IPT Releases SNIP for WindowsIPT Corporation has introduced SNIP, a C++ programming tool that allows users to specify their code patterns, describe object model design, and generate C++ classes for those design models. SNIP users enter their Data Structure Model and object relationships using the standardized rules for their corporation, group, or team. SNIP can be extended with a company's own code generation templates to capture entire coding strategies that make sense in a company's application area. Code results will be obtained automatically with SNIP, because patterns are applied to the code creation process.
SNIP is available for Windows NT, Windows 95, and as a command-line version for UNIX.
For more information contact IPT Corporation, 1076 East Meadow Circle, Palo Alto, CA 94303. 800-944-5468 or +1-415-494-7500. FAX: +1-415-494-2758.
e-mail: sales@iptcorp.com. WWW: http://www.iptweb.com/
SQA Announces SQA Suite 5 for Windows 95 and NTSQA, Inc. has announced SQA Suite 5, a testing solution for Windows NT and Windows 95 that includes a scaleable, client/server test repository. The SQA Test Repository integrates the entire testing process and all users of any SQA product on a local or wide area network. Implementing the SQA Test Repository on a large client/server database allows users to implement an enterprise-level client/server testing project. Based on the Sybase SQL Anywhere scaleable database, the SQA Test Repository client/server database offers the portability and recovery architecture of SQL. In addition, SQA offers a repository implementation option for single-user or small workgroup implementations, which uses the Microsoft Access database.
SQA Suite 5 comes in two versions. SQA Suite: TeamTest Edition, for $2,995 per user, includes SQA Robot and SQA Manager. SQA Suite: Client/Server Edition, starting at $12,395, includes SQA Robot, SQA Manager, and SQA LoadTest.
For more information contact SQA, Inc., 10 State St., Woburn, MA 01801. +1-617-932-0110. FAX: +1-617-932-3280. WWW: http://www.sqa.com.
ObjectSpace Announces Web<ToolKit>ObjectSpace, Inc. has announced Web<ToolKit>, an ANSI/ISO-compatible C++ class library for producing HTML World Wide Web pages. Web<ToolKit> supports page creation using a set of C++ classes representing HTML elements, including text, links, graphics, tables, forms, frames, and widgets.
Web<ToolKit> uses ANSI/ISO standard containers and strings. Version 1.0 operates with existing ObjectSpace products, including STL<ToolKit> and Systems<ToolKit>. The product can also be used with Borland 5 STL and the GNU STL.
Cost for the software is $349 for PC platforms and $475 for UNIX platforms. Special bundled pricing is available with STL<Toolkit>, ObjectSpace's implementation of the Standard Template Library, and Systems<ToolKit>, ObjectSpace's second generation C++ toolkit.
For more information contact ObjectSpace, Inc., 14881 Quorum Dr., Ste. 400, Dallas, TX 75240 +1-214-934-2496. FAX: +1-214-663-9099. e-mail: training@objectspace.com. WWW: http://www.objectspace.com.
Mainsoft Ships MainWin Test 3.0Mainsoft Corporation has begun shipping MainWin Test 3.0, an automated testing tool compatible with Microsoft Test 3.0 for testing Windows applications ported to UNIX platforms. MainWin Test 3.0 offers developers a testing library featuring tests for the latest Windows controls; powerful and easy-to-learn TestBasic scripting language; an integrated development environment with visual syntax editor, compiler, and debugger; and screen capture/compare and dialog capture/compare utilities.
MainWin Test for UNIX offers compatibility with Microsoft Test for the PC, both in test-script development and execution. MainWin Test allows the reuse of the same testing scripts created for validating the Windows product.
MainWin Test will be supported on DEC, HP, IBM, SCO, SGI, and Sun UNIX. Developer pricing for MainWin Test starts at $5,000.
For more information contact Mainsoft Corporation, 1270 Oakmead Parkway, Ste. 310, Sunnyvale, CA 94086. +1-408-774-3400. FAX: +1-408-774-3404. e-mail: info@mainsoft.com. WWW: http://www.mainsoft.com.
ImageFX Introduces FXTools 4.0 Professional EditionImageFX has released FXTools 4.0 Professional Edition, a royalty-free toolkit, which adds imaging and multimedia special effects technology to Visual Basic, Visual C++, Delphi 2.0, and other development environments that can host 32-bit ActiveX or 16-bit VBX controls in Windows 3.x, Windows 95, or Windows NT.
FXTools 4.0 contains eight reusable ActiveX and VBX components that give developers control over the display of images, text, and shapes, along with easy playback of sound and video. Each control was designed specifically for interactive development. The sound control supports MCI wave and MIDI audio along with 32-channel sound mixing using DirectSound. The video control supports AVI, MOV, and MPEG file formats. Individual video frames can be displayed with special effects.
FXTools 4.0 costs $399. Demos can be downloaded from the Internet (http://www.imagefx.com) or from CompuServe (GO IMAGEFX).
For more information contact ImageFX, 3021 Brighton-Henrietta TL Rd., Rochester, NY 14623-2749. +1-716-272-8030. FAX: +1-716-272-1873. e-mail: imagefx@imagefx.com. WWW: http://www.imagefx.com.
Antares Announces ObjectStar 3.0Antares Alliance Group has announced the release of Huron ObjectStar 3.0, a cross-platform application development environment for use in the migration of mainframe and desktop legacy applications to three-tiered client/server systems. ObjectStar enables developers to build and distribute mission-critical applications selectively, eliminating the risks of mass migration of legacy applications.
The three-tiered model distributes data, application logic, and user interface independently. ObjectStar provides transaction processing monitors, object brokers, and other software needed to implement three-tiered computing for high transaction volumes and for applications supporting thousands of users.
ObjectStar 3.0 starts at $8,000 per developer seat.
For more information contact Antares Alliance Group, 17304 Preston Rd., Ste. 1200, Dallas, TX 75252. +1-214-447-5500. FAX:+1-214-447-5783.
Thomson Announces Talkinx for Inter-Process CommunicationThomson Software Products has announced the release of Talkinx, a development environment for building applications that require inter-process communication such as client/server, peer-to-peer, and three-tier. Talkinx runs on multiple platforms including UNIX and Windows.
Talkinx supports distributed three-tier applications with a six-function API. The included object library links to the application at build time.
Talkinx generates GUI events asynchronously, eliminating polling by applications. Talkinx also supports other native GUI builders for X and Motif.
Priced at $2,995, Talkinx is currently available on most UNIX platforms including Sun Solaris, SunOS, HP/UX, SGI Irix, IBM AIX, and OSF/l. Talkinx ships without runtime royalties.
For more information contact Thomson Software Products, 10251 Vista Sorrento Pkwy., Ste. 300, San Diego, CA 92121.
1-619-457-2700. FAX: +1-619-452-2117.
Matra Datavision Announces CAS.CADE v1.3Matra Datavision has announced the release of CAS.CADE v1.3, an object-oriented software application development platform that provides programmers with a series of reusable software components and a set of predefined object libraries. CAS.CADE includes a class browser that allows the developer to go directly into the data dictionary and navigate graphically to retrieve documentation about the reusable software components. Using cut-and-paste functions, the developer can insert these components where they are needed in the application program. In the CAS.CADE development language, improved memory management reduces the size of code generated to improve engine performance.
For more information contact Matra Datavision, Inc., One Tech Dr., Andover, MA 01810. WWW:http://www.mdtvus.com.
Micro Digital Releases smx v3.2Micro Digital has released their smx v3.2 real-time kernel. smx's main modules are the smx kernel, DOS-compatible file manager, TCP/IP stack, dynamic load module system, smx++ class library, task debugger, protected-mode environment, and windowing utility. These are still sold separately and may be purchased in any combination. One new feature of version 3.2 is an integrated platform that assures any combination of modules will integrate smoothly together.
smx v3.2 supports real mode, 16-bit segmented-protected mode, and 32-bit flat-protected mode. All modules are supported in all three modes. smx also supports the latest versions of 16- and 32-bit Visual C++, Borland C++, Paradigm DEBUG and LOCATE, Soft-Scope, CSiLocate, and Periscope.
smx is sold royalty-free for $3,500. Prices include site development licenses and six months of free support and updates. smx products may be purchased on a 30-day trial basis.
For more information contact Micro Digital Inc., 6402 Tulagi St., Cypress, CA 90630-5630. 800-366-2491 or +1-714-373-6862. FAX: +1-714-891-2363.
DataViews Announces DV-Centro 1.2DataViews Corporation has announced DV-Centro 1.2, a development tool for building Visual Programming Languages (VPLs) under Windows NT. DV-Centro allows programmers to create true VPL systems based on custom symbols, shapes, and objects connected to data. Based on an object-oriented C++ framework, DV-Centro features a suite of graphical tools that allow users to create reusable components for complex VPL applications. Also featured is an Interactive Control Engine that manages events between the user display and the application components.
DV-Centro 1.2 features a set of coordinated C++ classes optimized for managing the relationships between graphics and data in VPL applications. This framework decreases the amount of code that has to be programmed, tested, and debugged. DV-Centro also includes a set of C++ utilities for memory management, infinite undo/redo, object storage/retrieval, and journaling.
DV-Centro 1.2 supports Windows NT 3.51 with Microsoft's Visual C++ compiler, HP-UX 10.x, and Sun Solaris 2.4 with a native C++ compiler. Development seats for DV-Centro begin at $15,000.
For more information contact DataViews Corporation, 47 Pleasant St., Northampton, MA 01060. +1-413-586-4144. FAX: +1-413-586-3805. e-mail: info@dvcorp.com. WWW: http://www.dvcorp.com
Rational Announces Rational Rose for JavaRational Software Corporation has announced Rational Rose for Java, providing developers the capabilities for object modeling, controlled iterative development, and round-trip engineering. In addition, Rational released a Java-ready extension of the Rational Apex C/C++ environment, enabling software managers to establish and maintain control of their application architecture and providing integration of Java with C and C++ code. Together, the two products offer support for large-scale Java development efforts.
Rational Rose/Java starts at $2,400 (U.S. price) for the Windows version, which includes the first year of support. Rational Apex C/C++ pricing ranges from $7,500 to $12,500, depending on configuration and bundling options.
For more information contact Rational Software Corporation, 2800 San Tomas Expressway, Santa Clara, CA 95051-0951. 800-728-1212 or +1-408-496-3600. FAX: +1-408-496-3636. e-mail: product_info@rational.com. WWW: http://www.rational.com.
REQUISITE Announces RequisitePro v1.0REQUISITE, Inc. has announced RequisitePro 1.0, a team-based requirements management tool that integrates traceability and the version control product, PVCS Version Manager. The Windows-based tool provides the ability to follow traceability relationships through a structured hierarchy. For example, when a high-level user needs a change, a developer can quickly identify which software elements must be altered. A tester can pinpoint which test protocols must be revised. Managers can better determine the potential costs and difficulties of implementing the changes. In addition, RequisitePro builds a requirements database that is attached and synchronized to the projects specifications and test plans. This repository holds a development team's documents, requirements, and traceability relationships.
With RequisitePro, individual requirements are itemized from within Microsoft Word project documents and managed with an integrated database. All information is centralized in one shared repository. Requirements documentation, management, traceability, and reporting are now performed with one tool.
For more information contact REQUISITE, Inc., 4720 Table Mesa Dr., Ste. F, Boulder, CO 80303. 800-732-4047 or +1-303-499-9177. FAX: +1-303-499-9535. e-mail: 74067.612@compuserve.com.
NetManage Ships Swift 2.0 IntraNet Access PackageNetManage, Inc. has released Swift 2.0 and Swift IntraNet Package 2.0. Swift provides company-wide host access services over multiple protocols for Windows 3.1, Windows 95, and Windows NT. Based on the host access components of Chameleon IntraNet Desktop suite, Swift 2.0 supports access to IBM mainframes, AS/400 and VMS/UNIX hosts over TCP/IP, SNA, and asynchronous connections. It includes host emulation services, NetManages' WebSurfer HTML browser, industry-standard SMTP e-mail, and the NS/Router client software.
Swift 2.0 costs $199. The Swift IntraNet Package is available in a minimum quantity purchase of 20 copies for $420 per copy.
For more information contact NetManage, Inc., 10725 North De Anza Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014. +1-408-973-7171. FAX: +1-408-257-8780. e-mail: marketing@netmanage.com. WWW: http://www.netmanage.com.
QSI Ships ProTEST 3.5 for WindowsQSI has begun shipping ProTEST 3.5, a test process management system designed to assist in the development of a formal and structured test methodology, and manage the testing process. Enhancements include the ability to assign weight factors to a test case procedure, test case summary reports that provide detailed status of the test case, and an online "Regression Testing - To Do" file that allows direct access to the test cases that have failed, in order to include them as part of the Regression Test Phase of the project. Additional enhancements include test case status update capabilities that allow testers to pick and choose which test cases to update with a Pass/Fail or Incomplete status. Another enhancement is a Quick View function that provides a display of all the test case procedures in one screen, along with the associated requirements, problem report numbers, description of the procedures, and the status of each individual test case procedure.
For more information contact Quality Systems International, Inc., 416-420 Highland Ave., Cheshire, CT 06410. 800-557-9787 or +1-203-699-9787. FAX: +1-203-699-9789.
Programmer's Paradise Releases Communications Paradise CatalogProgrammer's Paradise, Inc. has released a new catalog featuring products for Internet and intranet development, communications, and connectivity. Published quarterly, the Communications Paradise Catalog features HTML browsers, Java applet creation tools, web servers, authoring and editing tools, search engines, and an array of communications and connectivity products including modems and peripherals, navigators, TCP/IP, and e-mail software.
For more information contact Programmer's Paradise, Inc., 1163 Shrewsbury Ave., Shrewsbury, NJ 07702-4321. +1-908-389-8950. FAX: +1-908-389-9227.
IBM Expands VisualAge for C++ to Cover WindowsIBM has added support for Windows NT and Windows 95 to VisualAge for C++. VisualAge for C++ for Windows provides an integrated C++ development environment that includes a data access builder, which automatically generates objects and parts for accessing relational data.
The data access builder has been enhanced in the VisualAge for C++ for Windows release to support Open Database Connectivity (ODBC). In addition to native support for DB2 for Windows NT, this builder can access Oracle, Sybase, and other relational databases supported by ODBC.
VisualAge for C++ for Windows also includes an optimizing compiler that supports the Pentium ProChip, a syntax-highlighting editor, class browser, program debugger, and performance analyzer.
VisualAge for C++ for Windows v3.5 costs $449. Customers using any competitive product with a C++ compiler on Windows will be offered a special upgrade base price of $299.
For more information contact International Business Machine Corporation, Route 100, P.O. Box 100, Somers, NY 10589. 800-426-3333. WWW: http://www.software.ibm.com/info/ \
pr0305.html.
Micro Focus Ships Revolve Year 2000 Add-OnMicro Focus has announced the shipment of the Micro Focus Revolve Year 2000 Add-On and Challenge 2000 packages. The Revolve Year 2000 Add-On is one component of Micro Focus Challenge 2000 v2.0, a product that includes tools and services for addressing all phases of the millennium date-change problem, from assessment and identification through implementation and testing.
The Revolve Year 2000 Add-On tracks the analysis and changes required for Year 2000 compliance using assessment, analysis, and modification features. The Year 2000 Add-On enables users to examine, visualize, and assess systems consisting of thousands of programs and millions of lines of code.
Micro Focus is also introducing two customized packages designed to match the needs of organizations addressing their Year 2000 problem. These packages, the Challenge 2000 Pilot and the Challenge 2000 Compile and Test Option, provide a Year 2000 team with the tools, training, and support to launch their assessment, analysis, and modification efforts. The Challenge 2000 Pilot costs $46,500. The Challenge 2000 Compile and Test Option pricing starts at $43,000.
For more information contact Micro Focus, 2465 East Bayshore Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94303. +1-415-856-4161.
FAX: +1-415-856-6134. WWW: http://www.microfocus.com.
PLATINUM Releases Paradigm Plus v8.0PLATINUM technology, inc. has released Paradigm Plus v8.0, an object-oriented analysis and design tool that supports version 0.8 of the Booch/Rumbaugh/Jacobson Unified Modeling Language (UML), Enterprise Component Modeling (ECM), and round-trip engineering. With Paradigm Plus, companies create "components" that divide information systems into manageable sections. Components are stored in the Paradigm Plus object repository where they are organized and synchronized with source code and documentation.
Paradigm Plus generates code in C++, Ada, Smalltalk, PowerBuilder, Java, ObjectPro, and Forte, as well as RDBMS and ODBMS schema definitions. It also reverse engineers C++, Smalltalk, PowerBuilder, ObjectPro, and Forte code. The combined forward and reverse engineering capabilities of Paradigm Plus, without any loss of data, provide round-trip engineering, which enables iterative development. Utilizing a distributed object repository and open architecture, Paradigm Plus optimizes reuse by allowing access to all stored objects and relationships in a multi-user environment. Paradigm Plus components also can be published on the Web as HTML documents, where they can be viewed, downloaded, and reused.
Paradigm Plus 3.01 is available for Windows 3.1, Windows NT, and Sun Solaris.
For more information contact PLATINUM technology, inc., 1815 South Meyers Rd., Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181-5241. 800-442-6861 or +1-708-620-5000. FAX: +1-708-691-0710. e-mail: info@platinum.com. WWW: http://www.platinum.com.
JBA Introduces JBA Guidelines v3.3JBA International has introduced JBA Guidelines v3.3, a software development environment for OS/2 WARP and OS/2 v2.1, for generating GUI-based client/server applications. Guidelines has incorporated a messaging layer that ensures that all applications built today are object-enabled. Version 3.3 enhances the distributed message layer by providing an interface between standardized object calls and the code servicing these calls. This code can be a mixture of existing logic and more advanced CORBA-compliant objects.
Currently Guidelines is packaged in two versions: Guidelines for Desktop Developers, with prices starting at $595, and Guidelines for Corporate Developers, priced at $7750 per seat. A Base Pack, in essence a Guidelines tester, is free and can be downloaded from CompuServe (GO Guidelines) or the Internet (http://wwwjba.co.uk).
For more information contact JBA International, 161 Gaither Dr., Ste. 200, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054. 800-522-4685 ext. 3074. FAX: +1-609-222-1952. WWW: http://www.jba.co.uk.
Art Technology Group Introduces Dynamo 2Art Technology Group has introduced Dynamo 2, a Java-based, Internet application engine. Dynamo 2 enables Web developers to prototype, build, and deploy scaleable, high-volume, and database-driven Web applications requiring dynamic page generation and personalized content. Based on open standards, Dynamo 2 allows Web developers to embed native Java code (not Javascript) into HTML files to extend functionality on the server side. Java code is compiled on the server to customize everything from the visual characteristics of the page to behaviors of traditional client-side Java applets.
Pricing for Dynamo 2 is $5,000 per license, and one year of support can be purchased at $750/year per license. Support is available via the Web, where users can get up-to-date technical information, receive technical support, and download new "Gears" and releases.
For more information contact Art Technology Group, +1-617-859-1212. e-mail: info@atg_dynamo.com. WWW: http://www.atg-dynamo.com.