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ParcPlace and Hewlett-Packard Deliver Comprehensive
Client/Server/Web Development and Security for Enterprise Internet
Applications
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 29, 1997--
Companies Announce that ParcPlace-Digitalk's
VisualWave 2.0 Now Certified for Use with
Hewlett-Packard's VirtualVault Software
Parcplace Digitalk Inc today announced HP certification of VisualWave 2.0 for use with HP's VirtualVault software. Together,
the products will allow companies in such industries as financial services and telecommunications (among others) to rapidly
deploy secure electronic-commerce solutions across the World Wide Web.
As a complete object-oriented development environment for both client/server Intranets and the Web, VisualWave allows
corporations to either reuse existing client/server applications or develop new ones and then deploy those applications directly
on the Web. HP's VirtualVault software, on the other hand, is the first comprehensive security solution for electronic
commerce, ensuring end-to-end integrity of all internal and external transactions. Used in tandem, VisualWave and VirtualVault
will provide corporations with both rapid Web application deployment and unprecedented security for Web transactions.
"HP's preeminent web security solution, VirtualVault, combined with ParcPlace's leading OO development environment,
VisualWave, provides customers with a best-in-class, integrated Web development environment for electronic commerce,"
said Carol G. Mills, HP general manager of the Enterprise Solutions Division. "Companies can now quickly deploy secure Web
applications to meet the needs of their customers."
Product Information
HP's VirtualVault
Part of HP's Praesidium enterprise security framework, VirtualVault addresses the weak link in security by providing a secure
gateway to the enterprise and granting selective access to sensitive information. At the foundation of VirtualVault is a trusted
operating system that exceeds strict U.S. government B1 and European E3 standards and has been used in military agencies'
computer networks. VirtualVault provides data partitioning and least privilege (no root) to ensure a more secure environment
for Web applications.
All electronic transactions bound for sensitive internal applications must travel through VirtualVault's trusted gateway, which
acts as a safeguard against users and applications gaining unauthorized access to information or systems and provides support
for VirtualVault administration. Administration of the Web server and the operating system is simplified through a
browser-based interface. VirtualVault also incorporates a Netscape Web server to handle external Web requests.
Corporate firewalls, in comparison, provide necessary protection between organizations and the Internet, filtering common
network services such as e-mail, telnet and File Transfer Protocol services. However, they do not provide protection for the
Web transaction itself. Firewalls and VirtualVault are thus complimentary and are used side-by-side in an architecture that
connects to the Internet.
VisualWave 2.0
This latest release of ParcPlace's object-oriented development environment for the World Wide Web offers significantly
expanded support for leading Internet scripting technologies, including JavaScript, Java, ActiveX and VRML (Virtual Reality
Modeling Language). VisualWave 2.0 also features support for "smartHTML" (including HTML framesets), delivering dynamic
HTML generation that provides users with browser independence. These features provide the developer with the capabilities
necessary to build dynamic, scaleable client/server/web applications.
The software will allow users to paint a specification for a group of framesets or frames and then permit them to edit those
specifications from the Frames Editor. This capability enables rapid development of Web applications with multiple interacting
"windows" - similar to those found in traditional client/server applications.
In addition, developers will be able to maximize application response by incorporating JavaScript events and function, Client
Pull web page updates, and two-way communication with Java applets. Ease-of-use and reuse of existing VisualWorks
applications and business objects offer existing customers an immediate solution for Intranet and Internet application
deployments.
Company Background
ParcPlace is a leader in client/server/web application development tools. The company's mission is to help our customers build
software that keeps pace with their business. ParcPlace's products support open computing, portability, and industry standards
for distributed and web-based enterprise computing. The company also provides a comprehensive range of services, including
customer support, training, on-site assistance, and consulting. With headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif., the company maintains
offices across the United States and internationally in France, Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom, and a network of
distributors throughout the world. For more information, visit our Web site at www.parcplace.com or call us at
1-800-759-7272 or 408-481-9090.
HP is the world's leading supplier of open enterprise computing and is the second-largest computer supplier in the United
States with computer revenue of $25.3 billion in its 1995 fiscal year. HP has been delivering PA-RISC(1)-based business
computers since 1986 with high reliability, data integrity, data availability and systems availability. Hewlett-Packard Company is
a leading global manufacturer of computing, communications and measurement products and services recognized for excellence
in quality and support. HP has 110,800 employees and had revenue of $31.5 billion in its 1995 fiscal year.
Information about HP and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at hp.com
about HP's security products can be found at hp.com
NOTE TO EDITORS: 1996 ParcPlace-Digitalk, Inc. All rights reserved. ParcPlace, Digitalk and VisualWave are trademarks
of ParcPlace-Digitalk, Inc. All other marks are the trademarks, service marks or registered trademarks of their respective
companies.
(1) PA-RISC stands for Precision Architecture-reduced-instructi on-set computing.
CONTACT: Hewlett-Packard
Kim Daniel, 408/447-4587
kdaniel@cup.hp.com
or
ParcPlace-Digitalk, Inc.
Allen Hoke, 408/481-9090
ahoke@parcplace.com
or
Sterling Communications, Inc.
Carol Nash, 408/441-4100
cnash@sterlingpr.com |
