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Business OS for VisualAge
A Distributed Development Framework for Smalltalk |
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The time required to deliver custom designed, mission critical
software applications is considerable. This fact, together with
the high cost and low availability of skilled developer resources
has occasioned many companies to seek viable alternatives. Mission
Software has met the objective of cost effective rapid application
development with its Business OS® product. Now application developers
can write distributed computing applications without writing distributed
code!! This framework covers the majority of issues involved in
the development of mission critical n-tier client/server applications:
| Simplify application development
- Allows the development of distributed applications without
the need for distributed experienced staff.
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Increase speed and scalability
- As the complexities of distributed applications increase
so does the need for speed and scalability.
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Support multi-tier applications
- Provide a means through which to connect to object and
relational databases
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Support a layered architecture
- When programming with objects it is very important to
have a well-layered design to provide maximum re-use and
flexibility.
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Run via the Internet
- The higher latency and lower bandwidth of the Internet
compared to a LAN provide additional problems.
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Provide transaction and concurrency control
- Due to large number of clients, transaction and concurrency
control become vital.
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Minimize the client memory footprint
- Pulling data back and forth from the server can potentially
lead to a bloated client memory.
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Provide a set of typical business objects
- To aid development of applications by re-using common
business logic.
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Business OS® is a model centric framework
that provides integrated application level support for the development
of business logic. It affords support for the architecture of domain
objects to leverage persistency and transaction management issues.
Business objects can be moved into and out of a database with ease
and the library of business objects provides a solid base for the
development of business logic. Existing business objects can be
easily modified or extended, and new ones can be developed with
minimal coding. The framework typically provides up to 75% of the
application code, thereby reducing the requirement for new code
development to as little as 25%. Code reuse is a major feature of
this product and reuse percentages of more than 60% have been achieved.
The framework eliminates many of the logistics associated with
the VisualAge for Smalltalk programming effort. It makes programming
and packaging easier and provides distributed multi-tiered solutions.
The layered architecture leverages the full capabilities of the
VisualAge Smalltalk product while masking the complexity of the
technology. Business OS® facilitates the development of fully
scalable mission critical applications with minimal Smalltalk skills.
Business OS® solves the concurrency problems
associated with multiple clients working against an application
server. The architecture keeps network traffic to a minimum and
data can be moved between a Relational Database and an Object Database
without any additional coding. Applications are fully scalable and
major increases in data volume do not affect either the performance
or the client footprint. The framework is database independent and
full support is provided for most of the popular RDBs as well as
Gemstone and Versant ODBs.
Applications developed with Business OS® are fully Internet
enabled without the need for any additional coding. The default
client configuration uses ultra thin client technology permitting
access to the server by way of a LAN, WAN or an Internet connection.
The client code portion only needs to be installed once and provides
full application desktop functionality regardless of the client
location. Any changes made to the application server are immediately
available to the client; completely eliminating the problem of client
software distribution. Access to the Smalltalk application server
can also be provided via a commercial web browser.
Pricing Information
Business OS® Quick Start Package includes
a week of on-site consulting to help your company create successful
distributed applications.
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