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- APPLE AND SYMANTEC TO DELIVER
- NEXT-GENERATION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FOR MACINTOSH ON POWERPC
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- CUPERTINO, Calif. -- May 12, 1993 -- Apple Computer, Inc.
- (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC) today
- announced an agreement to work together to develop and market
- the next-generation development environment for Apple
- Macintosh computers. The environment initially will target
- Apple's PowerPC-based systems, and will address the needs of
- developers creating native applications for those systems.
- Macintosh on PowerPC is expected to ship in the first half of
- 1994.
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- The two companies will share engineering resources and build
- upon Symantec C++ 6.0 for Macintosh, an object-oriented
- development environment introduced today at Apple's annual
- Worldwide Developers Conference. The new environment will also
- build upon Apple's Macintosh Programmer's Workshop (MPW), a
- comprehensive suite of development tools for professional
- programmers.
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- Through the joint-development efforts, the two companies plan to
- provide developers of Macintosh-based applications with a suite
- of high-quality, easy-to-use tools that facilitate teamwork
- among programmers working together on a development project.
- The new development environment will be marketed by both
- companies as a successor to MPW. Apple will continue to support
- developers who rely on MPW.
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- The new environment will be based on an open architecture that
- enables interoperability with tools developed by other vendors.
- Consequently, developers will be able to customize their
- development environment by integrating the rich technology from
- Apple and Symantec with their favorite tools from third-party
- vendors.
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- Apple is bringing computer systems to market at a rapid pace,
- requiring developers to get their products to market faster,
- said Steve Weyl, Apple's director of developer tools. Our
- partnership with this leading and proven vendor will help
- provide timely availability and interoperability of the best
- tools technology from Symantec, Apple and other tools vendors.
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- The PowerPC represents the future of Macintosh computing, said
- Gene Wang, Symantec's executive vice president of applications
- and development tools. We intend to maintain our leadership
- position in the Macintosh development tools market by working
- closely with Apple and building a world-class environment for
- PowerPC application development.
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- This agreement expands the formal working relationship between
- Apple and Symantec, which began in June 1992, with a
- joint-development agreement to provide a cross-platform
- application framework. Known as Bedrock, the framework is
- designed to make it easier for application developers to create
- products for both Macintosh computers and Windows-based PCs.
- The next-generation environment will enable developers to take
- advantage of Bedrock in designing, building and testing
- applications for both Macintosh computers and Windows-based
- systems. A first look at Bedrock, the Bedrock Architecture CD,
- was announced today.
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- The close working relationship between the two companies has
- already resulted in delivery of a Symantec C++ development
- environment by incorporating technology from both companies.
- Symantec C++ 6.0 for Macintosh includes all of THINK C 6.0, also
- introduced today, and Apple's SourceServer, a source-code
- management system that helps development teams manage large and
- complex projects.
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- In addition, using Apple's ToolServer, the two companies have
- enabled access from Symantec C++ 6.0 for Macintosh to many of
- the MPW tools. As a result, Symantec C++ 6.0 for Macintosh
- combines the power and flexibility of MPW with the ease-of-use
- and productivity of Symantec's development environment.
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- Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Apple Computer, Inc.
- develops, manufactures and markets computer systems for use in
- business, education, the home, science, engineering, and
- government. A recognized pioneer and innovator in the personal
- computer industry, Apple does business in more than 120
- countries. Apple's Macintosh computers and LaserWriter printers
- were ranked highest in user satisfaction among business users in
- recent studies by J.D. Power and Associates.
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- Symantec Corporation develops, markets and supports a complete
- line of applications and system software for IBM personal
- computers, IBM compatible PCs and Apple Macintosh computers.
- Founded in 1982, the company has offices in the United States,
- Canada, Australia and Europe. Information on the company and
- products can be obtained by calling: (800) 441-7234 toll free,
- or (408) 252-3570.
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- Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh and MPW are registered
- trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
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- All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective
- companies and are acknowledged as such.
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