Y.A.M. Ships OpenWin Light for OS/2 2.0 Release 2.0

OpenWin Light is the stand alone single database (dBASE files format compatible file handler) version of OpenWin described herein.

You can download OpenWin Light shareware package from CompuServe OS2DF1 forum LIB 7 by downloading OPNOS2.ZIP and OPNHLP.ZIP files.

OpenWin - a Powerful GUI 4GL Front End

The release of the new Windows systems, increase in the availability of networking, decrease in the cost of computing, and the down-sizing of current equipment makes the database and front-end tools market ready for OpenWin - a joint development of Y.A.M. and IBM Israel. OpenWin is sold by IBM in Israel under a Vendor Logo marketing agreement.

The product

OpenWin; An Open GUI 4GL, Multiple Data Base and Multiple platform front end which applies a Client-Server paradigm, has unique technological advantages that no other front end can offer.

Open System
OpenWin is utilizing Graphical User Interfaces - GUI such as OS/2, MS-Windows, and shortly Motif. The users can use 3rd generation languages and software packages. OpenWin enables portability of applications across platforms by working with LAN servers on different operating systems and computers and simultaneously interfacing range of DBMS and RDBMS as well as SQL servers products using local and global data dictionary. OpenWin preserves software investment even as hardware technology develops and changes rapidly. With OpenWin the user is free to select the most cost-effective vendor on project by project basis.

Graphical User Interface (GUI)
OpenWin's open architecture enables to employ Graphical User Interfaces (OS/2-PM, MS-Windows,and shortly Motif). OpenWin is a truly GUI 4GL. The developer works within a GUI environment with all it advantages, such as working simultaneously in many windows, selecting options using radio buttons, choosing commands from lists etc. An application developed with OpenWin is a fully GUI application. It's windows can be easily designed in many styles, applying to the end-user the GUI advantages. Furthermore, though OpenWin is committed to GUI standards, an OpenWin GUI application can include features not supported by the GUI environment, such as in-line data updating and more.

Downsizing
The availability of cost effective networking makes it possible to build systems capable of handling large mainframe class applications by partitioning the task across a group of cooperating computers networked together on a Local Area Network (LAN). OpenWin is the ideal tool for this task because it can interface simultaneously a range of DBMS and RDBMS on the network or on the mainframe. Furthermore, by enabling both synchronized and un-synchronized access to the mainframe data, OpenWin makes an effective cooperative processing possible.

Client-Server Paradigm
Networking and Microcomputer-to-mainframe links are only part of the solution. Using a Client-Server paradigm to access database engines (back-end or Server) simultaneously, as well as User Defined Servers makes OpenWin a true Client-Server tool which facilitates ease-of-use, reduces costs and modular growth.

Multiple Data Bases
OpenWin is a DBMS-Independent User-Interface Management System tool which is designed to help develop front-end, user interface components such as screens and windows, flow-control and field edits. Not like other tools, OpenWin is not coupled to the database back-end, the operating system or hardware platform. OpenWin is designed to be portable across a range of DBMS products, making it possible for a developer who learns one tool to work on a number of different DBMS platforms. While declaring a table, the user chooses the DBMS or RDBMS which will manage the tables. From that moment on, the user relates to the tables in the same way through OpenWin commands or ANSI SQL Queries, regardless of which server is managing the tables physically. Furthermore, If the chosen server do not support all of the features offered by OpenWin (back cursor - for example), OpenWin can emulate this feature. The possibility of interfacing simultaneously with DBMS and RDBMS enables users to build applications using RDBMS-SQL tables and Index files for quick look up tables.

OpenWin Light specifications:

The OpenWin manual describes most of the OpenWin package's capabilities. OpenWin Light is the stand alone single database (dBASE files format compatible file handler) version of OpenWin.

Availability

OpenWin Light for OS/2 Release 2.0 is available immediately. You can download OpenWin Light shareware package from CompuServe OS2DF1 forum LIB 7 by downloading OPNOS2.ZIP and OPNHLP.ZIP files. or contact Y.A.M. for more information.

Y.A.M. Computers Ltd. holds the copyright to the OpenWin Light Package.

OpenWin™ (c) is a registered trademark of Y.A.M. Computers Ltd.

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 * Contact:Twito Uriel / Ater Rami Y.A.M. Computers Ltd. Fax:972-52-901423 CIS:100310,10