Visual Parse++ - New Visual Programming Tool Slashes up to 90% of
Development Time From Common Tasks

November 30, 1994 -- Hendserson -- OS/2 software developers can save up to
90% of the time needed for many common programming tasks with a new type
of visual programming tool from SandStone Technology Inc.

Visual Parse++ brings visual programming technology to parsing techniques
-- programming methods used to manipulate and control information.

Parsing technology has traditionally been restricted to compilers and
interpreters because of the difficulty in using such existing parsing
tools as the Unix utility yacc, or its derivatives.

With Visual Parse++, developers can use parsing technology for end user
commands, protocols, data file structures, as well as the traditional
compiler and interpreter applications. Visual Parse++ even makes parsing
economical for such small tasks as edit field validators, user parameter
files, scripting, tagged data, formatted files, and data filters.

"Developers can gain enormous productivity through visual programming,"
explained SandStone Technology president, Bill Donahue, "but the
technology has been mostly restricted to GUI design and object oriented
development. We hope to expand development efficiency through new types of
tools."

Visual Parse++ works by creating tables and a skeleton application for a
developer from a specification. Because of this, it is programming
language and platform independent. Support for C, C++, and REXX is
currently included.

While presently shipping for OS/2, a Windows version of Visual Parse++ is
planned for the first quarter of 1995. SandStone Technology is also
considering an AIX version.

"Because of the tools we used in creating the OS/2 version, we anticipate
that the AIX port will be easy. Our first goal, however, is to finish the
Windows version,"

"By the second quarter of 95, we will have support for UNIX as well. This
is the first cross platform, multi-programming language tool of its kind.
This should lead to the standardization of programming languages and other
file formats. This is true even across national boundaries, as Visual
Parse++ supports DBCS and Unicode," said Donahue.

Visual Parse++ is available directly from SandStone Technology. While the
list price for the OS/2 version is $699, there is an introductory special
of $299 until February 28, 1995.

SANDSTONE TECHNOLOGY INC.
70 Tidwell Lane
Henderson NV, 89014
(702) 896-7623 (Voice)
(702) 896-6932 (Fax)
(800) 988-9023 (Voice)

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