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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. All product information has been provided by
the respective vendors and is published with their approval.
SunSoft does not specifically warrant the validity of any claims
made in these descriptions and takes no responsibility for any
inaccuracies or inconsistencies.
SunSoft, Inc.
2550 Garcia Avenue, Mountain View, CA 94043-1100
(415) 960-3200
Fax (415) 961-6070
Printed in U.S.A. 5/94 94049-001