August 5th, 1999

[8:13 AM]
Aestiva Extends "Run-On-Any-Server" HTML/OS Tools
Aestiva has announced that they have extended HTML/OS, their development tools designed to make "run-on-any-server" web-based applications. The new release includes new tools, new features, and other enhancements. According to Aestiva:

Aestiva's new developer tools extend HTML/OS, a multi-platform software engine that runs on Unix, Windows and Macintosh Web servers. The tools include copy-protection software, tools to create demonstration packages, an installation builder and a package for issuing unlock keys.

Until now, the HTML/OS engine has been most popular among those wishing to build advanced sites without CGI programming. Unlike CGI programming, HTML/OS designers control interactivity by placing tags inside HTML documents. Tags provide high-speed on-the-fly word-processing, spreadsheet, database and programming capabilities. Unlike middleware products, HTML/OS does not require the purchase or installation of additional databases or programming tools.

The HTML/OS engine is one of a few products available that can be installed on standard hosting accounts as well as dedicated servers. And products developed with HTML/OS are installed on top of the HTML/OS engine in the same way database applications are routinely installed on top of database engines. The HTML/OS developers are screened from the particulars of the underlying server. This makes HTML/OS particularly attractive to developers of commercial web-based software.

Aestiva's new developer tools are expected to be well received by existing HTML/OS users as well as new users interested into tapping the multi-billion dollar internet software market.

Aestiva HTML/OS is available for Linux (on Intel, Cobalt and Dec Alpha), Sun (on Sparc and Intel), BSDI, FreeBSD, SGI, Windows 95/98/NT, MacOS and Mac OS X platforms.

You can find more information about HTML/OS at the company's web site. Aestiva HTML/OS retails for US$799.00. The company is offering upgrade pricing at US$150.00. Aestiva also has OEM pricing available.

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