SOLARIS X86 SOLUTIONS BASIS BIS/System for Solaris x86 BASIS, Inc. now offers advanced bar code capabilities for SunSoft's Solaris(R) x86 operating environment. The BIS/System(R) (bar code information system) links INTERMEC(R) bar code devices to Solaris or other UNIX(R) hosts without the need for costly gateway processors. BIS/System software provides interfaces for multiple devices and processes, and allows users anywhere on a network to monitor or control any device. BIS/System technology reduces programming and equipment costs and improves productivity in accounting, manufacturing, retail, commercial and other specialized applications using bar codes. Its innovative programming tools enable C language programming of INTERMEC devices, without the use of IRL(R) (INTERMEC Reader Language), and make it easy to incorporate existing IRL applications. BIS/System also runs on Solaris SPARC(R) and other UNIX platforms as well as other operating systems, and is designed for open systems implementations. A Stable, Open Platform Solaris x86 is a powerful and versatile UNIX operating environment for the Intel(R) x86 platform. Designed as a foundation for enterprise computing, it supports major industry standards and provides high-performance 32-bit UNIX multitasking, multithreading and multiuser capabilities. Solaris x86 is compatible with Solaris SPARC, ensuring full interoperability between the leading CISC (x86) and RISC (SPARC) platforms. And Solaris x86 is scalable from desktops to supercomputers, so that customers can configure heterogeneous enterprise networks and expand them easily as their computing needs evolve. Solaris x86 provides native ONC+(TM) technology-based LAN and WAN networking to support broadly distributed computing and system management. Solaris also includes powerful application and Graphical User Interface (GUI) development tools through the OpenWindows(TM) facility, and a rich suite of user productivity applications under DeskSet(TM). Numerous commercial third party applications, including many Microsoft(R) Windows applications, run on the Solaris x86 environment. BIS/System Features and Benefits * Simple: software-only solution requires no special host hardware; connects via standard serial ports * Flexible: can support one device on one system, or multiple devices on multiple host systems * Powerful: supports connection of up to 140 INTERMEC scanners, readers, transaction managers and printers to a single RS-232 serial port; simultaneously controls multiple applications on the same host, and even on the same port * Comprehensive: supports full range of INTERMEC bar code devices * Consistent: identical across different hardware platforms * Standards-compliant: meets all accepted standards, uses no proprietary standards * Compatible: BASIS guarantees upward and orward compatibility, with no obsolescence of files, source code or financial investment. Supports existing IRL applications, supports C language SQL bindings such as those provided by major database vendors. For more information on BIS/System or other BASIS products, contact BASIS, Inc., 5758 Hollis Street, Emeryville, CA 94608- 2514. Phone 510-547-5900, Fax 510-547-5061. Solaris x86 Features and Benefits * Provides enterprise computing power and true client/server architecture - Scalable to accommodate a wide range of hardware, from PCs to supercomputers - Fully interoperable with Solaris SPARC * Offers time-tested 32-bit operating system functionality derived from SunOS(TM) - Multiprocessing, multithreading, multiuser operating environment * Includes tightly coupled tools and facilities for enterprise networking, application development and end-user productivity - Industry-standard ONC+ network technology supports heterogeneous LAN and WAN configurations, allows users to work interactively with others regardless of location - OpenWindows environment provides toolkits that simplify application and GUI development, including industry-standard OSF/Motif(R) toolkit - DeskSet comprises a versatile, integrated set of user productivity applications, running under SunSoft's GUI. * Runs a wide variety of commercially oriented applications, including popular word processing, spreadsheet and DBMS programs * Incorporates new Wabi(TM) technology designed to run Microsoft Windows applications directly on the Solaris operating environment at native performance levels * Open, non-proprietary architecture provides for open-ended system and network expansion, integration of new applications and choice of peripherals For more information on Solaris x86, call 1-800-SUNSOFT in the U.S. For international inquiries, call 415-960-3200. (C) 1994 Sun Microsystems, Inc. Sun, Sun Microsystems, SunSoft, the SunSoft logo, Solaris, SunOS, ONC+, OpenWindows, DeskSet and Wabi are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc., licensed to SunSoft, Inc., a Sun Microsystems, Inc. business. SPARC is a registered trademark of SPARC International, Inc. Products bearing SPARC trademarks are based upon an architecture developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc. The BIS/System is a registered trademark of BASIS, Inc. INTERMEC and IRL are registered trademarks of INTERMEC Corporation. UNIX is a registered trademark of UNIX System Laboratories, Inc. Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. OSF/Motif is a registered trademark of the Open Software Foundation, Inc. All other products or services mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. 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