First commercial shipment of DCOM on HP-UX 10.2 and SGI IRIX 6.x
SUNNYVALE, Calif. - March 10, 1998 - Mainsoft Corporation today announced that it is shipping
MainWin XDE (eXtended Development Environment) version 3.1. This release includes the
first true cross-platform distributed COM with full GUI support for HP-UX 10.2 and SGI
IRIX 6.x platforms. DCOM on the Solaris platform shipped commercially earlier in 1998. The
addition of DCOM allows developers to create GUI and server applications that interoperate
between Windows NT, Solaris, HP, and IRIX. This release also includes the MIDL 5 compiler
for generating language-neutral networking code. MIDL 5 is the latest Microsoft MIDL
version.
Mainsoft continues to be the leader in cross-platform
single source-code solutions by providing Microsoft Technologies on Unix. The
development paradigm is shifting to Windows NT as the volume platform for threaded server
applications. The ability to ship state-of-the-art Microsoft GUI and server technology on
Unix is required for solving the challenge of multiple platforms and scalability in the
Enterprise. Time-to-market is critical and providing MainWin 3.1 allows new or existing
Windows-based applications to ship concurrently on Unix with the same functionality and
correct application behavior. As always users have the choice of the Windows look and feel
or the Motif look.
"SGI is committed to Windows NT and IRIX
interoperability and Mainsoft is delivering interoperability solutions," said Todd
Johnson, senior vice president of marketing, Silicon Graphics. "We believe COM is a
critical technology and it is exciting that it is working on IRIX 6.2, 6.3, and 6.4."
"HP is the leader in supplying integrated Unix and
Windows NT-based solutions. Cross-platform technology is a key element of integration and
it's important to our installed base to have a partner like Mainsoft supporting HP-UX
10.20," says Gina Cassinelli, marketing manager of the Internet and Applications
Systems Division
"MainWin 3 exceeded our expectations," said Tyler
Gingrich, Ameritech Libraries Division vice president. "We have a three-tier
architecture using Java, COM, and database technology. Leading libraries in the world need
remote access for their patrons and that interaction spawns thousands of threads. MainWin
is up to the job for our large mission critical application. DCOM shipping will allow us
to query sister library databases and provide full service functionality."
"Softimage participated as a beta site for MainWin 3.1
on the SGI platform and we've been very impressed with the overall performance," said
Marc Petit, director of 3D product development for Softimage. "Even with demanding
products such as "Sumatra," our next-generation 3-D animation product, we intend
to ship simultaneous versions on Windows NT and SGI IRIX."
"Alta Business Unit of Cadence is committed to
providing powerful solutions to the High Level Systems Design marketplace. Graphical
analysis environments connected to powerful application servers are an integral part of
our technical solution. We use DCOM for connecting client applications to servers across
Windows NT and Unix platforms. Mainsoft has provided us with a complete solution for
implementing Win32 for MFC applications that take full advantage of DCOM on Unix
platforms", said Mehrdad Hashem, architect of Cadence Alta Business Unit.
About Mainsoft
In addition to MainWin, the complete single source-code
solution for Windows and Unix with a rich set of automated rehosting tools, Mainsoft
provides Visual SourceSafe for Unix for version control; Microsoft Help for Unix, allowing you to use your Windows help files
as is.
Mainsoft's MainWin Win32 environment and
packaged products are available on a variety of Unix platforms, including SUN,
Hewlett-Packard, IBM RS/6000, and Silicon Graphics Inc. Headquartered in Sunnyvale,
California, Mainsoft targets its products to software developers, ISVs, government
agencies, and OEMs. Additional information on Mainsoft can be obtained by visiting their
web site at www.mainsoft.com.
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