Leading UI Builder Now Available For IBM Smalltalk and VisualAge

San Jose, CA, December 27, 1994 - Objectshare Systems, Inc. announces
immediate availability of WindowBuilder Pro for IBM Smalltalk, a tool that
enables programmers to easily, quickly, and interactively build user
interfaces for application programs in IBM Smalltalk and VisualAge.
WindowBuilder Pro for IBM (WBPro) is available for Windows and OS/2. WBPro
has a similar look and feel to WindowBuilder Pro/V, the leading UI
building tool in Smalltalk. WBPro lowers the learning curve by enabling
programmers to build applications without in-depth knowledge of the
underlying Motif windowing system in IBM Smalltalk.

Since IBM Smalltalk does not include an application framework, WBPro
supplies and uses WbApplication, a flexible and totally Motif-compliant
applications framework. Objectshare will also make WbApplication publicly
available for use by programmers in IBM Smalltalk who do not use WBPro.
The code that WindowBuilder Pro generates conforms exactly to the IBM
Smalltalk coding recommendations. The windows that programmers generate
using native widgets are portable to all platforms supported by IBM
Smalltalk. The windows can also be placed and assembled in the VisualAge
Composition Editor.

WindowBuilder Pro includes specialized editors for the native widgets and a
generic editor that allows programmers to edit other controls. WBPro has a
callback editor that shows the callbacks available and enables programmers
to integrate the window into the application. WBPro also has an
attachments editor to specify what happens when the window is resized. A
menu editor allows programmers to define the pull-down menus. A properties
and templates editor allows customization of code generation,
customization of the other editors, and more.

The controls built with WBPro can be combined into higher-level controls by
creating composites of lower-level controls. Using composite controls
helps ease maintenance and increase consistency. Programmers using WBPro
will also be able to build high-level controls such as spreadsheets and
business graphics into their applications. Objectshare. Systems, Inc.
plans of offer these high-functionality controls in its WidgetKit series.

WBPro includes complete documentation, context-sensitive help, and ninety
days of free technical support from Smalltalk experts at OSI by telephone,
fax, and CompuServe. It comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. WBPro is
available in standard and Team versions, in Windows and OS/2 for the
respective IBM Smalltalk and VisualAge environments. WindowBuilder Pro
costs $495 for standard and $695 for Team. It is available for immediate
shipment. No royalties are required for applications developed using
WBPro. Source code is included for public classes in the Team version.

Programmers can place orders or obtain more information by calling
408-970-7280, sending a fax to 408-970-7282, or sending e-mail to
76436,1063@compuserve.com. Objectshare Systems, Inc., 5 Town & Country
Village, Suite 773, San Jose, California 95128-2026

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