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Item 5644820 93/04/15 21:26
From: CONRAD_GEIGER@NEXT.COM@INET# Internet Gateway Subject: Pencom to Provide Development Support for NeXTWORLD Expo Exhibitors
News:
For more information, contact:
Elizabeth Richardson
Pencom Software
9050 Capital of Texas Highway North
Austin, Texas, 78759
Phone: 1-512-343-6666
Fax: 512-343-9650
E-Mail: eli@pencom.com
Pencom Software to Provide Development Support for NeXTWORLD Expo Exhibitors
Company Embarks on Device Driver Prototype Program for NEXTSTEP for Intel
Product Demonstrations
AUSTIN, Texas, April 15, 1993 - In a swift move to facilitate the adoption of
NEXTSTEP for Intel processors, Pencom Software today announced a unique
program to rapidly prototype device drivers that allow hardware and
peripherals vendors' products to interface with the soon-to-be-released
NeXTSTEP '486 environment. This dramatically discounted development service
will allow vendors to demonstrate their products at NeXTWORLD Expo in San
Francisco, May 25-27.
The program, targeted to launch Pencom's object-oriented driver development
business, is an opportunity to have drivers developed quickly for a small,
fixed-price fee. Drivers will be delivered in a binary-only distribution and
are covered by no warranty or maintenance agreement. Pencom engineers will
also provide support at NeXTWORLD Expo as available. The company is currently
working with several exhibitors to produce driver prototypes which are
suitable for evaluation and demonstration purposes only and provide an
inexpensive vehicle for market testing and early product demonstration. With
the driver prototype completed, the product can then be fully developed at a
later date for an additional charge.
"Pencom's early work with NeXT Computer Inc. and others in the development of
NEXTSTEP '486 drivers allowed us to build substantial expertise in this area.
We can now utilize that knowledge to accelerate the transition of product
developers to this advanced environment," said W. Frank King, Pencom Software
President. "As a small and flexible company with broad UNIX expertise, Pencom
was able to react quickly to the NeXT market need by launching this program.
We feel it is an extraordinary opportunity for the industry to propel the
support of NEXTSTEP for Intel processors in the shortest time possible."
Due to the value of the opportunity and the demand that has been generated,
Pencom is limiting participation in the project, but hopes to provide support
to all those wanting to support the NEXTSTEP environment. The deadline for
scheduling driver development projects for NeXTWORLD Expo is May 15 and
project space is reserved on a first-come, first-serve basis. While
unlimited copies of the drivers may be made for installation at the client's
facility and installed on client machines at NeXTWORLD Expo, the software may
not be sold or donated to other sources. For scheduling information, contact
Tim Heap, Manager, Technology Integration at 1-512-343-6666 or
theap@pencom.com.
For press information, contact Elizabeth Richardson, Pencom Software, 9050
Capital of Texas Highway North, Austin, Texas, 78759. Ph: 1-512-343-6666.
Fax: 512-343-9650. E-Mail: eli@pencom.com.
Pencom Software is a division of Pencom Systems, Inc., a $43 million technical
search, recruiting and systems integration firm with five offices nationwide.
Today, Pencom Systems is the only company of its kind to provide the entire
suite of specialized services necessary for a smooth migration to Open Systems
computing through personnel, services and products.
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