Microsoft and Mainsoft reach Windows NT5 source-code– licensing agreement

Sunnyvale, California - August 27, 1998 - Mainsoft, the market leader in extending Windows APIs to Unix, announced that it has signed a new WISE agreement with Microsoft, giving Mainsoft access to Windows NT source code up to and including Windows NT version 5. The WISE Agreement provides Mainsoft with the sources necessary to continue development and support of MainWin through the next generation of its Windows on Unix

Microsoft’s WISE (Windows Interface Source Environment) licensing program enables third parties to develop Windows-based solutions on non-Windows systems. Mainsoft’s MainWin allows developers to write a single source code using the familiar and well-documented Windows API for applications that can be deployed on Windows and Unix-based systems.

Mainsoft’s MainWin automates rehosting Windows NT applications on Unix platforms, while maintaining the functionality of Windows NT applications. MainWin-based applications have the robustness, performance, and scalability of native Unix applications. MainWin provides the Windows on Unix for rehosted applications.

"Our customers have been telling us that they appreciate Microsoft working with third parties to make necessary Windows API sets available on Unix," said Microsoft’s Director for Enterprise Program Management, Norm Judah. "Microsoft is pleased to announce this agreement with Mainsoft under the WISE licensing program."

"The WISE agreement is the fruit of our on-going relationship with Microsoft. It provides us with a solid foundation to continue providing our customers with support for Win32 on Unix," declared Ivor Share, Mainsoft’s president and CEO. "Applications built on MainWin can maintain compatibility with Windows NT 5."

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