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- Linux Commercial HOWTO
- Martin Michlmayr, tbm@cyrius.com, http://www.cyrius.com/tbm
- v5.11, 28 February 1998
-
- This document contains a listing of commercial software and applica¡
- tions which are offered for Linux. It is maintained by Martin
- Michlmayr <tbm@cyrius.com>.
-
- 1. About this document
-
- This is the Linux Commercial HOWTO. It contains a listing of
- commercial software which is available for Linux. The Linux
- Commercial HOWTO doesn't contain any information on Linux
- distributions -- this is covered by the Distribution HOWTO.
-
- If you contact any companies or purchase any products listed in this
- document, please mention the Linux Commercial HOWTO.
-
- This document was originated by Harald Milz <Harald.Milz@Linux.org>.
- It is now maintained by Martin Michlmayr <tbm@cyrius.com>.
-
- If you need to know more about the Linux Documentation Project or
- about Linux HOWTO's, feel free to contact the supervisor Greg Hankins
- <gregh@sunsite.unc.edu>.
-
- Greg Hankins will post the listing to several national and
- international newsgroups on a monthly basis. In addition, the Linux
- Commercial HOWTO can be found on the World Wide Web at
- http://commercial.cyrius.com. New versions of the Linux Commercial
- HOWTO are always placed at this site first, so please be sure to check
- if the copy you are reading is still up to date!
-
- The Linux Commercial HOWTO is not a forum for product announcements or
- marketing hype; it is a service for potential customers and the whole
- Linux community. Resellers will not be listed; the list is for
- companies who produce their software themselves. Two main goals are
- being aimed at:
-
- ╖ It shall help companies who want to run Linux to find software
- solutions and applications. The international distribution of this
- list will enhance the contact opportunity.
-
- ╖ It is meant to prove the commercial useability of Linux and thus to
- encourage other vendors to port their software as well.
-
- Companies and developers who are offering their products for Linux and
- interested in joining the Linux Commercial HOWTO are invited to fill
- out the following form and contact me at tbm@cyrius.com.
-
- This HOWTO contains tabular entries for each product (example
- follows). The entry format is similar to the Linux Software Map (LSM)
- entry (field/stanza lengths are arbitrary). If you want me to add
- your entry please keep short, otherwise I'll have to shorten your
- data. Furthermore, please send me plain ASCII data; no HTML, and no
- PostScript.
-
- Category:
-
- Databases, Data Visualisation, Development tools, Financial
- Software, Mathematics, Multimedia, Network Management, Text
- Processing, X Windows or Other Software.
-
- Name:
-
- The name of your application.
-
- Description:
-
- Short description of the package, just the basic functionality.
-
- Distribution media:
-
- Licensing policy:
-
- Whatever applies. Is there a free demo or shareware version available
- via FTP or WWW? Where?
-
- OS provisions:
-
- Kernel version, XFree86 version, Motif version, RAM, harddisk usage, etc.
-
- Documentation:
-
- Printed documentation, page number, online help, language.
-
- Extra features and add-Ons:
-
- (and their prices)
-
- Price range:
-
- Whatever it costs.
-
- Vendor:
-
- Address:
- Phone: (U.S. and Canada: if you like to be reachable internationally,
- please don't enter only a +1 800 or +1 900 number)
- Fax:
- EMail:
- URL:
- Contact:
-
- 2. Copyright Information
-
- This HOWTO is Copyright ⌐ 1996, 1997, 1998 by Martin Michlmayr.
-
- A verbatim copy may be reproduced or distributed in any medium
- physical or electronic without permission of the author. Translations
- are similarly permitted without express permission if it includes a
- notice on who translated it.
-
- Short quotes may be used without prior consent by the author.
- Derivative work and partial distributions of the Linux Commercial
- HOWTO must be accompanied with either a verbatim copy of this file or
- a pointer to the verbatim copy.
- Commercial redistribution is allowed and encouraged; however, the
- author would like to be notified of any such distributions.
-
- In short, we wish to promote dissemination of this information through
- as many channels as possible. However, we do wish to retain copyright
- on the HOWTO documents, and would like to be notified of any plans to
- redistribute the HOWTOs.
-
- We further want that all information provided in the HOWTOs is
- disseminated. If you have questions, please contact Greg Hankins, the
- Linux HOWTO coordinator, at gregh@sunsite.unc.edu.
-
- 3. Disclaimer
-
- This HOWTO is not actually a HOWTO in the sense of the Linux
- Documentation Project. Instead, it is an instrument to investigate
- the commercial Linux opportunity and to list applications which were
- already ported and marketed in a native Linux version. As a software
- vendor, you probably know that you can alternatively offer Linux users
- a statically linked SCO version of your application which would
- probably run under the iBCS2 emulator (albeit with a small performance
- penalty and higher memory requirements). Such applications will not
- be listed here.
-
- I will not select nor deselect any particular product. Instead,
- everyone who wants to have her product included will be serviced.
- However, I reserve the right to shorten individual entries to keep
- things in shape.
-
- If you don't find a particular product or vendor in this list, this is
- probably due to one of the following reasons:
-
- ╖ I never heard of that product or vendor and thus didn't try to get
- in contact.
-
- ╖ I did get in contact, but the vendor didn't answer yet.
-
- ╖ I did get in contact, but the vendor stated positively that he
- doesn't sell his product for Linux (yet).
-
- In any case, please get in contact if you feel someone's missing; also
- if you discover any errors in the file.
-
- Sometimes two vendor's addresses are mentioned in the ``Vendor:''
- field. In these cases I received the information from the German
- subsidiary/distributor. The original manufacturer's address is always
- mentioned first.
-
- 4. Related Information
-
- There's another document which covers commercial Linux software. It
- is maintained by Alan Cox <Alan.Cox@Linux.org> and can be found at
- http://www.uk.linux.org/LxCommercial.html.
-
- In addition, feel free to visit the Linux Mall where you can order
- most products presented in this HOWTO.
-
- 5. Linux for the Commercial Market?
-
- Copyright ⌐ 1996 iX Multiuser Multitasking Magazin
- Courtesy of iX Multiuser Multitasking Magazin!
-
- People keep asking me ``When is Linux going to be ready for the
- commercial market''. I guess the first thing to discuss is what is
- meant by "commercial" in this context.
-
- Some CD-ROM vendors have put the word "commercial" in their name, only
- to have the technical people think their product is good only for use
- by banks and insurance companies. Other people look at their product
- with disdain and say that ``Linux is not commercial quality'', because
- it is missing some feature they need, or they feel it is unstable
- (usually without ever trying it even one time).
-
- To me, the word ``commercial'' has lost as much meaning in the
- marketplace as some of the other buzzwords:
-
- ╖ ``Open'' vs ``Proprietary'' (People are now saying UNIX is
- ``Proprietary'')
-
- ╖ ``Workstation'' vs ``PC'' (What is a workstation, anyway?)
-
- In the old days of computing the commercial market was banks,
- insurance companies and business-oriented facilities where the use of
- COBOL or RPG was the mainstream. The technical market was scientific,
- engineering and manufacturing where FORTRAN and assembly language was
- used. Somewhere along the way the term ``commercial'' seems to have
- gotten twisted around to mean ``ready for the mass market'', versus
- ``ready for hackers''.
-
- For the purpose of this article I will take the second meaning, and
- address whether I think Linux is ready for commercial purposes rather
- than the hobbyist and hacker market, and ready for the mass market
- rather than limited markets.
-
- For those of you who hate reading long articles, or who are short on
- time, let me give you my conclusion right now. Then you can go out
- and drink beer or other fun activities:
-
- ``Yes, Linux is ready for the commercial market...in some cases''.
-
- In order for an operating system to be ready for the mass market it
- must have several attributes:
-
- ╖ have lots of applications
-
- ╖ be relatively easy to install
-
- ╖ have lots of applications
-
- ╖ be relatively easy to maintain
-
- ╖ have lots of applications
-
- ╖ be relatively easy to use
-
- ╖ have lots of applications
-
- ╖ not crash (much)
-
- ╖ have lots of applications
-
- ╖ be economical
-
- ╖ have lots of applications
-
- But you can eliminate all of these considerations in today's mass
- market if only one thing is true:
-
- You have lots of applications.
-
- after all, there would not be 170,000,000 DOS systems in the world if
- any of the others had to be true.
-
- I almost added that is has to be economical, but history has actually
- proven me wrong on that. If people added up the total cost of
- ownership, then Apple would certainly have won over the PC. But
- people ignore the human costs of someone else (or even themselves)
- beating their head against the wall trying to get something to work,
- or the system crashing repeatedly, or the fact that the one keystroke
- they can hit the easiest (through practice) is
-
- <CTRL><ALT><DEL>
-
- In the old days people were content to spend several hundreds of dol¡
- lars on a simple ASCII text editor, or deal with a simple spreadsheet.
- And it took an act of mangement to get them, with lots of Purchase
- Orders. Today, they want multi-media integrated with their operating
- system, and have all the applications available that their neighbor
- (or boss, or compatriot) has available on their system. And they want
- to get these applications easily, certainly no harder than to call up
- on the phone to order them through a catalog, or go down to their cor¡
- ner store to get them.
-
- Now what causes this plethora of applications for an operating system?
- Ease of programming? Good software development tools? Features
- inside the operating system? Stability of the interfaces over time?
-
- The answer is ``none of these''. While all these attributes may help
- convince an application developer to port, the one overriding issue is
- volume of the operating system platform. Again, if MSDOS were
- compared to MacOS, or even to UNIX and volume were not taken into
- account, we know which two operating systems would have the most
- applications, and they would not be from Microsoft.
-
- While it is true that several Linux vendors are working on getting
- these applications for the mass market (read this " your mother and
- father"), the number of applications that run on Microsoft platforms
- have been estimated as high as 35,000. SunOS has an estimated 10,000
- applications, with other `commercial UNIX'' systems (including Solaris
- 2.x) much lower in number. It will take the Linux vendors a long time
- to get the number of applications necessary to hit the really large
- mass market, particularly if they did not depend on iBCS2 and
- DOS/Windows compatibility (which could supply a fair number of current
- applications), but depended on ``native'' Linux applications.
-
- So applications are king (and queen) for the mass market, and
- installed base (volume) or the promise of explosive growth (volume) is
- the key to these. But is the mass market the only ``commercial''
- market? The answer is ``no''. The mass market is a subset (albeit
- very large one) of the commercial market. So let's look at what the
- rest of the commercial market needs. We will look at this by
- segmenting the market into:
-
- ╖ turnkey systems
-
- ╖ large end-user customers
-
- ╖ specialized markets
-
- 5.1. Turnkey systems
-
- When I speak of turnkey systems I typically mean a computer system
- that has one specific (or not so specific) application that runs on
- it. Examples of turnkey systems are point-of-sale terminals,
- reservation systems, CAD systems, etc. But in a larger sense, other
- applications such as Web servers, nameservers (such as BIND), etc.
- could also be considered ``turnkey'', since they have only a few
- necessary programs that have to run on the system.
-
- Usually turnkey systems are ones that an Independent Software Vendor
- (ISV) or Value Added Reseller (VAR) will chose a hardware system, an
- operating system, port an application to it, then duplicate that
- system 500 to 1000 times without change to the basic application.
- These ISVs and VARs will try to chose the lowest cost solution to fit
- their customer's needs.
-
- Linux is perfect for these types of applications. The operating
- system is stable enough for the developer to port their application
- and test the application fully. Once it is fully tested and stable,
- the entire package is ``frozen'' and duplicated any number of times
- for the end customer.
-
- Since the operating system may be freely copied, and it runs on
- inexpensive hardware, their variable costs are minimal. Even a
- developer who is not familiar with the Linux system (so they need help
- getting it running on a platform) will quickly pay back the porting
- and system programmer costs they accrue by not paying $200-$500. per
- license for the operating system. Plus they have all the source code
- for the entire system, in case they run into trouble later on. You
- can buy a lot of Linux support for $200-$500K.
-
- As I said before, I include Internet Service Providers (ISPs) as part
- of this ``turnkey'' environment, for both external internet and
- internal internet. Why overload your expensive, high-powered, highly
- complex general-purpose server to do Web serving when a smaller,
- simpler box can offload it? Why not run your NIS slaves on a Linux
- box? Or perhaps your BIND server?
-
- In the early days of Digital UNIX (known then as DEC OSF/1) we did not
- have very many applications. In fact we had none. The marketing
- staff came to me with sad faces asking if it was possible to sell an
- operating system that had no applications. I invented a term called
- ``Turbocharging'', which allowed a Digital UNIX system using the speed
- and power of the Alpha processor (as well as the throughput of our
- networking devices) to offload NIS, NFS, BIND and other services from
- people's overloaded, slower SPARC machines. We also showed people how
- they could use the rsh(1) command to allow the Alpha to do a portion
- of their very CPU intensive processing while delivering the result
- back to the SPARCs on their desk. This allowed the SPARCs to work
- more on applications and less on the other ``system administration''
- tasks that they were performing. We sold lots of Digital UNIX systems
- based solely on executing those tasks. Today, of course, Digital UNIX
- has a lot more applications, and particularly very large memory
- databases that are extremely fast. But the same principle applies.
- The database engine runs on the Alpha system, supplying data to the
- slower SPARC engines as a ``Turbocharger''. I could see Linux systems
- headed in the same direction, following the same path.
-
- 5.2. Large end-user customers
-
- Very large customers often have their own home-grown applications
- which they need to deploy across a wide network of people. Or they
- can have management dictate a certain suite of applications, which
- then can be ported to Linux. Since these customers are so large, their
- operating system costs are huge, and utilizing the savings using the
- Linux operating system they may completely cover the expenses of
- porting their software.
-
- Or these very large customers may ``influence'' their layered product
- providers to port to the Linux platform. Finally, they may even
- change some of their computing habits (to use existing programs) if
- the cost savings are enough to warrant it.
-
- Companies like Caldera are creating a suite of applications and
- approaching these very large customers to show them the operating
- system savings that they can achieve if they switch to Linux. While
- it is true that every application the customer could ever conceive of
- running may not run on Linux, by using the native applications, the
- iBCS2 applications, the DOSEMU applications, and applications that run
- under WABI, a nice suite of applications could be built to solve their
- needs.
-
- 5.3. Specialized markets
-
- Finally there are what I call ``specialized markets''. Markets that
- might buy Linux simply because it is Linux, and not because of the
- application suites that it provides.
-
- In the education field there are three main markets:
-
- ╖ administrative
-
- ╖ ``campus computing''
-
- ╖ computer science education
-
- The administrative part is the ``business'' aspect of the market.
- They are looking for easy-to-use systems that can also handle complex
- administrative tasks that might cover a community the size of a small
- city.
-
- The ``campus computing'' is the supply of computing power and service
- for majors of all types, web services and research into non-computer
- science (for example, molecular modeling) research.
-
- Finally there is computer science education, both on the undergraduate
- and graduate level, as well as research into computer science.
-
- While the administrative sub-market typically relies more on shrink-
- wrapped applications, the other two rely on them to a lesser extent
- (with the computer science education market relying the least). The
- other two markets can utilize a lot more of the freeware and shareware
- applications that are already ported to Linux. This gives them a very
- low-cost (from a software perspective) platform while allowing them to
- see and (often) modify the source code for the applications they use.
-
- More importantly, in the computer science research area, the results
- of the research can be freely distributed to others working in the
- field, or even published as source code to illustrate the results.
- This can not be done with ``commercial'' operating systems.
-
- Some universities are utilizing Linux more and more to run their
- campus. From a ``commercial'' standpoint, their needs are the same as
- many large businesses. Students graduating from college will know
- about Linux, and bring the word to their future employers.
-
- Finally, there is the computer hobbyist and software developer market.
- I relate this market to the amateur radio market. In the amateur
- radio market the radio is often used to simply talk to other people,
- but at the same time the users investigate new ways of using radio,
- and improving it. Many electrical engineers started out as amateur
- radio users. So it can be with Linux, since for the first time both
- the prices of the hardware and the prices of the operating system
- source code are within the reach of mortal people.
-
- In conclusion, I feel that Linux does have the items needed for
- several types of ``commercial'' uses:
-
- ╖ stability and quality
-
- ╖ low variable costs for turnkey applications
-
- ╖ explosive growth in volume to attract ISVs
-
- What Linux really needs is for the ``commercial'' community to
- understand what is going on, and to embrace it where it will be
- useful. This will increase the volume numbers even more, which will
- attract more applications.
-
- Along these lines I would like to ``advertise'' a joint effort of
- USENIX and Linux International to happen in January of 1997 in
- Anaheim, California of the United States. There will be a joint
- USENIX/Linux development conference, and while a certain part of the
- Linux conference will be oriented towards the development of the Linux
- operating system, the bulk of the conference will be oriented towards
- application developers and marketing people, to better understand the
- Linux operating system and how to sell their applications and services
- into the Linux market. We hope to show ISVs, VARs, resellers and
- distributors how they can make money by selling their applications and
- services on top of the Linux operating system.
-
- 5.4. Biography
-
- Jon ``maddog'' Hall is a Senior Leader in the Digital Equipment
- Corporation UNIX group. He has been in the computer industry for
- twenty-five years, UNIX for sixteen years and has guided the emergence
- of six operating systems, including Alpha Linux. He has an MS in
- Computer Science.
-
- 6. Website Development
-
- 6.1. ASWedit, HTML editor
-
- Description:
- ASWedit is a commercial, comprehensive and easy to use HTML and
- text editor for X Window System and Motif. It offers three
- independent modes: a plain text editing mode and two context-
- sensitive, validating modes for authoring of HTML documents as
- used on the Internet and Intranets. The two HTML modes are:
- standard and experimental.
-
- Distribution media:
- 3.5" diskettes, 4-mm DAT, 1/4" and 8mm tapes, Internet (FTP).
-
- Licensing policy:
- Per machine basis. The number of users that can run the
- software on the licensed computer is unlimited.
-
- A version of the program, called asWedit, is available for free
- for students and staff in education and charitable non-profit
- organizations, and for free evaluation by individuals and
- commercial organizations. It is available via FTP from many
- archives. See http://www.advasoft.com/asWedit.html for details.
-
- OS provisions:
- Linux 1.2.13 or higher (ELF), X11R6, Motif 2.0 (not required if
- the statically linked version is used), 5 MB of RAM, 1.5-3.5 MB
- hard disk usage.
-
- Documentation:
- Printed documentation, online help, language: User's Guide (44
- pages), HTML 3.2 extended, Reference Manual (89 pages), HTML 3.2
- experimental, Reference Manual (106 pages). Online, context
- sensitive, hypertext help - 560 KB. Localized resource files
- are available for the following languages: English (default),
- Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Polish, Portuguese,
- Spanish and Swedish. Commands and messages are localized for
- each language but the online help and documentation are only
- available in English.
-
- Product support:
- The license includes free product upgrades by FTP for a period
- of one year.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- Can work with external Unix filters. Highly customizable.
- Supports four different browsers for previewing.
-
- Available since:
- July, 1995.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- US$149. Quantity discounts are available.
-
- Vendor:
- AdvaSoft Ltd.
-
- 30 Hatch Road
- London SW16 4PN
- England
-
- Phone:
- +44 181 251 0033
-
- Fax:
- +44 181 251 0011
-
- EMail:
- as@advasoft.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.advasoft.com
-
- Contact:
- Andre Stochniol
-
- Last modified:
- August 30, 1997.
-
- 6.2. Empress DataWEB
-
- Description:
- Empress DataWEB allows users to easily and rapidly build
- dynamic, interactive, database-fed web applications. No special
- programming language needs to be learned; developers of
- applications simply can use HTML with the Empress extensions for
- accessing the RDBMS.
-
- Distribution media:
- CD-ROM.
-
- Licensing policy:
- Please contact vendor for evaluation copies.
-
- OS provisions:
- 16 MB of RAM; 60 MB harddisk space (additional requirements: web
- browser required).
-
- Documentation:
- Online help.
-
- Product support:
- Full technical support available, priced separately.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- Extra features such as an HTTP server and other tools to
- facilitate the creation of web applications come with the
- software package.
-
- Available since:
- April, 1996.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- Please contact vendor.
-
- Vendor:
- Empress Software Inc.
-
- 6401 Golden Triangle Drive
- Greenbelt, MD 20770
- U.S.A.
-
- 3100 Steeles Avenue East
- Markham, ON L3R 8T3
- Canada
-
- Phone:
- +1 301 220 1919 (USA), +1 905 513 8888 (Canada)
-
- Fax:
- +1 301 220 1919 (USA), +1 905 513 1668 (Canada)
-
- EMail:
- sales@empress.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.empress.com
-
- Contact:
- Dick Naedel
-
- Last modified:
- August 4, 1997.
-
- 6.3. EZ-EDIT
-
- Description:
- EZ-EDIT is an online HTML editor, which allows users to
- completly manage their web site through a web browser (edit,
- create, upload, rename/move/copy, create and remove
- directories)! EZ-EDIT is the only editor which features the
- "File Filter" which allows you to specify what file types are
- allowed on your system. Create the look you want by editing EZ-
- EDIT's 16 template files with over 80 tags. Also allows you to
- set disk space limits! Supports form based file uploads, also
- includes a Java page creater. All administration is also done
- through a web browser.
-
- Distribution media:
- 3.5" diskettes, Internet (FTP and WWW).
-
- Licensing policy:
- A free demo is available from our web site. Demo version is
- unlocked to full version with registration key.
-
- OS provisions:
- Linux/Intel.
-
- Documentation:
- Online HTML user and admin manuals (English only).
-
- Product support:
- Update service, support (via EMail).
-
- Available since:
- September 17, 1997.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- US$149.95.
-
- Vendor:
- Relative Web
-
- P. O. Box 351
- Saylorsburg, PA 18353-0351
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 610 381 3072
-
- Fax:
- +1 610 381 3072
-
- EMail:
- ez-edit@relative-web.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.relative-web.com/dynamic/ez-edit/
-
- Contact:
- John Bergeron
-
- Last modified:
- October 6, 1997.
-
- 6.4. LinkScan
-
- Description:
- LinkScan operates on Unix an NT servers on both Internets and
- Intranets, LinkScan can test over 40,000 links per hour because
- it is the only link checker that uses multi-threaded
- simultaneous processing. LinkScan has been tested on web sites
- with over 45,000 pages and more than 80,000 links. LinkScan
- also produces two revolutionary types of maps of web sites.
- LinkScan's SiteMap enables the user to produce a site map that
- includes every link on a web site arranged in a hierarchical
- format that resembles a book's table of contents. LinkScan's
- TapMap is an expandable and collapsible site map that allows
- viewers to tap down through the various and multiple levels of a
- web site to quickly and easily navigate and explore the web site
- by tapping on a few control icons.
-
- Distribution media:
- Internet (WWW).
-
- Licensing policy:
- A license is required for each server on which the product is
- used. Free evaluation copies of LinkScan may be downloaded from
- our web site.
-
- OS provisions:
- Requires Perl 5 or higher.
-
- Documentation:
- Complete documentation and a comprehensive FAQ may be read at
- our web site and/or downloaded.
-
- Product support:
- This product is continuously updated and maintained. Prompt
- responses to all inquiries and problems via EMail or telephone
- as required. No fees for support.
-
- Available since:
- January 7, 1997.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- US$495.
-
- Vendor:
- Electronic Software Publishing Corporation
-
- 1504 #8-00200 Main Street
- Gardnerville, NV 89410-5273
- U.S.A.
-
- EMail:
- ken@elsop.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.elsop.com
-
- Contact:
- Ken Churilla
-
- Last modified:
- November 6, 1997.
-
- 6.5. TalentSoft Web+ (WebPlus)
-
- Description:
- TalentSoft Web+ is a development tool dedicated to developing
- web-based client/server applications without writing low level
- CGI programs. Web+ enables rapid and easy creation of highly
- functional web pages which integrates with databases, file
- systems, EMail, Java applets, your legacy applications (EXEs,
- DLLs), and communicates with other TCP/IP applications using
- sockets. Web+ works with all popular web severs, databases, and
- operating systems and integrates closely with Netscape web
- servers via NSAPI and CGI. Web+ also acts as a multi-threaded
- web middleware that integrates the web servers with databases,
- EMail, TCP/IP sockets, and other applications. Please check out
- the "Teach Me Web+" link on our web site for the coolest
- interactive tutorial with hands on exercises. We are proud to
- be the first to provide dynamic code interpretation on the
- Internet! Now you may start writing and running your own web
- application without buying or installing Web+.
-
- Distribution media:
- 3.5" diskettes, CD-ROM and Internet (FTP and WWW).
-
- Licensing policy:
- Free evluation copy available at http://www.TalentSoft.com.
- Trial out version notices displayed by will not time out.
-
- OS provisions:
- 16 MB RAM, 5 MB HD.
-
- Documentation:
- Both printed documentation (about 200 pages) and HTML online
- help. English only.
-
- Product support:
- Free EMail, web+ conference, and phone support. Training
- available for a fee.
-
- Available since:
- May 1, 1997.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- USA, UK, Hong Kong, China, Singapore.
-
- Price range:
- US$195 to $1295.
-
- Vendor:
- TalentSoft / Talent Information Management, LLC.
-
- 900 Nicollet Mall, Suite 700
- Minneapolis, MN 55402
- U.S.A.
-
- P.O. Box 2997
- Minneapolis, MN 55402
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 612 338 8900
-
- Fax:
- +1 612 904 0010
-
- EMail:
- info@TalentSoft.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.TalentSoft.com
-
- Contact:
- Victor Tong, Ian Gorrie, Jeff Persche, Tony Tong
-
- Last modified:
- August 8, 1997.
-
- 6.6. VirtuFlex 1.1
-
- Description:
- VirtuFlex 1.1 is a web application builder for adding dynamic
- functionality to a web site. VirtuFlex provides the power to
- transform web sites into live applications by integrating
- databases, fax, EMail and pagers with the web. VirtuFlex
- provides sophisticated functionality that can be added to web
- sites by any HTML developer. VirtuFlex is reusable, modular,
- easy to use, high performance and provides DB connectivity
- almost any database. The componenets of VirtuFlex are a macro
- language, macro processor, DB server and pre-built template
- packs.
-
- Distribution media:
- Internet (WWW).
-
- Licensing policy:
- VirtuFLex is licensed on a per domain basis. A free evaluation
- copy is available on our web site.
-
- OS provisions:
- Linux ELF binary format (1.2.x kernels or higher). VirtuFlex
- runs on standard Unix workstations with 8 MB of RAM minimum, 16
- MB recommended.
-
- Documentation:
- Available for download from our web site, English.
-
- Product support:
- Basic support four hours. Other support options available -
- call for details.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- Pre-built Template-Paks come free with VirtuFlex for shopping
- carts, threaded discussion groups, database application builder,
- quizzes and surveys, web spiders and banner rotators.
- Additional Template-Paks are added on a regular basis.
-
- Available since:
- 1996.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide through UniDirect, Soft Export and the Internet.
-
- Price range:
- US$995, educational discounts available.
-
- Vendor:
- VirtuFlex Software Corp.
-
- 930 Massachusetts Ave.
- Cambridge, MA 02139
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 617 497 8006
-
- Fax:
- +1 617 492 0486
-
- EMail:
- comments@virtuflex.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.virtuflex.com
-
- Contact:
- Dan Housman
-
- Last modified:
- March 17, 1997.
-
- 6.7. Visual prolog
-
- Description:
- One of the worlds strongest prolog development environments.
-
- Distribution media:
- CD-ROM and Internet (WWW).
-
- Documentation:
- Manuals supplied on CD-ROM, online help and intro.html lots of
- examples.
-
- Product support:
- EMail based.
-
- Available since:
- 1984.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Vendor:
- Prolog Development Center
-
- H.J. Holstvej 3-5A
- DK-2605 Broendby
- Dankmark
-
- Phone:
- +45 36 72 10 22
-
- Fax:
- +45 36 72 02 69
-
- EMail:
- sales@pdc.dk
-
- URL:
- http://www.pdc.dk
-
- Contact:
- Claus Witfelt <witfelt@pdc.dk>
-
- Last modified:
- November 28, 1997.
-
- 6.8. Web Crossing
-
- Description:
- Online conferencing server for the Intranet and Extranet and
- world wide web providing discussion forums and chat rooms. Web
- Crossing is a groupware application server, accessible with any
- web browser, via most web servers. It makes communication more
- efficient and productive than newsgroups or EMail mailing lists.
-
- Distribution media:
- Internet.
-
- Licensing policy:
- commercial; fully-functional demo available.
-
- Price range:
- US$995, unlimited users.
-
- Vendor:
- Lundeen & Associates
-
- P.O. Box 2900
- Alameda, CA 94501
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 510 521 5855
-
- Fax:
- +1 510 522 6647
-
- EMail:
- sales@lundeen.com
-
- URL:
- http://webcrossing.com
-
- Last modified:
- August 16, 1997.
-
- 6.9. ThreadTrack and WebTailor from Webthreads.
-
- Description:
- ThreadTrack and WebTailor are lightweight browser and server
- independent CGI script packages, developed under Linux, that add
- state to web servers. ThreadTrack is used for tracking the
- activity of individual visitors to a web site, and WebTailor is
- used to dynamically modify the content of a web site in response
- to a visitor's profile or actions.
- WebTailor uses a simple server-side scripting language to modify
- the site's content. The language, targeted to non-technical web
- designers, is easy to learn and use. For the more technical,
- the CGI interface has been expanded to enable parameter passing
- on a per visitor basis between scripts running on different
- pages.
-
- ThreadTrack tags individual visitors to a web site with a unique
- identifier that remains with them for their visit. Each
- visitor's session is recorded click-by-click, so a database of
- aggregate and individual activity is available for reports.
- Comprehensive reporting is included, and the data (dBase III) is
- easily transferrable to custom reporting packages.
-
- Distribution media:
- Internet (WWW).
-
- Licensing policy:
- 30 Day fully functional eval available from
- http://www.webthreads.com
-
- OS provisions:
- Any version of Linux on x86, a.out and ELF.
-
- Documentation:
- Web site and online provided with the package.
-
- Product support:
- EMail support.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- Msql interface. Registration site management addition.
-
- Available since:
- June, 1996.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- ThreadTrack starts at US$295. WebTailor starts at US$895.
-
- Vendor:
- Webthreads, L.L.C.
-
- 1919 Gallows Road, 10th floor
- Vienna, VA 22182
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 703 848 9027
-
- Fax:
- +1 703 848 2444
-
- EMail:
- info@webthreads.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.webthreads.com
-
- Contact:
- Gavin Sutcliffe
-
- Last modified:
- March 18, 1997.
-
- 7. Databases
-
- 7.1. c-tree Plus
-
- Description:
- Based on advanced B+tree (balanced) algorithm, c-tree Plus API
- handles all aspects of database I/O. Program single user or
- multi-user non-server applications royalty free and migrate
- existing c-tree Plus applications to the FairCom Server by
- recompiling.
-
- Distribution media:
- 3.5" diskettes and CD-ROM.
-
- Licensing policy:
- c-tree Plus is licensed on a per programmer basis. Single-user,
- multi-user and multi-user non-server royalty-free distribution.
- Contact FairCom for possible restrictions: general purpose
- database and application development systems prohibited.
-
- OS provisions:
- 3 MB hard drive space; 128 KB of RAM.
-
- Documentation:
- Printed manuals distributed with product; full online
- documentation with CD-ROM, available in English and Japanese.
-
- Product support:
- Three months of full technical support from purchase date.
- Unlimited technical support and product updates available
- thereafter with c-tree Plus maintenance program.
-
- Available since:
- October, 1995.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- US$895 includes source.
-
- Vendor:
- FairCom
-
- 4006 W. Broadway
- Columbia, MO 65203-0100
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 573 445 6833
-
- Fax:
- +1 573 445 9698
-
- EMail:
- Faircom@faircom.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.faircom.com
-
- Contact:
- Tamra Brown <tami@faircom.com>
-
- Vendor:
- FairCom Europe
-
- Via Patrioti 6
- I-24021 Albino
- Italy
-
- Phone:
- +39 35 773 464
-
- Fax:
- +39 35 773 806
-
- EMail:
- Europe@faircom.com
-
- Vendor:
- FairCom Japan
-
- Ikeda Bldg. #3 4F, 112-5
- Komei-chou, Tsu-city MIE 514
- Japan
-
- Phone:
- +81 059 229 7504
-
- Fax:
- +81 059 249 723
-
- Vendor:
- FairCom do Brasil Ltda.
-
- Phone:
- +55 14 224 1610
-
- Fax:
- +55 14 234 6462
-
- EMail:
- Brazil@faircom.com
-
- Last modified:
- August 7, 1997.
-
- 7.2. Empress
-
- Description:
- Empress for Linux is a multimedia RDBMS for members of the
- rapidly growing Linux developer community. Key components of
- the package include the powerful Empress RDBMS as well as
- dynamic SQL, Empress 4GL, Empress GUI Builder for rapidly
- developing graphical front-ends to Empress applications, a WWW
- HTML toolkit, and a grahical point and click interface to the
- Empress RDBMS development environment. A streamlined, single-
- user version of this product, Personal Empress for Linux, is
- available also.
-
- Distribution media:
- 3.5" diskettes.
-
- Licensing policy:
- Free demos are available via FTP. Must contact vendor.
-
- OS provisions:
- Empress GUI Builder requires OSF Motif version 1.2.4 or 2.0. 16
- MB RAM. 80 MB Disk Space. 486 CPU or better.
-
- Documentation:
- Printed documentation.
-
- Product support:
- Full technical support available, priced separately.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- Other features which are components of the package include
- shared libraries, shared memory, math library functions and a C
- language interface.
-
- Available since:
- December, 1995.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- Product is priced by number of concurrent users. Please contact
- vendor.
-
- Vendor:
- Empress Software Inc.
-
- 6401 Golden Triangle Drive
- Greenbelt, MD 20770
- U.S.A.
-
- 3100 Steeles Avenue East
- Markham, ON L3R 8T3
- Canada
-
- Phone:
- +1 301 220 1919 (USA), +1 905 513 8888 (Canada)
-
- Fax:
- +1 301 220 1919 (USA), +1 905 513 1668 (Canada)
-
- EMail:
- sales@empress.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.empress.com
-
- Contact:
- Dick Naedel
-
- Last modified:
- August 4, 1997.
-
- 7.3. Essentia
-
- Description:
- Database Engine.
-
- Some Features: Remote databases, client/server, automatic
- consistency check, incremental backup, mirroring, shadowing,
- distributable database, journaling, versions, RISE, object
- oriented DBMS, implements relational model three tier
- client/server architecture, cooperative servers, language
- independent user-configurable (English, Spanish, Portuguese).
-
- Distribution media:
- 4/8 mm. DAT, 150/525 MB tape. Academic version available from:
-
- ╖ ftp://ftp.inter-soft.com
-
- ╖ http://www.inter-soft.com/html/products/essentia
-
- Licensing policy:
- Commercial. Free version for Linux available.
-
- OS provisions:
- 10 MB disk space.
-
- Documentation:
- Available in PostScript and HTML.
-
- Product support:
- Contact essentia-info@inter-soft.com for more information.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- SQL Server, ODBC Interface for Windows, JDBC Interface, User
- servers.
-
- Available since:
- 1993.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- Argentina, Brazil, Russia, Mexico, Venezuela and USA.
-
- Price range:
- Linux version for free (with some restrictions). Other prices
- available on request.
-
- Vendor:
- InterSoft Argentina S.A.
-
- C≤rdoba 883 9th. Floor
- Capital Federal (1054)
- Argentina
-
- Phone:
- +54 1 318 8900
-
- Fax:
- +54 1 318 8997
-
- EMail:
- info@inter-soft.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.inter-soft.com
-
- Last modified:
- August 4, 1997.
-
- 7.4. FairCom Server
-
- Description:
- High-performance, multi-threaded, transaction processing server.
- Features include: industrial quality transaction processing,
- including full commit and rollback; intermediate save points and
- complete logging; automatic log management; restart/disaster
- recovery; user passwords; access security and online
- administration; deadlock detection/resolution; read/write locks
- at the record/individual key level; more.
-
- Distribution media:
- 3.5" diskettes and CD-ROM.
-
- Licensing policy:
- The FairCom Server is licensed on a per machine basis. Contact
- FairCom for specific licensing questions.
-
- OS provisions:
- 2 MB of RAM.
-
- Documentation:
- Printed manuals distributed with product; full online
- documentation with CD-ROM, available in English and Japanese.
-
- Product support:
- Three months of full technical support from purchase date.
- Unlimited technical support and product updates available
- thereafter with Server maintenance program.
-
- Available since:
- October, 1995.
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- US$445-$6795 depending upon platform and number of users.
- Special licensing and OEM agreements available.
-
- Vendor:
- FairCom
-
- 4006 W. Broadway
- Columbia, MO 65203-0100
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 573 445 6833
-
- Fax:
- +1 573 445 9698
-
- EMail:
- Faircom@faircom.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.faircom.com
-
- Contact:
- Tamra Brown <tami@faircom.com>
-
- Vendor:
- FairCom Europe
-
- Via Patrioti 6
- I-24021 Albino
- Italy
-
- Phone:
- +39 35 773 464
-
- Fax:
- +39 35 773 806
-
- EMail:
- Europe@faircom.com
-
- Vendor:
- FairCom Japan
-
- Ikeda Bldg. #3 4F, 112-5
- Komei-chou, Tsu-city MIE 514
- Japan
-
- Phone:
- +81 059 229 7504
-
- Fax:
- +81 059 249 723
-
- Vendor:
- FairCom do Brasil Ltda.
-
- Phone:
- +55 14 224 1610
-
- Fax:
- +55 14 234 6462
-
- EMail:
- Brazil@faircom.com
-
- Last modified:
- August 7, 1997.
-
- 7.5. Just Logic/SQL
-
- Description:
- Relational Database Management System
-
- Distribution media:
- 3.5" diskettes.
-
- Licensing policy:
- Unlimited runtime included.
-
- Documentation:
- Printed manual, examples.
-
- Product support:
- EMail, fax or phone.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
-
- ╖ client-server option: lets run applications on several computers
- running Windows or Linux, that access a central database on a
- Linux system.
-
- ╖ web-enabling option: passthrough between an HTTP Web server and
- a Just Logic/SQL database. No C or Perl required. SQL commands
- are embedded directly within HTML files. Compatible with
- Netscape, Apache, NCSA and all other CGI-compliant HTTP servers.
-
- Available since:
- 1993.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- US$149-$395.
-
- Vendor:
- Just Logic Technologies
-
- P.O. Box 63050, 40 Commerce St.
- Nun's Island, Montreal, QC H3E 1V6
- Canada
-
- Phone:
- +1 514 761 6887
-
- Fax:
- +1 514 642 6480
-
- EMail:
- sales@justlogic.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.justlogic.com
-
- Contact:
- Luc Vallieres
-
- Last modified:
- August 5, 1997.
-
- 7.6. KE Texpress
-
- Description:
- KE Texpress is a high-speed client server database engine that
- supports object-oriented, relational and free text data
- structures and operations. It is particularly suited to
- applications with large data sets, complex operations and large
- numbers of concurrent users. KE Texpress is used for a wide
- variety WWW database applications. Vertical applications
- include collections management, library systems, vital
- statistics, archives, text retrieval and records management.
-
- Distribution media:
- Internet (FTP and WWW) and tape.
-
- Licensing policy:
- Commercial product licensed by number of concurrent users. A 30
- day free trial is available at our web site.
-
- OS provisions:
- Linux ELF and a.out libraries. Requires about 30 MB disk space.
- Runs on over 20 other varieties of Unix and Windows NT.
-
- Documentation:
- Printed and HTML documentation is available.
-
- Product support:
- Annual technical support (EMail, fax and phone) and software
- maintenance contracts.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
-
- ╖ Texhtml WWW module - publish KE Texpress databases on the web
-
- ╖ Texql - SQL-like structured query language
-
- ╖ TexAPI - applications programming interface with client
- libraries for Windows (C, C++ and VB), Unix and Macintosh System
- 7
-
- ╖ TexODBC - ODBC drivers for Windows
-
- KE Software has an extensive consulting service assisting
- clients to develop KE Texpress database applications.
-
- Available since:
- 1984.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- USA, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and Malaysia.
-
- Price range:
- US$2,000 to $100,000+.
-
- Vendor:
- KE Software Inc.
-
- 303-601 West Broadway
- Vancouver, BC V5Z 4C2
- Canada
-
- Phone:
- +1 604 877 1960
- Fax:
- +1 604 877 1961
-
- EMail:
- info@kesoftware.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.kesoftware.com
-
- Contact:
- Andrzej Kowalski
-
- Last modified:
- August 4, 1997.
-
- 7.7. Qddb
-
- Description:
- Qddb is fast, powerful and flexible database software that runs
- on Unix. Some of its features include: Tcl/Tk programming
- interface, easy to use, you can have a DB application completely
- up and, running in about 5 minutes, using nxqddb. CGI interface
- for quick and easy online databases and guestbooks. Fast, and
- powerful searching capability. Report generator. Barcharts and
- graphs. Mass mailings with EMail, letters and postcards.
-
- Distribution media:
- 3.5" diskettes, tape and Internet (FTP and WWW).
-
- Licensing policy:
- GNU and Commercial versions available.
-
- OS provisions:
- GNU version comes with source code. Binary packages available
- for Linux, FreeBSD, and BSD/OS(BSDI) --- RPM and buildkit
- format.
-
- Documentation:
- Online documentation and PostScript files available. Printed
- manuals also available upon request.
-
- Product support:
- User and programmer support available along with upgrade
- contracts.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- Tcl/Tk programming interface, CGI interface, report generator,
- many useful free and commercial applications built with Qddb.
-
- Available since:
- 1996.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- See http://www.hsdi.com/orders
-
- Vendor:
- Herrin Software Development, Inc.
-
- 41 South Highland Avenue
- Prestonsburg, KY 41653
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 606 886 8202
-
- Fax:
- +1 606 277 3239
-
- EMail:
- info@hsdi.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.hsdi.com
-
- Contact:
- Eric Herrin
-
- Last modified:
- November 4, 1997.
-
- 7.8. Raima Database Manager++
-
- Description:
- Low-level high performance database engine with C API and C++
- class library, for embedding in applications. This database is
- used in thousands of leading commercial applications. Includes
- source for C++ class library that encapsulates database
- navigation and object storage and retrieval into C++ classes,
- adding an object-oriented interface. Supports multiple database
- models, including relational, network model, and combined.
-
- Distribution media:
- 3.5" diskettes and tape.
-
- Licensing policy:
- Pay for development license, distribute runtime copies freely.
-
- Documentation:
- Extensive documentation available from Raima Corporation,
- dealing with all aspects of database, C API and C++ class
- library.
-
- Product support:
- Available from Raima Corporation on annual basis, raining
- available.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- Windows GUI Report Writer.
-
- Available since:
- 1984, originally called db_VISTA.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- Direct in the USA, use distributors internationally - Germany,
- England, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Russia, Estonia,
- Argentina, Columbia, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Finland,
- Taiwan, other countries.
-
- Price range:
- RDM++ Database Module is US$995 for single user, US$2,395 for
- multi-user. System is US$1,395 for single user, US$3,395 for
- multi-user (System includes RDM++ database, QUERY SQL query tool
- and REVISE database restructuring tool). All versions available
- with source code for extra cost.
-
- Depends on machine class; lowest is US$3,995 without system
- utilities; US$6,195 with system utilities.
-
- Vendor:
- Raima Corporation
-
- 4800 Columbia Center
- 701 5th Avenue
- Seattle, WA 98104
-
- Phone:
- +1 800 327 2462, +1 206 515 9477
-
- Fax:
- +1 206 748 5200
-
- EMail:
- sales@raima.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.raima.com
-
- Contact:
- Dave Morse
-
- Last modified:
- March 18, 1997.
- 7.9. Empress Embedded RDBMS
-
- Description:
- The Empress Embedded RDBMS is an embedded systems developer's
- toolkit. The RDBMS engine is fast, compact and easy-to-embed.
- Additionally, this package possesses superior bulk object
- handling capabilities. Embedded Empress RDBMS is Internet ready
- with a JDBC/ODBC bridge available.
-
- Distribution media:
- 3.5" diskettes.
-
- Licensing policy:
- Please contact vendor for evaluations copies.
-
- OS provisions:
- 32 MB of RAM, 60 MB disk disk space.
-
- Documentation:
- Printed documentation.
-
- Product support:
- Full technical support available, priced separately.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- Extra features included with the toolkit are Empress Report
- Writer and enhanced Internet capabilities (ability to use Java
- applets, etc.) via the HTML toolkit.
-
- Available since:
- January, 1997.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- Starting at US$1000 for PCs, US$4000 for typical workstations,
- US$16,000 for mid-range servers.
-
- Vendor:
- Empress Software Inc.
-
- 6401 Golden Triangle Drive
- Greenbelt, MD 20770
- U.S.A.
-
- 3100 Steeles Avenue East
- Markham, ON L3R 8T3
- Canada
-
- Phone:
- +1 301 220 1919 (USA), +1 905 513 8888 (Canada)
-
- Fax:
- +1 301 220 1919 (USA), +1 905 513 1668 (Canada)
-
- EMail:
- sales@empress.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.empress.com
-
- Contact:
- Dick Naedel
-
- Last modified:
- August 4, 1997.
-
- 7.10. SOLID Server
-
- Description:
- SOLID Server is a database engine for new applications and
- products. It is extremely easy to set up, and has a small
- footprint. SOLID Server is standards-compliant and full of
- power. It is perfectly suited for distributed use in countless
- copies. Its maintenance is care-free, requiring minimal or no
- administrator attention.
-
- Distribution media:
- 3.5" diskettes and Internet (FTP and WWW).
-
- Licensing policy:
- Copy-protected.
-
- OS provisions:
- At least 2 MB RAM, recommended are 8 MB; harddisk about 3-4 MB.
-
- Documentation:
- English manuals and online help. WWW.
-
- Product support:
- Available.
-
- Available since:
- 1994.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- SOLID Desktop US$99, SOLID Server US$199/seat, SOLID Web Engine
- US$495.
-
- Vendor:
- Solid Information Technology Ltd
-
- Huovitie 3
- FIN-00400 Helsinki
- Finland
-
- Phone:
- +358 9 477 4730
-
- Fax:
- +358 9 477 47 390
-
- EMail:
- info@solidtech.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.solidtech.com
-
- Last modified:
- August 4, 1997.
-
- 7.11. Velocis Database Server
-
- Description:
- Velocis Database Server is designed for database application
- developers who are looking for a high performance client/server
- or web database engine. Velocis is a scaleable SQL
- client/server database engine that provides a rich set of
- architectural choices and APIs including ANSI SQL, SQL C-API,
- low-level C-API, C++ class libraries, and support for custom
- APIs. Unlike typical relational client/server database
- products, Velocis supports both relational and pointer-based
- network model databases in any combination as well as processing
- on either side of the client/server equation. The choices of
- multiple operating platforms, APIs, processing locality (client
- or server), and database model can be mixed and combined to
- satisfy the performance requirements of virtually any
- application.
-
- Distribution media:
- 3.5" diskettes and tape.
-
- Licensing policy:
- Pay for development license. Runtimes are requires to
- distribute applications.
-
- Documentation:
- Extensive documentation available from Raima Corporation,
- dealing with all aspects of database, C API and C++ class
- library.
-
- Product support:
- Available from Raima Corporation on annual basis, raining
- available.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- Windows GUI Report Writer, Raima Object Manager.
-
- Available since:
- 1993, originally called Raima Database Server.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- 1-8 users: US$1,995, 1-25 users: US$3,995, unlimited: US$8,995.
-
- Vendor:
- Raima Corporation
-
- 4800 Columbia Center
- 701 5th Avenue
- Seattle, WA 98104
-
- Phone:
- +1 800 327 2462, +1 206 515 9477
-
- Fax:
- +1 206 748 5200
-
- EMail:
- sales@raima.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.raima.com
-
- Contact:
- Dave Morse
-
- Last modified:
- November 4, 1997.
-
- 7.12. Yard SQL
-
- Description:
- The YARD company offers the following products:
-
- ╖ YARD-SQL -- Relational SQL client/server database with
- compliance to X/Open XPG4 and ANSI SQL 92 including network
- support for accessing remote databases
-
- ╖ YARD-ESQLC -- Embedded SQL for C
-
- ╖ YARD-ODBC -- ODBC interface for MS Windows clients
-
- ╖ YARD-X -- Motif client for database access (No development tool)
-
- ╖ YARD-JDBC -- Java Interface
-
- Distribution media:
- CD-ROM and Internet (FTP).
-
- Licensing policy:
- License number and activation key for each product and
- installation with user dependent licenses. A Private Edition
- (limited to 1 user and 5 MB database) for non commercial private
- use and for evaluation is available at ftp://ftp.yard.de.
-
- OS provisions:
- Linux ELF version; RAM usage: 1 MB (minimum) for shared memory,
- 500 KB per user. Disk usage: YARD-SQL 10 MB, YARD-ESQLC 1 MB,
- YARD-ODBC 1.5 MB and YARD-X 5 MB.
-
- Documentation:
- Printed 600 pages reference and users guide in German. English
- documentation is available only as PostScript file.
-
- Product support:
- Upon request.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- All products also available for other widely distributed Unix
- systems (e.g. SCO Unix, SPARC Solaris, IBM, HP, SGI).
-
- Available since:
- January, 1994.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- Contact YARD Software GmbH for information about resellers.
-
- Price range:
- Upon request.
-
- Vendor:
- YARD Software GmbH
- Wikingerstr. 18
- D-51107 K÷ln
- Germany
-
- Fax:
- +49 221 98664 99
-
- EMail:
- yard@yard.de
-
- URL:
- http://www.yard.de
-
- FTP:
- ftp://ftp.yard.de
-
- Contact:
- Thomas Schonhoven <thomass@yard.de>
-
- Last modified:
- August 4, 1997.
-
- 8. Data Visualisation and CAD
-
- 8.1. IDL (Interactive Data Language)
-
- Description:
- IDL is powerful software for data analysis, visualization, and
- application development. IDL's features include flexible I/O,
- object-oriented programming, 2D plotting, 3D graphics, volume
- rendering, image processing, mathematics, statistics, a cross-
- platform GUI toolkit, plus a high-level, array-oriented
- programming language. Use IDL for visual data analysis, rapid
- prototyping, or application development. IDL programs,
- including their graphical user interfaces, are portable across
- Linux, Windows 3.11, Windows 95, Windows NT, Mac, PowerMac, Unix
- and VMS.
-
- The IDL-Student Version is a functionality-limited version of
- IDL 5.0. It is designed to compliment IDL-teaching lab
- environments and give students access to software specifically
- designed for technical curriculums including physics, astronomy,
- engineering, earth sciences, medical sciences and computer
- science. For more information or to place an order, visit our
- web site.
-
- Distribution media:
- CD-ROM and Internet (FTP).
-
- Licensing policy:
- Free demo CD-ROM available or download via FTP.
-
- OS provisions:
- IDL 5.0 for Linux is built using the Linux 2.0.18 kernel and the
- Red Hat version 4.0 Linux distribution.
-
- Documentation:
- 3000+ pages of documentation on paper and hypertext online help.
-
- Product support:
- Customer support service, maintenance/update service, training
- and consulting are available. In addition, a Usenet group is
- devoted to IDL.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- ENVI: remote sensing image processing application, DataMiner:
- ODBC database access, HDF, CDF, netCDF support, animation,
- volume slicer, high resolution mapping.
-
- Available since:
- May, 1997.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- Ask vendor.
-
- Price range:
- Contact vendor/distributor.
-
- Vendor:
- Research Systems, Inc.
-
- 2995 Wilderness Place
- Boulder, CO 80301
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 303 786 9900
-
- Fax:
- +1 303 786 9909
-
- EMail:
- info@rsinc.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.rsinc.com
-
- FTP:
- ftp://ftp.rsinc.com
-
- Last modified:
- November 5, 1997.
-
- 8.2. Megahedron
-
- Description:
- A flexible and powerful 3D graphics engine controlled by a high-
- level interpreted language called SMPL. With it, you can learn
- about 3D, write your own interactive simulations, animations,
- and ray-tracings. You can even write your own shaders,
- customize procedural objects and motions, and use up to 64
- computers at once for net rendering. Includes executables for
- Windows 95, Windows NT x86 and Alpha, SGI Irix and Linux.
-
- Distribution media:
- CD-ROM, ISO-9660 and Rock Ridge.
-
- Licensing policy:
- Very flexible. The owner is allowed to run as many copies as
- they can, on any platforms. Demo version, full documentation
- and sample images and scripts available on our web site.
-
- OS provisions:
- Supports kernel 1.2.8 or 1.3.15. Non-ELF, a.out executable
- (QMAGIC). 16 MB of RAM minimum recommended. 7 MB free disk
- space recommended.
-
- Documentation:
- In HTML on CDROM.
-
- Product support:
- Private news server, EMail. Patches on web site.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- Everything included on one CD-ROM.
-
- Available since:
- August, 1996.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide, direct and through dealers.
-
- Price range:
- US$99
-
- Vendor:
- Syndesis Corporation
-
- 235 South Main Street
- Jefferson, WI 53549
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 414 674 5200
-
- Fax:
- +1 414 674 6363
-
- EMail:
- syndesis@threedee.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.threedee.com
-
- Contact:
- John Foust <jfoust@threedee.com>
-
- Last modified:
- November 3, 1997.
-
- 8.3. Tecplot 7.0
-
- Description:
- Tecplot is interactive data visualization software for XY
- plotting, 2D and 3D mesh, contour, vector, scatter, and shade
- plots. For more information, see the Amtec Engineering web
- site.
-
- Distribution media:
- CD-ROM and Internet (FTP).
-
- Licensing policy:
- Either personal licenses (node locked) or network licenses.
- Evaluation copies available on CD-ROM or by anonymous FTP.
-
- OS provisions:
- 12 MB minimum, Linux 1.2 or newer (available in both statically
- linked and dynamically linked versions). Use the statically
- linked version if your system does not have Motif 1.2 or newer
- installed. 32 MB RAM is recommended.
-
- Documentation:
- Printed User's and Reference Manuals, full online help.
- English.
-
- Product support:
- Update and technical support included with license for first
- three months. Extra charge (ask for EUSS) after that. Training
- courses available.
-
- Available since:
- V7 since September 1996, V6 since August 1993.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- Many, see Amtec web site.
-
- Price range:
- US$1795 for personal license, US$2395 for single-user network
- license, US$1795 for each additional user. All prices the USA
- and Canada only.
-
- Vendor:
- Amtec Engineering, Inc
-
- PO Box 3633
- Bellevue, WA 98009-3633
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 800 676 7568, +1 425 827 3304
-
- Fax:
- +1 425 827 3989
-
- EMail:
- tecplot@amtec.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.amtec.com
-
- Last modified:
- August 4, 1997.
-
- 8.4. VARKON
-
- Description:
- A high level development tool for CAD and Product modeling
- applications. Interactive parametric modelling in 2D and 3D
- with object oriented database. High level CAD and modelling
- language MBS included.
-
- Distribution media:
- Internet (WWW).
-
- Licensing policy:
- Free binary for Linux.
-
- OS provisions:
- Requires X but not Motif. Needs 3 MB of harddisk for basic
- installation and 3MB of RAM to run.
-
- Documentation:
- 400 pages of documentation included in the free version for
- Linux.
-
- Product support:
- Service with continous updates and free consultation available
- for US $75/month.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- Additional plotterdrivers available free of charge.
-
- Available since:
- July, 1996.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- Linux version is free of charge.
-
- Vendor:
- Microform AB
-
- Henningsholmsgatan 4
- S-703 69 Orebro
- Sweden
-
- Phone:
- +46 19314932
-
- Fax:
- +46 19314969
-
- EMail:
- info@microform.se
-
- URL:
- http://www.microform.se
-
- Contact:
- Johan Kjellander
-
- Last modified:
- September 30, 1997.
-
- 8.5. XVScan
-
- Description:
- Image scanning and manipulation software for HP ScanJet
- scanners.
-
- Distribution media:
- Internet (EMail and FTP). 4mm DDS2 DAT tape or 3.5 diskettes
- (additional US$15 in the USA, US$25 international).
-
- Licensing policy:
- XVScan is based on XV and is not available in demo version due
- to licensing restrictions. Distributed with full source code.
-
- OS provisions:
- Linux, tested with 1.2.x and 2.0.x, requires a recent generic
- SCSI driver support to be built in (no earlier than 1.1.79).
- Motif is not required. Any XFree version (X11R5, X11R6).
-
- Documentation:
- Online, WWW, English.
-
- Product support:
- Updates free for first year.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- Also available for HP-UX, BSD/OS 2.2 and 3.0, SunOS 4.1.x,
- Solaris 2.x, and FreeBSD.
-
- Available since:
- May, 1995.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- US$50 for FTP or EMail shipping. Additional US$15 for media in
- the United States, US$15, internationally. Mastercard, Visa and
- Discover, and American Express Credit Cards accepted.
-
- Vendor:
- tummy.com, ltd.
-
- 3506 Stratton Drive
- Fort Collins, CO 80525-2722
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 970 223 8215
-
- Fax:
- +1 408 490 2728
-
- EMail:
- xvscan@tummy.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.tummy.com/xvscan
-
- Contact:
- Sean Reifschneider <jafo@tummy.com> or Evelyn Mitchell
- <efm@tummy.com>
-
- Last modified:
- August 4, 1997.
-
- 9. Development Tools
-
- 9.1. ACUCOBOL-GT
-
- Description:
- ACUCOBOL-GT is an ANSI-85 COBOL development system with
- compiler, runtime, debugger, support utilities and
- documentation. It offers single source hardware independence,
- GUI COBOL, client/server capabilities, multithreading support,
- and data source flexibility. Additionally, ACUCOBOL-GT is year
- 2000 compliant.
-
- Distribution media:
- currently 3,5" Diskettes (A CD-ROM is planned for 2Q/98).
-
- Licensing policy:
- Runtime license for each installed application including license
- fees for all products free of charge 30 day evaluation copy
- available on our web site.
-
- OS provisions:
- Linux a.out and ELF. Tested on Red Hat Linux 4.1 with kernel
- version 2.0.30.
-
- Documentation:
- Printed dccumentation for all products (english), online
- documentation for web evaluation copy.
-
- Product support:
- Update service (annual fee is 20% of product list price),
- training courses for core products (DM 600/day at scheduled
- dates), technical support included in update service.
-
- Available since:
- February, 1995.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- US$1.500 for single user development system (Linux), US$300 for
- each additional developer, runtime fees on request (price is
- depending on contract form).
-
- Vendor (Germany):
- Acucobol Deutschland GmbH
-
- Otto-Hahn-Str. 9
- D-61381 Friedrichsdorf
- Germany
-
- Phone:
- +49 6175 93310
-
- Fax:
- +49 6175 1429
-
- EMail:
- aschmidt@acucobol.de
-
- Contact:
- Annette Schmidt
-
- Vendor (USA):
- Acucobol, Inc.
-
- 7950 Silverton Avenue, Suite #201
- San Diego, CA 92126
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 800 COBOL 85, +1 619 6897220
-
- Fax:
- +1 619 566 3071
-
- EMail:
- info@acucobol.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.acucobol.com
-
- Contact:
- Jeff Freedman
-
- Last modified:
- November 1, 1997.
-
- 9.2. Amzi! Prolog & Logic Server
-
- Description:
- Amzi! enables the easy integration of intelligent components
- with conventional applications allowing you to add logic-bases
- that give advice, configure and tune systems, diagnose problems,
- apply business rules, monitor processes and parse documents.
- Your applications access a logic-base of rules just as a
- database server accesses records. The rules are expressed in
- Prolog which has powerful, built-in search and pattern matching
- capabilities. The Amzi! Logic Server is encapsulated as a C++
- Class and C API Interface. You can add your own Prolog
- functions in C/C++. Includes: compiler, listener, debugger,
- linker, EXE, generator, call-in/call-out Logic Server API, full
- documentation, comprehensive Prolog tutorial and lots of sample
- code.
-
- Distribution media:
- Internet.
-
- Licensing policy:
- The Professional Edition includes an unlimited, royalty-free
- license. The Personal Edition is limited to distributing
- applications for non-commercial use only.
-
- OS provisions:
- About 350 KB of RAM for typical small application, 3-4 MB disk.
-
- Documentation:
- HTML format, includes full Prolog tutorial.
-
- Product support:
- Subscription Plus service provides automatic updates for a full
- year, $198. Custom development services available.
-
- Linux Support:
- No Linux system included. For Amzi! software, free tech support
- for registered users by phone, fax and EMail.
-
- Available since:
- November 3, 1995.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- Personal (Shareware), $49. Professional, $298.
-
- Vendor:
- Amzi! inc.
-
- 40 Samuel Prescott Drive
- Stow, MA 01775
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 508 897 7332
-
- Fax:
- +1 508 897 2784
-
- EMail:
- info@amzi.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.amzi.com
-
- Contact:
- Mary Kroening
-
- Last modified:
- August 4, 1997.
-
- 9.3. Basmark QuickBASIC
-
- Description:
- The Basmark QuickBASIC Compiler is a multi-user IBM-PC BASICA,
- MBASIC and Microsoft QuickBASIC Compiler designed to provide
- performance and consistency across a variety of machines (e.g.
- i386 and i486, Pentium, SPARC, RS/6000, HP PA-RISC) under Unix,
- AIX, SunOS, Linux, HP-UX and Xenix.
-
- Distribution media:
- Internet.
-
- Licensing policy:
- Per machine, no run-time restrictions.
-
- OS provisions:
- GNU GAS and LD must be installed.
-
- Documentation:
- 400+ page manual, release and installation notes available in
- hardcopy form for an additional US$50 (plus shipping).
-
- Product support:
- Updates available for US$139 less shipping. Maintenance
- contracts available.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- C-ISAM (Informix Inc.) Interface in C source code form. Cost is
- US$35.
-
- Available since:
- December, 1993.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
- Price range:
- US$195.
-
- Vendor:
- Basmark Corporation
-
- P.O. Box 40450
- Cleveland, OH 44140
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 216 871 8855
-
- Fax:
- +1 216 871 9011
-
- EMail:
- jgo@basmark.com (for orders)
-
- URL:
- http://www.basmark.com
-
- Contact:
- Joseph O'Toole (for orders)
-
- Last modified:
- November 4, 1997.
-
- 9.4. Critical Mass CM3
-
- Description:
- Systems development compiler and runtime.
-
- Distribution media:
- Internet (WWW).
-
- Licensing policy:
- Commercial with library source, evaluation licenses available
- for download at http://www.cmass.com/cm3.
-
- OS provisions:
- Linux/ELF.
-
- Documentation:
- Online.
-
- Product support:
- Optional.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- See http://www.cmass.com/cm3
-
- Available since:
- May, 1996.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- USA.
-
- Price range:
- US$479/seat.
-
- Vendor:
- Critical Mass, Inc.
-
- Critical Mass, Inc.
- 225R Concord Avenue
- Cambridge, MA 02138
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 617 354 6277
-
- Fax:
- +1 617 354 5027
-
- EMail:
- info@cmass.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.cmass.com
-
- Last modified:
- May 19, 1997.
-
- 9.5. Dynace
-
- Description:
- Dynace (pronounced like ``dynasty'' without the ``t'') is a
- preprocessor, include files and a library which extends the C
- language with advanced object oriented capabilities, automatic
- garbage collection and multiple threads. Dynace is designed to
- solve many of the problems associated with C++ while being
- easier to learn and containing more flexable object oriented
- facilities. Dynace is able to add facilities previously only
- available in languages such as Smalltalk and CLOS without all
- the overhead normally associated with those environments.
-
- Distribution media:
- Internet (WWW); including full C source code.
- Licensing policy:
- One license per programmer; Applications are royalty free. Full
- system is on http://www.edge.net/algorithms. Free for non-
- commercial use.
-
- OS provisions:
- Any Linux.
-
- Documentation:
- 310 pages; in Postscript, HP PCL, or TeX DVI.
-
- Product support:
- Dynace-support@edge.net
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- Complete Windows development system.
-
- Available since:
- December, 1993.
-
- Price range:
- US$599.
-
- Vendor:
- Algorithms Corporation
-
- 3020 Liberty Hills Drive
- Franklin, TN 37067
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 800 566 8991, +1 615 791 1636
-
- Fax:
- +1 615 791 7736
-
- EMail:
- blake@edge.net
-
- URL:
- http://www.edge.net/algorithms
-
- Contact:
- Blake McBride
-
- Last modified:
- August 4, 1997.
-
- 9.6. Absoft Fortran 77
-
- Description:
- VAX/VMS compatible ANSI Fortran 77 compiler and debugger.
-
- Distribution media:
- 3.5" diskettes.
-
- Licensing policy:
- Single user license; multi-user packages also available.
-
- OS provisions:
- Linux 1.2.13.
-
- Documentation:
- 300+ pages hard copy documentation.
-
- Product support:
- No-charge technical support.
-
- Available since:
- March, 1996.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- US$525-$2,000.
-
- Vendor:
- Absoft Corporation
-
- 2781 Bond Street
- Rochester Hills, MI 48309
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 248 853 0050
-
- Fax:
- +1 248 853 0108
-
- EMail:
- sales@absoft.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.absoft.com
-
- Contact:
- Wood Lotz
-
- Last modified:
- August 7, 1997.
-
- 9.7. Finesse
-
- Description:
- OSF/Motif GUI for shell scripts.
-
- Distribution media:
- Internet (FTP).
-
- Licensing policy:
- Finesse is a fully commercial product for other Unixes where
- nodelocked licenses are possible. The Linux version is freely
- available via FTP. Floppy medium is DM 90.
-
- OS provisions:
- ELF Libraries. X11R6. No Motif required.
-
- Documentation:
- PostScript File.
-
- Product support:
- No support for free version.
-
- Available since:
- May, 1995.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- Free demo. Commercial version with support on request.
-
- Vendor:
- science + computing GmbH
-
- Hagellocher Weg 71
- D-72070 Tⁿbingen
- Germany
-
- Phone:
- +49 7071 9457 0
- Fax:
- +49 7071 9457 27
-
- EMail:
- info@science-computing.de
-
- URL:
- http://www.science-computing.de
-
- FTP:
- ftp://ftp.science-computing.de/pub/finesse.
-
- Contact:
- Olaf Flebbe
-
- Last modified:
- February 25, 1997.
-
- 9.8. ISE Eiffel
-
- Description:
- ISE Eiffel is a seamless object-oriented development
- environment. ISE Eiffel provides an integrated solution for
- software developers through pure object-oriented methods, from
- analysis and design through code generation, maintenance, and
- reverse engineering.
-
- The components of ISE Eiffel include EiffelBench, EiffelBase,
- EiffelBuild, EiffelVision, EiffelLex, EiffelParse, EiffelNet,
- EiffelStore, ObjEdit, EiffelCase, EiffelMath, EiffelWeb, DLE
- (Dynanic Linking in Eiffel) and SCOOP (Distribution/Concurrency
- mechanism).
-
- Distribution media:
- CD-ROM and Internet (FTP and WWW)
-
- Licensing policy:
- No run-time fees are required for products, commercial or
- otherwise, developed with ISE's technology. In the case of
- commercial products we simply require the product and its
- documentation to acknowledge ISE Eiffel clearly. The copyright
- holder must acknowledge the product's use/incorporation of ISE
- Eiffel by (a) Featuring "ISE Eiffel" prominently in product
- documentation, and (b) Featuring an "ISE Eiffel" software window
- or pop-up message clearly visible during the copyrighted
- product's installation process.
-
- OS provisions:
- Linux ELF or a.out.
-
- Documentation:
- Printed documentation. Additional online help.
-
- Product support:
- Update service, maintenance, training available.
-
- Available since:
- August, 1994.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- Starting at US$99.
-
- Vendor:
- Interactive Software Engineering, Inc.
-
- ISE Building
- 270 Storke Road, 2nd Floor
- Goleta, CA 93117
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 805 685 1006
-
- Fax:
- +1 805 685 6869
-
- EMail:
- info@eiffel.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.eiffel.com
-
- Last modified:
- October 3, 1997.
-
- 9.9. EiffelBench
-
- Description:
- Object-oriented CASE Workbench.
-
- Distribution media:
- CD-ROM and Internet (FTP and WWW).
-
- Licensing policy:
- No run-time fees are required for products, commercial or
- otherwise, developed with ISE's technology. In the case of
- commercial products we simply require the product and its
- documentation to acknowledge ISE Eiffel clearly. The copyright
- holder must acknowledge the product's use/incorporation of ISE
- Eiffel by (a) Featuring "ISE Eiffel" prominently in product
- documentation, and (b) Featuring an "ISE Eiffel" software window
- or pop-up message clearly visible during the copyrighted
- product's installation process.
- OS provisions:
- Linux ELF or a.out.
-
- Documentation:
- Eiffel: The Environment. Language References.
-
- Product support:
- Update service, maintenance, training available.
-
- Available since:
- August, 1994.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- Starting at US$99.
-
- Vendor:
- Interactive Software Engineering, Inc.
-
- ISE Building
- 270 Storke Road, 2nd Floor
- Goleta, CA 93117
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 805 685 1006
-
- Fax:
- +1 805 685 6869
-
- EMail:
- info@eiffel.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.eiffel.com
-
- Last modified:
- October 3, 1997.
-
- 9.10. C-Forge IDE
-
- Description:
- C-Forge is a highly scalable, multi-user integrated development
- environment that provides full project management and complete
- edit, compile and debug cycle support. Includes its own full-
- featured editor, revision control tool and diff tool. Drag and
- drop is enabled throughout the environment. Allows easy
- configuration and use of external tools. Currently supports
- C/C++ -- more languages on the way.
-
- Distribution media:
- Internet (FTP).
-
- Licensing policy:
- Single user and floating multi user licenses available. Free
- demo available at our web site.
-
- OS provisions:
- Works with Linux kernels 2.0.x and 2.1.x. Installations
- available in tar.gz and RPM formats.
-
- Documentation:
- Online.
-
- Product support:
- By EMail.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- We add the features you want to future versions of C-Forge.
-
- Available since:
- February, 1998.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- US$30 for single user version. Contact for corporate pricing
- policies. Educational discounts available.
-
- Vendor:
- Code Forge Inc.
-
- EMail:
- consult@codeforge.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.codeforge.com
-
- Contact:
- Yuri Mironoff
-
- Last modified:
- February 8, 1998.
-
- 9.11. IdeaFix
-
- Description:
- The InterSoft Development Environment for Applications in Unix,
- or IdeaFix, is a set of programming tools and utilities designed
- to provide an integrated environment for programmers as well as
- end-users. The aim of IdeaFix is to maximize performance and
- productivity for both.
-
- For the end-user, IdeaFix offers a user-friendly interface and
- an online help system. IdeaFix provides the developer with
- tools to simplify development of such design criteria as
- relational databases and modular structured programming.
-
- Distribution media:
- 4/8 mm. DAT, 150/525 MB tape. Academic version available from:
-
- ╖ ftp://ftp.inter-soft.com/pub/ideafix
-
- ╖ http://www.inter-soft.com/html/products/ideafix
-
- Licensing policy:
- Commercial.
-
- OS provisions:
- 20 MB disk space, and GNU C/C++ compiler.
-
- Documentation:
- Available in PostScript.
-
- Product support:
- Contact ideafix-info@inter-soft.com for more information.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- SQL server, Dali - Development Environment, Cracker for Windows.
-
- Available since:
- 1986.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- Argentina, Brazil, Russia, Mexico, Venezuela and USA.
-
- Price range:
- Linux version for free (with some restrictions). Other prices
- available on request.
-
- Vendor:
- InterSoft Argentina S.A.
-
- C≤rdoba 883 9th. Floor
- Capital Federal (1054)
- Argentina
-
- Phone:
- +54 1 318 8900
-
- Fax:
- +54 1 318 8997
-
- EMail:
- info@inter-soft.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.inter-soft.com
-
- Last modified:
- August 4, 1997.
-
- 9.12. j-tree
-
- Description:
- Harness the power of Java clients while maintaining a legacy
- database on wide variety of O/S. Java API with c-tree Plus'
- ISAM functionality gives Java functionality through native
- methods/RMI. j-tree utilizes the power/flexibility of FairCom's
- full line of database Servers.
-
- Distribution media:
- 3.5" diskettes.
-
- Licensing policy:
- A licensed copy of c-tree Plus, thereafter royalty free.
-
- OS provisions:
- 2 MB of RAM.
-
- Documentation:
- Full online documentation with CD-ROM, available in English and
- Japanese.
-
- Product support:
- Three months of full technical support from purchase date.
-
- Available since:
- August, 1997.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- Upon request.
-
- Vendor:
- FairCom
-
- 4006 W. Broadway
- Columbia, MO 65203-0100
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 573 445 6833
-
- Fax:
- +1 573 445 9698
-
- EMail:
- Faircom@faircom.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.faircom.com
-
- Contact:
- Tamra Brown <tami@faircom.com>
-
- Vendor:
- FairCom Europe
-
- Via Patrioti 6
- I-24021 Albino
- Italy
-
- Phone:
- +39 35 773 464
-
- Fax:
- +39 35 773 806
-
- EMail:
- Europe@faircom.com
-
- Vendor:
- FairCom Japan
-
- Ikeda Bldg. #3 4F, 112-5
- Komei-chou, Tsu-city MIE 514
- Japan
-
- Phone:
- +81 059 229 7504
-
- Fax:
- +81 059 249 723
-
- Vendor:
- FairCom do Brasil Ltda.
-
- Phone:
- +55 14 224 1610
-
- Fax:
- +55 14 234 6462
-
- EMail:
- Brazil@faircom.com
-
- Last modified:
- August 9, 1997.
-
- 9.13. KAI C++
-
- Description:
- The KAI C++ compiler provides conformance to the latest draft
- standard, high performance, low abstraction penalty, identical
- syntax and libraries on all supported platforms and superior
- customer support. No other compiler is as close to the draft
- standard.
-
- Distribution media:
- Internet (FTP and WWW).
-
- Licensing policy:
- Commercial. 30 day free trial available at
- http://www.kai.com/kcc_howto.shtml
-
- OS provisions:
- Red Hat Linux 2.1 or later. Other Software: gcc 2.7.2.1. Disk
- space: 15 MB.
-
- Documentation:
- Complete online documentation is supplied.
-
- Product support:
- No-charge technical support. Annual Support service provides
- automatic updates for a full year, US$79.
-
- Available since:
- May, 1997.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- US$395 single processor; US$545 multiprocessor.
-
- Vendor:
- Kuck & Associates, Inc.
-
- 1906 Fox Drive
- Champaign, IL 61820-7345
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 217 356 2288
-
- Fax:
- +1 217 356 5199
-
- EMail:
- kai@kai.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.kai.com/kcc_howto.shtml
-
- Contact:
- Bruce Leasure <bruce@kai.com>
-
- Last modified:
- July 14, 1997.
-
- 9.14. Khoros Pro 2.1
-
- Description:
- Khoros Pro 2.2 is a software development environment with
- extensive image processing, software development, and data
- visualization capabilities.
-
- Distribution media:
- CD-ROM.
-
- Licensing policy:
- Single user license comes with Khoros Pro CD-ROM. For software
- developers, independent software developer licenses are
- available.
-
- OS provisions:
- Linux 2.0.18, gcc 2.7.2, Fortran compiler f2c 19951025+ AT&T
- Bell Labs.
-
- Documentation:
- Printed documentation; Installation Guide and User's Guide come
- with the CD-ROM. Five volume Developer's Manual set available
- from KRI.
-
- Product support:
- Training in Software Development and Digital Image Processing
- scheduled through 1998. See
- http://www.khoral.com/training/training.html.
-
- Maintenance, technical and engineering support may be purchased
- from KRI on a negotiated basis.
-
- Available since:
- August, 1996.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide. Addison Wesley selling to educational market.
-
- Price range:
- Single user Khoros Pro 2.2 is US$549. Independent software
- developer licenses start at US$5,000 and go up depending on
- platforms and organization structure. Royalty agreements can be
- negotiated.
-
- Vendor:
- Khoral Research Inc.
-
- 6001 Indian School NE Suite 200
- Albuquerque, NM 87110
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 505 837 6500
-
- Fax:
- +1 505 881 3842
-
- EMail:
- info@khoral.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.khoral.com
-
- FTP:
- ftp://ftp.khoral.com
-
- Contact:
- Annie MacFarlane <annie@khoral.com>
-
- Last modified:
- August 4, 1997.
-
- 9.15. MetaCard
-
- Description:
- MetaCard is a GUI development and multimedia authoring tool
- compatible with Apple Corporation's HyperCard. Anyone can use
- MetaCard to build GUI applications and hypermedia documents
- using a powerful, direct manipulation editor and an easy-to-
- learn scripting language.
-
- MetaCard goes beyond HyperCard by including support for color
- controls and images, vector graphics, scrollbars, and dialog
- boxes. MetaCard's scripting language has support for arrays,
- custom (user defined) object properties, and is based on high-
- perforance "virtual compiler" technology. Stacks developed with
- MetaCard are portable among all popular Unix platforms and
- Windows 95/NT and can be distributed with without licensing fees
- or royalties.
-
- Distribution media:
- 3.5" diskettes and Internet (FTP and EMail).
-
- Licensing policy:
- MetaCard can be licensed to a single, named individual, but can
- be used on any machine or combination of machines by that user.
- Multiple user packages are also available.
-
- The save-disabled distribution is available via anonymous FTP
- from ftp://ftp.metacard.com/MetaCard and
- ftp://ftp.uu.net/vendor/MetaCard.
-
- OS provisions:
- The Linux engine is built on a 1.2.13 ELF system. Minumum 8 MB
- RAM for runtime, 16MB RAM for development. Minimum 640x480x8
- screen resolution for runtime, 800x600x8 for development.
- Development system requires about 5MB disk space. GUI is Motif-
- compliant, but does not require Motif libraries.
-
- Documentation:
- Complete online documentation is supplied. Printed
- documentation is an extra-cost option.
-
- Product support:
- Free EMail technical support, phone support available at extra
- cost.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- A library version of MetaCard that can be linked directly to C
- programs (Embedded MetaCard) is available at extra cost.
-
- Available since:
- June, 1992.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- US$995 for single-user all-platform development license.
- Vendor:
- MetaCard Corporation
-
- 4710 Shoup pl.
- Boulder, CO 80303
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 303 447 3936
-
- Fax:
- +1 303 499 9855
-
- EMail:
- info@metacard.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.metacard.com
-
- Last modified:
- August 4, 1997.
-
- 9.16. ObjectManual Release 3.0
-
- Description:
- Automated documentation generator from C++ programs. Generates
- doucmentation in various formats including HTML, RTF, MIF along
- with Java classes.
-
- Distribution media:
- Internet (FTP and WWW).
-
- Licensing policy:
- Single, Multiple, Site and Floating Licenses.
-
- OS provisions:
- Linux ELF.
-
- Documentation:
- Provided in PostScript along with the distribution.
-
- Product support:
- Free for 30 days. Then a contract based on six month to a one
- year cycle.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- New release are released every quarter.
-
- Available since:
- 1995.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- USA.
-
- Price range:
- US$2295 for most flavours of Unix. Free of charge for Linux
- users that work in a non-commercial environment.
-
- Vendor:
- ObjectSoftware, Inc.
-
- 3519 Misty Meadow Dr.
- Dallas, TX 75287
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 214 373 2021
-
- Fax:
- +1 972 662 0756
-
- EMail:
- objsoft@netcom.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.obsoft.com
-
- Contact:
- Bobby Sardana
-
- Last modified:
- September 30, 1997.
-
- 9.17. Critical Mass Reactor
-
- Description:
- Distributed application development environment.
-
- Distribution media:
- CD-ROM.
-
- Licensing policy:
- Commercial with library source, evaluation licenses available
- for purchase.
-
- OS provisions:
- Linux/ELF.
- Documentation:
- Extensive documentation included (printed and online)
-
- Product support:
- Optional.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- See
- http://www.cmass.com/reactor/overview/index.html#reactor_features
-
- Available since:
- May, 1996.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- USA.
-
- Price range:
- US$479-$3500/seat. Discounts are available for non-commercial
- and academic use.
-
- Vendor:
- Critical Mass, Inc.
-
- Critical Mass, Inc.
- 225R Concord Avenue
- Cambridge, MA 02138
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 617 354 6277
-
- Fax:
- +1 617 354 5027
-
- EMail:
- info@cmass.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.cmass.com
-
- Last modified:
- May 19, 1997.
-
- 9.18. Resource Standard Metrics
-
- Description:
- A source code metrics and quality analysis tool for C and C++.
- This creates standard metrics like Lines of Code, Cylcomatic
- complexity and functional analysis. This tool is portable
- across most all popular operating systems. The quality analysis
- checks for semantic errors that most compilers miss and enforces
- stardard software development standards.
-
- Distribution media:
- Software can be downloaded http://207.92.81.101/rsm.htm or
- EMailed or shipped on floppy disk in ZIP and tar format.
-
- Licensing policy:
- Shareware licensing for the demo version which processes one
- file. Commercial single user and network licenses will process
- any number of files of any size from wild cards at the command
- line, from a list or recursively descend a directory tree.
-
- OS provisions:
- Linux 1.2.
-
- Documentation:
- Comes with full online documentation or printed text file.
- English language only.
-
- Product support:
- 1 Email support. 1 year software maintenance available.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- Some license come with unmodifiable source code for compiling on
- your specific OS. Each license comes with a pretty printing
- utility and a DOS to Unix conversion utility.
-
- Available since:
- March, 1997.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- US$99.99 for single user non-source code version to US$999.95
- for the network source code license.
-
- Vendor:
- M Squared Technolgies
-
- 2128 Hidden Pine Lane
- Apopka, FL 32712
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 407 880 2627
-
- Fax:
- +1 407 880 2627
-
- EMail:
- m2tech@reachus.com
-
- URL:
- http://207.92.81.101/rsm.htm
-
- Last modified:
- October 12, 1997.
-
- 9.19. r-tree
-
- Description:
- r-tree report generator in C source code.
-
- Provides complex, multi-line reports by handling virtually every
- aspect of report generation. The only programming requirement
- is to call the r-tree report function, which reads c-tree data
- files, performs calculations, monitors control breaks and
- accumulators and produces a formatted report. Complete with C
- source code. Requires c-tree Plus.
-
- Distribution media:
- 3.5" diskettes and CD-ROM.
-
- Licensing policy:
- r-tree Plus is licensed on a per programmer basis. Royalty-free
- distribution. Contact FairCom for possible restrictions.
-
- Documentation:
- Printed manuals distributed with product; full online
- documentation with CD-ROM, available in English and Japanese.
-
- Product support:
- Three months of full technical support from purchase date.
- Unlimited technical support and product updates available
- thereafter with r-tree maintenance program.
-
- Available since:
- October, 1995.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- US$445.
-
- Vendor:
- FairCom
-
- 4006 W. Broadway
- Columbia, MO 65203-0100
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 573 445 6833
-
- Fax:
- +1 573 445 9698
-
- EMail:
- Faircom@faircom.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.faircom.com
-
- Contact:
- Tamra Brown <tami@faircom.com>
-
- Vendor:
- FairCom Europe
-
- Via Patrioti 6
- I-24021 Albino
- Italy
-
- Phone:
- +39 35 773 464
-
- Fax:
- +39 35 773 806
-
- EMail:
- Europe@faircom.com
-
- Vendor:
- FairCom Japan
-
- Ikeda Bldg. #3 4F, 112-5
- Komei-chou, Tsu-city MIE 514
- Japan
-
- Phone:
- +81 059 229 7504
-
- Fax:
- +81 059 249 723
-
- Vendor:
- FairCom do Brasil Ltda.
-
- Phone:
- +55 14 224 1610
-
- Fax:
- +55 14 234 6462
-
- EMail:
- Brazil@faircom.com
-
- Last modified:
- August 7, 1997.
-
- 9.20. sdoc (Source Documenter)
-
- Description:
- This program helps to create a complete, indexed documentation
- from your sources (C, tcl, Perl currently available, other will
- follow soon).
-
- You add documentation information to your scripts using pod
- (Plain old documentation), the documentation format also used in
- Perl. The documentation options provided by pod are simple and
- easy to learn but powerfull enough to create nice and good
- looking documents.
-
- sdoc uses this information to create a pod-document which in
- turn may be transformed to HTML, LaTeX (and PostScript), nroff
- or just plain text.
-
- The preview function of tdoc lets you create documentation
- interactively - add or modify your documentation to the source
- file and check the output for correctness.
-
- Here are some highlights:
-
- ╖ Documentation is included in source file, no separate files
- needed
-
- ╖ Powerfull formatting options combined with easy learning
-
- ╖ Good looking documentation can be created without hassle
-
- ╖ Automated indexing
-
- ╖ Output may be in HTML, PostScript and a lot of other formats
- (have a look at the perlpod manual page or at available pod
- converters).
-
- The Tcl Documenter is also available as a commercial version.
- This version adds the following features:
-
- ╖ Significantly faster
-
- ╖ May optionally use Netscape to display preview pages.
-
- ╖ Includes the package concept to further automate file selection.
-
- ╖ Direct connection to emacs for file editing
-
- ╖ Direct creation of postscript output
-
- ╖ Full support, upgrades
-
- ╖ Complete documentation
-
- Distribution media:
- 3.5" diskettes and Internet (EMail and WWW).
-
- Licensing policy:
- You can download the public domain version of sdoc from the
- neosoft tcl archive:
-
- ╖ http://www.neosoft.com/tcl/ftparchive/sorted/development
-
- ╖ ftp://ftp.neosoft.com/pub/tcl/sorted/development
-
- OS provisions:
- You need an ELF based system with X11.
-
- Documentation:
- Context sensitive help and complete documentation in Pod format.
- Available as PostScript on request.
-
- Product support:
- Installation support included, additional support available.
-
- Available since:
- July, 1996.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- Contact softWorks for pricing details. Discounts for students
- and educational institutions available.
-
- Vendor:
- softWorks, Richard Schwaninger
-
- Theodor-K÷rnerstr. 173
- A-8010 Graz
- Austria
-
- Phone:
- +43 316 686590
- Fax:
- +43 316 686590
-
- EMail:
- risc@ping.at
-
- URL:
- http://members.ping.at/risc
-
- Contact:
- Richard Schwaninger
-
- Last modified:
- August 7, 1997.
-
- 9.21. SEDIT, S/REXX
-
- Description:
- SEDIT is a powerful Unix text editor patterned after IBM's XEDIT
- editor. It operates with a GUI under X windows or in character
- mode from a tty device. S/REXX is a full Unix implementation of
- IBM's SAA procedural language except that the numeric digit
- specification is limited to 15 digits. S/REXX functions as an
- imbedded macro language for SEDIT as well as providing a
- powerful modern programming language alternative to shell
- scripting languages. SEDIT and S/REXX may be purchased in a
- bundle or individually. See our web site for more information
- including pricing for Linux, etc. For additional information,
- please contact one of the local distributors listed on the web
- site or mail us at sedit@dialup.FranceNet.fr
-
- Distribution media:
- 4mm, 8mm, 1/4" or 3.5" diskettes and Internet (FTP).
-
- Licensing policy:
- SEDIT and S/REXX are licensed products. See the above WWW site
- for details. For demo purposes, a short term license key will
- be provided on request to anyone who obtains the product via
- ftp.
-
- OS provisions:
- We believe these products will work with any recent stable Linux
- kernel since 1.1.18 supporting a.out format. Motif is fully
- bound with SEDIT and SEDIT is distributed with XFree86 3.1
- shared libraries for use if your system is not at that level.
-
- Documentation:
- Documentation is furnished in PostScript form, in extensive
- online help files, and in optional printed manuals.
-
- Product support:
- Technical support is available for all licensed users. For
- maintenance, see the above URLs.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- A REXX interactive graphical debugger is available as an
- optional feature as are printed manuals, physical media, and on
- going maintenance. See the above URLs.
-
- Available since:
- The original Linux version has been available since 3rd quarter
- 1995.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- SEDIT and S/REXX are available worldwide. The URLs should be
- consulted for current information.
-
- Price range:
- Pricing information should be requested from the local
- distributor responsible for your country. An economical 2 user
- license is available for Linux without media or printed
- documentation with other options for more users, S/REXX,
- hardcopy manuals, etc.
-
- Vendor:
- Benaroya
-
- 31 Rue de Constantinople
- F-75008 Paris
- France
-
- Phone:
- +33 1 47 22 22 13
-
- Fax:
- +33 1 47 22 06 17
-
- EMail:
- sedit@dialup.FranceNet.fr
-
- URL:
- http://www.sedit.com
-
- Contact:
- Robert Benaroya
-
- Last modified:
- August 4, 1997.
-
- 9.22. SNiFF+
-
- Description:
- SNiFF+ is an open, scalable and multiplatform programming
- environment for C/C++, Java, CORBA IDL and Fortran. The main
- goal in developing SNiFF+ was to create an efficient and
- portable programming environment with a comfortable user
- interface and special support for object oriented programming.
-
- Distribution media:
- CD-ROM and Internet (FTP).
-
- Licensing policy:
- Trial license avialable.
-
- OS provisions:
- Linux 1.2 or 2.0.
-
- Documentation:
- Printed documentation and HTML version.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- Extensions for other programming languages available.
-
- Vendor:
- TakeFive Software GmbH
-
- Jakob-Haringer-Stra▀e 8
- A-5020 Salzburg
- Austria
-
- Phone:
- +43 662 4579150
-
- Fax:
- +43 662 4579156
-
- EMail:
- info@takefive.co.at
-
- URL:
- http://www.takefive.co.at
-
- Last modified:
- November 3, 1997.
-
- 9.23. ST/X (Smalltalk/X)
-
- Description:
- ST/X is a complete implementation of the Smalltalk programming
- language with development environment providing all of the
- advantages you would expect from Smalltalk: a fully object
- oriented programming language, a graphical development
- environment with editors, browsers, symbolic debugger,
- incremental compiler and just-in-time compilation to machine
- code as well as an extensive class library.
-
- Distribution media:
- CD-ROM.
-
- Licensing policy:
- There are non-commercial, evaluation and commercial licences
- available. There is also demo version on the Internet, although
- it is quite old, this should be updated at some time in 1997.
-
- OS provisions:
- ST/X requires 32 MB or more of memory and 100 MB hard disk
- space.
-
- Documentation:
- The ST/X documentation is available online as hypertext (HTML).
-
- Product support:
- eXept Software AG provides mentoring, training, and consulting.
- Onsite support is also available. For the commercial licence
- there is an update service and maintenance support.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- ST/X includes a supplementary stand-alone machine code compiler
- and the possibility to embed C code directly into Smalltalk
- methods. This allows the exploitation and use of existing C
- libraries or a performance improvement in the speed of time
- critical operations. An integral part of ST/X is an HTML
- browser which is fully implemented in Smalltalk. It supports
- network loadable Smalltalk applets and smalltalk scripts
- embedded in HTML pages. This allows the development of Internet
- and Intranet applications analogous to Java.
-
- Available since:
- ST/X has been available as a beta version on the Internet for
- quite a while. eXept Software AG has been further developing
- and marketing ST/X since 1996. Claus Gittinger (the developer
- from ST/X) is a founding member of eXept.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- There are non-commercial, evaluation and commercial licences
- available. The commercial licence costs US$3,500. A six month
- evaluation licence costs US$350. The non-commercial license is
- available for US$150 plus shipping and handling.
-
- Vendor:
- eXept Software AG
-
- Besigheimerstr. 1
- D-74369 L÷chgau
- Germany
-
- Phone:
- +49 7143 870045
-
- Fax:
- +49 7143 870048
-
- EMail:
- info@exept.de
-
- URL:
- http://home.t-online.de/home/exept
-
- Contact:
- David Queeney
-
- Last modified:
- August 5, 1997.
-
- 9.24. tdb (Tcl Debugger)
-
- Description:
- This is a debugger for tcl scripts. It allows interactive
- debugging of tcl/tk programs and speeds up your development
- cycle.
-
- Here are some highlights:
-
- ╖ Step by step execution with breakpoints
-
- ╖ Display and manipulation of local and global variables
-
- ╖ On-the-fly source code modifications and fast programm restarts
-
- ╖ Graphical user interface, easy use
-
- ╖ Easy configuration and installation
-
- The commercial version adds the following features:
-
- ╖ Full screen context display
-
- ╖ Hot link to editor (currently emacs)
-
- ╖ Scripting and user extensibility (tcl)
-
- ╖ Plugin support (script, popup)
-
- ╖ A lot faster
-
- ╖ Full support, upgrades
-
- ╖ Complete documentation
-
- Distribution media:
- 3.5" diskettes and Internet (EMail and WWW)
-
- Licensing policy:
- You can download the public domain version of tdb from the
- neosoft archive:
-
- ╖ http://www.neosoft.com/tcl/ftparchive/sorted/development
-
- ╖ ftp://ftp.neosoft.com/pub/tcl/sorted/development
-
- OS provisions:
- ELF based system with X11.
-
- Note that tdb requires changes to the base tcl C-libraries and
- also depends on dynamic loading. Please check out the info
- package for further details. You don' need tcl installed to use
- the debugger, all necessary code is included.
-
- The commercial version may be purchased in source form and
- support for porting to other platforms is available. Please
- contact softWorks for details.
-
- Documentation:
- Context sensitive help and complete documentation in HTML
- format. Available as PostScript on request.
-
- Product support:
- Installation support included, additional support available.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- Debugger-PlugIns for speacialized debug tasks (e.g. to debug tk
- widget hierarchies are also available).
-
- Available since:
- July, 1996.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- US$450 for a binary version, US$750 for the source code, with a
- 10% discount for students and educational institutions.
-
- Vendor:
- softWorks, Richard Schwaninger
-
- Theodor-K÷rnerstr. 173
- A-8010 Graz
- Austria
-
- Phone:
- +43 316 686590
-
- Fax:
- +43 316 686590
-
- EMail:
- risc@ping.at
-
- URL:
- http://members.ping.at/risc
-
- Contact:
- Richard Schwaninger
-
- Last modified:
- August 7, 1997.
-
- 9.25. tprof (Tcl Profiler)
-
- Description:
- This is a profiler for tcl scripts. It allows the creation of
- profiling data from your tcl programms and later analysis and
- detailed inspection through a graphical frontend.
-
- This tool is especially well suited if you encounter performance
- problems with your tcl scripts. Instead of rewriting the whole
- application in C you can isolate time-critical procedures and
- speed them up (if necessary using C).
-
- Here are some highlights:
-
- ╖ Call flow display
-
- ╖ Barcharts for number of calls, cpu time and real time
-
- ╖ Tabular display of profiling data set
-
- ╖ Analyse both tcl procs and commands written in C
-
- ╖ Graphical user interface, easy use
-
- ╖ Simple aquisition of profiling data
-
- ╖ Easy configuration and installation
-
- tprof is available both as a public domain and as a commercial
- version. The commercial version adds the following features:
-
- ╖ Zoom in on interesting subsets of the data
-
- ╖ Printout of data sets
-
- ╖ PostScript (eps) images of charts and tables
-
- ╖ Merging of multiple data sets
-
- ╖ Exporting data sets in different formats to inspect them further
- (eg. sc/xspread, Wingz, DBase, text)
-
- ╖ A lot faster
-
- ╖ Full support, upgrades
-
- ╖ Complete documentation
-
- Distribution media:
- 3.5" diskettes, Internet (EMail and WWW).
-
- Licensing policy:
- You can download the public domain version of tprof from
- sunsite.unc.edu and it's mirrors.
-
- OS provisions:
- You need an ELF based system with X11.
-
- Documentation:
- Context sensitive help and complete documentation in HTML
- format. Available as PostScript on request.
-
- Product support:
- Installation support included, additional support available.
-
- Available since:
- October, 1996.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- Contact softWorks for details and discounts.
-
- Vendor:
- softWorks, Richard Schwaninger
-
- Theodor-K÷rnerstr. 173
- A-8010 Graz
- Austria
-
- Phone:
- +43 316 686590
-
- Fax:
- +43 316 686590
-
- EMail:
- risc@ping.at
-
- URL:
- http://members.ping.at/risc
-
- Contact:
- Richard Schwaninger
-
- Last modified:
- August 7, 1997.
-
- 9.26. View Designer/X (VDX)
-
- Description:
- Motif interface builder that generates C and C++ code. VDX
- provides WYSIWYG view, widget tree browser, resource editor,
- widget templates and more tools to design user interfaces.
-
- Distribution media:
- Internet (WWW).
-
- Licensing policy:
- Free demo version. Purchase of license key that removes
- restrictions of the demo version. Three types of licenses are
- available: company license, host license, student license.
-
- OS provisions:
- Linux, ELF, X11R6, Libc.5, 5 MB on harddisk.
-
- Documentation:
- Online help, English. PostScript manual, English. A German
- version of the manual is available.
-
- Product support:
- Minor update (1.x to 1.x) free. Free EMail support.
-
- Available since:
- December, 1996.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- DM 800 (approximately US$470), Major update (1.x to 2.x) DM 500
- (approximately US$295).
-
- Vendor:
- Bredex GmbH
-
- Fallersleber-Tor-Wall 23
- D-38100 Braunschweig
- Germany
-
- Phone:
- +49 531 24 33 00
-
- Fax:
- +49 531 24 33 099
-
- EMail:
- info@bredex.de
-
- URL:
- http://www.bredex.de
-
- Contact:
- Regina Heine
-
- Last modified:
- October 13, 1997.
-
- 9.27. XBasic
-
- Description:
- XBasic is a comprehensive visual program development environment
- that integrates a powerful editor, advanced 32/64-bit BASIC
- compiler, debugger, GuiDesigner and GraphicsDesigner. XBasic is
- written entirely in XBasic.
-
- Distribution media:
- Internet (FTP).
-
- Licensing policy:
- Each copy is licensed on a per machine basis.
-
- OS provisions:
- Linux (ELF 1.2.13 or higher).
-
- Documentation:
- 300+ page electronic manual (Word format).
-
- Product support:
- US$3 per minute.
-
- Available since:
- January, 1996.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide,
-
- Price range:
- US$195.
-
- Vendor:
- Basmark Corporation
- P.O. Box 40450
- Cleveland, OH 44140
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 216 871 8855
-
- Fax:
- +1 216 871 9011
-
- EMail:
- jgo@basmark.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.basmark.com
-
- Contact:
- Joseph G. O'Toole
-
- Last modified:
- November 4, 1997.
-
- 9.28. XMove 4.0 for Linux
-
- Description:
- XMove is a software package for design, prototyping and testing
- the graphic user interface of a software system dealing
- dynamically changing values. This conception shall be partially
- reflected in the name XMove, which is also the abbreviation of
- "X Window System Meter Object Visualization and Editing Tool".
-
- X Window System: XMove is based completely on the standard X
- Windows System. XMove was specifically designed to support this
- standard for graphics user interfaces. In many applications
- XMove can be used complementary to OSF/Motif.
-
- Meter Object: Meter Object is the reference to the dynamic
- features of XMove. Using XMove the user can provide dynamic
- attributes for any graphics object in addition to the definition
- of static behavior.
-
- Visualizing: means that the displaying and managing of the
- application-specific graphics, which can be designed
- interactively usign XMove, is done by XMove during of the
- application.
-
- Editing Tool: stands for the interactive possibilities of
- creating the static and dynamic parts of an application-specific
- graphyc usign the XMove editors.
-
- XMove generate the necesary C++ code for X Windows System to
- develop the application in a very sample way. XMove is an
- object oriented graphics developing system.
-
- Distribution media:
- CD-ROM, Internet (EMail and WWW).
- Documentation:
- PostScript manuals are included with the package.
-
- Available since:
- March, 1997.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range (Europe, Asia, Australia):
-
- ╖ US$6,000 (including the editor and libraries).
-
- ╖ US$3,500 (only the editor)
-
- ╖ US$3,500 (only the library)
-
- Price range (America):
-
- ╖ US$5,000 (including the editor and libraries).
-
- ╖ US$3,000 (only the editor)
-
- ╖ US$3,000 (only the library)
-
- Vendor:
- Future Technologies
-
- Via B. Cairoli, 1
- I-33170 Pordenone
- Italy
-
- Phone:
- +39 434 20 91 07
-
- Fax:
- +39 434 20 95 10
-
- EMail:
- info@futuretg.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.futuretg.com
-
- Contact:
- Giovanni A. Orlando
-
- Last modified:
- August 12, 1997.
-
- 10. Emulation
-
- 10.1. Emulus
-
- Description:
- Emulus is an X-Windows/Motif application which uses TCP/IP to
- establish a connection to an IBM mainframe host, emulating a
- 3270 terminal. Emulus supports mainframe graphics, including
- 3270 graphics datastream extension used by mainframe SAS
- Software. Other features include customization through dialogs,
- a scripting facility to record and playback host interaction,
- EasyPads (customized windows of buttons), and cut and paste
- between Emulus and other X applications. Emulus also comes with
- Helplus, an hypertext help viewer modeled after WinHelp. It is
- used to provide online help for Emulus, but can also be used to
- develop Help for other X applications.
-
- Distribution media:
- CD-ROM.
-
- Licensing policy:
- Licensing is per CPU.
-
- OS provisions:
- Linux 1.2 or higher, 8-16 MB RAM, 5 MB hard disk; Motif
- statically linked.
-
- Documentation:
- Printed book, man pages, online help, English.
-
- Product support:
- Technical Support from SAS Institute.
-
- Price range:
- US$99; includes hardcopy documentation, and Technical Support
- for one year.
-
- Vendor:
- SAS Institute Inc.
-
- SAS Campus Drive
- Cary, NC 27513
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 919 677 8000
-
- Fax:
- +1 919 677 8166
- EMail:
- saspjh@unx.sas.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.sas.com
-
- Contact:
- Phil Herold
-
- Last modified:
- August 4, 1997.
-
- 10.2. Executor 2
-
- Description:
- Executor 2 allows your Linux system to run many Macintosh
- applications, including commercial software like Adobe Photoshop
- and Illustrator, Quark XPress, Microsoft Word and Excel and
- Quicken, as well as lots of Macintosh shareware, freeware and
- demoware. A compatibility database is available at our web
- site. Executor 2 also allows you to read and write Macintosh
- formatted media without losing important meta-data information
- like the file type and file creator.
-
- Distribution media:
- CD-ROM.
-
- Licensing policy:
- Commercial software with a time limited demo available from our
- web site.
-
- OS provisions:
- Linux/X and Linux/SVGAlib.
-
- Documentation:
- 30 page mini-manual in CD-ROM jewel-box case, additional
- tutorial information available on our web site and in the Usenet
- group comp.emulators.mac.executor.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- Each Executor 2 CD-ROM contains Executor/DOS and Executor/Linux.
- You can switch between them, but are allowed to only run one at
- a time.
-
- Price range:
- Suggested Retail: US$249. Educational Institutions: US$149,
- Full-time Students: US$65.
-
- Vendor:
- ARDI
-
- Suite 4-101
- 1650 University Blvd., NE
- Albuquerque, NM 87102
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 505 766 9115
-
- Fax:
- +1 505 766 5153
-
- EMail:
- questions@ardi.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.ardi.com
-
- Last modified:
- November 4, 1997.
-
- 10.3. Wabi 2.2 for OpenLinux
-
- Description:
- Caldera licensed and ported SunSoft's Wabi technology to enable
- end users to run popular Windows 3.1 applications on Linux-based
- system software. Channel Partners and customers can utilize
- Caldera Wabi 2.2 for Linux running on Caldera OpenLinux, an open
- source environment, to remotely manage Windows 3.1 applications
- at home, in the office or on the road. Channel Partners who
- create customized turn-key solutions based on environments like
- SCOR OpenServer 5 or Windows NT can now use the Wabi/COL
- solution to increase revenues by lowering overall cost and
- system requirements. The suggested retail price for Wabi 2.2
- for Linux is US$199. The product requires Linux on a 386 (or
- higher) Intel-based processor, 16 MB RAM (24 MB recommended),
- VGA-quality video and 10 MB disk space.
-
- Distribution media:
- CD-ROM.
-
- Licensing policy:
- One user per licensed copy. No shareware or FTP.
-
- OS provisions:
- Runs on Caldera Network Desktop and OpenLinux.
-
- Documentation:
- Online and printed manual.
-
- Product support:
- 30-days installation support via EMail and phone.
-
- Available since:
- November 18, 1996.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- 47 countries worldwide; see our web site for local reseller.
-
- Price range:
- US$199 with additional licenses at US$179. Educational pricing
- is US$149 with additional licenses at US$129.
-
- Vendor:
- Caldera, Inc.
-
- 633 S. 550 E.
- Provo, UT 84606
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 800 850 7779, +1 801 377 7687
-
- Fax:
- +1 801 377 8752
-
- EMail:
- orders@caldera.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.caldera.com
-
- Contact:
- Nathan Hatch
-
- Last modified:
- November 14, 1997.
-
- 11. Financial Software
-
- 11.1. BB Stock Pro and BB Stock Tool
-
- Description:
- BB Stock Pro and BB Stock Tool are powerful stock charting,
- tracking and analysis tools for investors. Features include
- stock charting, technical analysis, market timing, portfolio
- management. In addition, it has customized alerts, automatic
- stock split detection and management, stock screening, most
- active issues and big price movers, personalized watch list,
- Auto-Run, and builtin Easy Stock Update via Internet with either
- direct connection or behind firewall via proxy server.
-
- Distribution media:
- Internet (FTP and WWW).
-
- Licensing policy:
- Per machine license. 30 day free trial is available at our web
- site.
-
- OS provisions:
- Linux 2.0 ELF.
-
- Documentation:
- Context sensitive online help, and User's Guide in HTML, viewed
- with web browser.
-
- Product support:
- Free technical support. Frequently asked questions and answers
- available at our web site.
-
- Available since:
- Sun SPARC version available since December 1993. Linux version
- available since April 1995.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- USA, Canada, Sweden, Germany, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan.
-
- Price range:
- Linux version is US$99.
-
- Vendor:
- Falkor Technologies
-
- P.O. Box 14201
- Fremont, CA 94539
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 510 505 0700
-
- EMail:
- skyline@falkor.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.falkor.com
-
- Contact:
- Henry Chen
-
- Last modified:
- March 18, 1997.
-
- 11.2. TimeClock
-
- Description:
- Employee time and attendance package for small to medium sized
- businesses. Includes custom report module, interface to
- barcode/magnetic card readers (Employee ID), and data export
- module.
-
- Distribution media:
- 3.5" diskettes.
-
- Licensing policy:
- One CPU, unlimited users.
-
- Documentation:
- Printed manual and online HTML manual included with software.
-
- Product support:
- Free, usually 20 minute response time.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- Barcode/magnetic card interface.
-
- Available since:
- 1992 XENIX and MS-DOS version, 1994 AIX version, October 1996
- Linux version.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- USA.
-
- Price range:
- US$149.99.
-
- Vendor:
- Quality Software Solutions, Inc.
-
- 1322 Dodds Ave.
- Chattanooga, TN 37404
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 888 423 5757, +1 423 821 5757
-
- Fax:
- +1 423 629 0744
-
- EMail:
- dbryson@tclock.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.tclock.com
-
- Contact:
- Donald Bryson
-
- Last modified:
- August 4, 1997.
-
- 12. Libraries
-
- 12.1. FontScope
-
- Description:
- Type 1 Font Rasterizer Library. Allows users to arbitrarily
- scale, skew or rotate characters in Type 1 fonts and get back
- either a bitmap or an outline. Product includes full sources.
-
- Distribution media:
- 3.5" diskettes.
-
- Licensing policy:
- Single user license with product. Since product includes full
- sources and our resources are limited, it is sold with no
- warranty and no support. Support contracts may be purchased at
- additional cost. OEM licenses, site licenses and enterprise-
- wide licenses available.
-
- Documentation:
- A manual, nicely typeset in 2-column format, is available with
- the distribution as a PostScript file.
-
- Product support:
- Support contracts may be purchased at additional cost.
-
- Available since:
- October 15, 1997.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- US$39.95. California residents subject to sales tax. Price
- subject to change without notice.
-
- Vendor:
- CurveSoft, Inc.
-
- 2053 Grant Road, Suite 555
- Los Altos, CA 94024
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 800 563 0843, +1 510 843 6485 (Sales only)
-
- Fax:
- +1 650 254 0900
-
- EMail:
- info@curvesoft.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.curvesoft.com
-
- Contact:
- Munagala V. S. Ramanath
-
- Last modified:
- October 24, 1997.
-
- 12.2. INTERACTER
-
- Description:
- INTERACTER is a portable user-interface and graphics subroutine
- library for Fortran software developers. INTERACTER-based
- programs are portable to a wide range of Fortran compilers
- running on Unix, VMS, Windows, DOS. The Linux version supports
- f2c and g77 (ELF). Functions include menus, text windows,
- forms, graphics primitives, presentation graphics, hardcopy
- (many formats) and operating system interface.
-
- Distribution media:
- 3.5" diskettes and 4mm DAT.
-
- Licensing policy:
- INTERACTER-based programs can be distributed royalty free.
- Linux demo program available at http://www.demon.co.uk/issltd.
-
- OS provisions:
- Linux version supports X Windows (via Xlib), graphics terminals
- or Linux console (colour text-mode). Requires g77 or f2c.
-
- Documentation:
- Two-volume English language printed manual.
-
- Product support:
- Free lifetime technical support. New releases every six months.
- Chargeable software updates.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- Optional INTERACTER Toolkit provides form designer, graphics
- file viewer, online help, hardcopy post-processor and set-up
- file editor.
-
- Available since:
- October, 1995.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- Distributors in North America, Europe and Australia.
-
- Price range:
- Linux version: US$675 (UK ú450).
-
- Vendor:
- Interactive Software Services Ltd.
-
- Westwood House
- Littleton Drive
- Huntington
- Staffs WS12 4TS
- United Kingdom
-
- Phone:
- +44 1543 503611
-
- Fax:
- +44 1543 574566
-
- EMail:
- support@issltd.demon.co.uk
-
- URL:
- http://www.demon.co.uk/issltd
-
- Last modified:
- October 1, 1997.
-
- 12.3. Matrix<LIB> - C++ Math Matrix Library
-
- Description:
- Matrix<LIB> is a Matlab Compatible C++ Matrix Class Library,
- designed for development of advanced scientific high-level C++
- code. Our main design objective was to keep the C++ source code
- clear and similar to the equivalent Matlab code, making your
- shift from Matlab to C++ easier. If you know how to program
- Matlab, you already know how to use our Matrix<LIB> C++ Math
- Library. The code was carefully optimized for maximal
- performance, too. Matrix<LIB> is also included in the MATCOM V2
- distribution.
-
- The library includes complex math, binary and unary operators,
- powerful indexing capabilities, signal processing, file I/O,
- linear algebra, string operations and graphics. Over 300
- mathematical functions are included in Matrix<LIB>.
-
- MS Windows and many Unix platform are supported with a variety
- of C++ compilers. An evaluation version (fully functional, 30
- days limited) is available for free download from our web site.
-
- Distribution media:
- Internet (WWW).
-
- Licensing policy:
- From single license to site license. Contact The MathTools for
- details.
-
- OS provisions:
- Linux 1.2, gcc 2.6.3 or later, 8 MB of RAM, 15 MB on disk.
-
- Documentation:
- Users manual and library reference in various formats (MS Word,
- MS Write, plain text, PostScript).
-
- Product support:
- A fast product support is given by EMail only. The support
- section in the web page give immediate access to a wealth of
- resources, technical support, answers to frequently asked
- questions, technical documents and more.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- MathTools Accelerator: provides significant performance gains
- for Matrix<LIB> programs using Linear Algebra and matrix
- multiplication, on a Pentium with the Visuall C++ compiler.
-
- Available since:
- November, 1996.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- US$499 (US$249 for academic institutes).
-
- Vendor:
- MathTools, Ltd.
-
- P.O. Box 855
- Horsham, PA 19044-0855
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 212 208 4476
-
- Fax:
- +1 888 628 4866, +1 215 957 1719
-
- EMail:
- info@mathtools.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.mathtools.com
-
- Contact:
- Robert G. Ford
-
- Last modified:
- August 7, 1997.
-
- 12.4. PKWARE Data Compression Library for Linux
-
- Description:
- The library does lossless compression and consists of
- compression, an extraction, and an error checking routine. To
- maintain flexibility and keep the library's code size at a
- minimum, the PKWARE Data Compression Library does not create
- .ZIP compatible archives.
-
- Distribution media:
- 3.5" diskettes.
-
- Licensing policy:
- Per machine with no runtime royalties.
-
- OS provisions:
- Intel x86, 36 KB RAM for compressing and 13 KB RAM for
- uncompressing, 1 MB on hard disk.
-
- Documentation:
- Printed 33 page manual and separate installation notes in
- English. Example code provided on disk.
-
- Product support:
- No-charge. Technical support via phone, fax or EMail.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- Also compatible with FreeBSD.
-
- Available since:
- September 14, 1995.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, India, Italy, Germany, The
- Netherlands, Japan, and the UK.
- Price range:
- US$450. Educational discount available.
-
- Vendor:
- PKWARE, Inc.
-
- 9025 N. Deerwood Drive
- Brown Deer, WI 53223-2480
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 414 354 8699
-
- Fax:
- +1 414 354 8559
-
- EMail:
- info@pkware.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.pkware.com
-
- Contact:
- Bob Gorman
-
- Last modified:
- August 5, 1997.
-
- 12.5. SIMLIB IG
-
- Description:
- SIMLIB IG is a C library. It enables the user to communicate
- with an Evans & Sutherland image generator (Liberty and ESIG
- Systems) using a very efficient raw Ethernet protocol. There is
- no need for using opcodes, since SIMLIB IG provides an API to
- the functionality of the image generators.
-
- Distribution media:
- 4mm DAT tar format and 3.5" diskettes.
-
- Licensing policy:
- Commercial.
-
- OS provisions:
- Linux 2.0.
-
- Documentation:
- Printed manual in English, source code examples on media.
-
- Price range:
- US$2,500.
-
- Vendor:
- KNIENIEDER Simulationstechnik
-
- Technologiezentrum Tirol
- Eduard Bodemgasse 5
- A-6020 Innsbruck
- Austria
-
- Phone:
- +43 512 390415 650
-
- Fax:
- +43 512 364000 20, +43 512 364000 30
-
- EMail:
- office@knienieder.co.at
-
- Contact:
- Stephan Haidacher
-
- Last modified:
- September 29, 1997.
-
- 13. Mathematics
-
- 13.1. Maple V Release 4 - The Power Edition
-
- Description:
- Maple V Release 4 is the powerful computer algebra system used
- by mathematicians, engineers, and scientists for teaching and
- research. Maple V lets you perform a wide range of symbolic and
- numeric computations quickly and accurately. It includes more
- than 2500 built-in math functions, 2D and 3D graphics,
- animation, and more. New features in Release 4 include
- outlining, styles, and hyperlinking, typeset math notation in
- input, output, and text, full text search of Help Database and
- new computational and plotting facilities.
-
- Distribution media:
- CD-ROM.
-
- Licensing policy:
- License for unlimited use in time of the bought version,
- floating license with user based pricing.
-
- OS provisions:
- Linux kernel 2.0.0 or above, X11 R6.1 or above (for running X11
- GUI components), 12 MB of RAM suggested. The binaries are
- available in ELF format only.
-
- Documentation:
- 3 books: "Maple V - Learning Guide", "Maple V - Programming
- Guide", "The Maple V Handbook". Also available in German:
- "Einfⁿhrung in Maple V" und "Programmieren mit Maple V".
-
- Documentation and help in English, a variety of books available
- in different languages.
-
- Product support:
- Updates/maintenance depending on license, please call the
- distributor or WMSI.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- Share library via EMail and FTP. Free mailing list available
- (maple_group@daisy.waterloo.edu).
-
- Available since:
- September, 1994.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- USA/Canada, Europe and Asia.
-
- Vendor:
- Waterloo Maple Inc.
-
- 450 Phillip Street
- Waterloo, ON N2L 5J2
- Canada
-
- Phone:
- +1 519 747 2373
-
- Fax:
- +1 519 747 5284
-
- EMail:
- info@maplesoft.com
-
- Vendor in Germany:
- Scientific Computers GmbH
-
- Franzstr. 106
- D-52064 Aachen
- Germany
-
- Phone:
- +49 241 47075 0
-
- Fax:
- +49 241 44983
-
- EMail:
- maple@scientific.de
-
- Contact:
- Andreas Himmeldorf
-
- Last modified:
- August 4, 1997.
-
- 13.2. MATCOM and MATCOM MATH LIBRARY
-
- Description:
- MATCOM is a Matlab to C++ compiler and C++ MATRIX MATH LIBRARY.
- MATCOM compiles Matlab source files (M-Files) to C++ source
- code. The resulting code is linked with the supplied C++ Matrix
- class library to create standalone executables or MEX files.
-
- The C++ code and library can be integrated in products, royalty
- free, saving the need to translate the algorithm prototype.
-
- Compiled code runs significantly faster than the original
- interpreted source.
-
- Matrices of doubles, floats, ints and chars are supported,
- providing lower memory usage for many applications, especially
- signal and image processing.
-
- MS Windows and many Unix platform are supported with a variety
- of C++ compilers. An evaluation version (fully functional, 30
- days limited) is available for free download from our web site.
-
- Distribution media:
- Internet (WWW).
-
- Licensing policy:
- From single license to site license. Contact The MathTools for
- details.
-
- OS provisions:
- Linux 1.2, gcc 2.6.3 or later, 8 MB of RAM, 15 MB on disk.
-
- Documentation:
- Users manual and library reference in various formats (MS Word,
- MS Write, plain text, PostScript).
-
- Product support:
- A fast product support is given by EMail only. The support
- section in the web page give immediate access to a wealth of
- resources, technical support, answers to frequently asked
- questions, technical documents and more.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- MathTools Accelerator: provides significant performance gains
- for MATCOM programs using Linear Algebra and matrix
- multiplication, on a Pentium with the Visuall C++ compiler.
-
- Available since:
- May, 1995.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- US$499 ($249 for academic institutes).
-
- Vendor:
- MathTools, Ltd.
-
- P.O. Box 855
- Horsham, PA 19044-0855
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 212 208 4476
-
- Fax:
- +1 888 628 4866, +1 215 957 1719
-
- EMail:
- info@mathtools.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.mathtools.com
-
- Contact:
- Robert G. Ford
-
- Last modified:
- August 7, 1997.
-
- 13.3. Mathematica 3.0
-
- Description:
- Mathematica 3.0--Known for delivering quick, accurate numeric
- and symbolic solutions, Mathematica is ideal for creating
- interactive technical reports and presentations that include
- text, active formulas, graphics, and customizable buttons and
- palettes. Breakthrough new features, such as an innovative
- typesetting system that can do math, now make Mathematica even
- easier to use.
-
- Distribution media:
- CD-ROM.
-
- Licensing policy:
- Commercial, 30 day fully functional demo CD-ROM.
-
- OS provisions:
- Kernel 1.2 or higher.
-
- Documentation:
- The Mathematica Book 1400 pages. Complete book and additional
- help files online.
-
- Product support:
- Three service levels, see http://www.wolfram.com/service for
- details.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- About 15 application packages.
-
- Available since:
- October, 1996.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- US$1295, academic and student discounts, site licenses
- available.
-
- Vendor:
- Wolfram Research, Inc.
-
- 100 Trade Center Drive
- Champaign, IL 61820
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 800 441 6284, +1 217 398 0700
-
- Fax:
- +1 217 398 0747
-
- EMail:
- info@wolfram.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.wolfram.com
-
- Last modified:
- September 29, 1997.
-
- 13.4. MATLAB and Simulink
-
- Description:
- MATLAB is a high-performance language for technical computing.
- It integrates computation, visualization, and programming in an
- easy-to-use environment where problems and solutions are
- expressed in familiar mathematical notation. MATLAB supports
- the development of large complex applications. Features include
- the M-file Performance Profiler for algorithm optimization, the
- integrated visual editor and debugger, and powerful interactive
- tools for signal processing and control system design.
-
- Simulink is a powerful, interactive software package for
- modeling, analyzing, and simulating dynamic systems. It
- provides extremely accurate simulations of nonlinear continuous-
- time systems and systems with multiple modes of operation.
- Features include support for conditionally executed subsystems;
- state-of-the-art solvers; usability improvements such as signal
- and port labeling; and new blocks.
-
- Distribution media:
- CD-ROM and Internet (FTP).
-
- Licensing policy:
- Using GlobeTrotter (FLEXlm) CPU locked or floating network
- options. Contact The MathWorks for details.
-
- OS provisions:
- Linux 2.0.18, 32 MB of RAM, 40 MB disk space (60 MB to include
- all help files and documentation).
-
- Documentation:
- Printed documentation, online help, MATLAB Reference Guide
- (HTML).
-
- Product support:
- The MathWorks supports a variety of Internet-based services to
- provide product information and services 24 hours a day. These
- services give immediate access to a wealth of resources, product
- data sheets, technical support, answers to frequently asked
- questions, user-contributed materials, open-forum discussions,
- and more.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- MATLAB Extensions: MATLAB Compiler, MATLAB C/C++ Math Library.
-
- Toolboxes: Fuzzy Logic, Signal Processing, Image Processing,
- Spline, Symbolic Math, Neural Network, Control System, Robust
- Control, Mu-Analysis & Synthesis, System Identification,
- Optimization, Statistics, Financial, Frequency Domain System
- Identification, Higher-Order Spectral Analysis, Communication,
- LMI Control, Model Predicitve Control, NAG Foundation, Neural
- Network, Partial Differential Equation, QFT Control Design,
- Symbolic Math and Extended Symbolic Math, Wavelet.
-
- Simulink Extensions: Simulink Accelerator, Real-Time Workshop.
-
- Blocksets: Fixed-Point, DSP, Nonlinear Control Design.
-
- Available since:
- June, 1995.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- Upon request.
-
- Vendor:
- The MathWorks, Inc.
-
- 24 Prime Park Way
- Natick, MA 01760
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 508 647 7000 x7322
-
- Fax:
- +1 508 647 7002
-
- EMail:
- efroio@mathworks.com, brian@mathworks.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.mathworks.com
-
- Contact:
- Enza Froio (Marketing), Brian Bourgault (Technical)
-
- Last modified:
- March 27, 1997.
-
- 14. Multimedia
-
- 14.1. Peter Lipa and his Journeys
-
- Description:
- This is a multimedia CD-ROM about world-known jazzman Peter
- Lipa. It is the first product from edition Journeys of Groups
- and Singers from KDK Company to contain Linux version of the
- program directly on the CD-ROM. The CD-ROM contains more than 8
- hours of near-CD quality music (101 songs in full length), more
- than 30 minutes of videos, 2 hours of spoken word, more than 120
- photos, 10 karaoke songs and a lot of other information
- (Bratislava Jazz Days, various performances all over the world,
- TV and theatre performances, ...). The CD-ROM is multilingual:
- English, German and Slovak.
-
- Distribution media:
- CD-ROM.
-
- Licensing policy:
- Program is free, data licensed per CPU.
-
- OS provisions:
- Linux kernel 2.0.27 or higher (may work with 1.2), XFree86 3.2
- (may work with older X11R6 versions), 16 MB of RAM, 10-30 MB of
- disk space, no Motif, Intel Linux ELF.
-
- Documentation:
- On-line and short description of controls in CD-ROM booklet
- (English, German and Slovak).
-
- Available since:
- October 14, 1997.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- US$30 plus shipping, includes unlimited free program upgrades
- (via FTP).
-
- Vendor:
- KDK Company, Ltd.
-
- Vodna 8
- 040 01 Kosice
- Slovakia
-
- Phone:
- +421 95 6233335
-
- Fax:
- +421 95 6233336
-
- EMail:
- linux@kdk.sk
-
- URL:
- http://www.kdk.sk, http://obchod.kdk.sk (virtual store).
-
- Contact:
- Ivan Schreter
-
- Last modified:
- November 1, 1997.
-
- 14.2. Lucka Vondrackova and her Journeys
-
- Description:
- This is a multimedia CD-ROM about Lucka Vondrackova, young Czech
- singer and actress. This CD-ROM is multilingual: English,
- Slovak and Czech. The product does not yet contain Linux
- version of the program directly on the CD-ROM (The Linux version
- of the program is supplied on an extra diskette or can be
- downloaded via FTP). The CD-ROM contains more than three hours
- of music (all Lucka's songs in full length), 9 videoclips, all
- lyrics to Lucka's songs with notes and guitar accords, more than
- 130 photos, a lot of interesting interviews, 10 karaoke songs
- and a lot of other information about Lucka.
-
- Distribution media:
- Multimedia data on CD-ROM, program on diskette or via FTP.
-
- Licensing policy:
- Program is free, data licensed per CPU.
-
- OS provisions:
- Linux kernel 2.0.27 or higher (may work with 1.2), XFree86 3.2
- (may work with older X11R6 versions), 16 MB of RAM, 10-30 MB of
- disk space, no Motif, Intel Linux ELF.
-
- Documentation:
- On-line and short description of controls in CD-ROM booklet
- (English and Slovak).
-
- Available since:
- October 14, 1997.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- US$34 plus shipping, includes unlimited free program upgrades
- (via FTP).
-
- Vendor:
- KDK Company, Ltd.
-
- Vodna 8
- 040 01 Kosice
- Slovakia
-
- Phone:
- +421 95 6233335
-
- Fax:
- +421 95 6233336
-
- EMail:
- linux@kdk.sk
-
- URL:
- http://www.kdk.sk, http://obchod.kdk.sk (virtual store).
-
- Contact:
- Ivan Schreter
-
- Last modified:
- November 1, 1997.
-
- 14.3. MpegTV Player 1.0
-
- Description:
- Real-time MPEG Video player (with audio) and Video-CD player.
-
- Distribution media:
- Internet.
-
- Licensing policy:
- Shareware for personal and non-profit use. Commercial licenses
- required for commercial and governmental use.
-
- Documentation:
- Online help and HTML manual on web site.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- Can stream video from networks.
-
- Price range:
- Shareware registration fee is US$10. Commercial licenses:
- please contact MpegTV at sales@mpegtv.com.
-
- Vendor:
- MpegTV LLC
- 90 Divisadero Str, #15
- San Francisco, CA 94117
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 415 864 6466
-
- EMail:
- info@mpegtv.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.mpegtv.com
-
- Contact:
- Tristan Savatier
-
- Last modified:
- December 23, 1997.
-
- 14.4. Peter Nagy and his Journeys
-
- Description:
- This is a multimedia CD-ROM about Peter Nagy, Slovak pop singer.
- This CD-ROM is available in Slovak only and does not yet contain
- the Linux version of the program directly on the CD-ROM (The
- Linux version of the program is supplied on an extra diskette or
- can be downloaded via FTP). The CD-ROM contains more than four
- hours of music (154 song samples, 38 songs in full length), 9
- videoclips, 222 song lyrics, 93 song notes with guitar accords,
- 120 photos, 8 interviews, citations from the book Musicross,
- information about all albums of Peter Nagy and a lot of other
- information.
-
- Distribution media:
- Multimedia data on CD-ROM, program on diskette or via FTP.
-
- Licensing policy:
- Program is free, data licensed per CPU.
-
- OS provisions:
- Linux kernel 2.0.27 or higher (may work with 1.2), XFree86 3.2
- (may work with older X11R6 versions), 16 MB of RAM, 10-30 MB of
- disk space, no Motif, Intel Linux ELF.
-
- Documentation:
- On-line and short description of controls in CD-ROM booklet
- (Slovak only).
-
- Available since:
- October 14, 1997.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- US$34 plus shipping, includes unlimited free program upgrades
- (via FTP).
-
- Vendor:
- KDK Company, Ltd.
-
- Vodna 8
- 040 01 Kosice
- Slovakia
-
- Phone:
- +421 95 6233335
-
- Fax:
- +421 95 6233336
-
- EMail:
- linux@kdk.sk
-
- URL:
- http://www.kdk.sk, http://obchod.kdk.sk (virtual store).
-
- Contact:
- Ivan Schreter
-
- Last modified:
- November 1, 1997.
-
- 14.5. Xaudio
-
- Description:
- MP3 Player.
-
- Distribution media:
- Internet.
-
- Licensing policy:
- Free for personal and non-profit use. Commercial licenses
- required for commercial and governmental use.
-
- Documentation:
- Online help and HTML manual on web site.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- Can stream CD-quality audio from networks.
-
- Price range:
- Free for personal and non-profit use. Commercial licenses:
- please contact MpegTV at sales@mpegtv.com.
-
- Vendor:
- MpegTV LLC
-
- 90 Divisadero Str, #15
- San Francisco, CA 94117
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 415 864 6466
-
- EMail:
- xaudio@mpegtv.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.xaudio.com
-
- Contact:
- Gilles Boccon-Gibod
-
- Last modified:
- December 23, 1997.
-
- 15. Network Servers
-
- 15.1. Aventail Internet Policy Manager
-
- Description:
- Commerical sOCKS5 server for Linux, easily extensible
- authentication and encryption modules.
-
- Distribution media:
- CD-ROM and Internet (FTP).
-
- Licensing policy:
- Commercial, free demo availalbe from
- http://www.aventail.com/download.html
-
- OS provisions:
- Linux 2.0, 16 MB of RAM, amdinistration tool requires X11R5 or
- later. Approximately 14 MB of hard disk space required (less if
- you have Perl 5.003 and Perl/Tk installed).
- Documentation:
- English documentation available in PDF or Microsoft Word format.
-
- Product support:
- 90 days free technical support. Yearly maintenance is 20% of
- initial purchase price. Maintenance includes product upgrades.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- Various plugins to add functionality at run-time.
- Authentication and filtering plugins, and encryption/VPN plugins
- (both domestic and exportable versions).
-
- Available since:
- November, 1996.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide. VPN products avaiable only in 40 bit encryption
- strength outside of the USA or Canada due to export
- restrictions.
-
- Price range:
- IPM starting at US$6.495. VPN starting at US$7.995.
-
- Vendor:
- Aventail Corporation
-
- 117 South Main, Suite 400
- Seattle, WA 98104
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 888 762 5785, +1 206 777 5600
-
- Fax:
- +1 206 777 5656
-
- EMail:
- info@aventail.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.aventail.com
-
- Last modified:
- November 4, 1997.
-
- 15.2. Aventail MobileVPN and PartnerVPN
-
- Description:
- Aventail MobileVPN and Aventail PartnerVPN are client/server
- software solutions that allow organizations to privately
- communicate and exchange data over the Internet. By
- implementing Aventail's Virtual Private Network (VPN) systems,
- companies can create a secure channel for use by mobile or
- remote employees, customers, suppliers, or business partners.
-
- Aventail's VPN solutions work with any dial-up or direct network
- connection to the Internet. Privacy is ensured because the
- communication channel between the client and server is strongly
- authenticated and completely encrypted. Aventail MobileVPN and
- PartnerVPN support all of the popular authentication and
- encryption methods such as SSL, Kerberos, SecureID, DES, Triple
- DES, CHAP, RC4, MD4, MD5 and RADIUS. Aventail's solutions also
- include granular access controls that allow IS managers to
- specify access based on destination, source, IP address,
- application/services, and user ID. In addition to these
- comprehensive security features, Aventail MobileVPN and
- PartnerVPN include management tools such as protocol/content
- filtering, reporting, and logging.
-
- Distribution media:
- CD-ROM.
-
- Licensing policy:
- 60 day evaluation period; pricing based on server connections
- and quantity of clients.
-
- Product support:
- All products ship with an automatic 90 day warranty and dial-up
- telephone technical support. To extend your coverage, you may
- purchase the Annual Support Program. The Support Program is 20%
- of your total license cost, annually renewable.
-
- Available since:
- May, 1997.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- Starts at US$4,995; Pricing based on connections.
-
- Vendor:
- Aventail Corporation
-
- 117 South Main Street, 4th Floor
- Seattle, WA 98104
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 206 777 5600
-
- Fax:
- +1 206 777 5656
-
- EMail:
- info@aventail.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.aventail.com
-
- Contact:
- Deanna Leung
-
- Last modified:
- July 13, 1997.
-
- 15.3. Critical Angle X.500 Enabler
-
- Description:
- The Critical Angle X.500 Enabler allows an LDAP-only directory
- server to be integrated into an X.500 directory service, such as
- the PARADISE international white pages directory or an
- enterprise messaging directory service. It supports all
- X.500(88) operations, including authentication.
-
- Distribution media:
- Internet (WWW).
-
- Licensing policy:
- Licensed per server.
-
- OS provisions:
- Reference platform is Red Hat Linux 3 or later for Intel.
-
- Documentation:
- English documentation is included.
-
- Product support:
- An upgrade subscription is also available.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- A single server license is US$495.
-
- There is also (in 1997) a special version, PARADISE X.500
- Enabler, exclusively for universities. This version does not
- include the support for authentication or modification
- operations; it is intended only for searching public
- information. A single server license of PARADISE X.500 Enabler
- is currently US$95.
-
- Vendor:
- Critical Angle Inc.
-
- 4815 W. Braker Lane #502-385
- Austin TX 78759
- U.S.A.
-
- EMail:
- info@critical-angle.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.critical-angle.com
-
- Contact:
- Mark Wahl
-
- Last modified:
- August 5, 1997.
-
- 15.4. DNEWS News Server
-
- Description:
- DNEWS is an advanced, full featured NNTP based news server. It
- is suitable for ISP's and Corporate Intranets. DNEWS can be
- used as a replacement for INN or cnews and will generally result
- in improved performance and much lower administration. Features
- include: easy installation and management, flexible expire
- settings, flexible access restrictions, EMail confirmation of
- posts, XOVER extentions implemented, streaming extentions built
- in, dynamic sucking feeds option, news to web gateway included.
-
- Distribution media:
- Internet (WWW).
-
- Licensing policy:
- Commercial, DNEWS is try before you buy software and can be
- downloaded from our web site for free trial.
-
- OS provisions:
- No special requirements
-
- Documentation:
- A user manual is provided in HTML format. Online help included.
-
- Product support:
- Supported by Netwin LTD.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- DNEWSWEB - A news to web gateway. Allows local and Usenet news
- groups to be added to ordinary HTML pages and allows users to
- read and post to local and Usenet news groups directly using any
- web browser.
-
- Available since:
- 1995.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- US$485 (Free registration for schools and universities).
-
- Vendor:
- Netwin LTD
-
- P.O Box 27574
- MT Roskill
- Auckland
- New Zealand
-
- Fax:
- +64 9 6300 689
-
- EMail:
- netwin@netwinsite.com
-
- URL:
- http://netwinsite.com
-
- Contact:
- Stephen Pugmire
-
- Last modified:
- August 4, 1997.
-
- 15.5. Zeus Web Server
-
- Description:
- Scalable web application server for ISP hosting, Ontranets and
- secure e-Commerce. Full Frontpage support, 128 bit SSL3 world
- wide, Apache compatibility, web-centric delegatable management
- interface.
-
- Application development in ISAPI, Java-Servlets and CGI.
- Distributed server-side Java gives high-performance database
- connectivity.
-
- Unlimited virtual servers with groupable configuration, real-
- time statistics, bandwidth throttling and extensive logging.
-
- Distribution media:
- Internet (WWW).
-
- Licensing policy:
- One License per machine running the software. Free 30 day
- evaluations are available from the site.
-
- Documentation:
- Online help, available in Germany and Spanish.
-
- Price range:
- Academic: ú50. Commercial: ú999.
-
- Vendor:
- Zeus Technology Limited
-
- St Johns Innovation Centre, Cowley Road
- Cambridge, CB4 4WS
- UK
-
- Phone:
- +44 1223 42 17 27
-
- Fax:
- +44 1223 42 17 31
-
- EMail:
- sales@zeustech.net
-
- URL:
- http://www.zeustech.net
-
- Contact:
- Bryan Amesbury <bames@zeustech.net>
-
- Last modified:
- December 23, 1997.
-
- 16. Office Tools
-
- 16.1. The American Heritage Dictionary Deluxe
-
- Description:
- This long-awaited release is ideal for technical writers,
- authors, and researchers. Previously available only on PC's,
- the product offers the ultimate reference tool for Linux users,
- with full definitions for well over 200,000 words, plus
- pronunciations, derivations, proper usage, idioms and sample
- sentences. The world reknowned Roget's 500,000 word Thesarus is
- fully integrated with the AHD. Browse, word and topic search,
- anagrams and more. Single user, network, academic and site
- licenses are available for Linux and key Unix platforms.
-
- Distribution media:
- CD-ROM, tapes, Internet (FTP and WWW).
-
- Licensing policy:
- Single user node locked or server license (shared). A free
- unclockable demo is available at our web site.
-
- OS provisions:
- Motif GUI, 8-16 MB RAM, 15 MB harddisk or run from the CD-ROM.
-
- Documentation:
- Documentation as a help text file. English language.
-
- Product support:
- Maintenance available. Call DUX for details.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- Addlitional reference volumes and additional language support to
- be announced.
-
- Available since:
- February, 1997.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- Currently sold in the USA and Germany. However, sales are made
- internationally via unclockable FTP/WWW copies and sold with
- authorized major credit card.
-
- Price range:
- US$49.95 for node lock single user. Call DUX or an authorized
- reseller for sliding scale or site license pricing.
-
- Vendor:
- DUX Software Corporation
-
- 425 Sherman Ave. Ste 330
- Palo Alto, CA 94306
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 800 543 4999, +1 415 473 1800
-
- Fax:
- +1 415 462 8723
-
- EMail:
- sales@dux.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.dux.com
-
- Contact:
- Bob Adams, Rob DuFrane
-
- Last modified:
- August 7, 1997.
-
- 16.2. Applixware Office Suite for Linux
-
- Description:
- Fully-graphical, fully-integrated office suite for Linux.
- Includes word processor, spreadsheet, presentation graphics,
- mail and HTML authoring software. Also ships with a version of
- Red Hat Linux. The Developer's version includes all of the
- above and the builder (rapid application development) program.
-
- Distribution media:
- CD-ROM.
-
- Licensing policy:
- Per machine license.
-
- OS provisions:
- Kernel 1.2.13 or better, XFree86 3.1.2 or better, 16 MB RAM, 150
- MB hard disk.
-
- Documentation:
- Printed docs approximately 750 pages, online docs approximately
- 3000 pages, English.
-
- Product support:
- Installation support for 60 days by EMail or fax. Additional
- support based on number of users, etc. Contact Red Hat
- Software. Upgrades are offered at discounted prices to
- registered users. Applixware users can subscribe to applixware-
- list@redhat.com and archives of FAQs on web site.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- Add-on documentation.
-
- Available since:
- July, 1996.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- North America, Europe, Japan, Australia.
-
- Price range:
- US$79.95 (student version) to $495 (developer's version).
-
- Vendor:
- Red Hat Software, Inc.
-
- 4201 Research Commons, Suite 100
- 79 TW Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 13588
- Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 888 REDHAT 1, +1 919 572 6500
-
- Fax:
- +1 919 572 6726
-
- EMail:
- redhat@redhat.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.redhat.com
-
- Contact:
- Lisa Sullivan <sulli@redhat.com>
-
- Last modified:
- August 4, 1997.
-
- 16.3. D.M.S. Document Management System
-
- Description:
- The system collects documents in Tiff-g4, PostScript and JPEG
- and organizes them in folders with record information like names
- and descriptions. The system can be access using any web
- broswer: viewing, modify, full text retrieval and faxing are
- provided by a web interface. New documents are made by printing
- to printer spooler.
-
- Licensing policy:
- The system is installed by vendor on your Linux box with a
- server licence, unlimited clients, unlimited document number.
-
- OS provisions:
- Linux 2.0.
-
- Documentation:
- HTML.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- SQL server integrationm, print capture from accounting software.
-
- Price range:
- Upon request.
-
- Vendor:
- Studio LEADER Pro
-
- Via Pietrastretta, 76
- I-38100 Trento
- Italy
-
- Phone:
- +39 461 828229
-
- Fax:
- +39 461 829826, +39 461 829877
-
- EMail:
- DMS@leader.it
-
- URL:
- http://www.leader.it
-
- Contact:
- Guido Brugnara <brugnara@leader.it>
-
- Last modified:
- August 19, 1997.
-
- 16.4. HotWire EasyFAX
-
- Description:
- Fully functional GUI Fax Management Program.
-
- Distribution media:
- Internet (WWW).
-
- Licensing policy:
- Free fully functional eval from WWW site..
-
- OS provisions:
- 5.5 MB Disk, 4 MB RAM.
-
- Documentation:
- Online context-sensitive help.
-
- Product support:
- Via EMail and Usenet only.
-
- Available since:
- January 1, 1997.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- USA/Canada (Unisource Systems, Inc.), Germany/Europe (Delix
- Computer, GmbH).
-
- Price range:
- US$99.
-
- Vendor:
- Unisource Systems, Inc.
-
- 1409 N. Cove Blvd.
- Longwood, FL 32750
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 407 834 1973
-
- Fax:
- +1 407 834 8013
-
- EMail:
- sales@unisrc.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.unisrc.com
-
- Contact:
- Gary Heller
-
- Last modified:
- October 3, 1997.
-
- 16.5. NExS, the Network Extensible Spreadsheet
-
- Description:
- NExS is a full-featured graphical spreadsheet package which is
- designed to take advantage of the advanced features of Unix and
- the X Window system. It includes more than 230 computational
- functions and 13 2D and 3D graph types for engineering,
- scientific and business applications. NExS is extensible
- through a network aware API that allows user-defined "plug-ins"
- to add new features and functions in a variety of programming
- languages. NExS software plug-in bus includes 63 "slots" for
- remote processes to connect and extend NExS' basic
- functionality, allowing for the development of sophisticated
- networked applications.
-
- Distribution media:
- Internet (FTP and WWW).
-
- Licensing policy:
- The NExS Personal Edition license is for a single user and
- single platform type. The owner may use the license on multiple
- machines. The Professional Edition license is a floating
- network license which allows a pool of licenses to be used on
- any supported platform in your network. Without a license, NExS
- runs in "demo mode" with limited functionality.
-
- OS provisions:
- NExS runs on Linux kernels which support ELF binaries. There
- are two flavors for Linux, one which requires Motif 2.0 shared
- libraries, and one which includes Motif 2.0 statically linked.
-
- Documentation:
- The NExS User Guide is available in PostScript (letter format,
- 431 pages, or A4 format, 403 pages), and in HTML. API and
- tclNExS documentation are available separate from the User
- Guide, also in PostScript and HTML format. Printed
- documentation is also available. All documentation is in
- English.
-
- Product support:
- EMail support is standard at no cost. Phone-in support is
- available for a charge. Bug fix and minor version releases
- (e.g., 1.2.x -> 1.3.0) are no cost. Major releases are
- substantially discounted for existing licensees.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- NExS plug-ins and user-contributed code are available at
- http://www.xess.com/plugins.html.
-
- Available since:
- 1994.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
-
- ╖ US$149 ($99 academic) for Personal Edition
-
- ╖ US$249 ($125 academic) for Professional Edition
-
- Vendor:
- X Engineering Software Systems (XESS) Corp.
-
- P.O. Box 33091
- Raleigh, NC 27636
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 800 961 7840, +1 919 387 0076
-
- Fax:
- +1 919 387 1302
-
- EMail:
- info@xess.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.xess.com
-
- FTP:
- ftp://ftp.vnet.net/pub/users/xess/NExS
-
- Contact:
- Dave Van den Bout <devb@xess.com>
-
- Last modified:
- March 15, 1997.
-
- 16.6. Axene Office
-
- Description:
- Axene Office suite includes Xclamation (Desktop Publishing),
- XQuad (Spreadsheet), XAllWrite (Word Processor) and XMayday
- (HTML Documentation browser). Available in English, French,
- German and Spanish.
-
- Distribution media:
- CD-ROM, tape, Internet (FTP).
-
- Licensing policy:
- Workstation or floating licenses. Downloadable demo version by
- FTP.
-
- OS provisions:
- 8-16 MB RAM, 10 MB harddisk or run from the CD-ROM. a.out or
- ELF version.
-
- Documentation:
- Online HTML help and printed documentation.
-
- Available since:
- 1998.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- US$49.
-
- Vendor:
- AXENE, Inc.
-
- 30 Montgomery street, suite 604
- Jersey City, NJ 07302-3821
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 201 434 4244
-
- EMail:
- info@axene.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.axene.com/english/showroom.html
-
- FTP:
- ftp://ftp.axene.com/pub
-
- Last modified:
- February 8, 1998.
-
- 16.7. Axene XAllWrite
-
- Description:
- The word-processing application Axene XAllWrite permits the user
- to create excellent quality documents with ease, whether a
- simple letter or a large, complex publication. It features
- tools for multi-document management, bitmap or line-art image
- integration, various font capabilities, and HTML format
- exportation. Available in English, French, German and Spanish.
-
- Distribution media:
- CD-ROM, tape, Internet (FTP).
-
- Licensing policy:
- Workstation or floating licenses. Downloadable demo version by
- FTP.
-
- OS provisions:
- 8-16 MB RAM, 10 MB harddisk or run from the CD-ROM. a.out or
- ELF version.
-
- Documentation:
- Online HTML help and printed documentation.
-
- Available since:
- 1998.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- US$25.
-
- Vendor:
- AXENE, Inc.
-
- 30 Montgomery street, suite 604
- Jersey City, NJ 07302-3821
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 201 434 4244
-
- EMail:
- info@axene.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.axene.com/english/xallwrite.html
-
- FTP:
- ftp://ftp.axene.com/pub
-
- Last modified:
- February 8, 1998.
-
- 16.8. Axene Xclamation
-
- Description:
- Xclamation has multidocument capabilities, multi-column and
- gutters capabilities, magnetic ruler marks, integration of text,
- bitmap or vectorized images within polymorphous frames, complex
- editing operations on frames (including logical, zooming,
- outlining, rotation, background transparency, etc.), and text
- exportation in HTML format. Available in English, French,
- Spanish and German.
-
- Distribution media:
- CD-ROM, tape, Internet (FTP).
-
- Licensing policy:
- Workstation or floating licenses. Downloadable demo version by
- FTP.
-
- OS provisions:
- 8-16 MB RAM, 10 MB harddisk or run from the CD-ROM. a.out or
- ELF version.
-
- Documentation:
- Online HTML help and printed documentation.
-
- Available since:
- 1996.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- US$25.
-
- Vendor:
- AXENE, Inc.
-
- 30 Montgomery street, suite 604
- Jersey City, NJ 07302-3821
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 201 434 4244
-
- EMail:
- info@axene.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.axene.com/english/xclamation.html
-
- FTP:
- ftp://ftp.axene.com/pub
-
- Last modified:
- February 8, 1998.
-
- 16.9. Axene XQuad
-
- Description:
- XQuad features all the necessary functions for scientific and
- financial calculations and for graphical presentation of
- numerical data, including over 100 mathematical, logical, and
- string manipulation functions, various types of graphs (from
- histograms to radar), importation of external data files (text,
- Excel, etc.), production tools which allow text in cells to have
- automatic effect on graphical presentation. Available in
- English, French, German and Spanish.
-
- Distribution media:
- CD-ROM, tape, Internet (FTP).
-
- Licensing policy:
- Workstation or floating licenses. Downloadable demo version by
- FTP.
-
- OS provisions:
- 8-16 MB RAM, 10 MB harddisk or run from the CD-ROM. a.out or
- ELF version.
-
- Documentation:
- Online HTML help and printed documentation.
-
- Available since:
- 1996.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- US$25.
-
- Vendor:
- AXENE, Inc.
-
- 30 Montgomery street, suite 604
- Jersey City, NJ 07302-3821
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 201 434 4244
-
- EMail:
- info@axene.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.axene.com/english/xquad.html
-
- FTP:
- ftp://ftp.axene.com/pub
-
- Last modified:
- February 8, 1998.
-
- 17. Text Processing
-
- 17.1. Edith Pro for X11
-
- Description:
- Edith Pro is a powerful and easy-to-use text editing package,
- for editing plain text such as EMail messages, HTML, LaTeX and
- programming languages. It is aimed at people who want a
- flexible editing tool but who are not prepared to spend much
- time into learning and configuring their application. It
- includes a fast text-only web browser with access to the system
- manual and info.
-
- Distribution media:
- Internet (WWW).
-
- Licensing policy:
- You are only allowed to download Edith from the ZFC web pages
- for personal use. Without a licence, Edith will regularly issue
- messages stressing that the copy used is not licenced. Personal
- use without a licence is allowed, but organizations are required
- to buy a licence.
-
- OS provisions:
- ELF binary. 1MB is sufficient for editing normally sized text.
-
- Documentation:
- Online HTML help covers the printed manual completely. The
- printed manual contains illustrations not in the online help.
-
- Product support:
- Free updates can be downloaded from the ZFC web pages. Licence
- holders will be notified of updates. Licence holders can
- contact ZFC by EMail for immediate support.
-
- Available since:
- January 1, 1997.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide directly from ZFC.
-
- Price range:
- NLG 70 (approximately US$35) single host, NLG 400 (approximately
- US$200) full site licence. 50%50 discount for educational
- organizations and students.
-
- Vendor:
- ZFC
-
- P.O. Box 15813
- 1001 NH Amsterdam
- The Netherlands
-
- Phone:
- +31 20 4 208 248
-
- EMail:
- zfc@zfc.nl
-
- URL:
- http://www.zfc.nl
-
- Contact:
- Annius V. Groenink
-
- Last modified:
- August 4, 1997.
-
- 17.2. TeraSpell 97 for Emacs
-
- Description:
- TeraSpell 97 for Emacs is the user-friendly spell checker for
- Emacs which incorporates visual highlights for misspelled words
- and on-the-fly spell checking. TeraSpell 97 for Emacs sets a
- new standard of quality in spelling correction software by
- providing the technically most advanced spelling correction
- system available on the market.
-
- TeraSpell eliminates the traditional tedious spelling dialog and
- speeds up the process of spell checking your documents. Visual
- highlights let you efficiently identify all spelling errors in
- your documents at once and ignore all non-words that you may
- have used in your document. TeraSpell can spell check your
- document as you type. As soon as you type an incorrect word, it
- becomes highlighted. By clicking right on a highlighted word, a
- menu of suggestions appears.
-
- Distribution media:
- Internet (EMail anf WWW).
-
- Licensing policy:
- Evaluation version available for free from our web site. Single
- user license, 3, 5, 10, 20 users license. Site-wide and
- University wide licenses,
-
- OS provisions:
- Emacs 19.29.1 or higher. XEmacs 19.14 or higher.
-
- Documentation:
- Online documentation.
-
- Product support:
- EMmail support. WWW Updates. FAQs on WWW.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- Additional languages available.
-
- Available since:
- August, 1997.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- US$29.99 single user student Linux license. US$89 single user
- Linux, Solaris, Irix, HPUX.
-
- Vendor:
- Teragram Corporation
-
- 236 Huntington Avenue
- Boston MA 02115-4701
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 617 369 0100
-
- Fax:
- +1 617 369 0101
-
- EMail:
- info@teragram.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.teragram.com
-
- Contact:
- Yves Schabes
-
- Last modified:
- August 16, 1997.
-
- 18. System Administration Tools
-
- 18.1. Host Factory
-
- Description:
- Host Factory is a system to control the entire software contents
- of deployed Unix machines. Host Factory lets you customize one
- prototype Unix system and use it to build hundreds of similar
- systems. You can deliver incremental changes to running systems
- and roll them back if they fail. Changes are tracked in a
- version-control filesystem integral to the product. Host
- Factory provides an environment to do configuration management
- and version control of complete hosts.
-
- Licensing policy:
- Commercial and GPL.
-
- Documentation:
- Printed documentation.
-
- Product support:
- EMail.
-
- Available since:
- 1996.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- Upon request. Special prices for educational institutions.
-
- Vendor:
- Working Version
-
- 31 Shea Road
- Cambridge, MA 02140
- U.S.A.
-
- EMail:
- bb@wv.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.wv.com
-
- Contact:
- Brian Bartholomew
-
- Last modified:
- July 22, 1997.
-
- 18.2. PerfectBACKUP+
-
- Description:
- PerfectBACKUP+ is the Unix/Linux world's premier Backup/Restore
- utility. It is the worlds fastest backup/restore for Unix and
- has been since 1985. Previously sold in the US as FASTBACK PLUS
- for Unix, the counterpart to the DOS FASTBACK PLUS, it now has
- character and Motif interfaces, networking support, compression,
- the best verification and recovery, scheduling and is compatible
- with both tar and cpio. Backs up all files, devices, partitions
- etc. and can backup Windows, Netware and Windows NT drives too.
-
- Distribution media:
- 3.5" diskettes, Internet (WWW), 4/8mm DAT and soon CD-ROM.
-
- Licensing policy:
- Free evaluation copy from our web site. Free online manual from
- same the same address. Price per CPU, unlimited users.
-
- OS provisions:
- Kernels 1.2.x and 2.0.x, X11R6, Motif 1.2, 3 MB of RAM, 3 MB
- disk.
-
- Documentation:
- Printed (188 pages), PostScript online, and online help.
- English language documentation, but help by phone and EMail also
- avilable in Spanish.
-
- Product support:
- Unlimited free EMail support and phone support.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- Comes with free PC program to read tar/cpio diskettes onto PC.
- AutoChanger add-on with tape recycling for high-end shops.
-
- Available since:
- 1996.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- USA, Canada, Germay, UK, Switzerland, Singapore, Malaysia,
- Germany.
-
- Price range:
- UD$79 to US$499. Linux off the net (no media) is US$79 and
- HP/UX is US$499. Always full product.
-
- Vendor:
- Unisource Systems, Inc.
-
- 1409 North Cove Blvd.
- Longwood, FL 32750
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 407 834 1973
-
- Fax:
- +1 407 834 1973
-
- EMail:
- sales@unisrc.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.unisrc.com
-
- Contact:
- Gary Heller
-
- Last modified:
- October 3, 1997.
-
- 18.3. Venus
-
- Description:
- Venus is an distributed administration tool for any network
- built of Unix workstations from different hardware vendors. A
- Venus network presents itselfs to the user as a homogeneous
- computer system and guarantees transparent access to any network
- resource. It provides software tools for major cluster
- management tasks: configuration management, software
- distribution, user and filesystem administration.
-
- Licensing policy:
- Commercial.
-
- OS provisions:
- Currently build on top of the S.u.S.E distribution.
-
- Documentation:
- Printed doumentation, online help.
-
- Product support:
- Hotline, EMail, courses.
-
- Available since:
- 1994.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- Upon request. Special prices for educational institutions.
-
- Vendor:
- science + computing GmbH
-
- Hagellocher Weg 71
- D-72070 Tⁿbingen
- Germany
-
- Phone:
- +49 7071 9457 0
-
- Fax:
- +49 7071 9457 27
-
- EMail:
- info@science-computing.de
-
- URL:
- http://www.science-computing.de
-
- Contact:
- Olaf Flebbe
-
- Last modified:
- February 25, 1997.
-
- 19. X Windows Related Products
-
- 19.1. Accelerated-X Display Server
-
- Description:
- Commercial grade X display server with workstation-class
- features like multiple visuals, overlays, and gamma correction
- for FreeBSD, and Linux. The AcceleratedX server drives the most
- popular graphics hardware, including the latest cards from ATI,
- Diamond, Matrox, NeoMagic, Number 9, and S3. In all, more than
- 490 different cards are supported.
-
- Distribution media:
- CD-ROM.
-
- Licensing policy:
- Per CPU.
-
- OS provisions:
- No known problems with any Linux distribution.
-
- Documentation:
- A 100 page perfect bound manual is included.
-
- Product support:
- Unlimited support in included.
-
- Available since:
- 1994.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- Contact your local reseller, or Xi Graphics.
-
- Vendor:
- Xi Graphics
-
- 1801 Broadway, Suite 1710
- Denver, CO 80202
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 303 298 7478
-
- Fax:
- +1 303 298 1406
-
- EMail:
- sales@xig.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.xig.com
-
- Contact:
- Kyle Fink
-
- Last modified:
- August 14, 1997.
-
- 19.2. BXwidgets
-
- Description:
- BXwidgets is a supplementary widget set to develop especially
- commercial Motif applications. It includes special widgets for
- tabulars, masks, formatted input field and the full support for
- a complete help system. All has Motif look and feel and is
- platform independent.
-
- Distribution media:
- 3.5" diskettes.
-
- Licensing policy:
- Source code licence.
-
- OS provisions:
- Any kernel, X11R5 or X11R6, Motif 1.1 or Motif 1.2.
-
- Documentation:
- About 250 pages of documenation with examples. Several demo
- programs.
-
- Product support:
- Support and update service is available (DM 1200; approximately
- US$750)
-
- Available since:
- 1992.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- Germany, UK and USA.
-
- Price range:
- DM 1600 (approximately US$1000) for a full source code licence.
-
- Vendor:
- BREDEX GmbH
-
- Fallersleber-Tor-Wall 23
- D-38100 Braunschweig
- Germany
-
- Phone:
- +49 531 24 33 0 0
-
- Fax:
- +49 531 24 33 0 99
-
- EMail:
- info@bredex.de
-
- URL:
- http://www.bredex.de
-
- Last modified:
- November 3, 1997.
-
- 19.3. BXwidgets/DB
-
- Description:
- BXwidgets/DB is a supplementary widget set to access relational
- databases. Data can be automatically queried form the database,
- displayed in various forms, changed and stored in the database.
- All applications built with BXwidgets/DB are database
- independent. The database access is performed by transaction-
- servers. Transaction-Server and database may reside on other
- hotsts in the network.
-
- Distribution media:
- CD-ROM.
-
- Licensing policy:
- Per OS license, no run-time restrictions. Evaluation license
- available.
-
- OS provisions:
- X11R5 and Motif 1.2 must be installed.
-
- Documentation:
- Printed manual in English.
-
- Product support:
- Support and update service is available.
-
- Available since:
- 1996.
-
- Price range:
- DM 4900 (approximately US$2900).
-
- Vendor:
- BREDEX GmbH
-
- Fallersleber-Tor-Wall 23
- D-38100 Braunschweig
- Germany
-
- Phone:
- +49 531 24 33 0 0
-
- Fax:
- +49 531 24 33 0 99
-
- EMail:
- info@bredex.de
-
- URL:
- http://www.bredex.de
-
- Last modified:
- November 3, 1997.
-
- 19.4. Laptop, Accelerated-X Display Server
-
- Description:
- Commercial grade X display server with workstation-class
- features like multiple visuals, overlays, and gamma correction
- for FreeBSD and Linux. The AcceleratedX server drives the most
- popular laptop hardware, including the latest cards from Dell,
- IBM, Toshiba, and Neo Magic.
-
- Distribution media:
- CD-ROM.
-
- Licensing policy:
- Per CPU.
-
- OS provisions:
- No known problems with any Linux distribution.
-
- Documentation:
- A 100 page perfect bound manual is included.
-
- Product support:
- Unlimited support in included.
-
- Available since:
- 1994.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- Contact your local reseller, or Xi Graphics.
-
- Vendor:
- Xi Graphics
-
- 1801 Broadway, Suite 1710
- Denver, CO 80202
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 303 298 7478
-
- Fax:
- +1 303 298 1406
-
- EMail:
- sales@xig.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.xig.com
-
- Contact:
- Kyle Fink
-
- Last modified:
- August 14, 1997.
-
- 19.5. MaXimum cde Developer's Edition v1.0
-
- Description:
- A complete networked desktop that enables administrators to
- integrate industry-standard PCs into existing Unix networks with
- better internationalization and the same functionality as more
- expensive workstations. Also includes developer's tools.
-
- Distribution media:
- CD-ROM.
-
- Licensing policy:
- Per CPU.
-
- OS provisions:
- No known problems with any Linux distribution.
-
- Documentation:
- A 100 page perfect bound manual the Accelerated-X server and a
- 300 page perfect bound manual for CDE is included.
-
- Product support:
- Unlimited support in included.
-
- Available since:
- 1997.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- Contact your local reseller, or Xi Graphics.
-
- Vendor:
- Xi Graphics
-
- 1801 Broadway, Suite 1710
- Denver, CO 80202
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 303 298 7478
-
- Fax:
- +1 303 298 1406
-
- EMail:
- sales@xig.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.xig.com
-
- Contact:
- Kyle Fink
-
- Last modified:
- August 14, 1997.
-
- 19.6. Multi-headed, Accelerated-X Display Server
-
- Description:
- Commercial grade X display server with workstation-class
- features like multiple visuals, overlays, and gamma correction
- for FreeBSD and Linux. The AcceleratedX server drives the most
- popular graphics hardware, including the latest cards from
- Colorgraphics, STB, and Matrox. In all, more than 10 different
- cards are supported.
-
- Distribution media:
- CD-ROM.
-
- Licensing policy:
- Per CPU.
-
- OS provisions:
- No known problems with any Linux distribution.
-
- Documentation:
- A 100 page perfect bound manual is included.
-
- Product support:
- Installation support in included.
-
- Available since:
- 1994.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- Contact your local reseller, or Xi Graphics.
-
- Vendor:
- Xi Graphics
-
- 1801 Broadway, Suite 1710
- Denver, CO 80202
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 303 298 7478
-
- Fax:
- +1 303 298 1406
-
- EMail:
- sales@xig.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.xig.com
-
- Contact:
- Kyle Fink
-
- Last modified:
- August 14, 1997.
-
- 19.7. OpenGL, Accelerated-X Display Server
-
- Description:
- Commercial grade X display server with workstation-class
- features like multiple visuals, overlays, and gamma correction
- for FreeBSD and Linux. The AcceleratedX server drives the most
- popular graphics hardware, including the latest cards from ATI,
- Diamond, Matrox, NeoMagic, Number 9, and S3. The lastest
- version of OpenGL from Silicon Graphics Inc. In all, more than
- 450 different cards are supported.
-
- Distribution media:
- CD-ROM.
-
- Licensing policy:
- Per CPU.
-
- OS provisions:
- No known problems with any Linux distribution.
-
- Documentation:
- A 100 page perfect bound manual is included.
-
- Product support:
- Installation support in included.
- Available since:
- 1994.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- Contact your local reseller, or Xi Graphics.
-
- Vendor:
- Xi Graphics
-
- 1801 Broadway, Suite 1710
- Denver, CO 80202
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 303 298 7478
-
- Fax:
- +1 303 298 1406
-
- EMail:
- sales@xig.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.xig.com
-
- Contact:
- Kyle Fink
-
- Last modified:
- August 14, 1997.
-
- 19.8. OSF-Certified Motif
-
- Description:
- A complete OSF-Certified Motif runtime and development
- environment.
-
- Distribution media:
- CD-ROM.
-
- Licensing policy:
- Per CPU.
-
- OS provisions:
- No known problems with any Linux distribution.
-
- Documentation:
- Release note that include references to well-written commerical
- reference manuals.
-
- Product support:
- Installation support in included.
-
- Available since:
- 1995.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- Contact your local reseller, or Xi Graphics.
-
- Vendor:
- Xi Graphics
-
- 1801 Broadway, Suite 1710
- Denver, CO 80202
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 303 298 7478
-
- Fax:
- +1 303 298 1406
-
- EMail:
- sales@xig.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.xig.com
-
- Contact:
- Kyle Fink
-
- Last modified:
- August 14, 1997.
-
- 19.9. Red Hat Motif
-
- Description:
- Red Hat Motif is the full OSF/Motif development system. Red Hat
- Motif will turn your Linux PC into a Motif development
- workstation. This product is available for Intel, Alpha and
- SPARC platforms. For developers, Motif 2.0.1 makes creation of
- software applications and custom widgets simple. The many
- toolkit enhancements, new widgets, and UIL improvements provide
- uncomplicated application portability across a variety of
- platforms. For end users, Red Hat Motif 2.0.1 improves their
- interface performance. The virtual screen support unclutters
- their workspace by providing alternate locations for chosen
- windows, while providing greater consistency with PC
- environments.
-
- Distribution media:
- CD-ROM.
-
- Licensing policy:
- Single user license.
-
- OS provisions:
- Red Hat's Motif for Linux is compatible with all major Linux
- distributions, including Red Hat, Slackware, Debian, Caldera and
- others. Compatible with ELF: libc 5.0.9, 5.2.18+, xpm 3.4f,
- XFree86 3.1x+, 8 MB RAM, 15 MB hard disk space, CD-ROM drive.
-
- Documentation:
- Red Hat Motif 2.0.1 comes with a 120 page manual and online
- documentation.
-
- Product support:
- EMail installation support provided for thirty days after
- registering the product. Motif users can access FAQs at our web
- site.
-
- Available since:
- December, 1995.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide. For specific locations, see our web site.
-
- Price range:
- US$149.
-
- Vendor:
- Red Hat Software, Inc.
-
- 4201 Research Commons, Suite 100
- 79 TW Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 13588
- Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 888 REDHAT 1, +1 919 547 0012
-
- Fax:
- +1 919 547 0024
-
- EMail:
- sales@redhat.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.redhat.com
-
- Last modified:
- September 9, 1997.
-
- 20. Other Software
-
- 20.1. Clustor
-
- Description:
- Clustor is a program for managing large computational tasks.
- Clustor greatly simplifies a common computationally intensive
- activity - running the same program code numerous times with
- different inputs. Clustor provides increased performance by
- distributing jobs over a network of computers and improved task
- management through a friendly user interface.
-
- Targeted at users who run computationally demanding tasks,
- Clustor supports all phases of running such a task: task
- preparation, job generation and job execution. With Clustor,
- users who do not have extensive knowledge of programming
- parallel applications, such as scientists, engineers,
- researchers, are able to utilize the power of networked
- computers.
-
- Distribution media:
- Internet (WWW). Optional CD-ROM.
-
- Licensing policy:
- A free demo licenses with limited functionality, 30 days
- evaluation licenses with complete functionality from our web
- site.
-
- OS provisions:
- Linux 1.2 or higher.
-
- Documentation:
- Web site, optional printed documentation.
-
- Product support:
- EMail support.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- Features for load monitoring and resource sharing, network
- installation program.
-
- Available since:
- February, 1997.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide
-
- Price range:
- Starting at US$495.
-
- Vendor:
- Active Tools Inc.
-
- 246 First St, Suite 310
- San Francisco, CA 94105
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 415 882 7062
-
- Fax:
- +1 415 680 2369
-
- EMail:
- info@activetools.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.activetools.com
-
- Contact:
- Rok Sosic, Sergij Foski
-
- Last modified:
- August 7, 1997.
-
- 20.2. FootPrints
-
- Description:
- The first web-based helpdesk software system. Tracks
- problems/solutions, trouble tickets -- whatever information you
- need to manage -- and makes it available via the World Wide Web
- to your customers or users. Resides on Unix or NT Web server;
- platform independent access using any web browser.
-
- Distribution media:
- Internet (FTP and WWW). Also available: 3.5" diskettes and
- tape.
-
- Licensing policy:
- Free eval available from http://www.unipress.com/cgi-
- bin/free_evals or ftp://ftp.unipress.com/pub/free_evals.
- Pricing is on a per-user basis.
-
- OS provisions:
- Runs with any Linux running a web server.
-
- Documentation:
- Online manual/help.
-
- Product support:
- 15% of software purchase price charged for maintenance and
- updates. Technical support via web and phone is free.
-
- Available since:
- January 1, 1997.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- US$1995 per starter pack (server software plus 3 user licenses).
- Licenses may be Group (a number of users can access your
- helpdesk, e.g. all your customers use one Group license) or
- Individual (helpdesk engineers and administrators would each
- require one Individual license).
-
- Vendor:
- UniPress Software, Inc.
-
- 2025 Lincoln Highway
- Edison, NJ 08817
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 800 222 0550, +1 732 287 2100
-
- Fax:
- +1 732 287 4929
-
- EMail:
- info@unipress.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.unipress.com/footprints
-
- Contact:
- Sue Glassberg <sue@unipress.com>
-
- Last modified:
- August 4, 1997.
-
- 20.3. Aladdin Ghostscript
-
- Description:
- PostScript, PDF, PCL5e (2Q97), PCL5c (2Q97), and PCL XL
- interpreter. Provides X Windows previewing, conversion to half
- a dozen raster file formats, and output to dozens of printers.
- Runs in all OS environments, not just Linux, and on any
- processor (32- or 64-bit) with a C compiler. Can drive black-
- and-white, RGB, and CMYK devices, both bilevel and continuous-
- tone. For more information, see
- http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/index.html. Note that Aladdin
- Ghostscript is an OEM product only: end-user licensing is not
- available (and not necessary, since the product is free for end
- users), nor is end-user support.
-
- Distribution media:
- 3.5" diskettes.
-
- Licensing policy:
- Normally per-CPU. License normally includes source code,
- upgrades, and support.
-
- OS provisions:
- X11R5 or later is required for X Windows previewing. OS-
- specific modules are available for Unix (including Linux), VMS,
- MS Windows (including Windows NT), OS/2, and Macintosh. Porting
- to other OSs is simple: all OS dependencies are segregated in a
- single file of typically less than 100 lines of code.
-
- Documentation:
- Online documentation only, in English. Currently in plain ASCII
- text; texinfo and HTML versions are in preparation.
-
- Product support:
- Normally included in license; by EMail, phone, and fax.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- Each input language is priced separately, with a discount for
- multiple languages.
-
- Available since:
- 1988 as free software, 1991 commercially.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- Negotiated for each customer.
-
- Vendor:
- Artifex Software Inc.
-
- 454 Las Gallinas Ave., Suite 108
- San Rafael, CA 94903
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 415 492 9861
-
- Fax:
- +1 415 492 9862
-
- EMail:
- info@arsoft.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/index.html
-
- Last modified:
- September 30, 1997.
-
- 20.4. journyx WebTime
-
- Description:
- A web based time and attendance tracking software product. You
- can record and report on employee time worldwide using the power
- of the Internet, or across your entire enterprise on your
- Intranet.
-
- Distribution media:
- 3.5" diskettes and Internet (FTP).
-
- Licensing policy:
- Free for first 60 days of use, US$1000 plus US$25 per user
- thereafter.
-
- OS provisions:
- Runs on any version of Linux.
-
- Documentation:
- All documentation is in HTML and included online with the
- product.
-
- Product support:
- A maintenance contract is 15% of the purchase price per annum.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- Works with any browser including text based browsers such as
- lynx. Easy export of data to Microsoft Excel or Quickbooks.
- Free webserver and SQL database engine included in the package.
-
- Available since:
- August 1, 1997.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- U$1000-$10,000.
-
- Vendor:
- journyx
-
- 6716 Beauford Drive
- Austin, TX 78750
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 512 345 8282
-
- Fax:
- +1 512 342 9379
-
- EMail:
- info@journyx.com
-
- URL:
- http://journyx.com
-
- Contact:
- Curt Finch
-
- Last modified:
- October 24, 1997.
-
- 20.5. LanSafe
-
- Description:
- LanSafe III is a UPS Power Management application. It provides
- automatic orderly shutdown functionality in case of an extended
- power failure that should outlast the UPS battery run time.
- LanSafe III enables broadcast messages and EMail to be sent
- according to user defined power condition changes.
-
- LanSafe III is bundled with the following Exide Electronics
- UPSs: OneUPS Plus, NetUPS, PowerWare Prestige, PowerWare
- Profile, PowerWare Plus 5xx. It also ships with FPS Power
- Systems UPSs: PowerRite Plus, PowerRite Max, PowerWorks A30,
- PowerWorks A40, Series 9000 and Series 10000.
-
- It is also possible to purchase a separate software license to
- use with a previous UPS model or an other manufactures UPS.
-
- Distribution media:
- CD-ROM.
-
- OS provisions:
- Linux kernel 2.0. Both X/Motif based and character based user
- interfaces provided.
-
- Documentation:
- Online help. Online manual.
-
- Product support:
- Available.
-
- Extra features and add-ons:
- Support for other manufacturer's UPS.
-
- Available since:
- May, 1997.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- US$149.
-
- Vendor (USA):
- Exide Electronics
-
- 8609 Six Forks Road
- Raleigh, NC 27615
- U.S.A.
-
- Vendor (Europe/Middle East/Africa):
- Exide Electronics S.A.
-
- MPL House, Prescott Road
- Poyle, Colnbrook
- Berkshire, SL3 0AE
- UK
-
- Phone:
- +1 800 554 3448, +1 919 872 3020, +44 1753 686200
-
- Fax:
- +1 800 75 EXIDE, +44 1753 686827
-
- EMail:
- info@exide.com, info@deltecpower.com, sales_support@exide.co.uk
-
- URL:
- http://www.exide.com, http://www.deltecpower.com,
- http://www.fpsUPS.com
-
- Last modified:
- October 12, 1997.
-
- 20.6. LjetMgr
-
- Description:
- Printers from Hewlett-Packard (both laser and ink variants) have
- an extensive set of configurable options. These options are
- normally set on the front panel of the printer.
-
- The most notable options are:
-
- ╖ Ccono-mode to save toner
-
- ╖ Powersave mode
-
- ╖ Page format selection
-
- ╖ Font/typeface and language selection
-
- With LjetManager you can directly modify these settings on your
- screen. It is especially usefull for printers that lack front
- panel configurability (like the LaserJet 5L) or if you have more
- than one printer at your disposal.
-
- LjetManager sports a graphical user interface, is fully
- localizable and comes with documentation and help pages in HTML
- format.
-
- Distribution media:
- 3.5" diskettes, Internet (EMail and WWW).
-
- Licensing policy:
- You can download a demo version version of LjetMgr from the
- following location and the corresponding mirror sites:
- ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/Printing Just have a
- look for ljetmgr-2.6.README and the accompanying files.
-
- OS provisions:
- Needs a printer that supports PJL. Available for Linux on
- Intel.
-
- Documentation:
- Complete context sensitive Help and documentation in HTML
- format. A PostScript version is available on request.
-
- Product support:
- Prices include installation support and one year of free
- upgrades. Additional support available on request.
-
- Available since:
- May, 1996.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- Please contact softWorks for current prices. Discounts for
- educational institutions and students available.
-
- Vendor:
- softWorks, Richard Schwaninger
-
- Theodor-K÷rnerstr. 173
- A-8010 Graz
- Austria
-
- Phone:
- +43 316 686590
-
- Fax:
- +43 316 686590
-
- EMail:
- risc@ping.at
-
- URL:
- http://members.ping.at/risc
-
- Contact:
- Richard Schwaninger
-
- Last modified:
- August 7, 1997.
-
- 20.7. Synchronize/CyberScheduler
-
- Description:
- Calendaring and scheduling software for LANS, WANs and
- Intranets.
-
- Distribution media:
- Internet (FTP).
-
- Licensing policy:
- Per user.
-
- OS provisions:
- Linux.
-
- Documentation:
- Take a look at our web site.
-
- Available since:
- 1989.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide.
-
- Price range:
- US$100 per user.
-
- Vendor:
- CrossWind Technologies Inc.
-
- 1505 Ocean Street, Suite 1
- Santa Cruz, CA 95060
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 408 469 1780
-
- Fax:
- +1 408 469 1750
-
- EMail:
- info@crosswind.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.crosswind.com
-
- Contact:
- Anne Becker
-
- Last modified:
- November 13, 1997.
-
- 21. Free Software for Commercial Hardware
-
- This section covers free Linux software (e.g. drivers) for specialized
- hardware.
-
- 21.1. Stallion Technologies Multiport Serial Boards
-
- Description:
- Stallion provides Linux support for its EasyIO and
- EasyConnection range of multiport cards. EasyIO is available
- with either 4 asynchronous serial ports with RJ45 connectors, or
- 8 asynchronous serial ports with RJ45 or DB25 connectors.
- EasyIO supports data rates of up to 145 Kbits/sec or 460
- Kbits/sec per port (depending on the model) and full modem
- signaling. Drivers are available for most Intel-based operating
- systems, including Linux. EasyIO is available for the ISA bus.
-
- EasyConnection is an expandable multiport solution that provides
- from 8 to 64 asynchronous serial ports in 8 or 16 port
- increments. Both RJ45 and DB25 connectors are available.
- Features include full surge suppression, full modem signaling,
- and data rates of up to 145 Kbits/sec or 460 Kbits/sec per port
- (depending on the panel version). Drivers are available for
- most Intel-based operating systems, including Linux.
- EasyConnection is available for the ISA, EISA and PCI bus.
-
- Distribution media:
- Internet (FTP).
-
- Licensing policy:
- The Linux driver is available at no charge and is copyrighted
- under the GNU General Public License. Source code is provided.
-
- OS provisions:
- The most current driver supports all 2.0.x kernel versions. The
- drivers are updated regularly to keep pace with kernel changes.
-
- Documentation:
- Hardware reference documentation provided with the boards. The
- Linux driver package contains a README file with driver
- installation and usage information.
-
- Product support:
- Stallion Technologies now fully supports the Stallion board
- Linux drivers. Software updates are available from the
- Internet. Stallion also provides technical support for the
- hardware. Contact Stallion support for assistance.
-
- Available since:
- October, 1994.
-
- Countries with distribution:
- World wide distribution. Available in most countries.
-
- Price range:
- Prices for the serial boards vary from country to country.
- Contact your nearest Stallion Technologies office for local
- availability and pricing. The driver package contains a file
- with contact information for all Stallion Technologies offices.
-
- Vendor:
- Stallion Technologies Pty Ltd.
-
- 2880 Research Park Drive, Suite 160
- Soquel, CA 95073
- U.S.A.
-
- Phone:
- +1 800 347 7979
-
- Fax:
- +1 408 477 0444
-
- EMail:
- info@stallion.com
-
- URL:
- http://www.stallion.com
-
- FTP:
- ftp://ftp.stallion.com
-
- Last modified:
- September 30, 1997.
-
-