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

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For Immediate Release 


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.  


OpenWin Concepts 

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.  

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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.  

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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 (Tm) (c) is a registered trademark of Y.A.M. Computers Ltd.   
All other product and brand names are trademarks and registered trademarks 
of their respective companies.  


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