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TWO NEW ENHANCEMENTS TO C SET ++ INTEGRATED OBJECT ORIENTED
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TOOLS
November 10, 1993
IBM today announced enhancements to it's object oriented C Set ++*
family of products introduced earlier this year. IBM's C Set ++ for
OS/2 Version 2.1* adds tools to help programmers improve their
productivity. IBM's C Set ++ FirstStep for OS/2 is designed to provide
an entry-level version of C Set ++ to allow users to develop OS/2
applications with a minimum investment.
The IBM family of C Set ++ products, developed by the Software Solutions
Division, allow programmers to build fast and robust software
applications that fully leverage the power and sophistication of IBMs
32-bit OS/2* PC operating system. C Set ++ products effectively
reduce the time developers spend creating and maintaining applications
by use of object oriented technology.
"We believe this version of C Set ++ for OS/2 is the industry's most
advanced C and C++ tool set for building integrated development
environments for mission-critical applications," said Steve Mills,
general manager, IBM Software Solutions Division. "New functions ensure
that applications created with C Set ++ will be quick to build, run and
modify."
C Set ++ for OS/2 Version 2.1
For customers, C Set ++ for OS/2 Version 2.1 offers:
-- Enhanced class libraries, support for drag drop;
-- A new visual user interface builder, KASE:Set developed
by KASEWORKS, Inc.
-- Improved new version of WorkFrame/2 which lets
developers seamlessly use their choice of tools.
C Set for OS/2 Version 2.1 builds on the extensive suite of C++ user
interface class libraries offered in the previous version. IBM-unique
classes - - including the Presentation Manager User Interface class
library (which allows developers to create PM applications without
extensive PM experience) and the Collections classes (offering a basic
set of data structures) -- have added extensions which better support
the product's drag/drop function, making it easier and faster to use.
As a result of a joint marketing agreement between IBM and KASEWORKS,
Inc., KASE:Set, an uncomplicated visual user interface builder developed
by KASEWORKS, Inc. has been added. KASE:Set, developed specially for
C Set ++ customers and provided by IBM at no additional charge with
version 2.1, enhances C and C++ compilers in building Common User Access
91-compliant graphical user interfaces. KASE:Set generates the required
expert level source code in C or C++ (using the IBM user interface class
║library), allowing developers to quickly create mission-critical
applications without run times, royalties or proprietary languages.
C Set ++ for OS/2 Version 2.1 also offers WorkFrame/2, IBM's new open
integrating development environment based on the OS/2 object-oriented
Workplace Shell. In addition to enabling programmers to fully leverage
the power of the Workplace Shell, WorkFrame/2 provides an integrating
environment for the tools provided with C Set ++ and a framework to
support the use of additional tools. Because WorkFrame/2 Version 2.1
is an OS/2 application, developers can integrate tools that run on DOS,
Windows 3.0** or 3.1 and OS/2.
C Set ++ FirstStep for OS/2
Based on the same powerful collection of tools provided in the company's
C Set ++ development environment, C Set ++ FirstStep for OS/2 is the
introductory version for OS/2 programmers. FirstStep includes
everything required by C and C ++ developers to create professional
applications in the office or at home. Along with the IBM standard-
setting 32-b it C and C++ compiler (featuring emerging ANSI standard
exception-handling and template support), C Set ++ FirstStep contains
a base set of C++ class libraries, a visual PM-based debugger with
multi-thread debug capability, the OS/2 Developer's Toolkit, and
WorkFrame/2 -- the IBM tool integrating environment.
"C Set ++ FirstStep for OS/2 removes the entry barrier to powerful
object-oriented programming techniques, and brings a new level of
accessibility to sophisticated application development," said Vivien
Fong, manager, IBM Language Technology Centre. "These tools allow the
part-time programmer to create mission-critical applications without
having to sacrifice valuable business cycles to the development process."
IBM is pleased to provide complimentary evaluation copies of C Set ++
for OS/2 Version 2.1 and C Set ++ FirstStep for OS/2 to qualified
software reviewers and analysts. To receive an evaluation copy of
either C Set ++ product, contact Terrie Phoenix, IBM Media Relations,
at 914-642-5412.