Relationship enables seamless integration for creating distributed object solutions
Unisys Corporation today announced that it has joined Rational Software Corporation`s RationalLink Partners Program as a RoseLink partner in order to link the Unisys Universal Repository (UREP), the industry`s first fully object-oriented repository, with Rational Rose, a leading visual modeling tool.
Developers can now use the Rational Rose interface to browse and reuse the extensive set of UREP services as they design repository-based applications. The Rational Rose object model can also be converted to an object-oriented repository. The Universal Repository automatically creates application programming interfaces (APIs) for both UNIX and Windows client/server applications platforms and supports client development for OLE-enabled applications such as Microsoft Visual Basic.
"The RationalLink and RoseLink Partners Programs provide a powerful mechanism for technical and marketing collaboration between our organizations. Customers are assured of receiving a solution set supported by a strong teaming relationship between Unisys and Rational," said Art Sarno, business director, Object Interoperability Program, Unisys Computer Systems.
The combination of Rational Rose and the Universal Repository offers developers several advantages, including:
- Support for leading object methodologies
- Reusable and extensible object framework
- Use of visual development environments such as Microsoft Visual Basic and the other members of the Microsoft Visual Studio family of products
- Built-in model management
"Rational Rose 98 provides capabilities that allow teams of analysts, architects, and engineers to collaborate and share their work effectively with all team members," said Kevin Kernan, vice president of partner marketing for Rational Software. "The addition of the tight integration with the Unisys Universal Repository provides Rational Rose users the ability to securely store and reuse software components across the enterprise."
RationalLink Program
RationalLink Partners are independent software vendors who develop new, commercially available, tightly linked product-and-service solutions, which complement Rational`s product offerings. Partners in this program build, own, sell, support, or OEM their integrated solutions to end users. More information, as well as an application to participate in the RationalLink Program, is available from the Rational Web site at www.rational.com, by contacting Rational directly at RationalLink@rational.com, or by calling 1-800-728-1212.
Editors Note
About Rational SoftwareRational Software (NASDAQ: RATL), creator of the Unified Modeling Language (UML), is the leading provider of a solution that unifies proven software development principles, tools, and services to improve the productivity of project teams and individuals. Rational`s products span the critical activities of requirements management, visual modeling, testing, and configuration and change management. For more information, visit Rational`s Website at http://www.rational.com.
About The Unisys Universal Repository
Unisys Universal Repository (UREP) is a fully object oriented repository for access, concurrent sharing, and immediate updating of all business information. Part of the Unisys IntegratePlus family of integration and interoperability software, UREP is being used by independent software vendors (ISVs) and large corporations in various domains such as client/server and object development environments, data warehousing, meta data management and business object management. Access the UREP home page at http://www.marketplace.unisys.com/products/urep for additional information.
Unisys recently led the Object Management Group (OMG) initiative to adopt the Meta Object Facility (MOF), an open, CORBA-compliant framework for describing, representing and manipulating meta-information (e.g., data that describe data). The MOF, largely derived from UREP, will simplify the specification, sharing, design and integration of tools and business applications in heterogeneous environments. Unisys, IBM, Rational, Oracle, and others also recently proposed the XML Metadata Interchange Format specification (XMI) to give developers working with object technology the ability to exchange programming data over the Internet in a standardized way, thus bringing consistency, interoperability, and compatibility to applications created in collaborative environments.
About Unisys
Unisys is an information technology solutions provider that has a portfolio of information services, technologies and third-party alliances needed to help clients capitalize on their information asset to enhance their competitiveness and responsiveness to customers. Unisys expertise is founded on the strengths of three global businesses: Information Services, providing consulting, application solutions, systems integration and outsourcing; Computer Systems, providing industry-leading technologies; and Global Customer Services, delivering comprehensive services and products supporting distributed computing environments. Access the Unisys home page on the World Wide Web -- http://www.unisys.com -- for further information.
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