Nebula 2/Nebula Two.iso/Documents/PressReleases96/01January96/D_Ole.txt

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Kindle DiGiusto
NeXT Software, Inc.
415-780-3781
or
Nicole Overson
Copithorne & Bellows
415-975-2219

NeXT Ships D'OLE (tm) Release 3.5 and
Enterprise Objects Framework (tm) 1.1 for Windows NT

NeXT makes inroads to Windows environment through
OPENSTEP object model and database access tools

REDWOOD CITY-January 15, 1996-NeXT Software, Inc. today announced
that it is shipping D'OLE (Distributed OLE) and Enterprise Objects
Framework 1.1 for Windows NT, bridging the gap between Windows and
UNIX and enabling users to deploy Windows applications
enterprise-wide.  D'OLE allows developers to leverage their current
investment in popular Windows client-side development tools like
Visual Basic and PowerBuilder and create distributed applications
which can run across both Windows and UNIX.These applications can now
scale to the enterprise providing for transparent messaging and
interoperability between OPENSTEP(tm) objects PDO (tm), Portable
Distributed Objects), and Microsoft OLE objects.

Windows Interoperability
D'OLE delivers the power of NeXT's OPENSTEP object model to Windows
developers providing a tightly integrated path to NeXT's development
tools and UNIX. This translates into the following benefits to
Windows developers;

 *Rapid development of distributed applications-bringing
industrial strength object software to Windows;
 *Protection of current investments in Windows applications-enabling
the seamless integration of popular Windows tools with NeXT's
enterprise solutions;
 *Scalability across Windows, UNIX and web platforms.

"At WorldCom, we are transitioning from our existing proprietary
software to a standard software solution," said Gary Frederick,
developer in charge of evaluating distributed object technology for
WorldCom.  "We evaluated NeXT's D'OLE and, as always, NeXT came
through-our development team was able to get objects on existing
servers talking to Visual Basic in a short period of time. In
addition, we tested D'OLE connections with OLE applications running
across the network.  It just worked."

Using D'OLE, OPENSTEP objects can now be deployed across both
Windows and UNIX platforms.  This operating system independence
across a variety of client and server machines guarantees deployment
flexibility and independence from hardware and operating system
vendors.  OPENSTEP objects can be developed and deployed on Windows
NT, HP-UX, SunOS, Solaris and Digital UNIX operating systems.

With D'OLE, OLE-based applications running on Windows clients can
now interact with OPENSTEP business objects running on servers,
allowing developers to take advantage of a heterogeneous
client/server environment. OLE interoperability is accomplished via
D'OLE's transparent support for OLE Automation. With this technology,
developers can mix and match NEXTSTEP and OPENSTEP applications with
Windows client-side development tools to best meet their computing
needs.

"D'OLE and Enterprise Objects Framework for Windows NT bridge the
gap between OLE, CORBA, UNIX, Windows, and the web," said Avie
Tevanian, Vice President of Engineering, NeXT Software, Inc. "With
these products, developers can access or create OLE objects that can
be distributed on many different platforms.  As a result, developers
can leverage their current technology investment while scaling their
Windows-based applications from the departmental-level to the
enterprise and the web."

Enterprise Objects Framework for Windows NT
Through D'OLE, Windows developers can further augment their
applications by incorporating powerful NeXT development tools, such
as the Enterprise Objects Framework into their existing computing
environment. This makes it possible to develop robust, multi-tier,
client/server applications which interoperate with industry-standard
relational databases such as Sybase and Oracle. The Enterprise
Objects Framework for Windows NT enables developers to construct
reusable business objects that combine business logic with persistent
data, shielding developers from the semantics of the data structure.


Developers can also use D'OLE to integrate their Windows
applications with World Wide Web solutions developed using NeXT's
WebObjects(tm) development environment for building dynamic
server-based web applications.

Future releases of the OPENSTEP Object Model will expand support for
industry standards through interoperability with CORBA 2.0 objects.
This will allow OPENSTEP objects, OLE objects, and CORBA 2.0 objects
to all seamlessly interoperate.


Pricing and Availability

D'OLE and Enterprise Objects Framework are currently shipping for
the Windows NT operating system and are both priced at $499 per
machine.

Those interested in obtaining more information about NeXT's products
can access product literature via the World Wide Web at
http://www.next.com/ or via NeXTanswers (NeXT's technical support
free information retrieval system) at [e-mail],
415-780-3990 (fax), or ftp.next.com.

NeXT Software, Inc.

NeXT develops and markets OPENSTEP, the WebObjects product family,
and services for building mission critical object-oriented custom
applications for deployment across popular operating systems and the
World Wide Web.  OPENSTEP is the first volume object standard for
developing and deploying cross-platform three-tier client/server
applications.  WebObjects is NeXT's revolutionary database
independent development environment for building dynamic server-based
Web applications.

NeXT is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices
in North America, London, Paris, Munich, and Tokyo.

For more information please visit NeXT's web site at http://www.next.com.

Trademark Info:
NeXT, the NeXT logo, OPENSTEP, WebObjects, PDO, Portable Distributed
Objects, Enterprise Objects Framework, D'OLE, and NEXTSTEP are
trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Software, Inc.   All
other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.



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