SOLARIS X86 SOLUTIONS JAM for Solaris x86 JYACC, a leader in open systems application development tools, is now offering its JAM(R) toolset for SunSoft's Solaris(TM) x86 and Solaris SPARC(R) operating environments. JAM enables codeless royalty-free development of cross-platform, high-performance client/server applications, using four leading technologies: visual programming, repository-driven development, object orientation and high-performance transaction management. The powerful JAM graphical environment integrates visual programming and repository-driven development through its Visual Object Repository. Even non-programmers can easily build complex transaction-processing database applications using JAM Transaction Manager technology. JAM provides open SQL access to more than 20 databases, including Oracle(R), SYBASE(R), Informix(R), Ingres(TM) and PROGRESS(R). To ensure optimal performance with every database, JAM supports each database's extended features, such as stored procedures, triggers and remote procedure calls. The JAM toolset also provides a production-level report writing feature which can access information from any supported database. A Stable, Open Platform Solaris x86 is a powerful and versatile UNIX(R) 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 and DOS applications, run in the Solaris x86 environment. JAM Features and Benefits * Powerful graphical editor * Database and CASE smart * Repository-driven * Object-oriented * Codeless, royalty-free development * Unprecedented productivity for professional developers and non-programmer users * Runs on more than 100 hardware platforms, 10 operating systems * Supports multiple presentation environments, including Motif(R), OPEN LOOK(R), Microsoft Windows and Windows NT(TM), Macintosh(R) and character-based For more information on JAM, contact JYACC, Inc., at 116 John Street, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10038. Phone 1-800-458-3313 or 212-267-7722, Fax 212-608-6753. In The United Kingdom, call +44- 071-814-6660. 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 - 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. 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