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NEWS RELEASE
Visual Systems Corporation
2512 Crosstown Boulevard N.E.
Ham Lake, MN 55304
612-434-6382
Fax: 612-434-6538
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Dan Syrstad
Visual Systems Corporation
612-434-6382
CIS: 73361,3131
Internet: dsyrstad@netcom.com
Visual Systems Corporation Introduces Cross-platform GUI Development Toolkit
Toolkit Simplifies Development of Cross-platform GUIs
Ham Lake, Minnesota - October 31, 1994 - Visual Systems Corporation
today released GUI-Kit for Win32s and Windows NT environments.
GUI-Kit is a C and C++ cross-platform GUI development toolkit which
simplifies the development of GUI-based applications.
``We created GUI-Kit to fill the void left by the other cross-platform
GUI toolkits,'' said Dan Syrstad, President of Visual Systems Corporation.
``Products such as XVT and Open Interface provide cross-platform capability,
but they don't make the development process any easier and they're
expensive as well. Other products such as Zinc and zApp are C++-only;
most of our potential customers have not migrated to C++. GUI-Kit
simplifies development, works with C or C++, and is inexpensive. If
a developer decides to switch to C++ later, GUI-Kit provides a simple
migration path. In addition, they can reuse all of their existing
C code in their C++ applications.''
GUI-Kit provides an intuitive and elegant object-oriented programming
environment which can be used in C or C++. GUI-Kit supports 32-bit
cross-platform GUI development under Win32s, Windows NT, OS/2, and
UNIX/Motif. The toolkit aims to simplify the development and maintenance
process -- a typical developer can be writing GUI applications within
hours. Once a company's staff has been trained, they can deploy applications
on any supported platform. Developers can create applications with
a professional appearance in a fraction of the time. The application
will also be smaller and easier to understand and maintain. Because
GUI-Kit applications are typically much smaller their native API counterparts,
they also have fewer bugs.
GUI-Kit also allows rapid prototyping of an application. Using GUI-Kit's
prototyping tool, a developer can create, modify, and test the visual
interface of the application without writing one line of C code.
DMAKE, a cross-platform MAKE utility, is included with GUI-Kit. Although
most makefiles are incompatible from one platform to another, DMAKE
lets developers write one makefile that can be used with all platforms
and compilers supported by GUI-Kit. DMAKE greatly enhances the productivity
for any development project, not just those using GUI-Kit.
GUI-Kit for Win32s and Windows NT may be purchased directly from Visual
Systems for $249 through April 30, 1995 -- nearly 50% off the retail
price of $495. GUI-Kit comes with a 60-day money back guarantee, no
runtime fees, free support, and more than 3300 portable icons.
Founded in 1991, Visual Systems Corporation provides high-quality
development tools designed to simplify and enhance the development
process. Visual Systems also provides consulting and custom software
services for Windows, OS/2, and UNIX. For more information on GUI-Kit
and other products from Visual Systems, call (800) 247-2108.
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GUI-Kit is a trademark of Visual Systems Corporation.