Full Multimedia Support for new Version 5.5 of WindowsMAKER, Prototyper and
C/C++ Code Generator

Using the new Multimedia Extended Functionality Module (EFM), WindowsMAKER'
Professional 5.5, Prototyper and C/C++ Code Generator for Windows, Win32
and Windows NT, is able to offer full Multimedia support. This EFM allows
developers to easily add voice, sound and full-motion video to their
Windows applications.

San Jose, CA, Software Development, Booth #1117, March 14, 1994 -- Blue
Sky. Software announced today that version 5.5 of WindowsMAKER
Professional, the award-winning Prototyper and C/C++ Code Generator for
Windows, Win32 and Windows NT is now shipping, with new, advanced
features. Blue Sky also announced the new Multimedia EFM allowing
developers to incorporate voice, sound and video into their applications.

WindowsMAKER 5.5 comes with a new sophisticated 3-D user interface. This
new version 5.5 offers a greatly enhanced Visual Screen Designer enabling
developers to create applications with a 3-D look, incorporate 256 color
bitmaps, design dialog boxes larger than the physical screen, with
automatic scroll support, and more. WindowsMAKER 5.5 also includes three
separate Switch-It Code Generation Modules (SIMs) supporting ANSI C and
the latest versions of MFC C++ and OWL C++. Users are now free to switch
to any language or major C++ library at any time during the development of
an application.

Multimedia Extended Functionality Module (EFM)

WindowsMAKER Professional 5.5 has many built-in advanced features to speed
up Windows application development and its open architecture can also be
extended using EFMs. With the Multimedia EFM, developers can now visually
and quickly integrate multimedia into their Windows applications, adding
voice, sound or video to menus, buttons, bitmap buttons, graphical buttons
and graphics. The EFM supports .AVI files for video and .WAV for sound and
voice. It includes Video for Windows 1.1 Runtime that enables users to run
video on a normal VGA screen. The EFM also includes a sound driver for the
PC speaker and a performance monitor that analyzes the system's ability to
play multimedia.

"WindowsMAKER 5.5 with the Multimedia EFM is the easiest-to-use and best
Windows development tool allowing developers to create sophisticated
Windows applications incorporating voice, sound and digital video," said
Jorgen Lien, President of Blue Sky Software.

Another EFM, the Common Dialog, provides support for using the Common
Dialog Boxes such as FileOpen, File-Save, Choose Color, Print, Print
Setup, Choose Font, Find and Replace. The Micro Help EFM enables users to
easily create status bars in their applications.

Advanced Features

Windows compilers are increasing in size and complexity. WindowsMAKER 5.5
sits on top of the compiler, reducing the complexity and boosting the
productivity of the compiler environment. The three Switch-It Code
Generation Modules (SIMs) automatically generate source code that
developers would otherwise have to write manually if they were just using
Visual C++ or Borland C++; the generated code goes far beyond the skeleton
code the compiler tools offer. Advanced WindowsMAKER 5.5 features
include:

Visual Screen Designer:

* To easily create, modify and customize interface components
  and,
* To visually attach functionality to the interface components

Fast and Easy Extended Code Generation:

* One click turns the developer's prototype into ANSI C,
  MFC C++ or OWL C++ code
* Precise, expert level, fully commented code that can be
  compiled into 16 or 32 bit applications
* Code Window, to add code instantly, directly behind any
  object (Visual Basic-like code editing)

Extended Support:

* Special effects support fonts, colors, 3-D buttons,
  applications with 3-D look and more
* Full toolbar and status bar support
* Full MDI application support
* On-line Help Code Support, to generate the code for calling
  the Help system
* Supports all Windows & Windows NT compilers, including
  Microsoft Visual C++, Borland C++, Symantec C++, and Watcom

Productivity Enhancements:

* Application templates, to cut out the repetitive steps of
  creating a Windows application
* Preview Mode, to test application without needing to compile
  and link
* Context-sensitive SmartMenus, to instantly access the options
  needed by the developer
* TrueCode Technology, to protect the user code 100% upon code
  re-generation

Extendible Open Architecture:

* Supports Third party editors, such as Codewright and Brief
* EFMs allow developers to easily add functionality to
  WindowsMAKER; coming soon, OLE EFM

Product and Company Information

Pricing and Availability: WindowsMAKER Professional 5.5, including the ANSI
C, MFC C++ & OWL C++ Switch-It Code Generation Modules has a U.S.
suggested retail price of $995. The $99 Multimedia EFM is included at no
charge with the purchase of WindowsMAKER 5.5 for a limited time.
Registered users of WindowsMAKER Professional 5.0 can upgrade for $199.

System Requirements: Windows and Windows Compatible Compiler or Windows NT
and Windows NT Compatible Compiler

Blue Sky Software Corp
7486 La Jolla Blvd, Suite 3
La Jolla, CA 92037
619-459-6365,  fax 619-459-6366,  800-677-4WIN

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