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From: marshall@corsicana.Berkeley.EDU (jay marshall 283-5903)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x.motif
Subject: Re: Visual Edge Software Ltd.
Message-ID: <1991Apr5.084032@corsicana.Berkeley.EDU>
Date: 5 Apr 91 14:40:32 GMT
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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

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