IBM Adds Support for Windows NT to its DAE Cross-Platform Application
Development Tool

ORLANDO, FL, April 29, 1996 . . . At the Worldwide Production Solutions
Symposium here today, IBM announced that it has added support for Windows
NT** to its Distributed Application Environment* (DAE) tool for
cross-platform application development. The IBM Communication System for
Windows NT, along with the rest of IBM's DAE products, will make it
dramatically easier for NT developers to create networked industrial
applications in mixed operating environments that include AIX/6000, OS/2,
OS/400, DOS, VM and SUN/OS.

DAE enables the implementation of enterprise-wide, integrated client/server
applications in a distributed environment, by providing uniform services
for common application activities such as: messaging; system management;
database and file services; presentation services; and device and data
collection. The DAE product family is built on standards defined by Open
Blueprint.

"DAE shields developers from having to deal with things like multiple
networking protocols, operating system services and device connectivity,"
said Chuck Murray, Solutions Integration Development Manager, IBM
Manufacturing. "It allows them to focus on the business information
solution they need to create, rather than the technicalities of making the
various platforms and devices talk to one another."

Many IBM customers have already implemented DAE-based systems for
supervisory control, manufacturing execution, enterprise resource planning
and other industrial applications.

DAE consists of integrated modular components providing a wide range of
uniform services for cross-platform application development. Key services
include:

o  Messaging services to bind applications residing in the same or
distributed OS/400, AIX/6000, OS/2, VM, DOS, SUN/OS and NT systems
connected by a wide range of protocols and LANs (TCP/IP, MAP, APPC,
NetBios**, and DECnet**). Applications send and receive to named objects.

o  System Management services to start, stop, and control tasks, and manage
resources in various integrated networks. Programs can be loaded and
started just by sending them a message.

o  Database and file services to access AIX/6000, OS/2, VM and NT databases
such as Oracle**, DB2*, and Sybase**. Transaction/file interfaces to
existing systems (CICS*, IMS, DEC**-based applications, Windows**-based
applications). For example, a DAE application residing on a PS/2 or
coprocessor adapter card can access data in a VM or AIX file.

o  Presentation services to window into X Window**, Motif**, Presentation
Manager* and NT control displays.

o  Device and Data Collection services to capture data and control a broad
variety of controllers, devices, equipment and sensors.

The IBM Communications System for Windows NT, part of IBM's Distributed
Application Environment family of products, will be available on May 31,
1996 at a price of $495. For more information, customers can call (800)
DAE-4YOU.

IBM Manufacturing Industries Solutions Unit

IBM's Manufacturing Industries Solutions Unit, based in Charlotte, NC, has
more than 70 product and service offerings designed specifically to
address the needs of manufacturers worldwide. Select offerings include:
CAD/CAM solutions; Product Data Management software; MES and SCADA
systems; ERP services; industrial computers and data collection hardware;
and a wide range of consulting services and customized offerings.

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IBM Home Page at http://www.ibm.com

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