kiron@concour.cs.concordia.ca (The Doctor) (04/03/91)
Seems like an appropriate newsgroup for this question... does anyone have any information about Visual Edge (ie. size, product lines, org. structure, sales, competitors)...anything at all would be a help... doing some research for a possible job application, and getting nowhere via regular channels... Kiron -- Kiron D. Bondale Concordia University, Mtl., Quebec, Canada "Can't. CAN'T. There's no such word as Can't." ... The Doctor ------------Habitat:kiron@sunkisd.CS.Concordia.CA----------------
kiron@concour.cs.concordia.ca (The Doctor) (04/05/91)
Well, thanks a mill. to all who replied so promptly to my request... yes indeed, they do produce UIM/X and enjoy a virtual monopoloy... the product is supported on numerous architectures, and further expansions are planned... Thanks again to all who replied... Kiron -- Kiron D. Bondale Concordia University, Mtl., Quebec, Canada "Can't. CAN'T. There's no such word as Can't." ... The Doctor ------------Habitat:kiron@sunkisd.CS.Concordia.CA----------------
marshall@corsicana.Berkeley.EDU (jay marshall 283-5903) (04/05/91)
-- in 916@antares.Concordia.CA Kiron D. Bondale writes: >does anyone have any information about Visual Edge (ie. size, product >lines, org. structure, sales, competitors)...anything at all would be >a help... doing some research for a possible job application, and getting >nowhere via regular channels... The only product I know of from Visual Edge is UIMX, a User Interface Management System. I have heard that they have several OEM agreements with UIMX as the basis. I think that these include AT&T's Open Look Express, HP's Interface Architect, and something for SGI (I don't know the name). The information that I have on UIMX is a year old (it came from a session at Xhibition '90), but here it is: Mike Footee (I'm sure that the spelling is wrong - that's phonetic) was the presenter, and my notes say that the tool can use either Motif or Open Look (full compliments of both - not subsets). It has a built in C interpreter, and allows development with both layout and behavior addressed. This includes initial states, callback definitions, and window events. They also provide style guide prototypes. I hope that I have not misrepresented their product in any way. Like I said, these are from year-old notes taken in haste. Please correct me on any errors. It sounds like they have a solid product, if they're getting that much OEM attention. I would be interested if anyone on the net has heard of additional OEM tools based on UIMX, and if anyone has had experience with any of these tools. Jay ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jay Marshall | The end of the human race will be that marshall@sweetpea.jsc.nasa.gov | it will eventually die of civilization. | Ralph Waldo Emerson ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (standard disclaimer)