lugs@SUN.COM (Miyong Byun, User Programs) (07/19/90)
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FRAME ANNOUNCES FRAMEMAKER SUPPORT FOR OPEN LOOK UNDER NeWS
SunFLASH Vol 19 #10 July 1990
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The following announcement was made by Frame on July 5, 1990.
SAN JOSE, CA-July 5, 1990-Frame Technology Corporation today
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announced that its FrameMaker workstation publishing software
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will support the OPEN LOOK graphical user interface on SPARCstation
workstations made by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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Frame's OPEN LOOK products will run under NeWS, Sun's Network-
extensible Window System, which excels at high-quality text and
graphics.
The most recent release of Frame's software, FrameMaker 2.1,
provides full-featured word-processing, graphics, layout, equation
editing, and book-building tools for creating a wide range of
business and technical documents.
OPEN LOOK is a sophisticated, yet easy-to-use interface designed
by AT&T and Sun. OPEN LOOK gives applications a uniform "look and
feel" across multiple platforms through consistent graphical
metaphors, pop-up windows, and point-and-click mouse controls.
NeWS is a flexible, network-based window system built on the
PostScript imaging model. A key advantage of NeWS to Frame is that
it will allow FrameMaker users to view an exact on-screen
representation of their final output, which is critical to
achieving high-quality documents.
"Our decision to support OPEN LOOK and NeWS was based on the
growing demand for these standards expressed by our large Sun
customer base, and the particular advantages OPEN LOOK and NeWS
offer for developing very high-quality publishing products," said
Paul R. Robichaux, Frame's president and CEO.
According to Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems' president and CEO,
"Frame's commitment to the OPEN LOOK and NeWS standards will give
their products a competitive edge in the marketplace."
Since OPEN LOOK was introduced in April 1988, more than 8,000
software vendors have been working with the OPEN LOOK toolkit.
There are currently 52 OPEN LOOK applications being shipped by 38
vendors.
The OPEN LOOK version of FrameMaker will ship in 1991. Versions
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of FrameMaker are currently available for Sun-3, Sun 386i, and
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SPARC workstations running under SunView, X Windows, and the
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OpenWindows Application Environment.
Sun Microsystems, Inc., headquartered in Mountain View, Calif.,
is a leading worldwide supplier of network-based distributed
computing systems, including professional workstations, servers,
and UNIX" operating system and productivity software.
Frame is a leading supplier of workstation publishing software for
creating business and technical documents.Versions of its
FrameMaker software are available for multiple user interfaces and
more than 25 different computer platforms. Frame markets its
products worldwide through distributors, VARs, OEMs, and directly
to end-users. The privately held company is located at 1010 Rincon
Circle, San Jose, California 95131 USA.
Press Contacts:
Frame Technology Sun Microsystems
Kristin Vais Nancy Groves
(408) 433-3311 (415) 336-6411
Frame Technology Corporation FrameMaker and Frame Technology are
registered trademarks, and Frame is a trademark of Frame Technology
Corporation. OPEN LOOK is a trademark and UNIX is a registered
trademark of AT&T. NeWS is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems,
Inc.SPARCstation, Sun-3, Sun 386i, SunView, and OpenWindows are
trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. SPARC is a trademark of SPARC
International.
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