Item    1471073                 93/04/28        15:14 
From:  CONRAD_GEIGER@NEXT.COM@INET#    Internet Gateway 
Subject: Objective Technologies Announces OT Palettes for NEXTSTEP

News:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
         Eric Bergerson, Managing Director
         Objective Technologies, Inc.


OTI Announces OT Palettes for NEXTSTEP: SmartFieldPalette, ChooserPalette,
GraphPalette, and MathPalette

NEW YORK,  April 15, 1993 -- Objective Technologies, Inc. (OTI) the leading
supplier of object software for NEXTSTEP announced today that it has begun
shipping beta versions of their acclaimed object software, OT Palettes. 
Objective Technologies' palettes, originally released in 1991, were the first
commercially available objects integrated into the NEXTSTEP development
environment.

While NEXTSTEP migrates to 486 hardware architecture, Objective Technologies
is quickly following suit, ensuring that their customers will enjoy the full
suite of tools they have come to depend upon while developing NEXTSTEP
software.

Objective Technologies' palettes include:

SmartFieldPalette All New Version 3.0!  provides an advanced set of editing,
formatting, data entry and data validation characteristics for entering any
textual information, including numbers, dates and text.  The palette can
dynamically load new parsers and inspectors, allowing the developer to easily
customize proprietary formats and validation requirements.

ChooserPalette is a scrolling selection list that may be easily incorporated
into custom NEXTSTEP applications.  It displays and manages lists, and
specifies actions to be taken when entries are selected.

GraphPalette allows programmers to create fully interactive graphs within
custom applications by simply dragging objects from the palette.  This palette
supplies a set of control objects that graph virtually any type of multiple
range two-dimensional data.

MathPalette facilitates the front end development of applications which rely
on communication with Mathematica, a system for doing mathematics by computer.
The supplied objects support input and output to Mathematica, including
graphic display objects. MathPalette allows results to be displayed as single
numbers, mathematical expressions or PostScript graphics.

Favorable reaction to Objective Technologies port to Intel-based NEXTSTEP:

Ken Anderson of Phibro Energy said, "Objective Technologies palettes are an
important part of our development environment.  Their early port of the
palettes to the NEXTSTEP 486 platform and their professional manner in
handling the transition made our move to the Intel platform much  smoother."

Ron Weissman, Director of Corporate Marketing commented, "Objective
Technologies continues to lead the NEXTSTEP object market with their speedy
port to Intel.  I am confident that our Intel users will come to appreciate
the high-quality tools and professionalism of Objective Technologies."

PRICING AND AVAILABILITY

The NEXTSTEP for Intel version of OT Palettes is now available in beta form
for all current customers to begin using and testing.  When NEXTSTEP for Intel
is released, Objective Technologies will release a final shipping version of
the palettes.  The final version will have the same pricing as the Objective
Technologies software used on NeXT computers.

Owners of the currently shipping palettes will be able to purchase upgrade
licenses at $50 per user license.  As with all OTI software, purchasing
licenses in groups of five or more entitles the purchaser to a 20% discount. 
Educational customers will continue to enjoy a 50% discount on all Objective
Technologies software. There are no additional run1time fees or licenses
necessary to include the palette objects in end1user applications.

SPECIAL OFFER

For each purchase of an OT Palette license, Objective Technologies will
upgrade that license to NEXTSTEP for Intel without cost (* - see below).  This
offer is valid from this release date until Objective Technologies releases
its final shipping version of the OT Palettes for NEXTSTEP for Intel.

Objective Technologies, Inc., founded in 1990,  is one of the leading
suppliers of software for NEXTSTEP.  In addition to the palettes, the company
also offers a number of other developer tools including, the Object Kits:
OTStringKit, OTDBKit, OTAppKit and the Object Persistence Paradigm (OPP). 
Objective Technologies also produces end-user software including OTProvide and
SqlBuddy which are database-related applications.  In addition, the company
provides consulting services and custom software to a wide range of
prestigious clients.  Objective Technologies, Inc. markets its products
worldwide through distributors and directly to end-users. The privately held
company is headquartered in New York.

#upgrades require a $10 shipping and handling charge.

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