT. Developers simply recompile and link their
source code, and the application becomes a first rate Windows application
--sporting the Windows 95 look and feel.
OPENSTEP Developer for Windows is currently shipping as a widely available
beta release. NeXT's proven development environment will soon be shipping
on Windows NT. With OPENSTEP Developer for Windows, corporate developers
can build business critical applications on Windows NT and deploy them
across heterogeneous environments.
Also shipping are three products that complete the OPENSTEP offering for
the development of dynamic multi-tier applications: EOF 1.2, PDO 4.0 and
D'OLE 4.0.
_Enterprise Objects Framework_ (EOF) provides integration of business
objects with relational databases like Oracle, Sybase, and Informix.
_Portable Distributed Objects_ (PDO) allows the deployment of server-based
business objects on Solaris and HP/UX. Objects communicate transparently
with each other using a powerful transparent distribution mechanism. With
the PDO 4.0 release, developers gain enhanced frameworks support; adherence
to the OPENSTEP standard; improved performance in distributed object
messaging and the ability to "plug in" different transport layers for
object-to-object messaging.
_D'OLE_ provides integration with OLE applications through OLE Automation.
This makes it possible for departmental Windows-based applications to scale
to the enterprise. In the D'OLE 4.0 release, developers gain OPENSTEP
compliance, improved OLE/COM object to NeXT object messaging performance
and enhanced frameworks support.
NeXT Software, Inc.
NeXT delivers an open development environment for building custom
applications for both the World Wide Web and the Enterprise. NeXT's
development software adds value to today's business by shortening the
development cycle, working with an organization's existing technology,
supporting current and emerging standards, and enabling organizations
to grow and change with ease.
Providing its customers with a combination of award-winning software and
_professional services_, NeXT delivers real-world solutions.
NeXT Software, Inc. is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has
offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich, and Tokyo. For more
information please call 1-800-TRY-NeXT.
Trademark Info:
NeXT, the NeXT logo, NEXTSTEP, and OPENSTEP are trademarks or registered
trademarks of NeXT Software, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned
belong to their respective owners.